shenanigans

いたずら、悪ふざけ

人を困らせたり迷惑をかけたりする、ふざけた行動。

やさしい英語で： Silly, playful behavior that causes trouble or annoys people.

• Enough of these shenanigans!
• The children's shenanigans kept everyone awake.
• We laughed at their silly shenanigans on the bus.

使い方： be up to shenanigans (The children are up to shenanigans again.)

類義語： antics, mischief

よく使う表現： usual shenanigans, childish shenanigans, up to shenanigans

不正行為、策略

人をだましたり、不公平な利益を得たりするための不正な行い。

やさしい英語で： Dishonest actions meant to trick people or gain an unfair advantage.

• I distrust his shenanigans.
• The investigation exposed financial shenanigans at the company.
• Voters were tired of the politicians' shenanigans.

類義語： trickery, dirty tricks

よく使う表現： political shenanigans, financial shenanigans, accounting shenanigans

奇妙な出来事

起こった奇妙なことや、ばかばかしい出来事。

やさしい英語で： Strange or ridiculous things that happen.

• Strange shenanigans followed our arrival.
• The film is full of supernatural shenanigans.
• Nobody could explain the bizarre shenanigans in that house.

類義語： goings-on

よく使う表現： strange shenanigans, supernatural shenanigans, bizarre shenanigans