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1 a piece of folly
a piece of follyasneira, disparate. -
2 a piece of folly
Общая лексика: сумасшедший поступок -
3 folly
{'fɔli}
1. глупост, безразсъдство, безумие
щуротия (и act/piece of FOLLY)
2. скъпа, но безполезна сграда, глупава прищявка* * *{'fъli} n 1. глупост, безразсъдство; безумие; щуротия (и act/pi* * *безразсъдство; безразсъдност; безумие; глупост;* * *1. глупост, безразсъдство, безумие 2. скъпа, но безполезна сграда, глупава прищявка 3. щуротия (и act/piece of folly)* * * -
4 piece
/pi:s/ * danh từ - mảnh, mẩu, miếng, viên, cục, khúc... =a piece of paper+ một mảnh giấy =a piece of wood+ một mảnh gỗ =a piece of bread+ một mẩu bánh mì =a piece of land+ một mảnh đất =a piece of chalk+ một cục phấn =to break something to pieces+ đạp vỡ cái gì ra từng mảnh - bộ phận, mảnh rời =to take a machine to pieces+ tháo rời máy ra, tháo máy thành từng mảnh rời - (thương nghiệp) đơn vị, cái, chiếc, tấm cuộn (vải); thùng (rượu...) =a piece of wine+ một thùng rượu vang =a piece of wallpaper+ một cuộn giấy dán tường (12 iat) =to sell by the piece+ bán cả tấm, bán cả cuộn =a tea-service of fourteen pieces+ một bộ trà mười bốn chiếc =a piece of furniture+ một cái đồ gỗ (bàn, tủ, giường...) - bức (tranh); bài (thơ); bản (nhạc); vở (kịch) =a piece of painting+ một bức tranh =a piece of music+ một bản nhạc =a piece of poetry+ một bài thơ - khẩu súng, khẩu pháo; nòng pháo =a battery of four pieces+ một cụm pháo gồm bốn khẩu - quân cờ - cái việc, lời, dịp... =a piece of folly+ một việc làm dại dột =a piece of one's mind+ một lời nói thật =a piece of impudence+ một hành động láo xược =a piece of advice+ một lời khuyên =a piece of good luck+ một dịp may - đồng tiền =crown piece+ đồng cu-ron =penny piece+ đồng penni =piece of eight+ đồng pơzô (Tây ban nha) - (từ Mỹ,nghĩa Mỹ) nhạc khí - (từ lóng) con bé, thị mẹt =a pretty piece+ con bé kháu, con bé xinh xinh =a saucy piece+ con ranh hỗn xược !to be all of a piece - cùng một giuộc; cùng một loại !to be of a piece with - cùng một giuộc với; cùng một loại với !to be paid by the piece - được trả lương theo sản phẩm !to go to pieces - (xem) go !in pieces - vở từng mảnh !to pull (tear) something to pieces - xé nát vật gì !to pull someone to pieces - phê bình ai tơi bời, đập ai tơi bời * ngoại động từ - chấp lại thành khối, ráp lại thành khối - nối (chỉ) (lúc quay sợi) * nội động từ - (từ Mỹ,nghĩa Mỹ), (tiếng địa phương) ăn vặt, ăn quà !to piece on - chắp vào, ráp vào =to piece something on to another+ chắp vật gì vào một vật khác !to piece out - thêm vào, thêm thắt vào - chắp lại thành, đúc kết thành (câu chuyện, lý thuyết) !to piece together - chắp lại với nhau, ráp lại vào nhau !to piece up - vá -
5 piece
I[pi:s] n կտոր, մաս. բաժին. a piece of cheese/material/paper մի կտոր պանիր./ գործվածք. մի թերթ թուղթ. a piece of land հո ղակտոր. piece by piece կտոր-կտոր. մաս-մաս. take to pieces մասնատել. բաժան-բաժան անել. pieces կտոր տանք, բեկոր. The vase broke to pieces Ծաղ կա մանը կտոր-կտոր եղավ. pick up the pieces բեկորները հավաքել. The model comes to piece Մոդելը հավաքովի է. go to pieces քարուքանդ լինել, կործանվել. tear to pieces պատառոտել. (առանձին առարկա, հատ) a valuable piece of china/silver ճենապակուց/արծաթից արժեքա վոր առարկա. a piece of furniture կահույքի առարկա. How many pieces in the dinner set? Քանի՞ կտոր կա ճաշի սպասքում. two pieces of luggage ուղեբեռի երկու կտոր. sell by the piece հատով վաճառել. get paid by the piece գոր ծարքով վճարել. a two/three piece suit երկու/երեք կտո րից բաղկացած կոստյում. a chess piece շախ մատի ֆիգուր. (գործ, երկ, ստեղ ծագոր ծություն) write a piece for the magazine ամսա գրի համար հոդված գրել. a piece of art/music/poetry /painting երաժշտական երկ/ ոտանավոր, բանաստեղծություն/նկար, գե ղանկար/ գեղարվեստական գործ. museum piece թանգարանային նմուշ, հազվագյուտ բան. (մետաղադրամ) 5 cent piece հինգ ցենտանոց. a piece of luck բախտ, հաջողություն. all in one piece ողջ և առողջ (մարդ). մի կտորով (առարկա). a piece of news նորություն. a piece of folly խելառ վարմունք. It’s a piece of cake Շատ հեշտ բան է. give a piece of one’s mind իր կարծիքն ասել, հանդիմանելII[pi:s] v հավաքել, միացնել, կպցնել. կար կատել. piece the clock together ժամացույցը հավաքել. piece the vase together ծաղկամանի կտորները իրար կպցնել. piece the story together փխբ. պատմվածքից/պատմությունից գլուխ հանել -
