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1 preposterous
[prɪˈpɔstərəs] adjectivevery foolish; ridiculous.غَيْر مَعْقول، أحْمَق، سَخيف -
2 מנוגד להיגיון
preposterous -
3 absurd
preposterous -
4 felháborítóan nevetséges
preposterous -
5 besmislen
* * *• rigmarole• ridiculous• unmeaning• unwise• silly• senseless• preposterous• purposeless• inane• insensate• fatuous• gaga• absurd• pointless• reasonless• nonsensical -
6 conversación absurda
• preposterous talk -
7 razón de pie de banco
• preposterous talk -
8 izokrenut
• preposterous; scrambled; warped; wry -
9 meningsløs
preposterous, senseless, wanton, pointless -
10 esztelen
preposterous, insensate, foolish, beyond reason -
11 ridículo
adj.ridiculous, comic, absurd, silly.m.1 ridicule.2 reticule, small handbag.* * *► adjetivo1 ridiculous, absurd1 ridicule\hacer el ridículo to make a fool of oneselfponer a alguien en ridículo to make a fool of somebody, ridicule somebodyquedar en ridículo to make a fool of oneself————————1 ridicule* * *(f. - ridícula)adj.* * *1.ADJ ridiculous¿a que suena ridículo? — doesn't it sound ridiculous?
2.SMpuso a Ana en ridículo delante de todos — he made a fool of Ana in front of everyone, he showed Ana up in front of everyone
no te pongas en ridículo — don't make a fool of yourself, don't show yourself up
exponerse al ridículo — frm to lay o.s. open to ridicule
* * *I- la adjetivoa) <persona/comentario> ridiculous, absurd; < vestimenta> ridiculouslo ridículo de la situación era que... — the ridiculous thing about the situation was that...
es ridículo decir que... — it is an absurdity to say that...
b) <cantidad/precios> ridiculous, ludicrous; < sueldo> ridiculous, laughableIIsentido del ridículo — sense of the ridiculous o absurd
dejar or poner a alguien en ridículo — to make a fool of somebody, to make somebody look stupid o ridiculous
* * *= preposterous, ludicrous, ridiculous, farcical, grotesque, ridicule, nonsensical, risible.Ex. This is unreasonable, in fact, preposterous.Ex. Hernandez described the encounter as futile and ludicrous, and concluded that it tallied entirely with Lespran's expectation of it..Ex. Such restraint creates a ridiculous and pathetic situation in which librarians refuse to speak out against, or work to defeat legislation destructive to libraries such as California's Propositions.Ex. There is considerable interest in picture books from the social realism of the 70s to the growing interest in fantasy, myth, legend, science fiction and the emphasis on the farcical and absurd aspects of life in the 80s.Ex. The above examples are simple subjects; compound subjects such as 'Wiring methods in prefabricated steel-framed houses' would result in grotesque headings.Ex. Sometimes running the gauntlet of criticism and ridicule allows an opportunity for defending oneself.Ex. Parental protectiveness of children is surely a good thing if sensibly applied, but this nonsensical double standard doesn't help anyone.Ex. The film can be considered innovative for its frank (albeit risible) depiction of transvestism.----* de forma ridícula = grotesquely.* dejar en ridículo = make + a joke of, put + Nombre + to shame.* de lo ridículo a lo sublime = from the ridiculous to the sublime.* de lo sublime a lo ridículo = from the sublime to the ridiculous.* de manera ridícula = grotesquely.* de tal modo que raya en lo ridículo = ridiculously.* hacer el ridículo = make + a fool of + Reflexivo, make + an arse of + Reflexivo, make + a spectacle of + Reflexivo.* poner en ridículo = poke + fun at.* ponerse en ridículo = make + a spectacle of + Reflexivo.* sentido del ridículo = self-consciousness, embarrassment, self-conscious feeling.* tener sentido del ridículo = feel + self-conscious, feel + embarrassed.* * *I- la adjetivoa) <persona/comentario> ridiculous, absurd; < vestimenta> ridiculouslo ridículo de la situación era que... — the ridiculous thing about the situation was that...
es ridículo decir que... — it is an absurdity to say that...
b) <cantidad/precios> ridiculous, ludicrous; < sueldo> ridiculous, laughableIIsentido del ridículo — sense of the ridiculous o absurd
dejar or poner a alguien en ridículo — to make a fool of somebody, to make somebody look stupid o ridiculous
* * *= preposterous, ludicrous, ridiculous, farcical, grotesque, ridicule, nonsensical, risible.Ex: This is unreasonable, in fact, preposterous.
