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1. nounUnsinn, dermake [a] nonsense of something — etwas zur Farce machen
make a nonsense of a theory — eine Theorie in sich zusammenfallen lassen
what's all this nonsense about...? — was soll das [dumme] Gerede über (+ Akk.)...?
2. interjectioncome along now, and no nonsense — kommt jetzt, und mach keinen Unsinn
* * *['nons'ns, ]( American[) -sens](foolishness; foolish words, actions etc; something that is ridiculous: He's talking nonsense; The whole book is a lot of nonsense; What nonsense!)- academic.ru/50337/nonsensical">nonsensical* * *non·sense[ˈnɒnsən(t)s, AM ˈnɑ:nsen-]to make \nonsense of a claim/plan BRIT, AUS eine Behauptung widerlegen/einen Plan verderbento talk \nonsense Unsinn redenwhat's all this \nonsense? was soll dieser Unfug?I wish she'd give up all this acting \nonsense ich wünschte, sie würde diesen Blödsinn mit der Schauspielerei aufgebenII. adj attr, inv1. LIT Blödel-\nonsense rhyme Blödelreim m2. (meaningless) unsinnig, sinnlosIII. interj▪ \nonsense! Quatsch!, Unsinn!* * *['nɒnsəns]n no pl(also as interjection) Unsinn m, Quatsch m (inf), Nonsens m (geh); (verbal also) dummes Zeug; (= silly behaviour) Dummheiten pla piece of nonsense — ein Quatsch m (inf) or Unsinn m
to make (a) nonsense of sth — etw ad absurdum führen, etw sinnlos machen
what's all this nonsense about a cut in salary/about them not wanting to go? — was soll all das Gerede von einer Gehaltskürzung/all das Gerede, dass sie nicht mitgehen wollen?
no more of your nonsense! — Schluss mit dem Unsinn!
and no nonsense —
I will stand or have no nonsense from you — ich werde keinen Unsinn or keine Dummheiten dulden
he will stand no nonsense from anybody — er lässt nicht mit sich spaßen
he won't stand any nonsense over that —
See:→ stuff* * *A s1. Nonsens m, Unsinn m, dummes Zeug (alle a int):2. Unsinn m, Mätzchen pl umg:stand no nonsense sich nichts gefallen lassen, nicht mit sich spaßen lassen;there is no nonsense about him er ist ein ganz kühler oder sachlicher Typ3. Un-, Widersinnigkeit f:a) ad absurdum führen,b) illusorisch machen4. Kleinigkeiten pl, Kinkerlitzchen pl umgnonsense verses Nonsensverse;nonsense word Nonsenswort n* * *1. nounUnsinn, derpiece of nonsense — Firlefanz, der (ugs. abwertend)
make [a] nonsense of something — etwas zur Farce machen
what's all this nonsense about...? — was soll das [dumme] Gerede über (+ Akk.)...?
2. interjectioncome along now, and no nonsense — kommt jetzt, und mach keinen Unsinn
* * *n.Blödsinn m.Quatsch m.Unsinn m. -
3 nonsense
nonsense [ˈnɒnsəns]• that's nonsense! c'est n'importe quoi !• oh, nonsense! oh, ne dis pas n'importe quoi !• I'm putting on weight -- nonsense! je grossis -- ne dis pas de bêtises !• all this nonsense about them not being able to pay toutes ces histoires selon lesquelles ils seraient incapables de payer• it is nonsense to say... il est absurde de dire...• I've had enough of this nonsense! j'en ai assez de ces histoires !• stop this nonsense! arrête tes idioties !* * *['nɒnsns], US [-sens]noun ( foolishness) absurdités fpl -
4 estupidez
f.1 stupidity.2 stupid idea, stupidity.3 stupid action, foolish action, foolish thing to do, stupidity.* * *► nombre femenino (pl estupideces)1 stupidity, stupid thing\cometer una estupidez to do something stupid, do something silly* * *noun f.* * *SF1) (=cualidad) stupidity2) (=acto, dicho) stupid thinglo que hizo fue una estupidez — what he did was stupid, that was a stupid thing to do
deja de decir estupideces — stop talking rubbish * o nonsense
* * *a) ( cuálidad) stupidity, foolishnessb) ( dicho)c) ( acto)eso sería una estupidez — that would be stupid o foolish
* * *= foolishness, stupidity, balderdash.Ex. That's partly because the foolishness or disasters that we as catalogers face daily are seldom translated into letters to LC.Ex. The stupidity of such classroom grind is usually obvious to the children forced into it, if not to their teachers.Ex. I am concerned with matters of consequence, I don't amuse myself with balderdash.----* decir estupideces = talk + rubbish, talk + nonsense, talk through + Posesivo + hat.* estupideces = drivel, nonsense, baloney, blather, piffle, palaver, claptrap, buncombe, bunkum, bunk.* estupideces al cuadrado = nonsense on stilts.* estupidez descomunal = manifest absurdity, nonsense on stilts.* salir con estupideces = talk + nonsense.* * *a) ( cuálidad) stupidity, foolishnessb) ( dicho)c) ( acto)eso sería una estupidez — that would be stupid o foolish
* * *= foolishness, stupidity, balderdash.Ex: That's partly because the foolishness or disasters that we as catalogers face daily are seldom translated into letters to LC.
