Find a word related to S H E N A N I G A N S

Question

The idea is to find an English word (synonym –- antonym -- phrase, idiom, phrasal verb ) related to the word – S H E N A N I G A N S ( sustantivo ) and then write a simple sentence in English and Spanish for that word.

Examples:

The shenanigans of our politicians is deplorable and makes our democracies dysfunctional.

La mala conducta de nuestros políticos es deplorable y hace que nuestras democracias disfuncionales.

Politics is for dummies

Pictures would be nice, (pretty ones or animals get lots of votes) ha ha

[This link might help you find some ideas.]

Mariana has kindly agreed to be the “official” corrector of the Spanish.

I think I can manage being the “unofficial” corrector for the English, je je

This was the previous challenge

Answer 1

I don't want any "monkey business".

¡Que no haya ninguna bribonada!

:) - ian-hill, Apr 20, 2013

Answer 2

Soy adorable, así que nunca creo travesuras!

I am adorable so ¡I never create mischief!

:) - ian-hill, Apr 20, 2013

My choice as well - pacofinkler, Apr 20, 2013

Answer 3

buffonery

Looks good :) buffoonEry = payasadas - ian-hill, Apr 20, 2013

But what about a short sentence Jessica :) - ian-hill, Apr 20, 2013

Answer 4

A lot of tomfoolery .

Una gran cantidad de payasadas. = A great lot of antics.

Closest I could get.

Tomfoolery is good. - annierats, Apr 20, 2013

:) you being an expert right mate? - ian-hill, Apr 20, 2013

Answer 5

hanky-panky, tejemaneje

There is a lot of hanky-panky going on in the corridors of power

Hay mucho tejemaneje en los pasillos del poder.

Nice one amiga :) - ian-hill, Apr 21, 2013

Answer 6

You wouldn't believe believe the antics and the fooling around that went on at the bring and buy sale in the church hall, there was a lot of messing around and underhand dirty deals were done.

No puedes creer como fueron las cosas en la venta de cambios que teníamos en la sala pública de la iglesia, había muchos hechos dudables y transacciones poca limpias.

Bring and buy sale?? Church hall? - annierats, Apr 20, 2013

Church hall = salón parroquial - ian-hill, Apr 20, 2013

That is the longest "short" sentence to date Annie. :) - ian-hill, Apr 20, 2013

I only had time to make one answer.. - annierats, Apr 20, 2013

Answer 7

Hullabaloo- la algarabía

I cannot paint with all the hullabaloo.

no pinto con todo la algarabía.

How about a short sentence Jessica :) - ian-hill, Apr 20, 2013

Answer 8

Synonyms:

antics, capers, dirty trick, fooling around, frolicsomeness, funny business, gag, hanky-panky, high jinks, horseplay, horsing around, misbehavior, mischievousness, monkey business, naughtiness, nonsense, prank, trouble, vandalism, atrocity, catastrophe, devilment, devilry, deviltry, diablerie, dirty trick, evil, fault, friskiness, frolicsomeness, funny business, gag, harm, high jinks, hurt, ill, impishness, injury, misbehavior, mischievousness, misconduct, misdoing, misfortune, monkey business, naughtiness, outrage, playfulness, prank, prankishness, rascality, roguery, roguishness, sabotage, shenanigans*, sportiveness, tomfoolery, transgression, vandalism, waggery, waggishness, waywardness, wrong, wrongdoing