Ex: Hernandez described the encounter as futile and ludicrous, and concluded that it tallied entirely with Lespran's expectation of it..Ex: Such restraint creates a ridiculous and pathetic situation in which librarians refuse to speak out against, or work to defeat legislation destructive to libraries such as California's Propositions.Ex: There is considerable interest in picture books from the social realism of the 70s to the growing interest in fantasy, myth, legend, science fiction and the emphasis on the farcical and absurd aspects of life in the 80s.Ex: The above examples are simple subjects; compound subjects such as 'Wiring methods in prefabricated steel-framed houses' would result in grotesque headings.Ex: Sometimes running the gauntlet of criticism and ridicule allows an opportunity for defending oneself.Ex: Parental protectiveness of children is surely a good thing if sensibly applied, but this nonsensical double standard doesn't help anyone.Ex: The film can be considered innovative for its frank (albeit risible) depiction of transvestism.* de forma ridícula = grotesquely.* dejar en ridículo = make + a joke of, put + Nombre + to shame.* de lo ridículo a lo sublime = from the ridiculous to the sublime.* de lo sublime a lo ridículo = from the sublime to the ridiculous.* de manera ridícula = grotesquely.* de tal modo que raya en lo ridículo = ridiculously.* hacer el ridículo = make + a fool of + Reflexivo, make + an arse of + Reflexivo, make + a spectacle of + Reflexivo.* poner en ridículo = poke + fun at.* ponerse en ridículo = make + a spectacle of + Reflexivo.* sentido del ridículo = self-consciousness, embarrassment, self-conscious feeling.* tener sentido del ridículo = feel + self-conscious, feel + embarrassed.* * *1 ‹persona/comentario› ridiculous, absurd; ‹vestimenta› ridiculouslo ridículo de la situación era que … the absurd o ridiculous o ludicrous thing about the situation was that …parecía no comprender lo ridículo de su situación he seemed not to appreciate the absurdity of his situation2 ‹cantidad› ridiculous, ludicrous; ‹sueldo› ridiculous, laughablecobran precios ridículos they charge ludicrous prices o ridiculous prices o ridiculously high pricesallí se consigue ropa de marca a un precio ridículo you can get well-known makes of clothes there at ridiculously low prices o at ridiculous pricestiene un exagerado sentido del ridículo she has an overdeveloped sense of the ridiculous o absurddejar or poner a algn en ridículo to make a fool of sb, to make sb look stupid o ridiculousquedó en ridículo he made a fool of himself, he made himself look stupidte expones a hacer el ridículo públicamente you risk making a fool of yourself in public* * *
ridículo 1◊ -la adjetivo
◊ lo ridículo de la situación era que … the ridiculous thing about the situation was that …;
eso es ridículo it's absurd o ridiculous
‹ sueldo› ridiculous, laughable
ridículo 2 sustantivo masculino:◊ sentido del ridículo sense of the ridiculous o absurd;
dejar or poner a algn en ridículo to make a fool of sb;
hacer el ridículo to make a fool of oneself
ridículo,-a
I adjetivo ridiculous
II sustantivo masculino ridicule: hizo el más espantoso de los ridículos, she made an absolute fool of herself
poner a alguien en ridículo, to make a fool of sb
ponerse en ridículo, to make a fool of oneself
' ridículo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
blandir
- esgrimir
- esperpento
- quedar
- ridícula
- encontrar
English:
daft
- egg
- face
- fool
- it
- laughable
- monkey
- preposterous
- ridiculous
- silly
- simply
- spectacle
- sublime
- though
- farcical
- laughing
- ludicrous
* * *ridículo, -a♦ adj1. [sombrero, traje] ridiculous;2. [afirmación, situación] ridiculous;eso que ha dicho es ridículo what she said was ridiculous;acéptalo, ¡no seas ridículo! take it, don't be ridiculous o silly!3. [precio, suma, sueldo] laughable, ridiculously low♦ nmridicule;hacer el ridículo to make a fool of oneself;hizo el ridículo más espantoso he made an utter fool of himself;quedar en ridículo (delante de alguien) to end up looking like a fool (in front of sb);no tiene sentido del ridículo he doesn't get embarrassed easily* * *I adj ridiculousII m ridicule;hacer el ridículo, quedar en ridículo make a fool of o.s.;poner a alguien en ridículo make a fool of s.o., make s.o. look stupid* * *ridículo, -la adjabsurdo, disparatado: ridiculous, ludicrous♦ ridículamente advridículo, -la n1)hacer el ridículo : to make a fool of oneself2)poner en ridículo : to ridicule* * *ridículo adj ridiculous -
12 Unding
n nur Sg. absurdity; es ist / wäre ein Unding zu (+ Inf.) auch it’s / it would be absurd to (+ Inf.) das ist doch wirklich ein Unding that really is absurd ( oder ridiculous)* * *das Undingnonentity* * *Ụn|dingnt no plabsurdityes ist ein Unding, zu... — it is preposterous or absurd to...