Ex: The stupidity of such classroom grind is usually obvious to the children forced into it, if not to their teachers.Ex: I am concerned with matters of consequence, I don't amuse myself with balderdash.* decir estupideces = talk + rubbish, talk + nonsense, talk through + Posesivo + hat.* estupideces = drivel, nonsense, baloney, blather, piffle, palaver, claptrap, buncombe, bunkum, bunk.* estupideces al cuadrado = nonsense on stilts.* estupidez descomunal = manifest absurdity, nonsense on stilts.* salir con estupideces = talk + nonsense.* * *1 (cuálidad) stupidity, foolishness2(bagatela): se gasta todo el dinero en estupideces he spends all his money on silly little things3(dicho): no digas estupideces don't talk nonsenselo que acabas de decir es una estupidez what you've just said is stupid4(acto): hizo la estupidez más grande de su vida al casarse con ese hombre she made the biggest mistake of her life when she married that mansería una estupidez dejar pasar esta oportunidad it would be stupid o foolish to let this opportunity go by o be missed* * *
estupidez sustantivo femenino
b) ( dicho):
c) ( acto):◊ eso sería una estupidez that would be stupid o foolish
estupidez sustantivo femenino stupidity: ¡nunca había oído semejante estupidez!, I've never heard anything so stupid !
' estupidez' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bordear
- sinrazón
- chorrada
- huevada
- pendejada
- semejante
- soberano
English:
asinine
- rubbish
- stupidity
- stupidness
- all
- do
- height
- plain
- such
* * *estupidez nfstupidity;decir/hacer una estupidez to say/do something stupid;no dice más que estupideces all she ever talks is nonsense;hizo la estupidez de preguntarle al portero he made the foolish mistake of asking the caretaker;sería un estupidez negarlo it would be foolish to deny it;¿y por eso se enfada? ¡pues vaya una estupidez! she got annoyed about that? how stupid can you get!* * *f1 cualidad stupidity2 acción stupid thing* * *1) : stupidity2) : nonsense* * *1. (cualidad) stupidity2. (cosa estúpida) stupid thing -
5 tontería
f.1 foolish thing to say, silly thing to say, silly remark, dumb comment.2 foolish thing to do, dumb action, foolish act, foolish action.3 silliness, stupidness, foolishness, dumbheadedness.* * *1 (calidad de tonto) stupidity, silliness2 (dicho, hecho) silly thing, stupid thing3 (insignificancia) trifle4 (regalito) little something\decir tonterías to talk nonsense■ ¡déjate de tonterías! stop messing about!hacer tonterías to mess about, fool around* * *noun f.foolishness, stupidity* * *SF1) (=dicho)eso son tonterías, eso es una tontería — that's nonsense o rubbish o ( esp EEUU) garbage
decir tonterías — to talk nonsense o rubbish o ( esp EEUU) garbage
¡qué tontería acabas de decir! — that was a silly thing to say!
¡déjate de tonterías! — don't be silly!, don't talk nonsense!
