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nonsense [ˈnɒnsəns]• that's nonsense! c'est n'importe quoi !• oh, nonsense! oh, ne dis pas n'importe quoi !• I'm putting on weight -- nonsense! je grossis -- ne dis pas de bêtises !• all this nonsense about them not being able to pay toutes ces histoires selon lesquelles ils seraient incapables de payer• it is nonsense to say... il est absurde de dire...• I've had enough of this nonsense! j'en ai assez de ces histoires !• stop this nonsense! arrête tes idioties !* * *['nɒnsns], US [-sens]noun ( foolishness) absurdités fpl -
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stupidity [stju:ˈpɪdɪtɪ]* * *[stjuː'pɪdətɪ], US [stuː-] -
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[si:s](to stop or (bring to an) end: They were ordered to cease firing; That department has ceased to exist; This foolishness must cease!; Cease this noise!) cesser- ceaselessly -
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['foli]plural - follies; noun(foolishness: the follies of youth.) folie -
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[fu:l] 1. noun(a person without sense or intelligence: He is such a fool he never knows what to do.) fou, folle2. verb1) (to deceive: She completely fooled me with her story.) berner2) ((often with about or around) to act like a fool or playfully: Stop fooling about!) faire l'imbécile•- foolish- foolishly - foolishness - foolhardy - foolhardiness - foolproof - make a fool of - make a fool of oneself - play the fool -
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['nons'ns, ]( American[) -sens](foolishness; foolish words, actions etc; something that is ridiculous: He's talking nonsense; The whole book is a lot of nonsense; What nonsense!) absurdité(s) -
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[ʃeim] 1. noun1) ((often with at) an unpleasant feeling caused by awareness of guilt, fault, foolishness or failure: I was full of shame at my rudeness; He felt no shame at his behaviour.) honte2) (dishonour or disgrace: The news that he had accepted bribes brought shame on his whole family.) honte3) ((with a) a cause of disgrace or a matter for blame: It's a shame to treat a child so cruelly.) honte4) ((with a) a pity: What a shame that he didn't get the job!) dommage2. verb1) ((often with into) to force or persuade to do something by making ashamed: He was shamed into paying his share.) obliger (qqn à) en lui faisant honte2) (to cause to have a feeling of shame: His cowardice shamed his parents.) faire honte à•- shameful- shamefully - shamefulness - shameless - shamelessly - shamelessness - shamefaced - put to shame - to my - his shame -
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1 ( foolishness) absurdités fpl ; it's a nonsense that c'est absurde que (+ subj) ; to make (a) nonsense of être en totale contradiction avec [law, system, claim, hard work] ; (stuff and) nonsense! balivernes! fpl ; what utter nonsense! c'est complètement absurde! ; to talk/write nonsense dire/écrire n'importe quoi ; what's all this nonsense about feeling ill/leaving work? qu'est-ce que c'est que ces histoires de te sentir malade/quitter le travail? ; I won't stand any more nonsense from him/you! j'en ai assez de ses/tes bêtises! ; there's no nonsense about him il ne permet pas de fantaisie ;2 ( trifle) petit rien m. -
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2 ( lack of intelligence) stupidité f. -
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1 noun∎ an act of folly, a folly une folie;∎ it would be folly to continue ce serait folie de continuer;∎ this decision is sheer folly on the part of the government c'est de la folie furieuse pour le gouvernement d'avoir pris cette décisionTheatre folies fpl -
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moonshine ['mu:nʃaɪn]noun (UNCOUNT)(a) (moonlight) clair m de lune∎ that's a bag or a load of moonshine c'est des contes bleus, c'est des conneries -
