"monkey business" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Anglais]

IPA: \ˈmʌŋkɪ ˌbɪznɪs\
  1. Comportement stupide et improductif. Bêtise, espièglerie.
    Sense id: fr-monkey_business-en-noun-Cm4QaCOr Categories (other): Wiktionnaire:Exemples manquants en anglais
  2. Activité moralement douteuse voire légèrement illégale.
    Sense id: fr-monkey_business-en-noun-B1R2uPot
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
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    "Composé de monkey (« singe ») et de business (« activité »), probablement un calque du bengali বাঁদরামি, bãdôrami (« espièglerie, bêtise »), composé de বাঁদর, bãdôr (« singe ») et du suffixe -আমি, ami (« qui a le caractère du- »). Comparable au français singerie, macaquerie."
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    "Composé de monkey (« singe ») et de business (« activité »), probablement un calque du bengali বাঁদরামি, bãdôrami (« espièglerie, bêtise »), composé de বাঁদর, bãdôr (« singe ») et du suffixe -আমি, ami (« qui a le caractère du- »). Comparable au français singerie, macaquerie."
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