6 folly
['foli]plural - follies; noun(foolishness: the follies of youth.) loucura* * *fol.ly[f'ɔli] n (pl follies) 1 loucura, insensatez, doidice, tolice. 2 ato próprio de louco, asneira, leviandade, desatino, disparate. 3 aventura insensata, grande extravagância. 4 construção dispendiosa e considerada inútil. a piece of folly asneira, disparate. -
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n
1) кусок, часть, участок, a ~ of ground участок земли, a ~ of water пруд, озерко, a bad ~ of road плохой, разбитый участок дороги;
~ by ~ по кускам, постепенно, частями, by the ~ за штуку, поштучно, сдельно, за выполненную работу;
to take to ~s разобрать на части;
to pick to ~s разбирать на части, распарывать, перен. подвергать критике;
2) обломок, обрывок, a ~ of paper клочок бумаги;
to break to ~s разбить вдребезги;
to come ( или to go) to ~s трещать по всем швам, разлететься на куски, разбиться вдребезги;
to tear to ~s разорвать на клочки;
3) произведение, пьеса, картина, a ~ of art художественное произведение, a ~ of music музыкальное произведение, a ~ of poetry стихотворение, a ~ of painting картина, museum ~ музейная вещь или редкость (тж. перен.), conversation ~ жанровая картина, dramatical ~ драма, драматическое произведение, costume ~ театр. историческая пьеса;
4) отдельный предмет, штука, a ~ of furniture часть обстановки (отдельная вещь: стул, стол и т. п.), a ~ of plate посудина, a ~ of wall-paper рулон обоев;
5) образец, факт, поступок, a ~ of folly сумасшедший поступок, a ~ of impertinence нахальный, дерзкий поступок;
6) шахматная фигура;
7) монета( тж. a ~ of money) ;
8) воен. огневое средство ( пулемёт, винтовка и т. п., тж. a ~ of ordnance), field ~ полевое орудие;
9) амер. музыкальный инструмент;
10) вставка, заплата;
a ~ of advice совет, a ~ of news новость, a ~ of luck удача, a ~ of work (отдельно выполненная) работа, all of a ~ сходный, одного качества;
to cut to ~s а) жестоко раскритиковать;
б) воен. разгромить войска;
to pull to ~s раскритиковать, 'разделать под орех';
to give a ~ of one`s mind высказаться напрямик, отчитать( кого-л.) -
8 Schwabenstreich
m folly, foolish act* * *Schwa|ben|streichmpiece of folly* * *Schwa·ben·streich<-[e]s, -e>m (hum) piece of folly* * *der (scherzh.) piece of folly* * *Schwabenstreich m folly, foolish act* * *der (scherzh.) piece of folly* * *m.tomfoolery n. -
9 лудория
1. (необмислена постъпка) (piece of) folly, foolery2. (шега) lark, escapade, piece of mischief, prank, frolic, caper; sl. (piece of) horseplay* * *лудорѝя,ж., -и 1. ( необмислена постъпка) (piece of) folly, foolery; escapade;2. ( шега) lark, escapade, piece of mischief, prank, frolic, frisk, dido, caper; sl. (piece of) horseplay; сексуални \лудорияи разг. hanky-panky.* * *a piece of mischief; rag{rEg}* * *1. (необмислена постъпка) (piece of) folly, foolery 2. (шега) lark, escapade, piece of mischief, prank, frolic, caper; sl. (piece of) horseplay -
10 locura
f.1 madness.2 crazy idea.3 folly, crazy act, act of madness, piece of folly.* * *1 (perturbación) madness, insanity2 (insensatez) folly\con locura madlyhacer una locura to do something silly¡qué locura! it's mad!* * *noun f.1) folly2) madness* * *SF1) (=demencia) madness, insanity2) (=exceso)¡qué locura! — it's madness!