* * *Un·ding[ˈʊndɪŋ]ein \Unding sein[, etw zu tun] to be absurd [or preposterous] [to do sth]* * *das inein Unding sein — be preposterous or ridiculous
* * *Unding n nur sg absurdity;es ist/wäre ein Unding zu (+inf) auch it’s/it would be absurd to (+inf)das ist doch wirklich ein Unding that really is absurd ( oder ridiculous)* * *das inein Unding sein — be preposterous or ridiculous
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13 абсурден
absurd; preposterousразг. monstrous, ludicrous* * *абсу̀рден,прил., -на, -но, -ни absurd; farcical; разг. monstrous, ludicrous; preposterous; cockeyed; амер. sl. cockamamie.* * *monstrous; This is an абсурден statement. - Tова е абсурдно твърдение.; farcical; ludicrous; preposterous* * *1. absurd;preposterous 2. разг. monstrous. ludicrous -
14 нелеп
absurd, ridiculous, ludicrous, nonsensical, preposterous, farcical, outlandish, tasteless* * *нелѐп,прил. absurd, ridiculous, ludicrous, nonsensical, fatuitous, preposterous, farcical, outlandish, tasteless; това е \нелепа шега this is a silly joke; this joke is in bad taste, this joke is off-colour.* * *absurd: an нелеп story - нелепа история; farcical; inane{in`ein}; incongruous; outlandish{aut`lEndiS}; preposterous* * *1. absurd, ridiculous, ludicrous, nonsensical, preposterous, farcical, outlandish, tasteless 2. това е НЕЛЕПa шега this is a silly joke; this joke is in bad taste, this joke is off-colour -
15 assurdo
absurd* * *assurdo agg. absurd, preposterous; ridiculous: sospetto assurdo, an absurd suspicion; conclusione assurda, absurd conclusion; rivendicazione assurda, preposterous (o ridiculous) claim◆ s.m. absurdity: l'assurdo di questa ipotesi, the absurdity of this hypothesis; dimostrazione per assurdo, proof ab absurdo (o reductio ab absurdum) // teatro dell'assurdo, theatre of the absurd.* * *[as'surdo] 1.aggettivo [comportamento, situazione, richiesta] absurd, preposterous2.sostantivo maschile absurdper assurdo — [ragionamento, prova] indirect
se, per assurdo... — if, by some remote chance
* * *assurdo/as'surdo/[comportamento, situazione, richiesta] absurd, preposterousabsurd; ai limiti dell'assurdo to the point of absurdity; teatro dell'assurdo theatre of the absurd; per assurdo [ragionamento, prova] indirect; se, per assurdo... if, by some remote chance... -
16 absurd
* * *absurd; preposterous; ludicrous* * *ab|sụrd [ap'zʊrt]adjabsurd, preposterous* * *1) absurdly2) (unreasonable or ridiculous: These demands are absolutely absurd.) absurd4) (very foolish; ridiculous.) preposterous* * *ab·surd[apˈzʊrt]adj absurd\absurdes Theater theatre [or AM -er] of the absurd* * *Adjektiv absurd* * *absurdes Theater theatre (US auch -er) of the absurd* * *Adjektiv absurd* * *adj.absurd adj.inept adj. -
17 grotesque
grotesque [gʀɔtεsk]1. adjective( = ridicule) [personnage, idée] ridiculous2. masculine noun* * *gʀɔtɛsk
1.
1) ( risible) [personne, coiffure] ridiculous; [idée, histoire, remarque] ridiculous, preposterous2) Art, Littérature grotesque
2.
