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1 grotesque
grotesque [gʀɔtεsk]1. adjective( = ridicule) [personnage, idée] ridiculous2. masculine noun* * *gʀɔtɛsk
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1) ( risible) [personne, coiffure] ridiculous; [idée, histoire, remarque] ridiculous, preposterous2) Art, Littérature grotesque
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nom masculin1) ( caractère risible) ridiculous aspectêtre d'un grotesque absolu — [histoire, situation] to be utterly ridiculous; [personne] to be absolutely ludicrous
2) Art, Littérature* * *ɡʀɔtɛsk adj* * *A adj1 ( risible) [personne, accoutrement, coiffure] ridiculous; [idée, histoire] ridiculous, grotesque; [histoire, remarque, commentaires] preposterous; tout ceci est grotesque! all this is preposterous!;B nm1 ( caractère risible) ( d'accoutrement) ridiculous aspect; ( de personne) ludicrous aspect; ( d'histoire) silly nature; être d'un grotesque absolu [histoire, situation] to be utterly ridiculous; [personne] to be absolutely ludicrous;[grɔtɛsk] adjectif1. [burlesque] ridiculous————————[grɔtɛsk] nom masculin1. ART & LITTÉRATURE————————grotesques nom féminin pluriel -
2 abracadabrant
abracadabrant, e [abʀakadabʀɑ̃, ɑ̃t]adjectivefantastic, preposterous* * *abracadabrante abʀakadabʀɑ̃, ɑ̃t adjectif bizarre* * *abʀakadabʀɑ̃, ɑ̃t adj abracadabrant, -eincredible, preposterous* * *abracadabrant, abracadabrante adj bizarre; une histoire abracadabrante a cock-and-bull story, a bizarre story.( féminin abracadabrante) [abrakadabrɑ̃, ɑ̃t] adjectif -
3 monstruosité
mɔ̃stʀyozite1) ( de crime) monstrousness3) ( difformité) deformity* * *mɔ̃stʀyozite nf* * *monstruosité nf1 (de crime, conduite) monstrousness;2 ( acte) atrocity; ( objet) monstrosity; commettre des monstruosités to commit atrocities; dire des monstruosités to say preposterous things; cette calomnie est une monstruosité this is a monstrous slander;[mɔ̃stryozite] nom féminin1. [difformité] deformity2. [acte, crime] monstrositycommettre/dire des monstruosités to do/to say the most terrible things -
4 saugrenu
saugrenu, e [sogʀəny]adjective• quelle idée saugrenue ! what a ridiculous idea!* * *saugrenue sogʀəny adjectif crazy, potty (colloq) GB* * *soɡʀəny adj saugrenu, -epreposterous, ludicrous* * *en voilà une idée saugrenue! what a cranky ou daft idea! -
5 aberrant
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6 absurde
absurde [apsyʀd]1. adjective2. masculine noun* * *apsyʀd
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adjectif absurd
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nom masculin absurd* * *apsyʀd1. adj2. nm1) (= nature absurde de qch) absurdity2) PHILOSOPHIE* * *B nm absurd; philosophie de l'absurde philosophy of the absurd; démontrer qch par l'absurde gén, Math to prove sth by contradiction; raisonnement par l'absurde Math proof by contradiction.[apsyrd] adjectifne soyez pas absurde! don't be absurd ou talk nonsense!2. [oubli, contretemps] absurd————————[apsyrd] nom masculin1. [absurdité] absurd -
7 impossible
impossible [ɛ̃pɔsibl]1. adjective• il est impossible de.../que... it is impossible to.../that...• ça n'a rien d'impossible ( = c'est probable) it may well be the case2. masculine noun• demander/tenter l'impossible to ask for/attempt the impossible• je ferai l'impossible (pour venir) I'll do my utmost (to come) (PROV) à l'impossible nul n'est tenu no one can be expected to do the impossible* * *ɛ̃pɔsibl
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2) (colloq) [personne, goût, heure, habitude, nom] impossible
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nom masculinfaire or tenter l'impossible — to do everything one can
••à l'impossible nul n'est tenu — Proverbe nobody can be expected to do the impossible
impossible n'est pas français — there's no such word as ‘can't’
* * *ɛ̃pɔsibl1. adjIl m'est impossible de le faire. — It is impossible for me to do it., I can't possibly do it.
2. nm1)Nous ferons l'impossible pour finir à temps. — We'll do our utmost to finish on time.
