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1 babosada
f.1 daft thing (informal) (disparate). ( Central American Spanish, Mexican Spanish)2 nonsense.* * *femenino (AmC, Col, Méx) drivelno digas babosadas — don't talk drivel o nonsense
* * *femenino (AmC, Col, Méx) drivelno digas babosadas — don't talk drivel o nonsense
* * *(AmC, Col, Cu, Méx)drivellos lectores desean una información seria, en vez de tanta babosada the readers want serious news, not all that drivel o papse pelearon por una babosada they fought over some stupid little thing* * *
babosada sustantivo femenino (AmL fam) drivel;
* * *babosada nfCAm, Méx Fam [disparate] daft thing;¡no digas babosadas! don't talk Br rubbish o US bull!* * *f L.Am. famstupid thing to do/say* * * -
2 monserga
f.1 drivel (informal). (peninsular Spanish)2 gibberish.* * *■ déjame de monsergas que ya sé lo que tengo que hacer stop nagging me, I know what I've got to do* * *SF (=pesadez) boring spiel *; (=tontería) drivel *dar la monserga — (=fastidiar) to be irritating; (=aburrir) be a bore
¡no me vengas con monsergas! — (=no molestes) give it a rest!; (=no te enrolles) don't talk drivel! *
* * *1 (sermón) lectureme soltó una monserga por no estudiar she gave me a lecture about not studying2(lata, rollo): no me vengas con monsergas, no te dejo el coche stop going on at o pestering o ( colloq) hassling me; I'm not lending you the cardéjate de monsergas y ve al grano stop beating about the bush and get to the point* * *
monserga f fam lecturing, hassling: estaba el casero soltando las monsergas de siempre sobre por qué no funciona el ascensor, the landlord gave us the same story about why the lift wasn't working
' monserga' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
sermón
* * *monserga nfEsp Fam drivel;no me vengas con monsergas don't give me that rubbish;nos soltó una monserga sobre la santidad del matrimonio he droned on at us about the sanctity of marriage* * *monserga nf: gibberish, drivel -
3 chorrada
f.flapdoodle, nonsense, bosh.* * *1 (de líquido) extra drop3 (regalito) little something4 familiar (adorno superfluo) frill5 familiar (fruslería) trinket, knick-knack* * *SF1) [de líquido] extra drop2) * (=objeto insignificante) knick-knack3) * (=tontería)4) ** [de orina]* * *femenino (Esp fam)a) ( estupidez)decir chorradas — to talk drivel o twaddle (colloq)
b) ( cosa insignificante) little thing* * *femenino (Esp fam)a) ( estupidez)decir chorradas — to talk drivel o twaddle (colloq)
b) ( cosa insignificante) little thing* * *12(cosa insignificante): no te enfades por una chorrada así don't get angry over a silly little thing like that¿qué le vas a regalar? — no sé, cualquier chorrada what are you going to give her? — I don't know, just some little thing* * *
chorrada sustantivo femenino (Esp fam)a) ( estupidez):◊ decir chorradas to talk drivel o twaddle (colloq)
chorrada sustantivo femenino familiar piece of nonsense: ¡deja de decir chorradas!, stop talking nonsense
* * *chorrada nfFam¡deja de hacer chorradas! stop mucking about!cómprale alguna chorrada y ya está just get him any old thing and be done with it;se pelearon por una chorrada they fell out over nothingel profesor nos dio una chorrada de artículos para leer the teacher gave us stacks of articles to read4. RP [robo]¡$5 por un café es una chorrada! $5 for a cup of coffee is daylight robbery!* * *f fampiece of junk;decir chorradas fam talk garbage, Brtalk rubbish* * * -
4 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 -
5 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* * * -
6 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 -
7 parler
parler [paʀle]━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━➭ TABLE 11. <a. to speak• parlez plus fort ! speak up!• parle pour toi ! speak for yourself!• n'en parlons plus ! let's forget about it!• sans parler de... not to mention...• tu parles d'une brute ! talk about a brute!b. ( = faire la conversation) to talk• les enfants commencent à parler au cours de leur seconde année babies start talking in their second year• faire parler de soi to get o.s. talked about• de quoi ça parle, ton livre ? what is your book about?► parler de faire qch to talk about doing sthc. ( = révéler des faits) to talk2. <a. [+ langue] to speak3. <a. (à soi-même) to talk to o.s.4. <a. ( = manière de parler) speechb. ( = langue régionale) dialect* * *
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1. paʀle1) ( savoir manier) to speak [langue]2) ( discuter)parler affaires/politique — to talk (about) business/politics
parler littérature/cinéma — to talk (about) books/films
2.
parler à verbe transitif indirectparler à — ( s'adresser) to talk ou speak to; ( ne pas être brouillé) to be on speaking terms with
trouver à qui parler — fig to meet one's match
moi qui vous parle, je n'aurais jamais cru ça! — (colloq) I'm telling you, I'd never have believed it!