me gusta con locura — * I'm crazy about it
es una casa de locura — * it's a smashing house *
precios de locura — * fantastic prices
tener o sentir locura por algn — to be crazy about sb
3) (=acto)* * *a) (Med) madness, insanityb) ( insensatez) crazy thing (colloq)c) ( inclinación exagerada)* * *= frenzy, wild thought, absurdity, folly, derangement, madness, insanity, lunacy, bedlam, craziness.Ex. The ALA and some of its members seem to have taken in upon themselves to whip up a frenzy of public relations style fantasy that market reality simply cannot match.Ex. A wild thought of leaving the DPL shot through her mind and was gone.Ex. It is true that the newspapers sensationalized some of the Community's absurdities and gave prominence to the unpopular practice of disposing of surplus food at taxpayers' expense.Ex. The attempt to train young people in this kind of discrimination seems to me to be a folly, if not a crime.Ex. George Watson Cole refers to his mental derangement and pecuniary embarrassment.Ex. The title of the article is 'Methods and madness of migration to micros'.Ex. The early psychiatric profession believed in the effectiveness of reading as a treatment for insanity.Ex. The article is entitled 'Certifiable lunacy or common sense? Combining your adult and juvenile collections'.Ex. In subsequent years, Bethlem became ' Bedlam,' a metaphor for madness; being so long the only public receptacle for the insane, it became equated with madness itself.Ex. As for you, try to isolate yourself from all this craziness that have been going around you.----* amar con locura = love + Nombre + to bits.* locuras = zaniness.* parecer una locura = sound + crazy.* * *a) (Med) madness, insanityb) ( insensatez) crazy thing (colloq)c) ( inclinación exagerada)* * *= frenzy, wild thought, absurdity, folly, derangement, madness, insanity, lunacy, bedlam, craziness.Ex: The ALA and some of its members seem to have taken in upon themselves to whip up a frenzy of public relations style fantasy that market reality simply cannot match.
Ex: A wild thought of leaving the DPL shot through her mind and was gone.Ex: It is true that the newspapers sensationalized some of the Community's absurdities and gave prominence to the unpopular practice of disposing of surplus food at taxpayers' expense.Ex: The attempt to train young people in this kind of discrimination seems to me to be a folly, if not a crime.Ex: George Watson Cole refers to his mental derangement and pecuniary embarrassment.Ex: The title of the article is 'Methods and madness of migration to micros'.Ex: The early psychiatric profession believed in the effectiveness of reading as a treatment for insanity.Ex: The article is entitled 'Certifiable lunacy or common sense? Combining your adult and juvenile collections'.Ex: In subsequent years, Bethlem became ' Bedlam,' a metaphor for madness; being so long the only public receptacle for the insane, it became equated with madness itself.Ex: As for you, try to isolate yourself from all this craziness that have been going around you.* amar con locura = love + Nombre + to bits.* locuras = zaniness.* parecer una locura = sound + crazy.* * *1 ( Med) madness, insanityataque de locura fit of madness2 (insensatez) crazy thing ( colloq)hizo muchas locuras en su juventud she did a lot of crazy things in her youth ( colloq)lo que dices es una locura what you're saying is sheer o complete madnesscometió la locura de casarse a los quince años she committed the folly of getting married at fifteengastó una locura en ese coche he spent a ridiculous amount on that car3(inclinación exagerada): siente locura por la pequeña she's absolutely mad about o besotted with the little one ( colloq)la quiero/me gusta con locura I'm crazy o mad o wild about her ( colloq)* * *
locura sustantivo femenino
◊ lo que hizo/dijo fue una locura what he did/said was sheer madnessb) ( inclinación exagerada):
la quiero con locura I'm crazy about her (colloq)
locura sustantivo femenino madness, insanity: ¡no lo hagas!, ¡es una locura!, don't do it, it's insane!
