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1 abusión
• absurdity• abuse• augury• misapplication• misappropriation• misuse• omen• outrage• piece of nonsense• superstition -
2 contrasentido
• absurdity• contradiction• misinterpretation• mistake• mistranslation• nonscheduled airline• nonsensical -
3 desatino
• absurdity• blunder• folly• foolishness• fumble• inaccessible• inaccurate• mistake• nonscheduled airline• nonsensical -
4 dislate
• absurdity• blunder -
5 disparate
• absurdity• act of folly• balderdash• blunder• fiddle-faddle• folly• mistake• piece of nonsense• piece of rubbish• sense that• senseless talk -
6 falacia
• absurdity• deceit• deceitfulness• fallacy• folly• fraud• illusion• take in -
7 falsedad
• absurdity• deceit• false remark• falsehood• falseness• falsity• fraud• lie• meretriciousness• spuriousness• take in• truthlessness• unsoundness• untrue remark• untruth• untruthfulness -
8 majadería
• absurdity• crap• nonscheduled airline• nonsensical -
9 ridiculez
• absurdity• ludicrousness• preposterousness• ridgerope• ridgy• ridicule• ridiculing• ridiculous behavior• ridiculously• ridiculousness• riding• silliness -
10 sinrazón
• absurdity• nonscheduled airline• nonsensical• written warranties• wrong address -
11 absurdo
adj.absurd, nonsensical, irrational, meaningless.m.1 absurdity, nonsense, folly, aberration.2 absurd act, absurdity.* * *► adjetivo1 absurd1 absurdity, nonsense————————1 absurdity, nonsense* * *(f. - absurda)adj.* * *1.ADJ absurdlo absurdo es que... — the ridiculous thing is that...
teatro del absurdo — theatre o (EEUU) theater of the absurd
2.SM absurdity, (piece of) nonsense* * *I- da adjetivo absurd, ridiculousIIlo más absurdo de todo es... — the ridiculous thing about it all is...
* * *= foolish, incongruous, ludicrous, absurd, farcical, meaningless, nonsensical.Ex. It would be uneconomic and foolish to persevere with human assignment of controlled-language terms.Ex. The idea is incongruous in our general catalogs where a publication is to be represented by a main entry as an edition of a particular work by a particular author.Ex. Hernandez described the encounter as futile and ludicrous, and concluded that it tallied entirely with Lespran's expectation of it..Ex. Too frequently absurd errors creep past the abstractor who does not know the field.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. Although the isolate numbers for the concepts are correct, these mistakes in the use of facet indicators render this class number meaningless.Ex. Parental protectiveness of children is surely a good thing if sensibly applied, but this nonsensical double standard doesn't help anyone.----* algo absurdo = nonsense.* lo absurdo = ridiculousness.* * *I- da adjetivo absurd, ridiculousIIlo más absurdo de todo es... — the ridiculous thing about it all is...
* * *= foolish, incongruous, ludicrous, absurd, farcical, meaningless, nonsensical.Ex: It would be uneconomic and foolish to persevere with human assignment of controlled-language terms.
Ex: The idea is incongruous in our general catalogs where a publication is to be represented by a main entry as an edition of a particular work by a particular author.Ex: Hernandez described the encounter as futile and ludicrous, and concluded that it tallied entirely with Lespran's expectation of it..Ex: Too frequently absurd errors creep past the abstractor who does not know the field.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: Although the isolate numbers for the concepts are correct, these mistakes in the use of facet indicators render this class number meaningless.Ex: Parental protectiveness of children is surely a good thing if sensibly applied, but this nonsensical double standard doesn't help anyone.* algo absurdo = nonsense.* lo absurdo = ridiculousness.* * *absurd, ridiculouseso es a todas luces absurdo that is absolutely preposterous o absurd o ridiculousesto es el colmo de lo absurdo this is totally absurd o the height of absurdityes absurdo que te comportes así it's ridiculous o absurd of you to behave like that1(absurdez): es un absurdo que trates de ocultarlo it's ridiculous o absurd (of you) to try to hide itun absurdo an absurdityreducción al absurdo reductio ad absurdum* * *
absurdo◊ -da adjetivo
absurd, 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