2) (=acto)hacer una tontería — to do a silly thing o something silly
no hace nada más que tonterías — he's always doing silly things o being silly
3) (=insignificancia) silly little thingcualquier tontería le afecta — he gets upset over any silly little thing o the slightest thing
4) (=remilgo)5) (=cualidad) silliness, foolishness* * *a) ( cosa tonta) silly o stupid thing; ( dicho tonto) silly remarkb) ( cosa insignificante) silly thing, small thingoye, que cien mil pesos no son ninguna tontería — come on, a hundred thousand pesos is no small sum
c) ( cualidad) stupidity* * *= silliness, balderdash, humbug.Ex. The 'Good Times' virus hoax was the precursor of this particular form of silliness.Ex. I am concerned with matters of consequence, I don't amuse myself with balderdash.Ex. That is what he does now, only now there is a lot of palaver and humbug and pretense of deliberation, which the bill proposes to continue, but which everybody can see would be a false pretense.----* cometer una tontería = pull + stunt.* decir tonterías = talk + rubbish, talk + nonsense, talk through + Posesivo + hat.* tonterías = drivel, nonsense, baloney, blather, piffle, palaver, moonshine, claptrap, buncombe, bunkum, bunk, hogwash.Ex. The word 'buncombe,' often misspelled as ' bunkum,' soon came to refer to any sort of spurious or questionable statement.* tonterías al cuadrado = nonsense on stilts.* una tontería = a little something.* * *a) ( cosa tonta) silly o stupid thing; ( dicho tonto) silly remarkb) ( cosa insignificante) silly thing, small thingoye, que cien mil pesos no son ninguna tontería — come on, a hundred thousand pesos is no small sum
c) ( cualidad) stupidity* * *= silliness, balderdash, humbug.Ex: The 'Good Times' virus hoax was the precursor of this particular form of silliness.
Ex: I am concerned with matters of consequence, I don't amuse myself with balderdash.Ex: That is what he does now, only now there is a lot of palaver and humbug and pretense of deliberation, which the bill proposes to continue, but which everybody can see would be a false pretense.* cometer una tontería = pull + stunt.* decir tonterías = talk + rubbish, talk + nonsense, talk through + Posesivo + hat.* tonterías = drivel, nonsense, baloney, blather, piffle, palaver, moonshine, claptrap, buncombe, bunkum, bunk, hogwash.Ex: The word 'buncombe,' often misspelled as ' bunkum,' soon came to refer to any sort of spurious or questionable statement.* tonterías al cuadrado = nonsense on stilts.* una tontería = a little something.* * *1 (cosa tonta) silly o stupid thing; (dicho tonto) silly o stupid o foolish remark¡cuántas tonterías se cometen de joven! the (silly) things we do when we're young!siempre sale con alguna tontería he always comes out with some stupid remarkfue una tontería no aceptar it was stupid not to acceptdéjate de tonterías que estamos tratando de trabajar en serio stop being silly o stop fooling around, we're trying to get some serious work done¡tonterías! nonsense!2 (cosa insignificante) silly thing, small thingpor cualquier tontería se enfada she gets angry over the slightest little thingoye, que cien mil pesos no son ninguna tontería come on, a hundred thousand pesos is no small sum3 (cualidad) stupidity* * *
tontería sustantivo femenino
( dicho tonto) silly remark;◊ ¡déjate de tonterías! stop fooling around;
¡tonterías! nonsense!
tontería sustantivo femenino
1 (acción, cosa) silly thing: ¡deja de decir tonterías!, stop talking nonsense!
(cosa sin importancia) trifle, small thing: le compré una tontería, I bought her a little something
me regañaron por una tontería, they told me off over something silly
2 (cualidad) stupidity, foolishness, silliness
' tontería' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
admitir
- bobada
- caer
- colmo
- desatino
- eso
- follón
- gilipollez
- mayor
- mosquearse
- saltar
- soberana
- soberano
- solemne
- soltar
- supina
- supino
- tontedad
- tontera
- tontuna
- valiente
- jalada
- macana
- payasada
- pelear
- ridiculez
- simpleza
English:
absurd
- stupidity
* * *1. [estupidez] stupid thing;ha sido una tontería no presentarse al examen it was stupid not to take the exam;decir una tontería to say something stupid;eso son tonterías that's nonsense;decir tonterías to talk nonsense;hacer una tontería to do something stupid;hizo la tontería de decírselo she was stupid enough to tell him;¡cuánta tontería hay en el mundo! people can be really stupid sometimes!2. [cosa sin importancia o valor] trifle;no es ninguna tontería [va en serio] it's serious;[no está mal] it's not bad at all;¿qué te ha pasado? – nada, una tontería what happened to you? – oh, it's nothing serious;por hacer cuatro tonterías me ha cobrado 1.000 pesos he charged me 1,000 pesos for doing next to nothing* * *f figstupid odumb famthing;tonterías pl nonsense sg* * *tontería nf1) : foolishness2) : stupid remark or action3)decir tonterías : to talk nonsense* * *tontería n1. (acción, dicho) silly thing¡qué tontería! how silly!2. (cosa insignificante) little thing -
6 bobada
f.1 foolish action, folly, foolish thing to do, silly thing.2 foolish thing to say, foolish statement.* * *1 silliness, foolishness\decir bobadas to talk nonsensehacer bobadas to act the fool* * *noun f.* * *SF silly thing, stupid thingdecir bobadas — to say silly things, talk nonsense
¡no digas bobadas! — come off it!, don't talk nonsense!