' locura' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
enajenación
- esperar
- filo
- borde
English:
craze
- feign
- folly
- insanity
- lunacy
- madly
- madness
- streak
- verge on
- amok
- look
* * *locura nf1. [demencia] madness;la mató en un arrebato de locura he killed her in a fit of madnessdecir locuras to talk nonsense;temía que hiciera una locura I was afraid he might do something desperate;sería una locura hacerlo it would be folly o madness to do itcon locura madly;se quieren con locura they're madly in love (with one another)4.una locura [mucho] a fortune, a ridiculous amount;gastar una locura to spend a fortune* * *f madness;es una locura it’s madness;de locura fam crazy* * *locura nf1) : insanity, madness2) : crazy thing, folly* * *locura n madness -
11 dårskab
(en -er) folly;[ en dårskab] a piece of folly. -
12 curată nebunie
sheer follyan egregious piece of folly. -
13 locura
• craziness• dementia• derangement• folly• insanely• insatiable• lunacy• madness• piece of folly -
14 ocaggine
ocaggine s.f.1 ( stupidità) stupidity, foolishness, silliness: non sopporto la sua ocaggine!, I can't stand his stupidity!2 ( atto sciocco) piece of folly; ( detto sciocco) piece of nonsense: basta con le tue ocaggini!, that's enough of your nonsense! -
15 сумасшедший поступок
General subject: a piece of follyУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > сумасшедший поступок
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16 acto de locura
• crazy action• piece of folly -
17 der Streich
- {blow} cú đánh đòn, tai hoạ, điều gây xúc động mạnh, cú choáng người, sự nở hoa, ngọn gió, hơi thổi, sự thổi, sự hỉ, trứng ruồi, trứng nhặng fly) - {escapade} sự lẫn trốn kiềm chế, sự tự do phóng túng, sự trốn, hành động hoang toàng - {flim-flam} chuyện vớ vẩn, chuyện tào lao, trò gian trá, trò xảo trá - {frolic} cuộc vui nhộn, sự vui đùa, sự nô đùa, sự đùa giỡn - {knavery} sự bất lương, tính đểu giả, tính xỏ lá ba que, hành động bất lương, hành vi đểu giả, trò tinh quái, trò nghịch ác - {prank} trò chơi ác, trò chơi khăm, trò đùa nhả, sự trục trặc - {rig} cách sắp đặt, các thiết bị, cách ăn mặc, thiết bị, con thú đực chỉ có một hòn dái, con thú đực bị thiến sót, sự lừa đảo, sự lừa gạt, thủ đoạn xảo trá, sự mua vét hàng hoá để đầu cơ - sự đầu cơ làm biến động thị trường chứng khoán - {stroke} cú, cú đánh, đòn, đột quỵ, sự cố gắng, nước bài, nước đi, "cú", "miếng", "đòn", sự thành công lớn, lối bơi, kiểu bơi, nét, tiếng chuông đồng hồ, tiếng đập của trái tim, người đứng lái làm chịch stroke oar) - cái vuốt ve, sự vuốt ve - {trick} mưu mẹo, thủ đoạn đánh lừa, trò bịp bợm, trò choi xỏ, trò ranh ma, trò tinh nghịch, ngón, phép, mánh khoé, mánh lới nhà nghề, trò, trò khéo, thói, tật, phiên làm việc ở buồng lái = der böse Streich {do}+ = der dumme Streich {trick}+ = der törichte Streich {piece of folly}+ = ein übler Streich {a cheap trick; a nasty trick}+ = einen Streich spielen {to run a rig}+ = jemandem einen Streich spielen {to play a trick on someone; to pull a trick on someone}+ -
18 глупост
