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3 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! -
4 folie
folie [fɔli]feminine nouna. ( = maladie) insanity• c'est de la folie douce or furieuse it's sheer madnessb. ( = bêtise, erreur, dépense) extravagance• vous avez fait des folies en achetant ce cadeau you have been far too extravagant in buying this present* * *fɔli1) ( déraison) madnesscrise or coup de folie — brainstorm
être pris de folie — to go mad GB ou crazy
aimer quelqu'un/quelque chose à la folie — to be mad GB ou crazy about somebody/something
2) ( acte déraisonnable)3) ( passion)avoir la folie des antiquités — to be mad GB ou crazy about antiques
4) ( dépense inconsidérée) extravagancefaire une folie, faire des folies — to be extravagant
•Phrasal Verbs:* * *fɔli nf1) (= état) madness, insanity2) (= acte) folly* * *folie nf1 ( démence) madness; crise or coup de folie brainstorm; basculer dans la folie meurtrière to become a homicidal maniac;2 ( déraison) madness; c'est de la folie pure it's sheer madness; être pris de folie to go mad GB ou crazy; aimer qn/qch à la folie to be mad GB ou crazy about sb/sth, to love sb/sth to distraction sout; des spectateurs/une salle en folie an ecstatic crowd/audience;3 ( acte déraisonnable) act of folly; cette folie leur a coûté la vie it was an act of folly which cost them their lives; mes folies de jeunesse my youthful follies; elle a fait une folie en acceptant she was mad to accept;4 ( passion) avoir la folie du marbre/des antiquités to be mad GB ou crazy about marble/about antiques;folie à deux Méd folie à deux; folie douce sheer madness; c'est de la folie douce it's sheer madness; folie furieuse stark raving madness; être pris de folie furieuse to go berserk; folie des grandeurs delusions (pl) of grandeur; avoir la folie des grandeurs to have delusions of grandeur.[fɔli] nom fémininun accès ou une crise de folie a fit of madnessc'est pure folie it's utter madness ou sheer follysortir par ce temps, c'est de la folie furieuse! it's (sheer) madness to go out in weather like this!avoir la folie des grandeurs to suffer from ou to have delusions of grandeurj'ai fait une folie en achetant ce manteau I was crazy ou mad to buy that coatfaire des folies [dépenser] to be extravagant————————à la folie locution adverbialeaimer quelqu'un à la folie to be madly in love with somebody, to love somebody to distraction -
5 folié
folie [fɔli]feminine nouna. ( = maladie) insanity• c'est de la folie douce or furieuse it's sheer madnessb. ( = bêtise, erreur, dépense) extravagance• vous avez fait des folies en achetant ce cadeau you have been far too extravagant in buying this present* * *fɔli1) ( déraison) madnesscrise or coup de folie — brainstorm
être pris de folie — to go mad GB ou crazy
aimer quelqu'un/quelque chose à la folie — to be mad GB ou crazy about somebody/something
2) ( acte déraisonnable)3) ( passion)avoir la folie des antiquités — to be mad GB ou crazy about antiques
4) ( dépense inconsidérée) extravagancefaire une folie, faire des folies — to be extravagant
•Phrasal Verbs:* * *fɔli nf1) (= état) madness, insanity2) (= acte) folly* * *folie nf1 ( démence) madness; crise or coup de folie brainstorm; basculer dans la folie meurtrière to become a homicidal maniac;2 ( déraison) madness; c'est de la folie pure it's sheer madness; être pris de folie to go mad GB ou crazy; aimer qn/qch à la folie to be mad GB ou crazy about sb/sth, to love sb/sth to distraction sout; des spectateurs/une salle en folie an ecstatic crowd/audience;3 ( acte déraisonnable) act of folly; cette folie leur a coûté la vie it was an act of folly which cost them their lives; mes folies de jeunesse my youthful follies; elle a fait une folie en acceptant she was mad to accept;4 ( passion) avoir la folie du marbre/des antiquités to be mad GB ou crazy about marble/about antiques;folie à deux Méd folie à deux; folie douce sheer madness; c'est de la folie douce it's sheer madness; folie furieuse stark raving madness; être pris de folie furieuse to go berserk; folie des grandeurs delusions (pl) of grandeur; avoir la folie des grandeurs to have delusions of grandeur. -