* * *deja de hacer bobadas — stop being so stupid o silly
* * *= humbug.Ex. That is what he does now, only now there is a lot of palaver and humbug and pretense of deliberation, which the bill proposes to continue, but which everybody can see would be a false pretense.* * *deja de hacer bobadas — stop being so stupid o silly
* * *= humbug.Ex: That is what he does now, only now there is a lot of palaver and humbug and pretense of deliberation, which the bill proposes to continue, but which everybody can see would be a false pretense.
* * *deja de hacer bobadas stop being so stupid o silly, stop acting the fooldijo muchas bobadas he said a lot of silly things, he talked a lot of nonsensedeja de decir bobadas stop talking nonsense o being silly¡qué bobada! what a silly thing to do/say!* * *
bobada sustantivo femenino ( cosa boba) silly thing;◊ deja de hacer bobadas stop being so stupid o silly;
deja de decir bobadas stop talking nonsense
bobada sustantivo femenino
1 (tontería) nonsense: estás diciendo bobadas, you're talking nonsense
2 (desacierto) mistake: fue una bobada que no te presentases al examen, you were crazy not to sit the exam
3 exclamación ¡no hagas bobadas!, don't be silly!
* * *bobada, bobería nf1. [estupidez] stupid thing;decir una bobada to say something stupid;decir bobadas to talk nonsense;hacer una bobada to do something stupid;hacer bobadas to mess about;no voy a cometer la bobada de decírselo I'm not going to be so stupid as to tell her2. [cosa sin importancia] silly little thing;se enfada por bobadas she gets angry over silly little things;no te gastes mucho, cómprale alguna bobada don't go spending a lot, just get him something little* * *f piece of nonsense* * *bobada nf: folly, nonsense -
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выбрасывать/выбросить (выкидывать/выкинуть) дурь из головы coll VP subj: human usu. pfv often infin with надо, пора) to give up a bad habit, relinquish a wrong idea, stop engaging in some reprehensible behavior etc: X-y надо выбросить дурь из головы X should get (put) this (that) nonsense (foolishness) out of his head X should put this (that) nonsense behind him X should forget (stop) this (that) nonsense (completely).«Мне говорили, сказывали, что Варуха с парнем связалась, ну, я не верила». — «А теперь веришь». - «Выбрось эту дурь из головы. Посмешила людей и хватит» (Абрамов 1). "...They were saying Varukha is involved with the boy. Well, I didn't believe it...." "And now you do believe it?" "Just put that nonsense out of your head. You've made people laugh-and that's enough" (1b). -
8 выбрасывать дурь из головы
• ВЫБРАСЫВАТЬ/ВЫБРОСИТЬ (ВЫКИДЫВАТЬ/ВЫКИНУТЬ) ДУРЬ ИЗ ГОЛОВЫ coll[VP; subj: human; usu. pfv; often infin with надо, пора]=====⇒ to give up a bad habit, relinquish a wrong idea, stop engaging in some reprehensible behavior etc:- X-у надо выбросить дурь из головы≈ X should get (put) this (that) nonsense (foolishness) out of his head;- X should forget (stop) this (that) nonsense (completely).♦ "Мне говорили, сказывали, что Варуха с парнем связалась, ну, я не верила". - "А теперь веришь". - "Выбрось эту дурь из головы. Посмешила людей и хватит" (Абрамов 1). "...They were saying Varukha is involved with the boy. Well, I didn't believe it...." "And now you do believe it?" "Just put that nonsense out of your head. You've made people laugh-and that's enough" (1b).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > выбрасывать дурь из головы
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9 выбросить дурь из головы