folly, foolishness, stupidity, silliness(глупава постъпка) foolish/silly thing; piece of stupidity(безсмислица) nonsense, absurdity, inanityглупост и nonsense, stuff and nonsense, balderdash, rubbish, trashзанимавам се с глупости trifle away/waste o.'s timeизвършвам голяма глупост do a very foolish thingхарча си парите за глупости fritter away o.'s moneyглупости! nonsense! rubbish! разг. bosh! rot! tosh! стига си дрънкал глупости cut the cackle! стига тия глупост! stop that nonsense!* * *глу̀пост,ж., -и 1. folly, foolishness, stupidity, silliness; разг. dunderheadedness; goofiness; sl. numbskullery; ( глупава постъпка) foolish/silly thing; piece of stupidity; goof; ( безсмислица) nonsense, absurdity, inanity; fandangle; амер. baloney; разг. guff, hogwash, tripe, mumbo-jumbo; занимавам се с \глупости trifle away/waste o.’s time; fiddle-faddle; извършвам \глупостта да commit the folly of (с ger.); извършвам голяма \глупост do a very foolish thing; наивен до \глупост naive to the point of imbecility; той има \глупостта да he was so foolish as to; чиста \глупост sheer nonsense; tommyrot;2. само мн. nonsense, stuff and nonsense, balderdash, rubbish, tosh, trash; разг. tomfoolery, twaddle, drivel, pap, balls, bullshit, codswallop; flapdoodle; fudge; върша \глупости do silly things, commit indiscretions; \глупости! nonsense! rubbish! разг. bosh! rot! tosh! говоря \глупости talk nonsense (за about); talk a lot of trash, talk through o.’s hat; разг. talk through the back of o.’s head; fudge; пълни \глупости clotted nonsense; sl. a load of old cobblers; стига си дрънкал \глупости! cut the cackle! стига с тия \глупости! stop that nonsense! разг. don’t give me that! cut it out; харча парите си за \глупости fritter away o.’s money.* * *cloddishness; fatuity{fxtyuiti}; folly; foolery; unreason{En`ri;zn}; unwisdom* * *1. (безсмислица) nonsense, absurdity, inanity 2. (глупава постъпка) foolish/silly thing;piece of stupidity 3. folly, foolishness, stupidity, silliness 4. ГЛУПОСТ и nonsense, stuff and nonsense, balderdash, rubbish, trash: наивен до ГЛУПОСТ naive to the point of imbecilily 5. ГЛУПОСТи! nonsense! rubbish! разг. bosh! rot! tosh! стига си дрънкал ГЛУПОСТи cut the cackle! стига тия ГЛУПОСТ! stop that nonsense! 6. върша ГЛУПОСТи do silly things, commit indiscretions 7. говоря ГЛУПОСТи talk nonsense (за about);talk a lot of trash, talk through o.'s hat 8. занимавам се с ГЛУПОСТи trifle away/waste o.'s time 9. извършвам ГЛУПОСТта да commit the folly of (c ger.) 10. извършвам голяма ГЛУПОСТ do a very foolish thing 11. той има ГЛУПОСТта да he was so foolish as to 12. харча си парите за ГЛУПОСТи fritter away o.'s money 13. чиста ГЛУПОСТ sheer nonsense;tommyrot -
19 disparate
m.1 silly thing.¡no digas disparates! don't talk nonsense!hacer un disparate to do something crazy2 piece of nonsense, act of folly, mistake, absurdity.pres.subj.1st person singular (yo) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: disparatar.* * *1 (hecho) foolish act, silly thing2 (dicho) nonsense3 (error) blunder, mistake4 familiar (barbaridad) ridiculous amount* * *noun m.* * *SM1) (=comentario) foolish remark¡no digas disparates! — don't talk nonsense!
¡qué disparate! — what rubbish!, how absurd!
