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Meanings of roguery in inglés
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diableria Reckless or malicious behavior that causes discomfort or annoyance in others.
Synonyms
Examples for "mischief"
Examples for "mischief"
1
By that time the mischief was done; the illness had set in.
2
To work mischief in the street they settle themselves in the highway.
3
The governor had penetrated the design in time to prevent the mischief.
4
In the spirit of mischief, he followed the impulse of the moment.
5
Time passes; and at last the tiler arrives to mend the mischief.
1
In reality, he was deeper in deviltry than ever in his life.
2
Next in deviltry were the Kiowas, and then the Arapahoes and Comanches.
3
Woman is the capsheaf of the abomination of desolation-full of all deviltry.
4
Yes, you were right, Inspector; this is a victim of Oriental deviltry.
5
I should like to know what deviltry is in your minds now.
1
Sophia revolted at this crowning detail of the structure of Gerald's rascality.
2
Now, do you see treason, bad faith, avarice, ingratitude, rascality in it?
3
You may be quite easy; I give you credit for all imaginable rascality.
4
Poachers and petty thieves-thescum of misery, ignorance, and rascality throughout the country.
5
This brief history of rascality brought smiles to the faces of all present.
1
He is somewhere in the Pamirs, up to some devilry or other.
2
Behind them burned genius and the devilry that would stop at nothing.
3
No doubt a memento from a duel, or some other such devilry.
4
At any rate, his eyes were brilliantly black and sparkling with devilry.
5
As Phips and Bucklaw went below, a sudden devilry entered into him.
1
No offence is intended; the men jeer out of mere harmless devilment.
2
If he is, then he and Fagin are up to some devilment.
3
This nigger has a bad eye,-he'sup ter some sort of devilment.
4
Might they not be up to more devilment with regard to Appincourte?
5
There is no violence to him, no murderous strokes or devilment.
1
Alberto Iglesias's score wheezes its way to a melancholy tinged with mischievousness.
2
Her transient irresponsibleness and mischievousness are then cited as everyday, persistent vices.
3
She smiled with a sweet mischievousness-justas my father used to smile-andanswered:
4
Not in charity, because you are convinced of the grave social mischievousness of charity.
5
He had just the right blend of energy and mischievousness.
1
And with an amiable roguishness Elizabeth kissed the tips of Anna's fingers.
2
She does her best, but Prince, bubbling over with roguishness, lags behind.
3
Like a vast lyre, the Hall vibrated to the faintest breath of roguishness.
4
There was a glint in his eye, an accessible giddiness, a likeable roguishness.
5
His voice was clear and not unmusical, with just the suspicion of roguishness behind.
1
That shenanigan was duly hit with a fine from the Federal Communications Commission.
2
Nor did they ever catch anybody else involved in the shenanigan.
3
The change to the euro will be difficult enough without such shenanigans.
4
Forget about the unholy shenanigans up in Omagh a few weeks ago.
5
Welch, however, sometimes goes a bit overboard with the shenanigans and mugging.
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No man is safe whose unguarded threshold the mischief-making questioner has crossed.
2
I'm not sure he will. To Van Gaal, the media were just mischief-making.
3
She started to wag both hands, the tell-tale start to a mischief-making campaign.
4
That Drummond began his mischief-making in the music business should not be forgotten.
5
Here's a range, from a basic chemistry lesson to classic mischief-making.
Usage of roguery in inglés
1
Amrei looked at her companion's face and saw the roguery in it.
2
I wonder what bit of roguery that scoundrel is up to now?
3
It looked square on the surface; but, underneath, it meant trickery and roguery.
4
There is roguery in you, or I have never seen roguery.
5
There is nothing but roguery to be found in villainous man.
6
I have a vast deal of roguery, but no ill-nature, in my heart.
7
His lair was the green-room whence theft emerged, and into which roguery retreated.
8
Her small devices for thrift giving her a sense of roguery.
9
My poor uncle Körner had not prospered after his great stroke of roguery.
10
A spirit of graceful roguery is very prevalent among Servian girls.
11
Some roguery, no doubt, that they seek to lead you into.
12
A man of better sense and greater roguery I've never met.
13
But how could that be, when there is nothing in it but roguery!
14
We shall soon see our roguery miscarry if you persist in such palpable blunders.
15
What he is most interested in is neither good nor evil but simply roguery.
16
The Prime Minister chuckled over his little piece of roguery.
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