naughty

BrE /ˈnɔːti/ AmE /ˈnɔːrti/

adjective en → es

1 BAD BEHAVIOR [attributive, predicative] A2

behaving badly or not obeying rules and instructions

malo, travieso, inquieto

  • be naughty

Collocations naughty child · naughty behavior

  • The children were being very naughty.

    Los niños estaban siendo muy traviesos.

2 PLAYFUL [attributive, predicative] B1

playful and mischievous, but in a way that is not serious or harmful

travieso, juguetón, traviesamente

  • be naughty

Collocations naughty joke · naughty trick

  • She gave him a naughty wink.

    Le dio una mirada traviesa.