2)si, par impossible... — if, by some miracle...
* * *A adj1 (impensable, infaisable) impossible; impossible à faire impossible to do; problème impossible à résoudre problem that is impossible to solve; il est impossible que it is impossible ou not possible that; il est impossible qu'il soit déjà arrivé he cannot possibly have arrived yet; il n'est pas impossible que it is not impossible that; il n'est pas impossible qu'il démissionne it is not impossible that he will resign; être impossible (à qn) de faire to be impossible (for sb) to do; il m'est impossible de faire it is impossible for me to do, I cannot possibly do; cela m'est impossible I really can't;2 ○( insupportable) [enfant, personne] impossible, insufferable; ( extravagant) [goût, heure, habitude, nom] impossible; rendre la vie impossible à qn to make life impossible for sb.B nm l'impossible the impossible; demander l'impossible (à qn) to ask the impossible ou the earth (of sb); faire or tenter l'impossible to do everything one can; les médecins ont tenté l'impossible pour le sauver the doctors did everything they could to save him; si, par impossible if, by some remote chance ou by some miracle.C excl out of the question.à l'impossible nul n'est tenu Prov nobody can be expected to do the impossible; impossible n'est pas français there's no such word as ‘can't’.[ɛ̃pɔsibl] adjectif1. [infaisable] impossibleil est impossible de... it's impossible ou not possible to...il m'est impossible de te répondre it's impossible for me to give you an answer, I can't possibly answer youdésolé, cela m'est impossible I'm sorry but I can't (possibly)il n'est pas impossible que je vienne aussi I might (just) ou there's a chance I might come too————————[ɛ̃pɔsibl] nom masculinne me demande pas l'impossible don't ask me to do the impossible ou to perform miraclesnous ferons l'impossible we will do our utmost, we will move heaven and earthpar impossible locution adverbialesi par impossible if by any (remote) chance ou by some miracle -
8 insensé
insensé, e [ɛ̃sɑ̃se]adjective( = fou) crazy* * *insensée ɛ̃sɑ̃se adjectif1) ( extravagant) [pari, histoire, projet] insane2) (colloq) ( excessif) [cohue, embouteillage, gains] phenomenal* * *ɛ̃sɑ̃se adj insensé, -einsane, mad* * *A adj1 ( extravagant) [pari, histoire, projet] insane; c'est insensé! that's insane!; tenir des discours insensés to talk complete nonsense;2 ○( excessif) [cohue, embouteillage, gains] phenomenal; j'ai un travail insensé I've got a phenomenal amount of work.B nm,f madman/madwoman.il est complètement insensé de penser que... it is utterly foolish ou absurd to think that...c'est insensé! this is absurd ou preposterous!une somme insensée an excessive ou a ludicrous amount of money————————, insensée [ɛ̃sɑ̃se] nom masculin, nom féminin -
9 ridicule
ridicule [ʀidikyl]1. adjective• se rendre ridicule to make o.s. look ridiculous2. masculine noun• tourner qn/qch en ridicule to ridicule sb/sth* * *ʀidikyl
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1) (grotesque, insensé) ridiculous2) ( insignifiant) [somme, salaire] ridiculously low, pathetic
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nom masculin1) ( le grotesque)2) ( de situation) ridiculousness, absurdity••le ridicule ne tue pas — Proverbe looking a fool never killed anyone
* * *ʀidikyl1. adjJe trouve ça complètement ridicule. — I think that's absolutely ridiculous.