• ВЫБРАСЫВАТЬ/ВЫБРОСИТЬ (ВЫКИДЫВАТЬ/ВЫКИНУТЬ) ДУРЬ ИЗ ГОЛОВЫ coll[VP; subj: human; usu. pfv; often infin with надо, пора]=====⇒ to give up a bad habit, relinquish a wrong idea, stop engaging in some reprehensible behavior etc:- X-у надо выбросить дурь из головы≈ X should get (put) this (that) nonsense (foolishness) out of his head;- X should forget (stop) this (that) nonsense (completely).♦ "Мне говорили, сказывали, что Варуха с парнем связалась, ну, я не верила". - "А теперь веришь". - "Выбрось эту дурь из головы. Посмешила людей и хватит" (Абрамов 1). "...They were saying Varukha is involved with the boy. Well, I didn't believe it...." "And now you do believe it?" "Just put that nonsense out of your head. You've made people laugh-and that's enough" (1b).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > выбросить дурь из головы
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10 выкидывать дурь из головы
• ВЫБРАСЫВАТЬ/ВЫБРОСИТЬ (ВЫКИДЫВАТЬ/ВЫКИНУТЬ) ДУРЬ ИЗ ГОЛОВЫ coll[VP; subj: human; usu. pfv; often infin with надо, пора]=====⇒ to give up a bad habit, relinquish a wrong idea, stop engaging in some reprehensible behavior etc:- X-у надо выбросить дурь из головы≈ X should get (put) this (that) nonsense (foolishness) out of his head;- X should forget (stop) this (that) nonsense (completely).♦ "Мне говорили, сказывали, что Варуха с парнем связалась, ну, я не верила". - "А теперь веришь". - "Выбрось эту дурь из головы. Посмешила людей и хватит" (Абрамов 1). "...They were saying Varukha is involved with the boy. Well, I didn't believe it...." "And now you do believe it?" "Just put that nonsense out of your head. You've made people laugh-and that's enough" (1b).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > выкидывать дурь из головы
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11 выкинуть дурь из головы
• ВЫБРАСЫВАТЬ/ВЫБРОСИТЬ (ВЫКИДЫВАТЬ/ВЫКИНУТЬ) ДУРЬ ИЗ ГОЛОВЫ coll[VP; subj: human; usu. pfv; often infin with надо, пора]=====⇒ to give up a bad habit, relinquish a wrong idea, stop engaging in some reprehensible behavior etc:- X-у надо выбросить дурь из головы≈ X should get (put) this (that) nonsense (foolishness) out of his head;- X should forget (stop) this (that) nonsense (completely).♦ "Мне говорили, сказывали, что Варуха с парнем связалась, ну, я не верила". - "А теперь веришь". - "Выбрось эту дурь из головы. Посмешила людей и хватит" (Абрамов 1). "...They were saying Varukha is involved with the boy. Well, I didn't believe it...." "And now you do believe it?" "Just put that nonsense out of your head. You've made people laugh-and that's enough" (1b).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > выкинуть дурь из головы
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nonsense ['nɒnsəns]1 noun (UNCOUNT)(a) (rubbish, absurdity) absurdités fpl, sottises fpl;∎ a piece of nonsense une sottise, une absurdité;∎ you're talking nonsense! tu dis des sottises!, tu racontes n'importe quoi!;∎ the computer is outputting nonsense l'ordinateur sort des âneries;∎ his accusations are utter nonsense ses accusations n'ont aucun sens;∎ it's nonsense to say that things will never improve il est absurde de dire que les choses n'iront jamais mieux;∎ I've had enough of his nonsense j'en ai assez de l'entendre raconter n'importe quoi;∎ what's all this nonsense about going to live in America? qu'est-ce que c'est que cette histoire d'aller vivre en Amérique?;∎ to make a nonsense of sth (undo, go against etc) ôter tout sens à qch(b) (foolishness) sottises fpl, bêtises fpl, enfantillages mpl;∎ stop this or no more of this nonsense! arrêtez de vous conduire comme des imbéciles!;∎ she took no nonsense from her subordinates elle ne tolérait aucun manquement de la part de ses subordonnés, elle menait ses subordonnés à la baguette;∎ the maths teacher doesn't stand for any nonsense le prof de maths ne se laisse pas marcher sur les pieds;∎ there's no nonsense about him c'est un homme très carrén'importe quoi!dénué de sens►► nonsense verse vers mpl amphigouriques;nonsense word mot m qui ne veut rien dire, non-sens m
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