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 -
18 безсмислен
1. (за думи) meaningless, unmeaning, devoid of sense, pointless2. (за постъпка) senseless, needless, useless, nonsensical, mindless, aimlesspreposterous; безсмислено е да there is no sense/point in (с ger.)3. foolish, silly, fatuousбезсмислен поглед a vacant look* * *безсмѝслен,прил.1. (за думи) meaningless, unmeaning, devoid of sense, pointless;2. (за постъпка) senseless, needless, useless, nonsensical, mindless, aimless; preposterous; разг. (it’s) no go;3. ( глупав) foolish, silly, futile, fatuous; \безсмислен поглед vacant look.* * *fatuous; needless{`ni;dlis}: It's безсмислен to talk to him. - Безсмислено е да му говориш.; nonsensical; unmeaning{Xn`mi;niN}; vacant; vain{vein}; wanton* * *1. (за думи) meaningless, unmeaning, devoid of sense, pointless 2. (за постъпка) senseless, needless, useless, nonsensical, mindless, aimless 3. foolish. silly, fatuous 4. preposterous: БЕЗСМИСЛЕНo е да there is no sense/point in (с ger.) 5. БЕЗСМИСЛЕН поглед a vacant look -
19 нечуван
unheard of; unprecedented, unparalleled; undreamed of(неодобрително) outrageous; egregiousнечувана глупост utter/egregious folly* * *нечу̀ван,прил. unheard of; unprecedented, unparalleled; undreamed of; ( неодобрително) outrageous; egregious; \нечувана глупост utter/egregious folly; \нечувано нахалство preposterous impertinence; (това е) \нечувано! well, I never!* * *egregious: нечуван folly - нечувана глупост; outrageous* * *1. (неодобрително) outrageous;egregious 2. (това е) НЕЧУВАНо! well, I never! НЕЧУВАНо нахалство preposterous impertinence 3. unheard of;unprecedented, unparalleled;undreamed of 4. НЕЧУВАНa глупост utter/egregious folly -
20 lächerlich
I Adj.1. ridiculous; (unsinnig) laughable, absurd; lächerlich machen ridicule; sich lächerlich machen make a fool of o.s.; das Lächerliche daran the ridiculous thing about it; ins Lächerliche ziehen make fun of, ridicule2. (unbedeutend, geringfügig) piddling; Summe: auch ridiculously small, derisory; Preis: ridiculously low; lächerliche Kleinigkeit ridiculously trivial matter, piddling little affair, Pl. auch piffling trivia* * *laughable; ridiculous; preposterous; ludicrous* * *lạ̈|cher|lich ['lɛçɐlɪç]1. adjjdn/sich lächerlich machen — to make a fool of sb/oneself (vor jdm in front of sb)
etw ins Lächerliche ziehen — to make fun of sth
2) (= geringfügig) Kleinigkeit, Anlass trivial, petty; Preis ridiculously or absurdly low2. advridiculously, absurdly* * *1) ludicrously2) (completely ridiculous.) ludicrous3) (ridiculous or deserving scorn: Her attempts at drawing were laughable.) laughable4) laughably5) (ridiculous: His attempts were derisory.) derisory6) ridiculously7) (very silly; deserving to be laughed at: That's a ridiculous suggestion; You look ridiculous in that hat!) ridiculous* * *lä·cher·lich[ˈlɛçɐlɪç]I. adj1. (albern) absurd, ridiculous▪ \lächerlich sein/werden to be/become absurd [or ridiculous]jdn/sich \lächerlich machen to make a fool of sb/oneselfetw ins L\lächerliche ziehen to ridicule [or make fun of] sth2. (geringfügig) trivial, triflingein \lächerlicher Preis a ridiculously low price* * *1.(abwertend) Adjektiv1) (komisch) ridiculousjemanden/sich [vor jemandem] lächerlich machen — make a fool of somebody/oneself or make somebody/oneself look silly [in front of somebody]
etwas ins Lächerliche ziehen — make a joke out of something
3) (gering) derisory, ridiculously or ludicrously small <sum, amount>; ridiculously low <price, payment>4) (geringfügig) ridiculously trivial or trifling2.adverbial ridiculouslylächerlich wenig — ridiculously or ludicrously little
* * *A. adj1. ridiculous; (unsinnig) laughable, absurd;lächerlich machen ridicule;sich lächerlich machen make a fool of o.s.;das Lächerliche daran the ridiculous thing about it;ins Lächerliche ziehen make fun of, ridicule2. (unbedeutend, geringfügig) piddling; Summe: auch ridiculously small, derisory; Preis: ridiculously low;lächerliche Kleinigkeit ridiculously trivial matter, piddling little affair, pl auch piffling triviaB. adv:* * *1.(abwertend) Adjektiv1) (komisch) ridiculousjemanden/sich [vor jemandem] lächerlich machen — make a fool of somebody/oneself or make somebody/oneself look silly [in front of somebody]
2) (töricht) ridiculous; ludicrous <argument, statement>3) (gering) derisory, ridiculously or ludicrously small <sum, amount>; ridiculously low <price, payment>4) (geringfügig) ridiculously trivial or trifling2.adverbial ridiculouslylächerlich wenig — ridiculously or ludicrously little
* * *adj.absurd adj.laughable adj.ludicrous adj.preposterous adj.ridiculous adj. adv.ludicrously adv.preposterously adv.ridiculously adv.
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
preposterous — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ utterly absurd or ridiculous. DERIVATIVES preposterously adverb preposterousness noun. ORIGIN Latin praeposterus reversed, absurd … English terms dictionary
preposterous — [prē päs′tər əs, pripäs′tər əs] adj. [L praeposterus < prae , before (see PRE ) + posterus, following: see POSTERIOR] 1. Now Rare with the first last and the last first; inverted 2. so contrary to nature, reason, or common sense as to be… … English World dictionary
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