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1 ridiculous
[rə'dikjuləs] 1. adjective(very silly; deserving to be laughed at: That's a ridiculous suggestion; You look ridiculous in that hat!) směšný- ridiculousness
- ridicule 2. noun(laughter at someone or something; mockery: Despite the ridicule of his neighbours he continued to build a spaceship in his garden.) posměch* * *• směšný -
2 absurd
[əb'sə:d](unreasonable or ridiculous: These demands are absolutely absurd.) absurdní, nesmyslný- absurdly- absurdity
- absurdness* * *• směšný• nemožný• nesmyslný• absurdní -
3 caricature
['kærikətjuə](a drawing or imitation (of someone or something) which is so exaggerated as to appear ridiculous: Caricatures of politicians appear in the newspapers every day.) karikatura* * *• karikovat• karikatura -
4 charade
(a piece of ridiculous pretence which is so obvious that it does not deceive anyone.) parodie- charades* * *• šaráda -
5 cock-eyed
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6 come on
1) (to appear on stage or the screen: They waited for the comedian to come on.) vystoupit (o herci)2) (hurry up!: Come on - we'll be late for the party!) spěchat, pospíšit si3) (don't be ridiculous!: Come on, you don't really expect me to believe that!) ale no tak; ale jdi* * *• pospíšit si• rozběhnout se• nastat• objevit se• blížit se -
7 derisory
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8 farce
1) (a (kind of) comic play in which both the characters and the events shown are improbable and ridiculous: The play is a classic farce.) fraška2) (any funny or stupid situation in real life: The meeting was an absolute farce.) fraška, komedie•- farcical* * *• fraška -
9 farcical
adjective (completely ridiculous, and therefore usually humorous: The whole idea was farcical.) směšný, groteskní* * *• fraškovitý -
10 foolish
1) (having no sense: He is a foolish young man.) nerozumný2) (ridiculous: He looked very foolish.) směšný* * *• pošetilý• hloupý -
11 fright
1) (a sudden fear: the noise gave me a terrible fright.) úlek, zděšení2) (a person who looks ridiculous: She looks a fright in those clothes.) strašák•- frighten
- frightened
- frightful
- frightening
- frightfully
- take fright* * *• vystrašit• zděšení• leknutí -
12 laugh at
(to make it obvious that one regards something or someone as humorous, ridiculous or deserving scorn: Everyone will laugh at me if I wear that dress!; The others laughed at his fears.) vysmívat se* * *• vysmívat se -
13 laughable
1) (ridiculous or deserving scorn: Her attempts at drawing were laughable.) směšný2) (amusing; comical.) komický* * *• směšný -
14 ludicrous
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15 mimic
['mimik] 1. past tense, past participle - mimicked; verb(to imitate (someone or something), especially with the intention of making him or it appear ridiculous or funny: The comedian mimicked the Prime Minister's way of speaking.) napodobit2. noun(a person who mimics: Children are often good mimics.) napodobitel, -ka- mimicry* * *• imitátor• napodobit -
16 mock
[mok] 1. verb(to laugh at or cause to seem ridiculous: They mocked her efforts at cooking.) vysmívat se2. adjective(pretended or not real: a mock battle; He looked at me in mock horror.) předstíraný- mockery- mocking
- mockingly* * *• výsměch• vysmívat se• zesměšňovat• posměch• posmívat se• ironizovat• karikovat• klamný• napodobit• nepravý -
17 nonsense
['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!) nesmysl* * *• nesmysl -
18 preposterous
[pri'postərəs](very foolish; ridiculous.) nesmyslný, směšný* * *• nesmyslný• neskutečný• absurdní -
19 sight
1. noun1) (the act or power of seeing: The blind man had lost his sight in the war.) zrak2) (the area within which things can be seen by someone: The boat was within sight of land; The end of our troubles is in sight.) dohled3) (something worth seeing: She took her visitors to see the sights of London.) pozoruhodnost4) (a view or glimpse.) pohled5) (something seen that is unusual, ridiculous, shocking etc: She's quite a sight in that hat.) podívaná6) ((on a gun etc) an apparatus to guide the eye in taking aim: Where is the sight on a rifle?) muška2. verb1) (to get a view of; to see suddenly: We sighted the coast as dawn broke.) spatřit2) (to look at (something) through the sight of a gun: He sighted his prey and pulled the trigger.) namířit•- sight-seer
- catch sight of
- lose sight of* * *• zrak• památka• pamětihodnost -
20 spoof
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См. также в других словарях:
Ridiculous — Ri*dic u*lous, a. [L. ridiculosus, ridiculus, fr. ridere to laigh. Cf. {Risible}.] 1. Fitted to excite ridicule; absurd and laughable; unworthy of serious consideration; as, a ridiculous dress or behavior. [1913 Webster] Agricola, discerning that … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ridiculous — index fatuous, incredible, inept (inappropriate), irrational, ludicrous, unreasonable, untenable … Law dictionary
ridiculous — 1540s, from L. ridiculosus laughable, from ridiculus that which excites laughter, from ridere to laugh … Etymology dictionary
ridiculous — *laughable, risible, ludicrous, droll, funny, comic, comical, farcical Analogous words: absurd, preposterous, *foolish, silly: amusing, diverting, entertaining (see AMUSE): *fantastic, grotesque, bizarre, antic … New Dictionary of Synonyms
ridiculous — [adj] stupid, funny absurd, antic, bizarre, comic, comical, contemptible, daffy*, derisory, droll, fantastic, farcical, foolheaded*, foolish, gelastic, goofy*, grotesque, harebrained*, hilarious, impossible, incredible, jerky*, laughable,… … New thesaurus
ridiculous — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ inviting mockery or derision; absurd. DERIVATIVES ridiculously adverb ridiculousness noun. ORIGIN Latin ridiculus laughable , from ridere to laugh … English terms dictionary
ridiculous — [ri dik′yə ləs] adj. [L ridiculosus (< ridiculum: see RIDICULE) or ridiculus] deserving ridicule SYN. ABSURD ridiculously adv. ridiculousness n … English World dictionary
ridiculous — 01. $40? I think it s [ridiculous] to spend that much money for a T shirt. 02. The student told the teacher a [ridiculous] story about his dog eating his homework, but she didn t believe him. 03. The other children [ridiculed] the little boy for… … Grammatical examples in English
ridiculous — adj. 1) ridiculous to + inf. (it s ridiculous to apply for that position) 2) ridiculous that + clause (it s ridiculous that they could not receive visas) * * * [rɪ dɪkjʊləs] ridiculous that + clause (it s ridiculous that they could not receive… … Combinatory dictionary
ridiculous — ri|dic|u|lous S2 [rıˈdıkjuləs] adj very silly or unreasonable ▪ That s a ridiculous idea! ▪ Don t be ridiculous! ▪ I d look ridiculous in a dress like that. absolutely/totally/utterly ridiculous ▪ It s an absolutely ridiculous decision. it is… … Dictionary of contemporary English
ridiculous — ri|dic|u|lous [ rı dıkjələs ] adjective ** silly or unreasonable and deserving to be laughed at: a ridiculous idea There s something you re not telling me. Don t be ridiculous! She looks absolutely ridiculous in that hat. it is ridiculous to do… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