3.
parler de verbe transitif indirect1) ( discuter)parler de — to talk about; ( mentionner)
parler de tout et de rien, parler de choses et d'autres — to talk about this and that ou one thing and another
faire parler de soi — gén to get oneself talked about; ( dans les médias) to make the news
tu parles d'une aubaine! — (colloq) talk about a bargain! (colloq)
ta promesse/son travail, parlons-en! — some promise/work!
n'en parlons plus! — ( ça suffit) let's drop it; (c'est oublié, pardonné) that's the end of it
finis-le, comme ça on n'en parle plus — finish it, then it's done
2) ( traiter) [article, film, livre]3) ( s'entretenir)parler de quelque chose/quelqu'un avec quelqu'un — to talk to somebody about something/somebody
parler de quelque chose/quelqu'un à quelqu'un — ( l'entretenir de) to talk to somebody about something/somebody, to tell somebody about something/somebody
4.
verbe intransitif1) ( articuler des mots) [enfant, perroquet, poupée] to talk; ( d'une certaine façon) to speak, to talkparler vite/fort/en russe — to speak ou talk fast/loudly/in Russian
parler du nez/avec un accent — to speak with a nasal twang/with an accent
2) ( s'exprimer) to speakparle, on t'écoute — come on ou speak up, we're listening
une prime? tu parles! — (colloq) a bonus? you must be joking! (colloq)
tu parles si je viens! — (colloq) ( bien sûr) you bet I'm coming! (colloq)
3) ( bavarder) to talkparler avec quelqu'un — to talk ou speak to somebody (de about)
4) ( faire des aveux) to talk
5.
se parler verbe pronominal1) ( communiquer) to talk ou speak (to each other)2) ( ne pas être brouillés) to be on speaking terms3) ( être utilisé) [langue] to be spoken
II paʀlenom masculin1) ( manière de s'exprimer) way of talking; ( langage) speech2) Linguistique dialect* * *paʀle1. nm1) [individu] speech, way of speaking2) [région] dialect2. vi1) (être capable de parole) to talk, to speakIl ne pouvait plus parler. — He could no longer speak.
2) (= s'exprimer) to speak, to talkparler à qn — to speak to sb, to talk to sb
parler de qch — to talk about sth, (conférence) to speak about sth
Il m'a parlé de sa nouvelle voiture. — He told me about his new car.
un homme qui a beaucoup fait parler de lui cette année — a man who has been much talked about this year
parler pour qn (= intercéder) — to speak for sb
3) (= discuter) to talkNous étions en train de parler quand le directeur est entré. — We were talking when the headmaster came in.
Je parlais justement avec lui. — I was just talking to him.
4) (= avouer) to talk3. vt1) [langue] to speakIl parle dix langues. — He speaks ten languages.
