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1 preposterous
pri'postərəs(very foolish; ridiculous.) absurdo, grotesco, caricaturesco, ridículotr[prɪ'pɒstərəs]1 absurdo,-a, ridículo,-apreposterous [pri'pɑstərəs] adj: absurdo, ridículoadj.• absurdo, -a adj.• descabellado, -a adj.• ridículo, -a adj.prɪ'pɑːstərəsadjective absurdo, ridículo[prɪ'pɒstǝrǝs]ADJ absurdo, ridículo* * *[prɪ'pɑːstərəs]adjective absurdo, ridículo -
2 preposterous
adj.absurdo(a), ridículo(a).s.descabellado, sin son ni ton. (familiar) -
3 preposterous talk
s.conversación absurda, razón de pie de banco. -
4 how preposterous
intj.qué absurdo. -
5 unheard-of
tr[ʌn'hɜːdɒv] (Written unheard of when not used to qualify a noun)1 (preposterous) inaudito,-a2 (without precedent) sin precedenteunheard-of [.ʌn'hərdəv] adj: sin precedente, inaudito, insólitoadj.• inaudito, -a adj.[ʌn'hɜːdɒv]ADJ (=unprecedented) inaudito; (=outrageous) escandaloso -
6 absurdo
absurdo
◊ -da adjetivoabsurd, ridiculous
absurdo,-a
I adjetivo
1 absurd: es un argumento completamente absurdo, it's an absolutely absurd line of argument
2 (cosa ridícula) ludicrous: llevaba puesto un absurdo sombrero, she was wearing a ridiculous hat
II sustantivo masculino absurdity, absurd thing ' absurdo' also found in these entries: Spanish: absurda - baremo - mamarrachada - me - perfectamente English: absurd - all - farcical - ludicrous - mindless - nonsensical - preposterous - senseless - sound - to - wacky - absurdity - fantastic - wild -
7 ridículo
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
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