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* * *absurd; preposterous; ludicrous* * *ab|sụrd [ap'zʊrt]adjabsurd, preposterous* * *1) absurdly2) (unreasonable or ridiculous: These demands are absolutely absurd.) absurd4) (very foolish; ridiculous.) preposterous* * *ab·surd[apˈzʊrt]adj absurd\absurdes Theater theatre [or AM -er] of the absurd* * *Adjektiv absurd* * *absurdes Theater theatre (US auch -er) of the absurd* * *Adjektiv absurd* * *adj.absurd adj.inept adj. -
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I Adj.1. ridiculous; (unsinnig) laughable, absurd; lächerlich machen ridicule; sich lächerlich machen make a fool of o.s.; das Lächerliche daran the ridiculous thing about it; ins Lächerliche ziehen make fun of, ridicule2. (unbedeutend, geringfügig) piddling; Summe: auch ridiculously small, derisory; Preis: ridiculously low; lächerliche Kleinigkeit ridiculously trivial matter, piddling little affair, Pl. auch piffling trivia* * *laughable; ridiculous; preposterous; ludicrous* * *lạ̈|cher|lich ['lɛçɐlɪç]1. adjjdn/sich lächerlich machen — to make a fool of sb/oneself (vor jdm in front of sb)
etw ins Lächerliche ziehen — to make fun of sth
2) (= geringfügig) Kleinigkeit, Anlass trivial, petty; Preis ridiculously or absurdly low2. advridiculously, absurdly* * *1) ludicrously2) (completely ridiculous.) ludicrous3) (ridiculous or deserving scorn: Her attempts at drawing were laughable.) laughable4) laughably5) (ridiculous: His attempts were derisory.) derisory6) ridiculously7) (very silly; deserving to be laughed at: That's a ridiculous suggestion; You look ridiculous in that hat!) ridiculous* * *lä·cher·lich[ˈlɛçɐlɪç]I. adj1. (albern) absurd, ridiculous▪ \lächerlich sein/werden to be/become absurd [or ridiculous]jdn/sich \lächerlich machen to make a fool of sb/oneselfetw ins L\lächerliche ziehen to ridicule [or make fun of] sth2. (geringfügig) trivial, triflingein \lächerlicher Preis a ridiculously low price* * *1.(abwertend) Adjektiv1) (komisch) ridiculousjemanden/sich [vor jemandem] lächerlich machen — make a fool of somebody/oneself or make somebody/oneself look silly [in front of somebody]
etwas ins Lächerliche ziehen — make a joke out of something
3) (gering) derisory, ridiculously or ludicrously small <sum, amount>; ridiculously low <price, payment>4) (geringfügig) ridiculously trivial or trifling2.adverbial ridiculouslylächerlich wenig — ridiculously or ludicrously little
* * *A. adj1. ridiculous; (unsinnig) laughable, absurd;lächerlich machen ridicule;sich lächerlich machen make a fool of o.s.;das Lächerliche daran the ridiculous thing about it;ins Lächerliche ziehen make fun of, ridicule2. (unbedeutend, geringfügig) piddling; Summe: auch ridiculously small, derisory; Preis: ridiculously low;lächerliche Kleinigkeit ridiculously trivial matter, piddling little affair, pl auch piffling triviaB. adv:* * *1.(abwertend) Adjektiv1) (komisch) ridiculousjemanden/sich [vor jemandem] lächerlich machen — make a fool of somebody/oneself or make somebody/oneself look silly [in front of somebody]
2) (töricht) ridiculous; ludicrous <argument, statement>3) (gering) derisory, ridiculously or ludicrously small <sum, amount>; ridiculously low <price, payment>4) (geringfügig) ridiculously trivial or trifling2.adverbial ridiculouslylächerlich wenig — ridiculously or ludicrously little
* * *adj.absurd adj.laughable adj.ludicrous adj.preposterous adj.ridiculous adj. adv.ludicrously adv.preposterously adv.ridiculously adv. -
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См. также в других словарях:
preposterously — preposterous ► ADJECTIVE ▪ utterly absurd or ridiculous. DERIVATIVES preposterously adverb preposterousness noun. ORIGIN Latin praeposterus reversed, absurd … English terms dictionary
Preposterously — Preposterous Pre*pos ter*ous, a. [L. praeposterus; prae before + posterus coming after, latter. See {Posterior}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Having that first which ought to be last; inverted in order. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] The method I take may be… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
preposterously — adverb see preposterous … New Collegiate Dictionary
preposterously — See preposterous. * * * … Universalium
preposterously — adverb In a preposterous manner … Wiktionary
preposterously — prɪ pÉ‘strÉ™slɪ / pÉ’s adv. ridiculously, in a ludicrous manner; absurdly, foolishly, nonsensically … English contemporary dictionary
preposterously — pre·pos·ter·ous·ly … English syllables
preposterously — See: preposterous … English dictionary
preposterously — adverb so as to arouse or deserve laughter her income was laughably small, but she managed to live well • Syn: ↑laughably, ↑ridiculously, ↑ludicrously • Derived from adjective: ↑ludicrous (for: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
preposterous — preposterously, adv. preposterousness, n. /pri pos teuhr euhs, treuhs/, adj. completely contrary to nature, reason, or common sense; absurd; senseless; utterly foolish: a preposterous tale. [1535 45; < L praeposterus with the hinder part foremost … Universalium
queeby — Preposterously dorky in deed or act; so nerdy as to be painfully embarrasing even in recollection. I walked into his office and there he was talking to himself in a fake lordly English accent .He s so queeby … Dictionary of american slang
