Monkey about Meaning in English

expression

US

UK

التعريف

To behave in a silly or playful way, often wasting time or not taking things seriously.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Informal and often mildly disapproving. Used mainly in British English; in American English, 'monkey around' is more common. Not about actual monkeys. Often used to warn someone to stop fooling around and be serious.

• Spanish: hacer el tonto - perder el tiempo
• Portuguese (BR): fazer palhaçada - brincar
• Portuguese (PT): fazer macacadas - brincar
• Chinese (Simplified): 胡闹 - 淘气
• Chinese (Traditional): 胡鬧 - 調皮
• Hindi: मूर्खता करना - समय बर्बाद करना
• Arabic: يعبث - يضيع الوقت
• Bengali: আনাড়ি মতো সময় নষ্ট করা - দস্যিপনা করা
• Russian: баловаться - дурачиться
• Japanese: ふざける - だらだらする
• Vietnamese: nghịch ngợm - làm trò
• Korean: 장난치다 - 허투루 시간을 보내다
• Turkish: oyalanmak - şakalaşmak
• Urdu: شرارت کرنا - مذاق کرنا
• Indonesian: bermain-main - membuang-buang waktu

جمل نموذجية

Stop monkeying about and finish your homework.

basic

The children were monkeying about in the garden.

basic

Don’t monkey about with those wires; it’s dangerous.

basic

We spent the afternoon just monkeying about at the park, doing nothing serious.

natural

I wish you guys would stop monkeying about and help me clean up.

natural

He was just monkeying about with his phone while waiting for the bus.

natural