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1 pamplinada
= balderdash.Ex. I am concerned with matters of consequence, I don't amuse myself with balderdash.* * *= balderdash.Ex: I am concerned with matters of consequence, I don't amuse myself with balderdash.
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2 bobadas
• balderdash• tommyrot• Tripartite Currency Agreement• tripe butcher -
3 disparates
• balderdash• nonscheduled airline• nonsensical• tommyrot -
4 tontería
• balderdash• dumb-headedness• dumbheadedness• fiddle-faddle• foolery• foolish act• foolish action• foolish remark• foolish statement• foolish thing to do• foolish thing to say• foolishness• muddle along• muddle on• muddled-headed• muddler• nonscheduled airline• nonsensical• silliness• silly action• silly remark• stupidness• tomfoolery -
5 tonterías
• balderdash• baloney• blather• boloney• crap• dogshit• fiddle-dee-dee• guest worker• guffaw• hogshead• hoist• horses• horseshoe• humbug• Irish bull• my dearest• my God• poppycock• stuff and nonsense• tomfoolery• tommyrot• twaddle -
6 estupidez
f.1 stupidity.2 stupid idea, stupidity.3 stupid action, foolish action, foolish thing to do, stupidity.* * *► nombre femenino (pl estupideces)1 stupidity, stupid thing\cometer una estupidez to do something stupid, do something silly* * *noun f.* * *SF1) (=cualidad) stupidity2) (=acto, dicho) stupid thinglo que hizo fue una estupidez — what he did was stupid, that was a stupid thing to do
deja de decir estupideces — stop talking rubbish * o nonsense
* * *a) ( cuálidad) stupidity, foolishnessb) ( dicho)c) ( acto)eso sería una estupidez — that would be stupid o foolish
* * *= foolishness, stupidity, balderdash.Ex. That's partly because the foolishness or disasters that we as catalogers face daily are seldom translated into letters to LC.Ex. The stupidity of such classroom grind is usually obvious to the children forced into it, if not to their teachers.Ex. I am concerned with matters of consequence, I don't amuse myself with balderdash.----* decir estupideces = talk + rubbish, talk + nonsense, talk through + Posesivo + hat.* estupideces = drivel, nonsense, baloney, blather, piffle, palaver, claptrap, buncombe, bunkum, bunk.* estupideces al cuadrado = nonsense on stilts.* estupidez descomunal = manifest absurdity, nonsense on stilts.* salir con estupideces = talk + nonsense.* * *a) ( cuálidad) stupidity, foolishnessb) ( dicho)c) ( acto)eso sería una estupidez — that would be stupid o foolish
* * *= foolishness, stupidity, balderdash.Ex: That's partly because the foolishness or disasters that we as catalogers face daily are seldom translated into letters to LC.
Ex: The stupidity of such classroom grind is usually obvious to the children forced into it, if not to their teachers.Ex: I am concerned with matters of consequence, I don't amuse myself with balderdash.* decir estupideces = talk + rubbish, talk + nonsense, talk through + Posesivo + hat.* estupideces = drivel, nonsense, baloney, blather, piffle, palaver, claptrap, buncombe, bunkum, bunk.* estupideces al cuadrado = nonsense on stilts.* estupidez descomunal = manifest absurdity, nonsense on stilts.* salir con estupideces = talk + nonsense.* * *1 (cuálidad) stupidity, foolishness2(bagatela): se gasta todo el dinero en estupideces he spends all his money on silly little things3(dicho): no digas estupideces don't talk nonsenselo que acabas de decir es una estupidez what you've just said is stupid4(acto): hizo la estupidez más grande de su vida al casarse con ese hombre she made the biggest mistake of her life when she married that mansería una estupidez dejar pasar esta oportunidad it would be stupid o foolish to let this opportunity go by o be missed* * *
estupidez sustantivo femenino
b) ( dicho):
c) ( acto):◊ eso sería una estupidez that would be stupid o foolish
estupidez sustantivo femenino stupidity: ¡nunca había oído semejante estupidez!, I've never heard anything so stupid !
