espiègle — meaning in English
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English meaning
- frolicsome adj Characterised or marked by frolicking; playful.
- impish adj Mischievous; of or befitting an imp.
- mischief noun Playful behaviour that causes minor trouble or annoyance, without real malice.
- mischievous adj Fond of playful teasing or harmless pranks.
- sly adjective Cleverly deceptive or secretive, often in a mischievous way.
Senses
espiègle is used for these senses in English:
- frolicsome Characterised or marked by frolicking; playful.
- impish Mischievous; of or befitting an imp.
- mischief (archaic, countable) A cause or agent of annoyance, harm or injury, especially a person who causes mischief.
- mischievous Causing mischief; injurious.
- mischievous Troublesome, cheeky, badly behaved, impish, naughty, disobedient; showing a fondness for causing trouble in a playful way and liking to have fun by playing harmless tricks on people or doing things they are not supposed to do.
- sly (having a positive connotation) Dexterous in performing an action, so as to escape notice