* * *absurdo, -a♦ adjabsurd;lo absurdo sería que no lo hicieras it would be absurd for you not to do it♦ nmdecir/hacer un absurdo to say/do something ridiculous o idiotic;reducción al absurdo reductio ad absurdum;el teatro del absurdo the Theatre of the Absurd* * *I adj absurdII m1 absurdity;es un absurdo que it’s absurd that2:teatro del absurdo theater o Br theatre of the absurd* * *absurdo, -da adjdisparatado, ridículo: absurd, ridiculous♦ absurdamente advabsurdo nm: absurdity* * *absurdo adj absurd -
12 despropósito
m.piece of nonsense, nonsense, irrelevant remark.* * *1 absurdity, nonsense\decir despropósitos to talk nonsense* * *SM1) (=salida de tono) inappropriate remark2) (=disparate) piece of nonsense* * *1) ( desatino) silly thing to say/do2) (Col frml) ( desaire) snub, slight* * *= absurdity, nonsense, snub, mixed signal.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. Since 'added entry' maps to 'access point' and 'main entry' maps to 'access point', some curious, but harmless non-sense results.Ex. This is yet another snub to the United Nations Security Council which has imposed economic sanctions on Iran over its refusal to suspend uranium enrichment.Ex. Instead, this may come off as a sort of mixed signal considering that God has chosen to smite California right after a proposition was passed banning same sex marriage.* * *1) ( desatino) silly thing to say/do2) (Col frml) ( desaire) snub, slight* * *= absurdity, nonsense, snub, mixed signal.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: Since 'added entry' maps to 'access point' and 'main entry' maps to 'access point', some curious, but harmless non-sense results.Ex: This is yet another snub to the United Nations Security Council which has imposed economic sanctions on Iran over its refusal to suspend uranium enrichment.Ex: Instead, this may come off as a sort of mixed signal considering that God has chosen to smite California right after a proposition was passed banning same sex marriage.* * *A (desatino) silly thing to say/dono dice más que despropósitos he talks nothing but nonsense* * *
despropósito sustantivo masculino nonsense, absurdity: no digas depropósitos, don't speak nonsense
' despropósito' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
barbaridad
* * *despropósito nm1. [comentario absurdo] stupid thing to say;fue un despropósito it was a stupid thing to say;decir despropósitos to say stupid things, to talk nonsense2. [acción absurda] stupid thing to do;sería un despropósito invertir en bolsa ahora it would be stupid to invest on the stock market now* * *m stupid thing* * *despropósito nm: piece of nonsense, absurdity -
13 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 -
14 estupidez descomunal
= manifest absurdity, nonsense on stiltsEx. It now seems a manifest absurdity to say that if this elephant were an orange, it would file in such-and-such a place.Ex. In fact, Bentham said: 'The idea of rights is nonsense and the idea of natural rights is nonsense on stilts'.* * *= manifest absurdity, nonsense on stiltsEx: It now seems a manifest absurdity to say that if this elephant were an orange, it would file in such-and-such a place.
Ex: In fact, Bentham said: 'The idea of rights is nonsense and the idea of natural rights is nonsense on stilts'. -
15 ridiculez
f.1 silly thing, nonsense (payasada).2 trifle.cuesta una ridiculez it costs next to nothing3 ridicule, silliness, stupidity, absurdity.* * *► nombre femenino (pl ridiculeces)1 (cualidad) ridiculousness2 (cosa, hecho) ridiculous thing, ridiculous action3 (nimiedad) triviality, nothing■ la diferencia de precio es una ridiculez there's virtually no difference in price, there's only a slight difference in price\¡qué ridiculez! how ridiculous!* * *SF1) (=dicho absurdo)¡qué ridiculez! — how ridiculous!
2) (=insignificancia)¿y no os habláis por una ridiculez así? — (do) you mean you've stopped talking to each other because of a silly little thing like that?
¿solo vas a comer esta ridiculez? ¡coge un poco más! — is that all you're eating? have a bit more!
* * *a) (tontería, insignificancia)b) ( cualidad) ridiculousness* * *= ridiculousness, chump change.Ex. The lavishness of the presentation imbues the show with conviction and almost distracts from the ridiculousness of its apocalyptic posturing.Ex. The trick is they don't plan on paying their artists more than chump change in royalties.* * *a) (tontería, insignificancia)b) ( cualidad) ridiculousness* * *= ridiculousness, chump change.Ex: The lavishness of the presentation imbues the show with conviction and almost distracts from the ridiculousness of its apocalyptic posturing.