' estupidez' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bordear
- sinrazón
- chorrada
- huevada
- pendejada
- semejante
- soberano
English:
asinine
- rubbish
- stupidity
- stupidness
- all
- do
- height
- plain
- such
* * *estupidez nfstupidity;decir/hacer una estupidez to say/do something stupid;no dice más que estupideces all she ever talks is nonsense;hizo la estupidez de preguntarle al portero he made the foolish mistake of asking the caretaker;sería un estupidez negarlo it would be foolish to deny it;¿y por eso se enfada? ¡pues vaya una estupidez! she got annoyed about that? how stupid can you get!* * *f1 cualidad stupidity2 acción stupid thing* * *1) : stupidity2) : nonsense* * *1. (cualidad) stupidity2. (cosa estúpida) stupid thing -
7 idiotez
f.1 stupid thing (bobada).2 mental deficiency.3 idiocy, foolishness, blockheadedness, stupidity.4 dumb act, dumb action, foolish act, daft thing.5 foolish thing to say.6 St. Mathurin's disease, anoia.* * *► nombre femenino (pl idioteces)1 MEDICINA idiocy2 (estupidez) stupid thing to say, stupid thing to do\decir idioteces to talk rubbishser una idiotez to be absurd* * *SF idiocy¡eso es una idiotez! — that's nonsense!
* * *a) (fam) ( cosa estúpida)b) (Med) idiocy* * *= idiocy, balderdash.Ex. The article 'The circulation idiom and the idiocy of fashion' argues that the belief that high circulation figures are the preeminent measure of the quality of a library's service is dangerous = El artículo "El modismo de la circulación y la idotez de la moda" postula que es peligroso creer que la medida prevalente de la calidad del servicio de una biblioteca es un número elevado de préstamos.Ex. I am concerned with matters of consequence, I don't amuse myself with balderdash.* * *a) (fam) ( cosa estúpida)b) (Med) idiocy* * *= idiocy, balderdash.Ex: The article 'The circulation idiom and the idiocy of fashion' argues that the belief that high circulation figures are the preeminent measure of the quality of a library's service is dangerous = El artículo "El modismo de la circulación y la idotez de la moda" postula que es peligroso creer que la medida prevalente de la calidad del servicio de una biblioteca es un número elevado de préstamos.
Ex: I am concerned with matters of consequence, I don't amuse myself with balderdash.* * *1 ( fam)fue una idiotez hacer eso that was a stupid thing to do2 ( Med) idiocy* * *
idiotez sustantivo femenino (fam) ( cosa estúpida):
fue una idiotez hacer eso that was a stupid thing to do
idiotez sustantivo femenino idiocy, stupidity, nonsense
* * *idiotez nf1. [acto, dicho] stupid thing;decir/hacer una idiotez to say/do something stupid;no dice más que idioteces he talks nothing but nonsense;¿y por eso se enfada? ¡vaya (una) idiotez! and she got angry about that? how stupid!2. [enfermedad] mental deficiency* * *f stupid thing to say/do;es una idiotez hacer eso that’s a stupid thing to do* * *1) : idiocy2) : idiotic act or remark¡no digas idioteces!: don't talk nonsense! -
8 necedad
f.1 stupidity, foolishness (estupidez).2 stupid or foolish thing (dicho, hecho).decir necedades to talk nonsense3 foolish action.4 folly, foolishness, nonsense, silliness.5 impertinence.* * *1 (ignorancia) stupidity, foolishness2 (acción) stupid thing to do; (comentario) stupid thing to say\decir necedades to talk nonsense, talk rubbish* * *SF1) (=cualidad) crassness, foolishness, silliness2) (=cosa tonta)* * *a) ( cualidad) crassnessb) (dicho, acto)* * *= silliness, balderdash.Ex. The 'Good Times' virus hoax was the precursor of this particular form of silliness.Ex. I am concerned with matters of consequence, I don't amuse myself with balderdash.----* necedades = inanities, hogwash.* * *a) ( cualidad) crassnessb) (dicho, acto)* * *= silliness, balderdash.Ex: The 'Good Times' virus hoax was the precursor of this particular form of silliness.
