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1 foolishness
['fuːlɪʃnɪs]nome stupidità f., follia f.* * *noun stupidità* * *foolishness► foolish* * *['fuːlɪʃnɪs]nome stupidità f., follia f. -
2 foolishness fool·ish·ness n
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3 nonsense
['nɒnsns] [AE -sens]to make (a) nonsense of — dimostrare l'assurdità di [law, claim]
what's all this nonsense about leaving work? — cosa sono tutte queste stupidaggini sul lasciare il lavoro?
* * *['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!) nonsenso, assurdità* * *['nɒnsns] [AE -sens]to make (a) nonsense of — dimostrare l'assurdità di [law, claim]
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4 stupidity
[stjuː'pɪdətɪ] [AE stuː-]1) (foolishness) (of person, idea, remark) stupidità f., stupidaggine f.2) (lack of intelligence) stupidità f.* * *noun stupidità* * *stupidity /stju:ˈpɪdətɪ/, ( USA) /stu:ˈpɪdətɪ/n.1 [u] stupidità; ottusità (fig.); scemenza2 sciocchezza; atto stupido.* * *[stjuː'pɪdətɪ] [AE stuː-]1) (foolishness) (of person, idea, remark) stupidità f., stupidaggine f.2) (lack of intelligence) stupidità f. -
5 cease
I [siːs]II 1. [siːs]without cease — incessantemente, senza interruzione
verbo transitivo cessare, smettere2.verbo intransitivo cessare, finire* * *[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!) cessare, smettere- ceaselessly* * *cease /si:s/n. [u](solo nella loc.) without cease, incessantemente; senza posa.♦ (to) cease /si:s/A v. i.cessare; smettere; finire: The rain has ceased, la pioggia è cessata; to cease to exist, cessare di esistere; to cease to be payable, non essere più pagabile; to cease doing st., smettere di fare qc.; You never cease to amaze me, non finisci mai di stupirmiB v. t.cessare; smettere; sospendere; porre termine a: to cease fire, cessare il fuoco; to cease payment, sospendere i pagamenti.* * *I [siːs]II 1. [siːs]without cease — incessantemente, senza interruzione
verbo transitivo cessare, smettere2.verbo intransitivo cessare, finire -
6 folly
['fɒlɪ]1) (madness, foolish act) follia f., pazzia f.2) arch. = costruzione stravagante* * *['foli]plural - follies; noun(foolishness: the follies of youth.) follia* * *folly /ˈfɒlɪ/n.1 [uc] follia; pazzia; assurdità; sconsideratezza; idiozia: He realized the folly of it all, si rese conto dell'assurdità della cosa; It was (an act of) sheer folly, è stata una vera pazzia; youthful follies, follie di gioventù3 (al pl.) (teatr.) rivista con ballerine e attrici affascinanti.* * *['fɒlɪ]1) (madness, foolish act) follia f., pazzia f.2) arch. = costruzione stravagante -
7 foolish
['fuːlɪʃ]1) (naïvely silly) [ person] sciocco, ingenuo2) (stupid) [grin, look] stupido, scemoto make sb. look foolish — mettere qcn. in ridicolo, fare fare a qcn. la figura dello stupido
3) (misguided) [decision, question, remark] insensato, assurdo* * *1) (having no sense: He is a foolish young man.) stupido2) (ridiculous: He looked very foolish.) ridicolo* * *foolish /ˈfu:lɪʃ/a.sciocco; stupido; assurdo; ridicolo: foolish notions, idee ridicole; How foolish of you!, che sciocchezza da parte tua!; che sciocco sei stato!; It would be foolish to sell now, sarebbe da stupidi vendere orafoolishly avv. foolishness n. [u].* * *['fuːlɪʃ]1) (naïvely silly) [ person] sciocco, ingenuo2) (stupid) [grin, look] stupido, scemoto make sb. look foolish — mettere qcn. in ridicolo, fare fare a qcn. la figura dello stupido
3) (misguided) [decision, question, remark] insensato, assurdo -
8 fool
I [fuːl]1) (silly person) sciocco m. (-a), stupido m. (-a)you stupid fool! — colloq. pezzo di cretino!