2)* * *parler verb table: aimerA nm1 ( manière de s'exprimer) way of talking; ( langage) speech; elle a un parler vulgaire she has a common way of talking; parler négligé/soigné sloppy/polished speech; un parler vrai qui ne plaît pas à tous an outspokenness that some people don't like;2 Ling dialect.B vtr2 ( discuter) parler affaires/politique to talk (about) business/politics; parler littérature/cinéma to talk books/films; parler boulot○ or boutique○ to talk shop○.C parler à vtr ind ( s'adresser) parler à qn to talk ou speak to sb; ( ne pas être brouillé avec) to be on speaking terms with sb; j'ai à vous parler I must talk ou speak to you; il ne leur parle plus he's no longer on speaking terms with them; c'est parler à un mur it's like talking to a brick wall; trouver à qui parler fig to meet one's match; moi qui vous parle, je n'aurais jamais cru ça○! I'm telling you, I'd never have believed it!; ça parle au cœur it has a strong emotional appeal; ça parle à l'imagination it fires the imagination.D parler de vtr ind1 ( discuter) parler de qch/qn to talk about sth/sb; ( mentionner) to mention sth/sb; parler de tout et de rien, parler de choses et d'autres to talk about one thing and another; ils parlent encore de politique they're talking (about) politics again; on ne parle que de ça everybody is talking about it; toute la ville en parle it's the talk of the town; faire parler de soi gén to get oneself talked about; ( dans les médias) to make the news; la France et l'Italie, pour ne parler que des pays de la CEE France and Italy, to mention only EC countries; j'ai tous les soucis, sans parler des frais I have all the worry, not to mention the expense; c'est d'épidémie qu'il faut parler we're talking about an epidemic here; le spécialiste parle d'une opération/d'opérer the consultant is talking of an operation/of operating; on parle d'un gymnase/de construire un gymnase there's talk of a gymnasium/of building a gymnasium; on en parle there's talk of it; on parle d'un écologiste pour ce poste they're talking of giving the job to an ecologist; qui parle de vous expulser? who said anything about throwing you out?; parler mal de qn to badmouth○, to speak ill of sb; tu parles d'une aubaine○! (admiratif, iron) talk about a bargain○!; ta promesse/son travail, parlons-en! iron some promise/work!; n'en parlons plus! ( ça suffit) let's drop it; (c'est oublié, pardonné) that's the end of it; finis-le, comme ça on n'en parle plus finish it, then it's done; ‘c'était dur?’-‘n'en parlons pas○!’ ‘was it hard?’-‘unbelievable○!’;2 ( traiter) [article, film, livre] parler de to be about; de quoi ça parle○? what' s it about?; les journaux en ont parlé it was in the papers;3 ( s'entretenir) parler de qch/qn avec qn to talk to sb about sth/sb; on peut parler de tout avec eux you can talk to them about anything; il faut que j'en parle avec mes collègues I must talk to my colleagues about it; parler de qch/qn à qn ( l'entretenir de) to talk to sb about sth/sb, to tell sb about sth/sb; ( lui souffler mot de) to mention sth/sb to sb; il va parler de toi à son chef he'll put in a word for you with his boss; de quoi va-t-il nous parler? what is he going to talk to us about?; il nous a parlé de vous he's told us about you; parle-moi de tes projets/amis tell me about your plans/friends; ne leur en parle pas don't tell them about it, don't mention it to them; il ne m'a jamais parlé de sa famille he's never mentioned his family to me; on m'a beaucoup parlé de vous I've heard a lot about you; ne m'en parlez pas! don't talk to me about it!; je ne veux pas qu'on m'en parle I don't want to hear about it, I don't want to know; avec le café, parlez-moi d'un bon cognac with coffee, a good brandy is just the thing○; la lecture? parle-lui plutôt de football! books? he would rather hear about football GB ou soccer!E vi1 ( articuler des mots) [enfant, perroquet, poupée] to talk; ( d'une certaine façon) to speak, to talk; elle a parlé à 14 mois she started to talk at 14 months; parler vite/fort/en russe to speak ou talk fast/loudly/in Russian; parle plus fort speak up, speak louder; parler du nez/avec un accent to speak with a nasal twang/with an accent, to have a nasal twang/an accent; parler entre ses dents to mumble;2 ( s'exprimer) to speak; parler en public to speak in public; laisse-le parler let him speak, let