Ex: I am concerned with matters of consequence, I don't amuse myself with balderdash.* necedades = inanities, hogwash.* * *1 (cualidad) crassness, gross stupidity2(dicho): no decía más que necedades she talked absolute nonsense3(acto): intentar ocultárselo es una necedad it's sheer stupidity to try to hide it from her* * *
necedad sustantivo femenino
b) (dicho, acto):
es una necedad it's sheer stupidity
necedad sustantivo femenino
1 (ignorancia, imprudencia) stupidity, foolishness
(presunción) conceit
2 (hecho o dicho) stupid thing to say o to do
' necedad' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
burrada
- tonto
English:
folly
* * *necedad nf1. [estupidez] stupidity, foolishness2. [dicho, hecho] stupid o foolish thing;decir necedades to talk nonsense;fue una necedad dejarle salir solo it was stupid to let him go out on his own* * *f foolishness* * *necedad nf: stupidity, foolishnessdecir necedades: to talk nonsense -
9 sandez
f.1 silly thing.decir sandeces to talk nonsense2 folly, nonsense, stupidity, bullshit.* * *► nombre femenino (pl sandeces)1 piece of nonsense\decir sandeces to talk nonsense* * *SF1) (=cualidad) foolishness2) (=acción) stupid thing* * *femenino (fam) silly o stupid thing to say* * *= silliness, balderdash.Ex. The 'Good Times' virus hoax was the precursor of this particular form of silliness.Ex. I am concerned with matters of consequence, I don't amuse myself with balderdash.----* decir sandeces = talk + rubbish, talk + nonsense.* lleno de sandeces = rubbishy.* sandeces = drivel, gibberish, moonshine, buncombe, bunkum, bunk, hogwash.* * *femenino (fam) silly o stupid thing to say* * *= silliness, balderdash.Ex: The 'Good Times' virus hoax was the precursor of this particular form of silliness.
Ex: I am concerned with matters of consequence, I don't amuse myself with balderdash.* decir sandeces = talk + rubbish, talk + nonsense.* lleno de sandeces = rubbishy.* sandeces = drivel, gibberish, moonshine, buncombe, bunkum, bunk, hogwash.* * *silly o stupid thing to say¡no digas sandeces! don't talk nonsense!* * *
sandez sustantivo femenino (fam) silly o stupid thing to say;◊ ¡no digas sandeces! don't talk nonsense!
sandez f fam stupid thing: no decía más que sandeces, he talked nothing but nonsense
* * *sandez nfsilly thing;decir sandeces to talk nonsense* * *f nonsense;decir sandeces talk nonsense;una sandez a piece of nonsense* * * -
10 tontería
f.1 foolish thing to say, silly thing to say, silly remark, dumb comment.2 foolish thing to do, dumb action, foolish act, foolish action.3 silliness, stupidness, foolishness, dumbheadedness.* * *1 (calidad de tonto) stupidity, silliness2 (dicho, hecho) silly thing, stupid thing3 (insignificancia) trifle4 (regalito) little something\decir tonterías to talk nonsense■ ¡déjate de tonterías! stop messing about!hacer tonterías to mess about, fool around* * *noun f.foolishness, stupidity* * *SF1) (=dicho)eso son tonterías, eso es una tontería — that's nonsense o rubbish o ( esp EEUU) garbage
decir tonterías — to talk nonsense o rubbish o ( esp EEUU) garbage
¡qué tontería acabas de decir! — that was a silly thing to say!
¡déjate de tonterías! — don't be silly!, don't talk nonsense!