to make sb. look a fool — far fare a qcn. la figura dello scemo
to make a fool of sb. — prendersi gioco di o prendere in giro qcn.
any fool could do that — colloq. chiunque saprebbe farlo
2) stor. (jester) buffone m., giullare m.••II 1. [fuːl]a fool and his money are soon parted — prov. = le persone stupide sprecano presto il loro denaro
verbo transitivo ingannare, imbrogliare2.to fool sb. into believing that fare credere a qcn. che; to fool sb. out of sottrarre [qcs.] a qcn. con l'inganno [ money]; to be fooled farsi imbrogliare o beffare (by da); you really had me fooled! — ci ero proprio cascato!
verbo intransitivo (joke, tease) scherzare, fare lo stupido••III [fuːl]you could have fooled me! — colloq. a chi vuoi darla a bere!
nome BE gastr.* * *[fu:l] 1. noun(a person without sense or intelligence: He is such a fool he never knows what to do.) sciocco2. verb1) (to deceive: She completely fooled me with her story.) prendere in giro; ingannare2) ((often with about or around) to act like a fool or playfully: Stop fooling about!) fare il buffone•- foolish- foolishly
- foolishness
- foolhardy
- foolhardiness
- foolproof
- make a fool of
- make a fool of oneself
- play the fool* * *I [fuːl]1) (silly person) sciocco m. (-a), stupido m. (-a)you stupid fool! — colloq. pezzo di cretino!
to make sb. look a fool — far fare a qcn. la figura dello scemo
to make a fool of sb. — prendersi gioco di o prendere in giro qcn.
any fool could do that — colloq. chiunque saprebbe farlo
2) stor. (jester) buffone m., giullare m.••II 1. [fuːl]a fool and his money are soon parted — prov. = le persone stupide sprecano presto il loro denaro
verbo transitivo ingannare, imbrogliare2.to fool sb. into believing that fare credere a qcn. che; to fool sb. out of sottrarre [qcs.] a qcn. con l'inganno [ money]; to be fooled farsi imbrogliare o beffare (by da); you really had me fooled! — ci ero proprio cascato!
verbo intransitivo (joke, tease) scherzare, fare lo stupido••III [fuːl]you could have fooled me! — colloq. a chi vuoi darla a bere!
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9 shame
I [ʃeɪm]1) (embarrassment, disgrace) vergogna f.to feel shame at — provare vergogna per, vergognarsi di
to bring shame on — disonorare, essere la vergogna di
2) (pity)it's a shame about the factory closing — è un peccato che la fabbrica abbia chiuso, chiuda
nice costumes - shame about the play! — colloq. i costumi erano belli - peccato la recita!
••II [ʃeɪm]to put sb. to shame — disonorare qcn., portare disonore a qcn.
1) (embarrass) imbarazzare, fare vergognare2) (disgrace) disonorare* * *[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.) vergogna2) (dishonour or disgrace: The news that he had accepted bribes brought shame on his whole family.) vergogna3) ((with a) a cause of disgrace or a matter for blame: It's a shame to treat a child so cruelly.) vergogna4) ((with a) a pity: What a shame that he didn't get the job!) peccato2. verb1) ((often with into) to force or persuade to do something by making ashamed: He was shamed into paying his share.) (svergognare costringendo a fare)2) (to cause to have a feeling of shame: His cowardice shamed his parents.) disonorare, recare onta a•- shameful- shamefully
- shamefulness
- shameless
- shamelessly
- shamelessness
- shamefaced
- put to shame
- to my
- his shame* * *I [ʃeɪm]1) (embarrassment, disgrace) vergogna f.to feel shame at — provare vergogna per, vergognarsi di
to bring shame on — disonorare, essere la vergogna di
2) (pity)it's a shame about the factory closing — è un peccato che la fabbrica abbia chiuso, chiuda
nice costumes - shame about the play! — colloq. i costumi erano belli - peccato la recita!
••II [ʃeɪm]to put sb. to shame — disonorare qcn., portare disonore a qcn.
1) (embarrass) imbarazzare, fare vergognare2) (disgrace) disonorare
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