him have his say; parler pour qn ( en son nom) to speak for sb; ( en sa faveur) to speak up on sb's behalf; parle pour toi! speak for yourself!; c'est à vous de parler ( dans débat) it's your turn to speak; ( aux cartes) it's your bid; parle, on t'écoute come on ou speak up, we're listening; écologiquement/économiquement parlant ecologically/economically speaking; parler sincèrement to speak sincerely; les faits parlent d'eux-mêmes the facts speak for themselves; laisser parler son cœur fig to speak from the heart; parler avec les mains hum to gesticulate a great deal, to talk with one's hands; parler par gestes to communicate by means of gestures; les muets parlent par signes the speech-impaired use sign language; tu parles sérieusement? are you serious?; si l'on peut parler ainsi if one can put it like that; parler en connaissance de cause to know what one is talking about; bien parlé! well said!; elle n'a qu'à parler, il obéit he obeys her every word; une prime? tu parles○! a bonus? you must be joking○!; tu parles si je viens○! ( bien sûr) you bet I'm coming○!; faire parler la poudre ( dans une bagarre) to start shooting; ( entrer en guerre) to go to war;3 ( bavarder) to talk; parler avec qn to talk ou speak to sb (de about); parler pour ne rien dire to talk for the sake of talking, to talk drivel; parler à tort et à travers to talk through one's hat○; il s'écoute parler he loves the sound of his own voice; parlons peu et parlons bien let's get down to business; ⇒ nuire;4 ( faire des aveux) to talk, to blab○; ( dénoncer) to grass○ GB, to squeal; faire parler qn to make sb talk.F se parler vpr1 ( communiquer) to talk ou speak (to each other); ils se sont parlé au téléphone they spoke on the telephone; on s'est parlé deux minutes we spoke ou talked for a couple of minutes;2 ( ne pas être brouillés) to be on speaking terms; ils ne se parlent pas they're not on speaking terms;3 ( être utilisé) [langue, dialecte] to be spoken.I[parle] nom masculinII[parle] verbe intransitifA.[FAIRE UN ÉNONCÉ]parler bas ou à voix basse to speak softly ou in a low voiceparler haut ou à voix haute to speak loudly ou in a loud voiceparle plus fort speak louder ou upparlez moins fort keep your voice down, don't speak so loudparler par gestes ou signes to use sign languageje n'ai pas l'habitude de parler en public I'm not used to speaking in public ou to public speakingil parle mal [improprement] he doesn't talk correctlytu parles en nouveaux francs? are you talking in ou do you mean new francs?il a fait parler l'adolescent he drew the adolescent out of himself, he got the adolescent to talkparler pour ou à la place de quelqu'un to speak for somebody ou on somebody's behalfparler contre/pour to speak against/forpolitiquement/artistiquement parlant politically/artistically speakingparler à quelqu'un [lui manifester ses sentiments] to talk to ou to speak to ou to have a word with somebodyparler à quelqu'un [s'adresser à quelqu'un] to talk ou to speak to somebodyje ne leur parle plus I'm not on speaking terms with them any more, I don't speak to them any morepuis-je parler à Virginie? [au téléphone] may I speak to Virginie?parler à quelqu'un [l'émouvoir, le toucher] to speak ou to appeal to somebody3. [discuter] to talkassez parlé, allons-y! that's enough chat, let's go!parler de quelque chose/quelqu'un to talk ou to speak about something/somebodytiens, en parlant de vacances, Luc a une villa à louer hey, talking of holidays, Luc has a villa to letparler de quelqu'un/quelque chose [le mentionner]: le livre parle de la guerre the book is about ou deals with the warparler (de) religion/(de) littérature to talk religion/literatureparler de faire quelque chose to talk about ou of doing somethingparler de quelque chose/quelqu'un comme de: on parle d'elle comme d'une candidate possible she's being talked about ou billed as a possible candidateon m'en avait parlé comme d'une femme austère I'd been told she was ou she'd been described to me as a stern sort of womanaprès ça, qu'on ne vienne plus me parler de solidarité after that, I don't want to hear any more about solidarityparlez-moi un peu de vous/de ce que vous avez ressenti tell me something about yourself/what you feltje cherche un travail, alors, si vous pouviez lui parler de moi I'm looking for a job, so if you could have a word with her about me[jaser] to talkb. [dans la presse] to get one's name in the papers4. [avouer] to talkfaire parler quelqu'un to make somebody talk, to get somebody to talk5. [être éloquent] to speak volumesles chiffres/faits parlent d'eux-mêmes the figures/facts speak for themselves6. JEUXB.