2) (=acto)hacer una tontería — to do a silly thing o something silly
no hace nada más que tonterías — he's always doing silly things o being silly
3) (=insignificancia) silly little thingcualquier tontería le afecta — he gets upset over any silly little thing o the slightest thing
4) (=remilgo)5) (=cualidad) silliness, foolishness* * *a) ( cosa tonta) silly o stupid thing; ( dicho tonto) silly remarkb) ( cosa insignificante) silly thing, small thingoye, que cien mil pesos no son ninguna tontería — come on, a hundred thousand pesos is no small sum
c) ( cualidad) stupidity* * *= silliness, balderdash, humbug.Ex. The 'Good Times' virus hoax was the precursor of this particular form of silliness.Ex. I am concerned with matters of consequence, I don't amuse myself with balderdash.Ex. That is what he does now, only now there is a lot of palaver and humbug and pretense of deliberation, which the bill proposes to continue, but which everybody can see would be a false pretense.----* cometer una tontería = pull + stunt.* decir tonterías = talk + rubbish, talk + nonsense, talk through + Posesivo + hat.* tonterías = drivel, nonsense, baloney, blather, piffle, palaver, moonshine, claptrap, buncombe, bunkum, bunk, hogwash.Ex. The word 'buncombe,' often misspelled as ' bunkum,' soon came to refer to any sort of spurious or questionable statement.* tonterías al cuadrado = nonsense on stilts.* una tontería = a little something.* * *a) ( cosa tonta) silly o stupid thing; ( dicho tonto) silly remarkb) ( cosa insignificante) silly thing, small thingoye, que cien mil pesos no son ninguna tontería — come on, a hundred thousand pesos is no small sum
c) ( cualidad) stupidity* * *= silliness, balderdash, humbug.Ex: The 'Good Times' virus hoax was the precursor of this particular form of silliness.
Ex: I am concerned with matters of consequence, I don't amuse myself with balderdash.Ex: That is what he does now, only now there is a lot of palaver and humbug and pretense of deliberation, which the bill proposes to continue, but which everybody can see would be a false pretense.* cometer una tontería = pull + stunt.* decir tonterías = talk + rubbish, talk + nonsense, talk through + Posesivo + hat.* tonterías = drivel, nonsense, baloney, blather, piffle, palaver, moonshine, claptrap, buncombe, bunkum, bunk, hogwash.Ex: The word 'buncombe,' often misspelled as ' bunkum,' soon came to refer to any sort of spurious or questionable statement.* tonterías al cuadrado = nonsense on stilts.* una tontería = a little something.* * *1 (cosa tonta) silly o stupid thing; (dicho tonto) silly o stupid o foolish remark¡cuántas tonterías se cometen de joven! the (silly) things we do when we're young!siempre sale con alguna tontería he always comes out with some stupid remarkfue una tontería no aceptar it was stupid not to acceptdéjate de tonterías que estamos tratando de trabajar en serio stop being silly o stop fooling around, we're trying to get some serious work done¡tonterías! nonsense!2 (cosa insignificante) silly thing, small thingpor cualquier tontería se enfada she gets angry over the slightest little thingoye, que cien mil pesos no son ninguna tontería come on, a hundred thousand pesos is no small sum3 (cualidad) stupidity* * *
tontería sustantivo femenino
( dicho tonto) silly remark;◊ ¡déjate de tonterías! stop fooling around;
¡tonterías! nonsense!
tontería sustantivo femenino
1 (acción, cosa) silly thing: ¡deja de decir tonterías!, stop talking nonsense!