2. nm[situation] ridiculousness* * *A adj1 ( digne de moquerie) ridiculous; il ne craint pas d'être ridicule he's not afraid of looking silly ou appearing foolish; c'est ridicule it's ridiculous ou absurd;2 ( insensé) il est ridicule de faire it's ridiculous ou madness to do; vous seriez ridicule de refuser you would be mad to refuse;3 ( insignifiant) [somme, salaire] ridiculously low, pathetic.B nm1 ( ce qui est grotesque) ridicule; il n'a pas peur du ridicule he isn't afraid of ridicule; se couvrir de ridicule to make oneself an object of ridicule; couvrir qn de ridicule to heap ridicule on sb, to ridicule sb; tourner qch/qn en ridicule to make sth/sb look ridiculous;2 ( de situation) ridiculousness, absurdity; il est d'un ridicule! he looks so ridiculous!; la situation est d'un ridicule! the situation is ridiculous!le ridicule ne tue pas Prov looking a fool never killed anyone.[ridikyl] adjectifun salaire ridicule [trop bas] a ridiculously low salary————————[ridikyl] nom masculinse couvrir de ridicule to make oneself a laughing stock, to make a complete fool of oneselftourner quelqu'un/quelque chose en ridicule to ridicule somebody/something, to hold somebody/something up to ridiculec'est d'un ridicule (achevé ou fini)! it's utterly ridiculous!, it's a farce!tomber ou donner dans le ridicule to become ridiculous -
10 vaudevillesque
vaudevillesque adj farcical.[vodvilɛsk] adjectif -
11 demander
v. intrans. Je vous demande un peu! ( iron): Well did you ever?! — Have you ever come across anything so preposterous?! -
12 énormité
n. f.1. 'Bunkum', preposterous statement. Il sort toujours de ces énormités! He's always spouting the most incredible bilge!2. 'Howler', ginormous blunder. -
13 noix
n. f.1. 'Nut', 'bonce', head. Il a pris un sacré coup de goumi sur la noix: He got neatly coshed behind the ears.2. 'Mush', 'dial', face.3. (pl.): 'Cheeks', buttocks, behind. Sortir quelqu'un à coups de pompes dans les noix: To boot someone out. T'aurais dû voir cette paire de noix! You should have seen that neat little 'sit-me-down' of hers! Serrer les noix (fig.): To 'have the shits', to be 'in a blue funk', to be very frightened.4. (pl.): 'Nuts', 'balls', testicles. Tu me fais mal aux noix! You get on my tits, you do! — You really are a bloody nuisance!5. 'Noodle', 'chump', fool. Une vieille noix: A silly old fuddy-duddy. Quelle noix ce mec-là! Have you ever seen a bigger nurk?!6. à la noix (adj. exp.): Useless and meaningless. Des boniments à la noix: 'Eyewash', 'baloney', preposterous statements. (The extended expression à la noix de coco is more specific and means 'phoney', fake, false.) -
14 oie
n. f.1. Oie blanche: Innocent and gullible young woman (one totally ignorant of the facts of life).2. Des boniments a la graisse d'oie: 'Bull', 'bullshit', preposterous statements. -
15 absurde
absurd, cock-eyed, nonsensical, preposterous
См. также в других словарях:
Preposterous — Pre*pos ter*ous, a. [L. praeposterus; prae before + posterus coming after, latter. See {Posterior}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Having that first which ought to be last; inverted in order. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] The method I take may be censured as… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
preposterous — index excessive, exorbitant, impossible, incredible, inept (inappropriate), inordinate, irrational … Law dictionary
preposterous — 1540s, from L. praeposterus absurd, contrary to nature, lit. before behind (Cf. topsy turvy, cart before the horse), from prae before + posterus subsequent … Etymology dictionary
preposterous — absurd, *foolish, silly Analogous words: irrational, unreasonable: bizarre, grotesque, *fantastic … New Dictionary of Synonyms
preposterous — [adj] ridiculous, bizarre absurd, asinine, crazy, excessive, exorbitant, extravagant, extreme, fantastic, far out*, foolish, harebrained*, impossible, incredible, insane, irrational, laughable, ludicrous, monstrous, nonsensical, out of the… … New thesaurus
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preposterous — adj. preposterous to + inf. (it s preposterous to speak of such things) * * * [prɪ pɒst(ə)rəs] preposterous to + inf. (it s preposterous to speak of such things) … Combinatory dictionary
preposterous — [16] Preposterous originated as a Latin oxymoron, praeposterus. This was 393 prevaricate coined from prae ‘before’ and posterus ‘coming after, next’, a derivative of post ‘after’. It denoted ‘the wrong way round, out of order’ (and indeed that… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
preposterous — [[t]prɪpɒ̱st(ə)rəs[/t]] ADJ GRADED (disapproval) If you describe something as preposterous, you mean that it is extremely unreasonable and foolish. The whole idea was preposterous. ...their preposterous claim that they had unearthed a plot. Syn:… … English dictionary
preposterous — [16] Preposterous originated as a Latin oxymoron, praeposterus. This was coined from prae ‘before’ and posterus ‘coming after, next’, a derivative of post ‘after’. It denoted ‘the wrong way round, out of order’ (and indeed that was how English… … Word origins