[LOCUTIONS] (langage familier)a. [bien sûr] did you like it? — you bet!b. [pas du tout] did you like it? — you must be joking!a. [je vais lui rendre] you bet I'll give it back to him!b. [je ne vais pas lui rendre] there's no way I'm giving it back to him!tu parles de, vous parlez de: tu parles d'une déception! talk about a letdown!, it was such a letdown!ne m'en parle pas, m'en parle pas: c'est difficile — ne m'en parle pas! it's difficult — don't tell me ou you're telling me ou you don't say!parlons-en: laisse faire la justice — ah, parlons-en, de leur justice! let justice take its course — justice indeed ou some justice!sa timidité? parlons-en! her shyness? that's a good one ou you must be joking!n'en parlons pas: l'échéance d'avril, n'en parlons pas let's not even talk about ou mention the April deadlinen'en parlons plus let's not mention it again, let's say no more about it————————[parle] verbe transitif[langue] to speakparler affaires/politique to talk business/politics————————se parler verbe pronominal(emploi réciproque) to talk to one another ou each other————————se parler verbe pronominal————————se parler verbe pronominal————————sans parler de locution prépositionnellesans parler du fait que... to say nothing of..., without mentioning the fact that... -
8 schwafeln
umg.* * *to waffle (ugs.)* * *schwa|feln ['ʃvaːfln] (pej inf)1. vito drivel (on), to blather (on), to talk drivel (all inf); (in einer Prüfung) to waffle (inf)2. vtdummes Zeug schwáfeln — to talk drivel (inf)
was schwafelst du da? — what are you drivelling (Brit) or driveling (US) or blathering on about? (inf)
* * ** * *schwa·feln[ˈʃva:fl̩n]vi (pej fam)was schwafelst du da? don't talk such rubbish!* * *1. 2.transitives Verb blether < nonsense>* * *schwafeln umgA. v/i waffle;schwafeln von waffle (on) about, go on aboutB. v/t:was schwafelt er da wieder? what’s he waffling ( oder going) on about now?* * *1. 2.transitives Verb blether < nonsense>* * *v.to babble v. -
9 нести ахинею
нести (городить, молоть, пороть) ахинею (белиберду, вздор, галиматью, дичь, ерунду, околесицу, чепуху, чушь), тж. нагородить ахинеиразг., неодобр.talk (utter) nonsense (drivel, rot, rubbish); babble some nonsense; burst out into a lot of drivel; rave about smth.; grind out some balderdash; cf. talk through one's hat; talk wet, be all wet Amer.; speak through the back of one's neck; be running on at the mouthС последнею фразой он вдруг и безнадёжно почувствовал, что всё лопнуло, а главное, что он нагородил страшной ахинеи. (Ф. Достоевский, Братья Карамазовы) — At the last phrase he had suddenly become hopelessly aware that it had all fallen flat, above all, that he had been talking utter nonsense.
Татьяна Марковна вдруг встала с места. - Полно тебе вздор молоть, Нил Андреич! (И. Гончаров, Обрыв) — 'Stop talking rubbish, Nil Andreich,' commanded Tatiana Markovna, rising suddenly from her place.
- Телеграмма шифрованная, - сказал телеграфист. - То есть как - шифрованная? Что вы мне ерунду порете! Это коммерческая телеграмма, вы обязаны принять. (А. Толстой, Гиперболоид инженера Гарина) — 'The telegram is in code,' said the clerk. 'What d'you mean, in code? Don't talk nonsense. It's a commercial telegram and you must accept it.'
- Что ты ерунду мелешь? - набросилась Варвара на бывшего мужа. - Ступай домой и проспись. (И. Ильф, Е. Петров, Золотой телёнок) — 'What are you raving about?' Varvara attacked her former husband. 'Go home and sleep it off!'
- Остаётся подумать, что ты сделала это нарочно. Но я не хочу этого думать, да, не хочу... И так далее и так далее. Я сразу понял, что он мелет эту галиматью просто, чтобы позлить Катю. (В. Каверин, Два капитана) — 'One can only presume that you did it deliberately. But I don't want to think that, indeed I don't want to...' And so forth and so on. I realized at once that he was grinding out this balderdash just to irritate Katya.
- Думаете: он, наверное, от жары рехнулся и понёс совершенную околесицу. (В. Черняк, Час пробил) — 'You're probably thinking the heat's gotten to me and I'm just running on at the mouth.'