Ex: The trick is they don't plan on paying their artists more than chump change in royalties.* * *1(tontería, insignificancia): lo que dijo fue una ridiculez what he said was ridiculous o just plain stupid¡qué ridiculez! that's ridiculous o ludicrous o absurd!es una ridiculez pelearse por tan poca cosa it's absurd o ridiculous o ludicrous to fight over such a minor thingle pagan una ridiculez they pay her a pittancepagué una ridiculez por esto I paid next to nothing for this2 (cualidad) absurdity, ridiculousness* * *
ridiculez sustantivo femeninoa) (tontería, insignificancia):
¡qué ridiculez! that's ridiculous!;
pagué una ridiculez por esto I paid next to nothing for this
ridiculez sustantivo femenino
1 (cualidad) ridiculousness
(objeto o idea absurda) ridiculous thing: no pienses ridiculeces, don't be silly
2 (cantidad despreciable, minúscula) pittance: se sirvió una ridiculez de comida, he served himself a tiny helping
' ridiculez' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
payasada
English:
joke
- anything
* * *ridiculez nf1. [payasada] silly thing;esa corbata es una ridiculez that tie is ridiculous;¡no digas ridiculeces! don't talk nonsense!se pelearon por una ridiculez they fell out over nothing;me pagan una ridiculez I'm paid a pittance3. [cualidad] ridiculousness* * *f absurdity ser una ridiculez be ridiculous* * * -
16 dislate
m.piece of nonsense or absurdity.su plan es un dislate her plan is absurd* * *1 absurdity, nonsense* * *SM1) (=absurdo) absurdityeso es un dislate — that's an absurd o ridiculous thing to do
un texto cargado de dislates — a text full of nonsense o stupid comments
* * ** * ** * *salir a correr con este calor es un dislate it's madness o it's ridiculous to go out running in this heates un dislate creer en esas brujerías it's absurd to believe (in) that witchcraft nonsense* * *dislate nmpiece of nonsense o absurdity;su plan es un dislate her plan is absurd;insinuar que la casa está encantada es un puro dislate suggesting that the house is haunted is pure nonsense;un texto lleno de dislates a text full of absurdities* * *m piece of nonsense -
17 absurdidad
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18 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! -
19 majadería
f.foolishness, nonsense, applesauce, absurdity.* * *1 nonsense, balderdash* * *SF1) (=cualidad) (=tontería) silliness; (=sinsentido) absurdity2)pl majaderías nonsense singuna majadería — a silly thing, an absurdity
* * *a) (fam) ( cualidad) stupidityb) (fam) (dicho, acto)no dice más que majaderías — he talks a lot of rubbish o nonsense (colloq)
* * *a) (fam) ( cualidad) stupidityb) (fam) (dicho, acto)no dice más que majaderías — he talks a lot of rubbish o nonsense (colloq)
* * *1 ( fam) (cualidad) stupidity2 ( fam)(dicho, acto): no dice más que majaderías he says one stupid thing after another, he talks a lot of rubbish o nonsense ( colloq)lo que hizo fue una majadería it was a stupid thing to do* * *
majadería sustantivo femenino (fam)
b) (dicho, acto):◊ no dice más que majaderías he talks a lot of rubbish o nonsense (colloq);
fue una majadería it was a stupid thing to do
* * *majadería nf1. [cualidad] idiocydecir majaderías to talk nonsense;eso que has dicho es una majadería what you said is nonsense* * *f:decir/hacer una majadería say/do sth stupid* * *majadería nf1) tontería: stupidity, foolishness -
20 Centro de Europa
Ex. It also proves the absurdity of Nazi race theories of 'racial purity,' since the various peoples of Mitteleurope, the Germans in particular, are among the most mixed stocks in Europe.* * *Ex: It also proves the absurdity of Nazi race theories of 'racial purity,' since the various peoples of Mitteleurope, the Germans in particular, are among the most mixed stocks in Europe.
См. также в других словарях:
Absurdity — Ab*surd i*ty ( [i^]*t[y^]), n.; pl. {Absurdities} ( t[i^]z). [L. absurditas: cf. F. absurdite.] 1. The quality of being absurd or inconsistent with obvious truth, reason, or sound judgment. The absurdity of the actual idea of an infinite number.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
absurdity — index incongruity Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
absurdity — (n.) late 15c., from M.Fr. absurdité, from L.L. absurditatem (nom. absurditas) dissonance, incongruity, noun of state from L. absurdus out of tune; figuratively incongruous, silly, senseless, from ab , intensive prefix, + surdus dull, deaf, mute… … Etymology dictionary
absurdity — [n] ridiculous situation or behavior applesauce*, BS*, bull*, crap*, craziness, farce, flapdoodle*, folly, foolishness, hot air*, idiocy, illogicality, illogicalness, improbability, inanity, incongruity, insanity, irrationality, jazz*, jive*,… … New thesaurus
absurdity — [ab sʉr′də tē, abzʉr′də tē; əb zʉr′də tē, əbzʉr′də tē] n. 1. the quality or state of being absurd; nonsense 2. pl. absurdities an absurd idea or thing … English World dictionary
Absurdity — For other uses, see Absurd (disambiguation). An absurdity is a thing that is extremely unreasonable, so as to be foolish or not taken seriously, or the state of being so. Absurd is an adjective used to describe an absurdity, e.g., “this… … Wikipedia
Absurdity — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Absurdity >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 absurdity absurdity absurdness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 imbecility imbecility &c. 499 Sgm: N 1 alogy| alogy| nonsense Sgm: N 1 paradox paradox … English dictionary for students
absurdity — n. it was the height of absurdity (to insist on a refund) * * * [əb sɜːdɪtɪ] it was the height of absurdity (to insist on a refund) … Combinatory dictionary
absurdity — noun a) The quality of being absurd or inconsistent with obvious truth, reason, or sound judgment. Neither [Jones] nor I (in 1966) could conceive of reducing our science to the ultimate absurdity of reading Finnish newspapers almost a century… … Wiktionary
absurdity — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Quality of being absurd Nouns 1. (nonsensical quality) absurdity, absurdness, nonsense; paradox, inconsistency; inanity (See folly); ludicrousness, ridiculousness, comicality; koan, oxymoron, doublethink … English dictionary for students
absurdity — noun Milosevic spurned the evidence linking him to countless atrocities, calling the charges a supreme absurdity Syn: preposterousness, ridiculousness, ludicrousness, incongruity, inappropriateness, risibility, idiocy, stupidity, foolishness,… … Thesaurus of popular words