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1 silly
1. adjectivethe silly season — (Journ.) die Sauregurkenzeit
a silly thing — (a foolish action) etwas Dummes od. (ugs.) Blödes; (a trivial matter) eine blödsinnige Kleinigkeit (ugs.)
it/that was a silly thing to do — es/das war dumm od. (ugs.) blöd
2. nounI was scared silly — mir rutschte das Herz in die Hose (ugs.)
* * *['sili]- academic.ru/67282/silliness">silliness* * *sil·ly[ˈsɪli]I. adj1. (foolish) albern, dummdon't be \silly! (make silly suggestions) red keinen Unsinn!; (ask silly questions) frag nicht so dumm!; (do silly things) mach keinen Quatsch! fama \silly idea eine blöde Ideeto look \silly albern aussehento be bored \silly zu Tode gelangweilt sein famto be worried \silly außer sich dat vor Sorge seinto knock sb \silly jdn ohnmächtig schlagenII. n Dussel mto be a \silly sich akk kindisch benehmen* * *['sIlɪ]1. adj (+er)albern, dumm, doof (inf)that was silly of you, that was a silly thing to do — das war dumm (von dir)
I've done a silly thing and come without the key — ich war so dumm, ohne Schlüssel zu kommen, ich Dussel bin ohne Schlüssel gekommen (inf)
it was a silly thing to say — es war dumm, das zu sagen
I hope he doesn't do anything silly — ich hoffe, er macht keine Dummheiten
I know it's silly to feel jealous — ich weiß, es ist dumm, eifersüchtig zu sein
I feel silly in this hat — mit diesem Hut komme ich mir albern or lächerlich vor
that remark of yours made him look/left him looking a bit silly — nach dieser Bemerkung von dir stand er ziemlich dumm da
to pay a silly price for sth ( inf high price ) (low price) —, high price ) für etw einen sündhaft teuren Preis bezahlen (low price) für etw einen Spottpreis bezahlen
silly money (inf) — Wahnsinnssummen pl (inf)
2. n (Brit)Dussel m (inf)you big silly — du Dummerchen (inf)
* * *silly [ˈsılı]A adj (adv sillily)1. dumm, blöd(e), dämlich:ask a silly question, get a silly answer (Sprichwort) wer dumm fragt, bekommt dumme Antworten2. dumm, albern3. unklug, leichtfertig4. betäubt, benommen (nach einem Schlag etc)B s umg Dummkopf m, Dummerchen n* * *1. adjectivedumm; blöd[e] (ugs.); (imprudent, unwise) töricht; unklug; (childish) albernthe silly season — (Journ.) die Sauregurkenzeit
a silly thing — (a foolish action) etwas Dummes od. (ugs.) Blödes; (a trivial matter) eine blödsinnige Kleinigkeit (ugs.)
2. nounit/that was a silly thing to do — es/das war dumm od. (ugs.) blöd
* * *adj.affig adj.albern adj.blöd adj.doof adj.dämlich adj.töricht adj. -
2 silly
1) ( foolish) albern, dumm;don't be \silly! ( make silly suggestions) red keinen Unsinn!;( ask silly questions) frag nicht so dumm!;( do silly things) mach keinen Quatsch! ( fam)a \silly idea eine blöde Idee;to look \silly albern aussehento be bored \silly zu Tode gelangweilt sein ( fam)to be worried \silly außer sich dat vor Sorge sein;to knock sb \silly jdn ohnmächtig schlagen;to be a \silly sich akk kindisch benehmen -
3 either
(a) (one or the other) l'un (l'une) ou l'autre;∎ if you don't agree with either suggestion... si vous n'approuvez ni l'une ni l'autre ou aucune de ces suggestions...;∎ you can take either route tu peux prendre l'un ou l'autre de ces chemins;∎ either bus will get you there les deux bus y vont;∎ he can write with either hand il peut écrire avec la main droite ou avec la main gauche∎ there were candles at either end of the table il y avait des bougies aux deux bouts ou à chaque bout de la table;∎ there were people standing on either side of the road il y avait des gens de chaque côté ou de part et d'autre de la route2 pronoun(one or the other) l'un (l'une) ou l'autre;∎ you can take either (bus, train etc) vous pouvez prendre l'un ou l'autre ou n'importe lequel (des deux);∎ I don't like either of them je ne les aime ni l'un ni l'autre;∎ if either of you two makes the slightest noise si l'un de vous deux fait le moindre bruit;∎ which would you like? - either lequel voudriez-vous? - n'importe lequel3 adverb∎ we can't hear anything either nous n'entendons rien non plus∎ and don't take too long about it either! et ne traîne pas, surtout!;∎ he had a suggestion to make and not such a silly one either il avait une suggestion à faire et qui n'était pas bête en plusou …ou, soit…soit; (with negative) ni…ni;∎ either you stop complaining or I go home! ou tu arrêtes de te plaindre, ou je rentre chez moi;∎ they're either very rich or very stupid ils sont soit très riches soit très bêtes;∎ she usually goes out with either Ian or Simon d'habitude elle sort (ou) avec Ian ou avec Simon ou soit avec Ian soit avec Simon;∎ either come in or go out! entre ou sors!;∎ either pay up or be taken to court! tu payes ou sinon c'est le tribunal!;∎ I've not met either him or his brother je n'ai rencontré ni lui ni son frère(a) (in either case) dans les deux cas;∎ either way I lose dans les deux cas je suis perdant;∎ you can do it either way tu peux le faire d'une façon comme de l'autre;∎ there is no evidence either way les preuves manquent de part et d'autre;∎ it's fine by me either way n'importe ou ça m'est égal(b) (more or less) en plus ou en moins;∎ a few days either way could make all the difference quelques jours en plus ou en moins pourraient changer tout∎ it could go either way on ne peut rien prévoir;∎ the match could have gone either way le match était ouvert
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