Traviesa means terrible in spanish?

Question

Traviesa means terrible in spanish? My friend said the little girl she babysitted in spanish was traviesa, she said it means she was terrible as in she misbehaved and caused trouble even if it doesn't mean terrible, the context still means the same thing

Spanish has a capital S in English. - MaryMcc, Jun 19, 2011

Terrible means terrible in Spanish. - gringojrf, May 31, 2015

Answer 1

I would say '' naughty''.

So would I :) - ian-hill, Aug 11, 2013

Youwere nevr a naughty boy, were you, Ian? - annierats, Aug 11, 2013

I agree with Annie.... traviesa means naughty or mischievous. I first came across (encountered) this word in a book written by José Francisco Viso called: La Tortuga Casandra - FELIZ77, May 31, 2015

I don't know. Naughty has a negative connotation while I don't think travieso/a does. - gringojrf, May 31, 2015

Maybe so, Gring, maybe miscievous is better but it is not in such common use as naughty. - annierats, Jun 1, 2015

Answer 2

it means a child who misbahaves

misb*e*haves :) - chileno, Aug 11, 2013

Answer 3

Traviesa can be mischievous in English. Often used with young children.

1. Restless (inquieto), uneasy, flighty, knavish, turbulent, noisy; mischievous (niños).

you beat me to it. I had just copied that to paste it :) - MaryMcc, Jun 19, 2011

I've been trying to confirm how to spell it. - 0074b507, Jun 19, 2011

Answer 4

¿Yo? ¿Traviesa? ¡Nunca, jamás!

Hace muchos años--

Ahora--

I get into trouble all the time around here. (Big sigh!) - Daniela2041, Jun 1, 2015

Traviesa, no. Juguetona, la mayor parte del tiempo. :)♥ - jim5489, Jun 1, 2015

Ja! ¡Leíste mi perfil! Pero así soy yo. ♥ - Daniela2041, Jun 1, 2015

Daniela, su perfil es verdad. ♥ - jim5489, Jun 4, 2015

Answer 5

My nickname has been Traviesa for like 14 years... Since middle school. Traviesa means trouble maker.

But not serious trouble. - gringojrf, May 31, 2015

Answer 6

the context is right because dennis the menace is mischevious and in spanish its called dennis el travieso

That is what you get for copying my misspelling of mischievous. - 0074b507, Jun 19, 2011

:) Daniel el travieso. - 00a4c226, Jun 19, 2011

,Dennis the Menace. in English ;) - FELIZ77, May 31, 2015

Answer 7

I vote mischievious. I call my granddaughter "Traviesa" all the time. Especially when you see that gleam in her eyes that she just thought of something to do that probably is outside the lines of good behavior.