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10 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! -
11 tonterías
intj.nonsense, hooey, rats, rot.f.pl.1 nonsense, bunk, baloney, boloney.2 stupidity, stupid thing.* * *(n.) = drivel, nonsense, baloney, blather, piffle, palaver, moonshine, claptrap, buncombe, bunkum, bunk, hogwashEx. The article 'In defense of 'ignorant drivel'' criticises the reforms in scholarly serials publication proposed by John Lubans.Ex. Since 'added entry' maps to 'access point' and 'main entry' maps to 'access point', some curious, but harmless non-sense results.Ex. The author characterises the strategic plan as baloney carefully crafted to conceal the real problem.Ex. The article 'Information science: blather and piffle?' points out that the term 'Information science' is used in a variety of ways often to mean quite different things.Ex. The article 'Information science: blather and piffle?' points out that the term 'Information science' is used in a variety of ways often to mean quite different things.Ex. To speak the argot, one of the main rules is called 'police palaver' -- never use a short word where a long one will do.Ex. He describes as 'pure moonshine' the account that Columbus supposedly failed to persuade professors of mathematics, geography, and astronomy that the world was round.Ex. Such antediluvian claptrap has every appearance of using a presumed hurt to military effectiveness as a shield for prejudice.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'.Ex. The film proves beyond a shadow of a doubt that the official story is hogwash and that all the evidence points towards an inside job.* * *(n.) = drivel, nonsense, baloney, blather, piffle, palaver, moonshine, claptrap, buncombe, bunkum, bunk, hogwashEx: The article 'In defense of 'ignorant drivel'' criticises the reforms in scholarly serials publication proposed by John Lubans.
Ex: Since 'added entry' maps to 'access point' and 'main entry' maps to 'access point', some curious, but harmless non-sense results.Ex: The author characterises the strategic plan as baloney carefully crafted to conceal the real problem.Ex: The article 'Information science: blather and piffle?' points out that the term 'Information science' is used in a variety of ways often to mean quite different things.Ex: The article 'Information science: blather and piffle?' points out that the term 'Information science' is used in a variety of ways often to mean quite different things.Ex: To speak the argot, one of the main rules is called 'police palaver' -- never use a short word where a long one will do.Ex: He describes as 'pure moonshine' the account that Columbus supposedly failed to persuade professors of mathematics, geography, and astronomy that the world was round.Ex: Such antediluvian claptrap has every appearance of using a presumed hurt to military effectiveness as a shield for prejudice.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'.Ex: The film proves beyond a shadow of a doubt that the official story is hogwash and that all the evidence points towards an inside job.* * *tonterías npl nonsense -
12 Zeug
n; -(e)s, -e1. nur Sg.; umg., oft pej. stuff; (Sachen) auch things Pl.; (Plunder) loot; (Gerümpel, Trödel) junk; dummes Zeug nonsense, rubbish, bes. Am. garbage; ungereimtes Zeug reden talk a lot of nonsense; das ist ein tolles Zeug! it’s great stuff3. NAUT. tackle4. fig.: das Zeug haben zu einem Weltklassefußballer etc. have the makings of ( oder be cut out to be) a world-class footballer etc.; er hat das Zeug dazu he’s got what it takes umg.; was das Zeug hält umg. like mad; sich ( mächtig) ins Zeug legen put one’s back into it; sich für jemanden ins Zeug legen back s.o. up to the hilt; sich für etw. ins Zeug legen go all out for s.th., give s.th. one’s all-out support; jemandem was am oder ans Zeug flicken wollen umg. try to pin something on s.o.* * *das Zeugstuff; material* * *[tsɔyk]nt - (e)s[-gəs] no pl1) (inf) stuff no indef art, no pl; (= Ausrüstung) gear (inf); (= Kleidung) clothes pl, things pl (inf); (= Getier) things plaltes Zéúg — junk, trash
... und solches Zéúg —... and such things
2) (inf = Unsinn) nonsense, rubbish (esp Brit)ein/dieses Zéúg — a/this load of nonsense or rubbish (esp Brit)
dummes or ungereimtes Zéúg reden — to talk a lot of nonsense or drivel (inf) or twaddle (inf)
rede kein dummes Zéúg — don't talk nonsense
