Schelm
derNounGerman translations
- 01
German meaning: Eine Person, die Streiche spielt oder Unfug treibt; ein Schalk. English meaning: rascal Synonym: Lausbub, Schlingel German example: Er ist ein echter Schelm. English example: He is a real rascal. Type: Noun Article: der Singular Form: der Schelm Plural Form: die Schelme
- 02
scoundrel
- 03
scally
- 04
scamp
Word details
- German meaning
- Eine kleine, oft schelmische Sagengestalt.
- English meaning
- Imp, gnome
- Synonym
- Gnom, Zwerg
- German example
- Die Kinder erzählten sich Geschichten von Wichten im Wald.
- English example
- The children told stories of imps in the forest.
- Type
- Noun
- Article
- der
- Singular Form
- der Wicht
- Plural Form
- die Wichte
Related words
- Schalk
Schelm
- scallywag
Schelm
- mischievous
schelmisch
- Wicht
Imp, gnome
- Wicht
Imp, gnome
- Boofke
Goblin, brownie (Rhenish dialect)
- Fritzchen
Fritzchen (fictional character in jokes)
- Schlingel
rascal
- schelmisch
Mischievous means playfully naughty or troublesome; in a funny but not malicious way.
- pikaresk
Picaresque
- schalkhaft
Mischievous
- spitzbübisch
mischievous
- verschmitzt
mischievous
- Schalk
rascal, prankster
- Bazi
Bazi is a Bavarian term for a cheeky, impudent fellow or rascal, often with a wink.
- Eulenspiegelei
An Eulenspiegelei is a prank or practical joke, named after Till Eulenspiegel, a figure in German folklore known for his crude jokes.
- Eulenspiegel
Till Eulenspiegel is a legendary trickster figure in North German folklore, known for his pranks and mischief.
- Kasper
Punch (puppet)
- Strolch
Vagabond, Rascal
- Teufelchen
A little devil is a colloquial term for a mischievous, naughty, or impish person, often a child.
- Spitzbube
Rascal
- Spitzbub
Rascal
- Pulcinell
Punch (Commedia dell'arte character)
- neckisch
Teasing
- pikarisch
picaresque
- eulenspiegelhaft
Eulenspiegel-like, prankish
- rixig
Slovenly, untidy
- Schelmerei
naughtiness
- Schelme
Varlets
- Schelmerei
mischief
- Schelmerei
roguery
- Schelme
scoundrels
- schelmisch
roguish
- schelmisch
mischievous
- schelmhaft
mischievous
- Schelme
Varlet
- schelmisch
mischievously
- schelmisch
rogue
- schelmisch
impish
- schelmhaft
waggish