6 Narretei
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7 tåbelighed
dumbness, foolishness, imbecility, silliness* * *foolishness,F folly; silliness, stupidity,T daftness;( tåbelig handling) (act of) stupidity,F (act of) folly,( bemærkning) stupid remark. -
8 безрассудство
1) General subject: audacity, blindness, dare devilry, dare-devilry, derring do, derring-do, desperateness, desperation, folly, foolishness, headiness, imprudence, madness, temerity, unreason, act of folly, devil-may-careness, devil-may-carishness, thoughtlessness2) Law: heedlessness, recklessness3) Makarov: insanity -
9 безумие
1) General subject: desperation, distraction, folly, freak out, freak-out (у наркомана), frenzy, furor, insanity, lunacy, madness, phrensy, phrenzy, unreason, act of folly, thoughtlessness2) Religion: dementation3) Psychology: confused insanity, psychosis state4) Scottish language: furiosity6) Makarov: insanity (безрассудство), vehemence (гнева, страсти), vehemency (гнева, страсти)7) Archaic: rage -
10 сумасбродство
General subject: extravagance, extravagancy, folly, madness, nonsense, screwball, act of folly, megalomania -
11 disparate
• absurdity• act of folly• balderdash• blunder• fiddle-faddle• folly• mistake• piece of nonsense• piece of rubbish• sense that• senseless talk -
12 безумный
1. ( безрассудный) recklessбезумный поступок — mad / senseless act, an act of folly / madness
2. разг. ( очень сильный) terrible, dreadful3. уст. ( сумасшедший) mad, insaneбезумные глаза — wild-looking eyes, wild eyes
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безумный день — distracting dayбезумные цены — fancy / sky-high prices
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13 absurdo
• aberration• absurd• absurd act• absurdity• folly• inamorata• inanely• irrational• meaningless• nonscheduled airline• nonsectarian• nonsensical• nonsensically• obnubilation• preposterous• sense perception• senseless act -
14 acción irreflexiva
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15 безумный
1) ( безрассудный) recklessбезу́мный посту́пок — mad / senseless act, an act of folly / madness
2) разг. ( очень сильный) terrible, dreadful, wild3) уст. ( сумасшедший) mad, insaneбезу́мные глаза́ — wild-looking eyes, wild eyes
••безу́мный день — crazy day
безу́мные це́ны — fancy / sky-high / unreasonable prices
там безу́мные це́ны — everything costs the earth there
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16 καθαιρέω
A- ήσω Il.11.453
, etc.: [tense] fut. 2καθελῶ APl.4.334
(Antiphil.): [tense] aor.2 καθεῖλον, inf. καθελεῖν: [tense] aor. 1 : [dialect] Ion. [tense] pf. part. [voice] Pass.καταραιρημένος Hdt.2.172
:— take down,καθείλομεν ἱστία Od. 9.149
;κὰδ δ' ἀπὸ πασσαλόφι ζυγὸν ᾕρεον Il.24.268
; κ. ἄχθος take it down, i.e. off one's shoulders, Ar.Ra.10;κ. τὸ σημεῖον And.1.36
; κ. τῶν ἐκ τῆς στοᾶς ὅπλων some of them, X.HG5.4.8;κ. εἰκόνα ἐξ ἀκροπόλεως Lycurg.117
; κ. τινά, from the cross, Plb.1.86.6, Ph.2.529:—[voice] Med., κατελέσθαι τὰ τόξα take down one's bow, Hdt.3.78;τοὺς ἱστούς Plb.1.61.1
.2 put down, close the eyes of the dead,ὄσσε καθαιρήσουσι θανόντι περ Il.11.453
;ὀφθαλμοὺς καθελοῦσα Od.24.296