3)(= Fähigkeit, Können)
das Zéúg zu etw haben — to have (got) what it takes to be sth (inf)er hat nicht das Zéúg dazu — he hasn't got what it takes (inf)
4) (old) (= Stoff) material; (= Wäsche) linenjdm etwas am Zéúg flicken (inf) — to tell sb what to do
was das Zéúg hält (inf) — for all one is worth; laufen, fahren like mad
lügen, was das Zéúg hält (inf) — to lie one's head off (inf)
sich für jdn ins Zéúg legen (inf) — to stand up for sb
sich ins Zéúg legen — to go flat out (esp Brit) or all out (US); (bei Arbeit auch) to work flat out (esp Brit) or all out (US)
* * *das1) (material or substance: What is that black oily stuff on the beach?; The doctor gave me some good stuff for removing warts; Show them what stuff you're made of! (= how brave, strong etc you are).) stuff2) ((unimportant) matter, things, objects etc: We'll have to get rid of all this stuff when we move house.) stuff* * *<-[e]s>[tsɔyk]altes \Zeug junk, trash... und solches \Zeug... and such thingsdummes \Zeug treiben [o machen] to mess [or fool] about [or aroundwas trinkst du denn da für ein \Zeug? what's that stuff you're drinking? fam5.▶ jdm [was] am \Zeug[e] flicken wollen to find fault with sb▶ was das \Zeug hält for all one is worthlügen, was das \Zeug hält to lie one's head off fam* * *das; Zeug[e]s, Zeugesie hat das Zeug zu etwas — (fig.) she has what it takes to be something or has the makings of something
was das Zeug hält — (fig. ugs.) for all one's worth; < drive> hell for leather
sich [mächtig] ins Zeug legen — (fig.) do one's utmost
2) (ugs.)dummes/albernes Zeug — (Gerede) nonsense; rubbish
3) (Kleidung) things pl* * *dummes Zeug nonsense, rubbish, besonders US garbage;ungereimtes Zeug reden talk a lot of nonsense;das ist ein tolles Zeug! it’s great stuff3. SCHIFF tackle4. fig:das Zeug haben zu einem Weltklassefußballer etc have the makings of ( oder be cut out to be) a world-class footballer etc;er hat das Zeug dazu he’s got what it takes umg;was das Zeug hält umg like mad;sich (mächtig) ins Zeug legen put one’s back into it;sich für jemanden ins Zeug legen back sb up to the hilt;sich für etwas ins Zeug legen go all out for sth, give sth one’s all-out support;ans Zeug flicken wollen umg try to pin something on sb* * *das; Zeug[e]s, Zeugesie hat das Zeug zu etwas — (fig.) she has what it takes to be something or has the makings of something
was das Zeug hält — (fig. ugs.) for all one's worth; < drive> hell for leather
sich [mächtig] ins Zeug legen — (fig.) do one's utmost
2) (ugs.)dummes/albernes Zeug — (Gerede) nonsense; rubbish
3) (Kleidung) things pl* * *nur sing. f.clobber n. nur sing. n.clobber* n.clothes n.equipment n.fixings n.stuff n.things n.trinket n. -
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14 chochez
f.1 senility (vejez).2 dotage, second childhood, anility.3 silly act.* * *1→ link=chochera chochera* * *SF = chochera 2)* * ** * ** * *( fam)1 (de un anciano) senile prattle2 (tontería) nonsense¡no digas chocheces! don't talk nonsense o ( colloq) drivel* * *f, chochez f famsenility -
15 burrada
f.stupidity, stupid act, daft thing to do, blunder.* * *1 drove of asses2 figurado foolishness, blunder4 familiar a lot\decir burradas to talk rubbish, talk nonsense* * *SF1) (=tontería) stupid thing2) * (=mucho)una burrada de cosas — a whole heap of things, loads of things *
* * *femenino (fam) (necedad, barbaridad)deja de decir burradas — stop talking such nonsense o drivel
¿cómo pudiste hacer semejante burrada? — how could you do such a stupid thing?
* * *femenino (fam) (necedad, barbaridad)deja de decir burradas — stop talking such nonsense o drivel
¿cómo pudiste hacer semejante burrada? — how could you do such a stupid thing?
* * *( fam)1(necedad, barbaridad): deja de decir burradas stop talking nonsense o drivelme dieron ganas de contestarle una burrada, pero me callé I felt like saying something rude, but I kept quietno sé cómo pudiste hacer semejante burrada I don't know how you could do such a stupid thing2una burrada de gente loads of peopleme gusta una burrada este vestido I absolutely love this dresstenía una burrada de cosas que hacer I had loads o a whole load of things to do ( colloq)debe costar una burrada it must cost a fortune o packet ( colloq)* * *
burrada sustantivo femenino (fam) (necedad, barbaridad):◊ decir burradas to talk nonsense o drivel;
¿cómo pudiste hacer semejante burrada? how could you do such a stupid thing?
