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1 folly
noun1) Torheit, die (geh.)2) (costly structure considered useless) nutzloser Prunkbau* * *['foli]plural - follies; noun(foolishness: the follies of youth.) die Torheit* * *fol·ly[ˈfɒli, AM ˈfɑ:li]n▪ to be \folly töricht sein▪ it is \folly [for sb] to do sth es ist töricht [von jdm], etw zu tun* * *['fɒlɪ]n(= foolishness, foolish thing) Torheit f, Verrücktheit f; (= building) exzentrischer, meist völlig nutzloser Prachtbauit is sheer folly ( to do that) — es ist der reinste Wahnsinn(, das zu tun)
* * *1. Narrheit f, Torheit f:a) Verrücktheit fb) Narretei f, törichte Handlung2. sinnloser Prachtbau3. pl THEAT Revue f* * *noun1) Torheit, die (geh.)it would be [sheer] folly — es wäre [äußerst] töricht (geh.)
2) (costly structure considered useless) nutzloser Prunkbau* * *n.Torheit -en f.Verrücktheit f.
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