2) (=acción)sacar el coche con esta niebla es un disparate — taking the car out in this fog is just crazy o is a stupid thing to do
está tan desesperado que es capaz de cualquier disparate — he's so desperate he's capable of doing something really stupid
3) (=error) blunder4) *reírse un disparate — to laugh o.s. silly
5) (Arquit) folly* * *a) (acción insensata, cosa absurda)b) (fam) ( cantidad exagerada) ridiculous (o crazy etc) amount* * *= absurdity, folly.Ex. It is true that the newspapers sensationalized some of the Community's absurdities and gave prominence to the unpopular practice of disposing of surplus food at taxpayers' expense.Ex. The attempt to train young people in this kind of discrimination seems to me to be a folly, if not a crime.----* cometer un disparate = make + a blunder, make + a bloomer, put + Posesivo + foot in it, stick + Posesivo + foot in it, drop + a clanger, drop + a bollock, blunder.* decir disparates = shoot off + at the mouth, talk + rubbish, talk + nonsense, talk through + Posesivo + hat.* disparates = hogwash.* * *a) (acción insensata, cosa absurda)b) (fam) ( cantidad exagerada) ridiculous (o crazy etc) amount* * *= absurdity, folly.Ex: It is true that the newspapers sensationalized some of the Community's absurdities and gave prominence to the unpopular practice of disposing of surplus food at taxpayers' expense.
Ex: The attempt to train young people in this kind of discrimination seems to me to be a folly, if not a crime.* cometer un disparate = make + a blunder, make + a bloomer, put + Posesivo + foot in it, stick + Posesivo + foot in it, drop + a clanger, drop + a bollock, blunder.* decir disparates = shoot off + at the mouth, talk + rubbish, talk + nonsense, talk through + Posesivo + hat.* disparates = hogwash.* * *1decir disparates to talk nonsense, to make foolish remarkscometió or hizo el disparate de conducir bebido he was stupid enough to drink and drivehizo muchos disparates durante su juventud he did a lot of silly things o made a lot of foolish mistakes in his youthes un disparate casarse tan joven it's stupid o it's madness o it's absurd to get married so younges un disparate que te gastes tanto en ropa you're crazy spending o it's crazy to spend so much on clothesestá tan deprimido que temo que haga algún disparate he's so depressed that I'm afraid he might do something stupidsu discurso fue una sarta de disparates his speech was a load of nonsense o drivel o twaddle ( colloq)3 (palabrota) swearword* * *
Del verbo disparatar: ( conjugate disparatar)
disparaté es:
1ª persona singular (yo) pretérito indicativo
disparate es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo
disparate sustantivo masculinoa) (acción insensata, cosa absurda):
decir disparates to make foolish remarks;
es un disparate casarse tan joven it's crazy to get married so young;
temo que haga algún disparate I'm afraid he might do something crazy
disparate sustantivo masculino
1 (que se dice) nonsense: sólo sabe decir disparates, she's always talking nonsense
2 (que se hace) foolish act
3 (gran cantidad) a lot: este bolso cuesta un disparate, this handbag costs a fortune
' disparate' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acuerdo
- delirio
- desatino
- desvarío
- aberración
- barbaridad
- dispar
- ir
- macana
English:
disparate
- folly
* * *disparate nm1. [comentario, acción] silly thing;[idea] crazy idea;¿no irás a cometer o [m5] hacer algún disparate? you're not going to go and do something stupid, are you?;¡no digas disparates! don't talk nonsense!;¿casarme yo? ¡qué disparate! me, get married? don't be ridiculous!;es un disparate salir sin paraguas en un día como hoy it's madness to go out without an umbrella on a day like this;vivir tan aislado me parece un disparate it seems crazy to me to go and live in such an isolated place¡estos precios son un disparate! these prices are ridiculous!* * *m fam1 piece of nonsense;es un disparate hacer eso it’s crazy to do that;¡qué disparate ! what a stupid thing to say/do!2:costar un disparate cost an arm and a leg fam* * *disparate nm: silliness, stupiditydecir disparates: to talk nonsense* * *1. (hecho estúpido) stupid thing2. (cantidad excesiva) ridiculous amount¡el precio de las zapatillas es un disparate! the price of trainers is ridiculous! -
20 disparate
• absurdity• act of folly• balderdash• blunder• fiddle-faddle• folly• mistake• piece of nonsense• piece of rubbish• sense that• senseless talk
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