burrada sustantivo femenino
1 (comentario tonto) piece of nonsense
decir burradas, to talk nonsense
2 (acción disparatada) stupid o foolish act
hacer burradas, to act stupidly
3 familiar (cantidad desmedida) loads pl, lots pl
* * *burrada nf1. [tontería]decir/hacer una burrada to say/do something stupid;decir burradas to talk nonsense;hacer burradas to act stupidlyhabía una burrada de gente there were loads o masses of people therebebí una burrada I had loads to drink* * *f fig fampiece of nonsense;hay una burrada fam there’s loads fam ;costar una burrada fam cost a packet fam* * ** * *burrada n1. (hecho) stupid thing to do¡qué burrada! what a stupid thing to do!2. (gran cantidad) a lot / loads¡qué burrada de gente! what a lot of people! -
16 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 -
17 болтать
I1) (сов. взболта́ть) (вн.; перемешивать) stir (d)2) (тв.; качать) dangle (d)болта́ть нога́ми — dangle one's legs; ( в воде) dabble
3) безл. разг. (о движении самолёта, судна) rock (d)••II разг.болта́ть языко́м — wag one's tongue, clack, blab
1) (говорить - быстро, несерьёзно) chatter, natter, gabble; (бестолково, невнятно) babble, jabber, twaddle; ( о детях) prattleболта́ть вздор — talk rubbish; drivel
болта́ть глу́пости — talk nonsense
что он там болта́ет? — what is he drivelling / blabbering about?; what's he (going) on about?
2) ( бегло говорить на иностранном языке) be fluent (in a language)3) (с тв.; непринуждённо беседовать) chat (with), have a chat (with)мы про́сто болта́ем о том о сём — we are just having a chat about all kinds of things
4) неодобр. ( тратить время или отвлекаться на разговоры) chatter, gab, gabble (away)она́ полдня́ болта́ла с сосе́дями — she spent half the day gabbling away with her neighbours
переста́ньте болта́ть во вре́мя уро́ка! — stop chattering in class!
5) неодобр. (говорить то, что не следует) blab, blabberне доверя́й ему́, он болта́ет ли́шнее — don't confide in him because he blabs
поме́ньше бы ты болта́л! — I wish you weren't such a blabbermouth!
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18 чепуха
1) General subject: Mickey Mouse, all my eye, all my eye and Betty Martin, apple sauce, applesauce, balderdash, balls, ballyhoo, bavardage, blague, boloney, crap, crud, drivel, drool, dust, fiddle de dee, fiddle-de-dee, fiddlededee, fiddlesticks, flam, fudge, gallimatia, gallimatias, havers, hogwash, humbug, jiggery pokery, jiggery-pokery, mush, my foot, nonsense, nonsense my (good) man!, oh, rubbish, pulp, punk, rubbish, ruck, shenanigan, skimble skamble, skimble-skamble, snap, stuff (stuff and nonsense! - вздор!), tilly vally, toys, trifle, twaddle, gobbledygook, blarney4) French: galimatias5) Obsolete: bilk6) Rare: squish7) Mathematics: trash8) Australian slang: borac, borack, borak, borax, codswallop, cowyard confetti, rot9) Diplomatic term: baloney10) Irish: codology11) Scornful: bollocks12) Jargon: bunk, chicken, crock, eyewash, fiddle-faddle, flannel, flub-dub, flush it, guff, hokum, holly-golly, hooey, hop, hully-gully, kibosh, phedinkus, piffle, radpberry, rats, razzberry, song and dance, spinach, toss, tripe, beans (Come on, talk straight.No more beans! Кончай, говори прямо.Довольно чепухи.), birdseed (Cut the birdseed. I'm not stupid, you know. Коняай пороть чепуху. Я не настолько глуп, ты знаешь.), gas (Hey, that's about enough of your gas. Эй, достаточно твоей чепухи.), macca (I'm off for a macca.), phooey (I've heard enough phooey. Let's get out of here.Я достаточно наслушался чепухи. Уходим отсюда.), falderal (Stop the falderal and get to work. Хватит молоть чепуху пошли работать.), bull-pucky (That's all just bull-pucky. Don't believe a word of it. Это всё чепуха. Не верь и слову.), Jackson, nurts, gubbish, hoo-ha (Stop talking hoo-ha and tell the truth. Прекрати болтать чепуху говори правду.), schmegegge, schmegeggy, horse hockey, slobber, fadoodie, fluff, fooey, fun and games, garbage, gibber-gabber, rhubarb13) Simple: tosh15) Makarov: a farrago of nonsense, a hill of beans, a piece of nonsense, apple, farrago of nonsense, hill of beans, nonsense (часто как восклицание), nonsense my good man!, nonsense my man!, nonsense, man!, piece of nonsense
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