(cosa sin importancia) trifle, small thing: le compré una tontería, I bought her a little something
me regañaron por una tontería, they told me off over something silly
2 (cualidad) stupidity, foolishness, silliness
' tontería' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
admitir
- bobada
- caer
- colmo
- desatino
- eso
- follón
- gilipollez
- mayor
- mosquearse
- saltar
- soberana
- soberano
- solemne
- soltar
- supina
- supino
- tontedad
- tontera
- tontuna
- valiente
- jalada
- macana
- payasada
- pelear
- ridiculez
- simpleza
English:
absurd
- stupidity
* * *1. [estupidez] stupid thing;ha sido una tontería no presentarse al examen it was stupid not to take the exam;decir una tontería to say something stupid;eso son tonterías that's nonsense;decir tonterías to talk nonsense;hacer una tontería to do something stupid;hizo la tontería de decírselo she was stupid enough to tell him;¡cuánta tontería hay en el mundo! people can be really stupid sometimes!2. [cosa sin importancia o valor] trifle;no es ninguna tontería [va en serio] it's serious;[no está mal] it's not bad at all;¿qué te ha pasado? – nada, una tontería what happened to you? – oh, it's nothing serious;por hacer cuatro tonterías me ha cobrado 1.000 pesos he charged me 1,000 pesos for doing next to nothing* * *f figstupid odumb famthing;tonterías pl nonsense sg* * *tontería nf1) : foolishness2) : stupid remark or action3)decir tonterías : to talk nonsense* * *tontería n1. (acción, dicho) silly thing¡qué tontería! how silly!2. (cosa insignificante) little thing -
11 asunto de importancia
(n.) = matter of weight, matter of consequenceEx. Her art objects such as clocks, brooches, candlesticks, boxes, and picture frames deal with matters of weight, balance, and time.Ex. I am concerned with matters of consequence, I don't amuse myself with balderdash.* * *(n.) = matter of weight, matter of consequenceEx: Her art objects such as clocks, brooches, candlesticks, boxes, and picture frames deal with matters of weight, balance, and time.
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12 asunto de trascendencia
(n.) = matter of weight, matter of consequenceEx. Her art objects such as clocks, brooches, candlesticks, boxes, and picture frames deal with matters of weight, balance, and time.Ex. I am concerned with matters of consequence, I don't amuse myself with balderdash.* * *(n.) = matter of weight, matter of consequenceEx: Her art objects such as clocks, brooches, candlesticks, boxes, and picture frames deal with matters of weight, balance, and time.
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13 cuestión de importancia
(n.) = matter of consequenceEx. I am concerned with matters of consequence, I don't amuse myself with balderdash.* * *(n.) = matter of consequenceEx: I am concerned with matters of consequence, I don't amuse myself with balderdash.
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14 bobadas
f.pl.bunkum, tripe, balderdash, tommyrot.* * *= buncombe, bunkum, bunk.Ex. The word ' buncombe,' often misspelled as 'bunkum,' soon came to refer to any sort of spurious or questionable statement.Ex. The word 'buncombe,' often misspelled as ' bunkum,' soon came to refer to any sort of spurious or questionable statement.Ex. Henry Ford is often quoted as saying 'History is bunk'.* * *= buncombe, bunkum, bunk.Ex: The word ' buncombe,' often misspelled as 'bunkum,' soon came to refer to any sort of spurious or questionable statement.
Ex: The word 'buncombe,' often misspelled as ' bunkum,' soon came to refer to any sort of spurious or questionable statement.Ex: Henry Ford is often quoted as saying 'History is bunk'.* * *bobadas npl nonsense -
15 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 -
16 memez
f.1 stupidity (informal) (cualidad).2 silly thing, foolishness, stupid thing.* * *► nombre femenino (pl memeces)1 (falta de juicio) stupidity2 (tontería) stupid thing to do/say etc■ ¡eso son memeces! that's balderdash!* * ** * ** * *( fam)stupid thingeso que has dicho es una memez that's a stupid o ( colloq) dumb thing to say* * *memez nf1. [cualidad] stupidity2.hacer una memez to do something stupid;decir una memez to say something stupid;decir memeces to talk nonsensediscutieron por una memez they had an argument over nothing o over some silly little thing* * *f stupid thing* * * -
17 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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