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1 folly
'foliplural - follies; noun(foolishness: the follies of youth.) locuratr['fɒlɪ]1 formal use locura, desatinon.• desatino s.m.• estulticia s.f.• insensatez s.f.• locura s.f.• majadería s.f.• memez s.f.• necedad s.f.• sandez s.f.• tontería s.f.• vaciedad s.f.'fɑːli, 'fɒli1) u c (foolishness, recklessness) locura f2) (BrE Archit) capricho m['fɒlɪ]N1) (=foolishness, act of folly) locura f2) (Archit) disparate m* * *['fɑːli, 'fɒli]1) u c (foolishness, recklessness) locura f2) (BrE Archit) capricho m -
2 insanity
- 'sæ-noun locura, demenciatr[ɪn'sænɪtɪ]\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto enter a plea of insanity declararse demente1) madness: locura f2) folly: locura f, insensatez fn.• demencia s.f.• enloquecimiento s.m.• insania s.f.• locura s.f.ɪn'sænətimass nouna) ( madness) demencia fb) ( foolishness) locura f, insensatez f[ɪn'sænɪtɪ]N1) (Med) demencia f2) (=foolishness) locura f, insensatez fwhat he did was sheer insanity — lo que hizo fue una verdadera locura or insensatez
* * *[ɪn'sænəti]mass nouna) ( madness) demencia fb) ( foolishness) locura f, insensatez f -
3 locura
locura sustantivo femenino◊ lo que hizo/dijo fue una locura what he did/said was sheer madnessb) ( inclinación exagerada):la quiero con locura I'm crazy about her (colloq)
locura sustantivo femenino madness, insanity: ¡no lo hagas!, ¡es una locura!, don't do it, it's insane! ' locura' also found in these entries: Spanish: enajenación - esperar - filo - borde English: craze - feign - folly - insanity - lunacy - madly - madness - streak - verge on - amok - look -
4 necedad
necedad sustantivo femeninob) (dicho, acto):es una necedad it's sheer stupidity
necedad sustantivo femenino
1 (ignorancia, imprudencia) stupidity, foolishness (presunción) conceit
2 (hecho o dicho) stupid thing to say o to do ' necedad' also found in these entries: Spanish: burrada - tonto English: folly
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Sheer — Sheer, a. [OE. shere, skere, pure, bright, Icel. sk?rr; akin to sk[=i]rr, AS. sc[=i]r, OS. sk[=i]ri, MHG. sch[=i]r, G. schier, Dan. sk?r, Sw. sk[ a]r, Goth. skeirs clear, and E. shine. [root]157. See {Shine}, v. i.] 1. Bright; clear; pure;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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sheer — I. verb Etymology: perhaps alteration of 1shear Date: 1539 intransitive verb to deviate from a course ; swerve transitive verb to cause to sheer II. noun Date: 1670 … New Collegiate Dictionary
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