Translations for „devilment“ in the English » German Dictionary

dev·il·ment [ˈdevəlmənt] N no pl dated

devilment

[grober] Unfug

devilment

böser Streich

out of pure devilment

aus reinem Übermut

to be up to devilment

Unfug im Sinn haben

to be up to devilment

etwas im Schilde führen

Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

out of pure devilment

aus reinem Übermut

to be up to devilment

Unfug im Sinn haben

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

There's devilment in there, as well as a love of childhood and children but there won't be a tolerance for bad manners or rudeness either.

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He can score goals, he makes goals -- he has that devilment that always good midfield players have possessed.

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He loved the craic and a bit of devilment.

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Much was done just for the devilment, and the general targets were our elders.

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It was just devilment really, being young and daft.

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Whether this charge arose out of pure devilment or ignorance, he was put right in no uncertain manner.

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He was outgoing and gregarious, challenging at times, like any teen, and full of fun and devilment.

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What better way to have a mountain of devilment than to do a show with my best friend.

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Arsenal need some nastiness in them, a devilment which is used in the right way.

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A great young lad, but like all young fellas there's always a bit of devilment in them.

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