translate English to French: It is more probable that a German speaker will perceive it – and perhaps even understand it – as an English word (meaning ‘the desire to do harm or mischief; evil intent’, according to the Collins English Dictionary), or as a French word (meaning mischievousness, impishness, prankishness, according to Le dictionaire Larousse).
Il est plus probable qu’un germanophone percevra ce mot – voire le comprendra – comme un mot anglais (qui signifie, selon le Collins English Dictionary: the desire to do harm or mischief; evil intent [en français: le désir de nuire ou de faire des sottises; mauvaise intention), ou comme un mot français (qui signifie, selon Le dictionnaire Larousse: espièglerie, esprit taquin ou lutin).