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nonsense ['nɒnsəns]1 noun (UNCOUNT)(a) (rubbish, absurdity) absurdités fpl, sottises fpl;∎ a piece of nonsense une sottise, une absurdité;∎ you're talking nonsense! tu dis des sottises!, tu racontes n'importe quoi!;∎ the computer is outputting nonsense l'ordinateur sort des âneries;∎ his accusations are utter nonsense ses accusations n'ont aucun sens;∎ it's nonsense to say that things will never improve il est absurde de dire que les choses n'iront jamais mieux;∎ I've had enough of his nonsense j'en ai assez de l'entendre raconter n'importe quoi;∎ what's all this nonsense about going to live in America? qu'est-ce que c'est que cette histoire d'aller vivre en Amérique?;∎ to make a nonsense of sth (undo, go against etc) ôter tout sens à qch(b) (foolishness) sottises fpl, bêtises fpl, enfantillages mpl;∎ stop this or no more of this nonsense! arrêtez de vous conduire comme des imbéciles!;∎ she took no nonsense from her subordinates elle ne tolérait aucun manquement de la part de ses subordonnés, elle menait ses subordonnés à la baguette;∎ the maths teacher doesn't stand for any nonsense le prof de maths ne se laisse pas marcher sur les pieds;∎ there's no nonsense about him c'est un homme très carrén'importe quoi!dénué de sens►► nonsense verse vers mpl amphigouriques;nonsense word mot m qui ne veut rien dire, non-sens m -
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plain [pleɪn]plaine ⇒ 1 (a) simple ⇒ 2 (a) nature ⇒ 2 (a) clair ⇒ 2 (b) uni ⇒ 2 (c) franc ⇒ 2 (d) quelconque ⇒ 2 (e) pur ⇒ 2 (f)1 noun(b) (in knitting) maille f à l'endroit(a) (simple → style, furniture, dress) simple; (with nothing added → omelette, rice, yoghurt) nature (inv);∎ a plain dress une robe toute simple;∎ he's just a plain soldier il n'est que simple soldat;∎ she was just plain Sarah then elle s'appelait tout simplement Sarah à l'époque;∎ I like good plain cooking j'aime la cuisine simple;∎ a plain piece of bread and butter une simple tartine beurrée;∎ it's plain sailing from now on maintenant ça va marcher tout seul or comme sur des roulettes;∎ to be in or to wear plain clothes être en civil(b) (clear, obvious) clair, évident, manifeste;∎ it's plain (to see) that he's lying il est clair ou évident qu'il ment;∎ it soon became plain that I was lost j'ai vite réalisé ou je me suis vite rendu compte que j'étais égaré;∎ his embarrassment was plain to see on pouvait voir qu'il était gêné, sa gêne était évidente;∎ the facts are plain c'est clair, les choses sont claires;∎ I want to make our position absolutely plain to you je veux que vous compreniez bien notre position;∎ she made her intentions plain elle n'a pas caché ses intentions;∎ he made it plain to us that he wasn't interested il nous a bien fait comprendre que cela ne l'intéressait pas;∎ I thought I'd made myself plain je croyais avoir été assez clair;∎ familiar it's as plain as a pikestaff or as the nose on your face c'est clair comme de l'eau de roche, ça saute aux yeux(c) (of one colour, not patterned) uni;∎ plain blue wallpaper papier peint bleu uni;∎ under plain cover, in a plain envelope sous pli discret(d) (blunt, unambiguous) franc (franche);∎ the plain truth of the matter is I'm bored la vérité, c'est que je m'ennuie;∎ let me be plain with you je vais être franc avec vous;∎ I want a plain yes or no answer je veux une réponse claire et nette;∎ the time has come for plain words or speaking le moment est venu de parler franchement;∎ in plain language de manière claire;∎ I told him in plain English what I thought je lui ai dit ce que je pensais sans mâcher mes mots(e) (unattractive) pas très beau (belle), quelconque;∎ she's a bit of a plain Jane ce n'est pas une beauté ou une Vénus(f) (pure, sheer) pur (et simple);∎ that's just plain foolishness/ignorance c'est de la pure bêtise/ignorance∎ plain one, purl two une maille à l'endroit, deux à l'envers3 adverb∎ you couldn't have put it any plainer tu n'aurais pas pu être plus clair∎ he's just plain crazy il est complètement cinglé;∎ he's just plain ignorant il est tout simplement ignorant□ ;∎ I just plain forgot! j'ai tout bonnement oublié!□►► plain chocolate chocolat m noir;plain flour farine f (sans levure);Knitting plain row rang m à l'endroit;Knitting plain stitch maille f à l'endroit -
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simplicity [sɪm'plɪsətɪ](b) (UNCOUNT) (easiness) simplicité f;∎ the instructions are simplicity itself les instructions sont simples comme bonjour ou tout ce qu'il y a de plus simple(c) (pl simplicities) (simplistic idea) idée f simpliste; (simplistic attitude) attitude f simpliste;∎ literary the simplicities of childhood les choses fpl simples de l'enfance
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