prank

præŋk
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Translation of prank into German,

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Noun

fun

playful trick to amuse or surprise someone
  • They played a prank on their teacher by hiding her chalk.Sie spielten ihrer Lehrerin einen Streich, indem sie ihre Kreide versteckten.

Verb

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1.

joke action

play a practical joke on someone
  • They decided to prank their teacher by hiding her chair..Sie beschlossen, ihrer Lehrerin einen Streich zu spielen, indem sie ihren Stuhl versteckten
2.

communication

RareSlangUS
call someone's phone and hang up quickly
RareSlangUS
pranken anrufen und auflegen
  • He pranked her by calling and hanging up.Er hat sie angerufen und schnell aufgelegt.
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Expressions with prank: examples in English and translations in German

einen Streich spielen
They decided to play a prank on their friend by hiding his shoes.
Scherzanruf
Telefonstreich
He received a prank call from his friend.
Person, die Telefonstreiche macht
The prank caller kept calling and hanging up.
einen Streich spielen
They decided to play a prank on their teacher.

Synonyms and analogies of prank in English

Examples of prank in a sentence

  • She laughed at the prank her brother pulled on April Fool's Day.
  • He loves to prank his friends during holidays.
  • They planned to prank their sibling with a fake spider.
  • Teenagers often prank their friends for fun.
  • She would prank her brother by calling him repeatedly.

Translations of "prank" in Context ordered by category and frequency

Noun
derStreichnm.

The kids pegged it when their prank on the principal went wrong.

Die Kinder nahmen Reißaus, als ihr Streich beim Direktor schiefging.

derScherznm.

Be careful, you never know when a new prank will come.

Aber Vorsicht, man weiß nie, wann der nächste Scherz kommt.

derScherzanrufnm.

Receiving a prank call while at work can be both amusing and distracting.

Ein Scherzanruf bei der Arbeit kann sowohl amüsant als auch ablenkend sein.

derSpaßnm.

The teacher went ape when someone set off the fire alarm prank.

Die Lehrerin ist durchgedreht, als jemand den Feueralarm aus Spaß ausgelöst hat.

derSchabernacknm.

Lighten the atmosphere or take mild revenge with one of our prank items.

Locker die Stimmung auf oder nimm sanfte Rache mit einem unserer Schabernack Produkte.

Verb
einen Streich spielenv.

I want to prank her like you told me.

Ich will ihr einen Streich spielen, wie du sagtest.

veralbernv.

They tried to prank their roommate, but she came home late, foiled again.

Sie wollten ihre Mitbewohnerin veralbern, doch sie kam spät nach Hause, schon wieder vereitelt.

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prank: Examples and translations in context

His confession about the prank sparked laughter among his friends.

Sein Geständnis über den Streich löste Gelächter unter seinen Freunden aus.

His straight face during the prank made it even funnier for everyone.

Sein Pokerface während des Streichs machte es für alle noch lustiger.

Grandpa calls the neighbor a box of tricks after every cunning prank.

Opa nennt den Nachbarn nach jedem listigen Streich ein Schlitzohr.

He thought he could take in his classmates with that ridiculous prank.

Er dachte, er könnte seine Mitschüler mit diesem lächerlichen Streich reinlegen.

His brother goaded him into doing the prank on their neighbor.

Sein Bruder stachelte ihn dazu an, den Streich beim Nachbarn zu machen.

She couldn't see the funny side of the prank and left early.

Sie konnte den Streich nicht mit Humor nehmen und ging früh nach Hause.

The spiteful prank ruined her day and left her feeling humiliated.

Der gehässige Streich ruinierte ihren Tag und ließ sie gedemütigt zurück.

She giggled, trying to shake off the scare from the prank.

Sie kicherte und versuchte, den Schreck vom Streich abzuschütteln.

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prank callplay a prank
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