shenanigans
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shenanigans(
shih
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nah
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nih
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gihnz
)A plural noun indicates that there is more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
1. (colloquial) (dishonest behavior)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. los chanchullos (M) (colloquial)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
All of my businesses have always been legal. I've never engaged in shenanigans of any kind.Todos mis negocios siempre han sido legales. Nunca he estado involucrado en chanchullos de ningún tipo.
The voters are tired of politicians' shenanigans.Los votantes están hartos de los chanchullos de los políticos.
b. los tejemanejes (M) (colloquial)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
She blew the whistle on the shenanigans that were going on between the major supermarket chains.Sacó a la luz los tejemanejes que urdían entre sí las grandes cadenas de supermercados.
2. (colloquial) (mischievous behavior)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. las travesuras (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Don't get up to any shenanigans while I'm away!¡No hagan travesuras mientras yo no esté!
b. las diabluras (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Do you remember the shenanigans we used to get up to at school?¿Te acuerdas de las diabluras que hacíamos en el colegio?
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