;χερσὶ κατ' ὀφθαλμοὺς ἑλέειν 11.426
.3 of sorcerers, bring down from the sky, , Pl.Grg. 513a.4 κατά με πέδον γᾶς ἕλοι may earth swallow me! E.Supp. 829 (lyr.).II put down by force, destroy,ὅτε κέν μιν μοῖρ' ὀλοὴ καθέλῃσι Od.2.100
, 19.145, cf. 3.238, etc.;μὴ καθέλοι μιν αἰών Pi.O.9.60
;φῶτ' ἄδικον καθαιρεῖ A.Ag. 398
(lyr.);μοῖρα τὸν φύσαντα καθεῖλε S.Aj. 517
, cf. E.El. 878(lyr.), etc.; kill, slay, ταῦρον ib. 1143, cf. Stesich.23, S.Tr. 1063, Fr. 205; ἐάν τις ἀποκτείνῃ.. ἐν ὁδῷ καθελών Lexap.D.23.53:—[voice] Pass., of criminals, to be executed, Plu.Them.22.2 put down, reduce,κ. Κῦρον καὶ τὴν Περσέων δύναμιν Hdt.1.71
, etc.; καθαιρεθῆναι, opp. ἀρθῆναι, D.2.8; esp. depose, dethrone, Hdt.1.124, etc.; κ. τὸ λῃστικὸν ἐκ τῆς θαλάσσης remove it utterly from.., Th.1.4, cf. POxy.1408.23 (iii A.D.);κ. ὕβριν τινός Hdt.9.27
, LXXZa.9.6;ὄλβον S.Fr.646.4
; ὑπερηφάνους Aristeas 263:—[voice] Pass., καθῃρημένος τὴν αἴσθησιν bereft of sense, Plu.Per.38; καθαιρεῖσθαι τῆς μεγαλειότητος [Ἀρτέμιδος] Act.Ap.19.27.3 raze to the ground, demolish,πόλεις Th.1.58
, al., LXXIs.14.17; ; τῶν τειχῶν a part of the walls, X.HG4.4.13:—[voice] Pass., Th. 5.39, etc.;καθῃρέθη.. Οἰχαλία δορί S.Tr. 478
.5 as law-term, condemn, ἡ καθαιροῦσα ψῆφος a verdict of guilty, Lys.13.37: c. inf.,ἐμὲ πάλος καθαιρεῖ.. λαβεῖν S. Ant. 275
; so prob.κατά με.. Ἀΐδας ἕλοι πατρὶ ξυνθανεῖν Id.OC 1689
(lyr.), cf. E.Or. 862; simply, decide,ὅ τι ἂν αἱ πλείους ψῆφοι καθαιρῶσι D.H.7.36
, 39; in book-keeping, ἃν καθαιρῶσιν αἱ ψῆφοι whatever the counters (or accounts) prove, prob. in D.18.227.6 reduce, ;τοῦ ἀποστήματος πεφυκότος ἐπὶ πολὺ καθαιρεῖν τὰ μεγέθη Phld.Sign.9
; of mild caustics, τὰ ὑπερσαρκέοντα καθαιρεῖ (prob. for καθαίρει) Hp.Ulc.14, cf. Gal.11.756;τὸ σῶμα κ. διαίταις Plu.Ant.53
: Rhet., minimize, Arist.Rh. 1376a34.III overpower, seize,κὰδ δέ μιν ὕπνος ᾕρει Od. 9.372
; κ. τινά overtake, X.Cyr.4.3.16; κ. τινὰ ἐν ἀφροσύνῃ catch in the act of folly, S.Ant. 383 (anap.): c. gen. partis, κ. τῶν ὤτων seize by.., Theoc.5.133:—[voice] Pass.,κ. ὑπό τινος Hdt.6.29
.IV fetch down as a reward or prize,καθαιρεῖν ἀγῶνας Plu.Pomp.8
: metaph., achieve,ἀγώνιον.. εὖχος ἔργῳ καθελών Pi.O.10(11).63
: [tense] fut. inf. καθαρεῖν, παστόν, μίτραν, Epigr. in Berl.Sitzb.1894.908 (Asia Minor):—[voice] Med.,φόνῳ καθαιρεῖσθ', οὐ λόγῳ, τὰ πράγματα E.Supp. 749
:—[voice] Pass., Hdt.7.50.V less freq. like the simple αἱρεῖν, take and carry off, Id.6.41, cf.5.36 ([voice] Pass.). Cf. καθαίρω.Greek-English dictionary (Αγγλικά Ελληνικά-λεξικό) > καθαιρέω
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18 Torheit
f; -, -en; geh.2. Handlung: foolish act, folly, stupid thing to do; eine Torheit begehen do something foolish ( oder silly oder stupid), commit a folly* * *die Torheitfoolishness; folly; foolery* * *Tor|heit ['toːɐhait]f -, -en (geh)foolishness, stupidity; (= törichte Handlung) foolish or stupid acter hat die Tórheit begangen, zu... — he was foolish or stupid enough to...
* * *die1) foolishness2) (foolishness: the follies of youth.) folly* * *Tor·heit<-, -en>f (geh)2. (unvernünftige Handlung) foolish action* * *die; Torheit, Torheiten (geh.)1) o. Pl. foolishness2) (Handlung) foolish acteine [große] Torheit begehen — do something [extremely] foolish
* * *2. Handlung: foolish act, folly, stupid thing to do;* * *die; Torheit, Torheiten (geh.)1) o. Pl. foolishness2) (Handlung) foolish acteine [große] Torheit begehen — do something [extremely] foolish
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19 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 -
20 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.
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