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1 ridiculous
adj. löjlig* * *[rə'dikjuləs] 1. adjective(very silly; deserving to be laughed at: That's a ridiculous suggestion; You look ridiculous in that hat!) löjlig, fånig- ridiculousness
- ridicule 2. noun(laughter at someone or something; mockery: Despite the ridicule of his neighbours he continued to build a spaceship in his garden.) åtlöje, spe -
2 absurd
adj. orimlig; absurd; löjlig; befängd* * *[əb'sə:d](unreasonable or ridiculous: These demands are absolutely absurd.) absurd, löjlig- absurdly- absurdity
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3 at the expense of
på bekostnad av* * *1) (being paid for by; at the cost of: He equipped the expedition at his own expense; At the expense of his health he finally completed the work.) på bekostnad av2) (making (a person) appear ridiculous: He told a joke at his wife's expense.) på ngns bekostnad -
4 caricature
n. karikatyr (satirisk teckning; förlöjligande)--------v. karikera, förlöjliga; teckna karikatyr (satirisk tecknande)* * *['kærikətjuə](a drawing or imitation (of someone or something) which is so exaggerated as to appear ridiculous: Caricatures of politicians appear in the newspapers every day.) karikatyr -
5 charade
n. charad* * *(a piece of ridiculous pretence which is so obvious that it does not deceive anyone.) charad- charades -
6 cock-eyed
adjective (ridiculous: a cock-eyed idea.) knasig, uppåt väggarna -
7 come on
kom igen!* * *1) (to appear on stage or the screen: They waited for the comedian to come on.) träda fram []2) (hurry up!: Come on - we'll be late for the party!) kom nu då!3) (don't be ridiculous!: Come on, you don't really expect me to believe that!) kom igen!, snälla du! -
8 derisory
adj. hånfull, gäckande* * *[-səri]adjective (ridiculous: His attempts were derisory.) skrattretande, löjlig -
9 farce
n. fars, spex; gyckel* * *1) (a (kind of) comic play in which both the characters and the events shown are improbable and ridiculous: The play is a classic farce.) fars2) (any funny or stupid situation in real life: The meeting was an absolute farce.) fars•- farcical -
10 farcical
adj. farsartad; komisk, humoristisk; absurd, löjlig* * *adjective (completely ridiculous, and therefore usually humorous: The whole idea was farcical.) farsartad, rena farsen -
11 foolish
adj. dum, dåraktig, idiotisk, fånig* * *1) (having no sense: He is a foolish young man.) dåraktig, dum2) (ridiculous: He looked very foolish.) fånig -
12 fright
n. skräck, förskräckelse, skrämsel; "fasa", förskräckligt utseende, fasansfull* * *1) (a sudden fear: the noise gave me a terrible fright.) skräck, förskräckelse2) (a person who looks ridiculous: She looks a fright in those clothes.) spöke, fågelskrämma•- frighten
- frightened
- frightful
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- frightfully
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13 laugh at
skratta åt* * *(to make it obvious that one regards something or someone as humorous, ridiculous or deserving scorn: Everyone will laugh at me if I wear that dress!; The others laughed at his fears.) skratta åt -
14 laughable
adj. underhållande; rolig; absurd; skrattretande* * *1) (ridiculous or deserving scorn: Her attempts at drawing were laughable.) skrattretande, löjlig2) (amusing; comical.) komisk -
15 ludicrous
adj. löjlig, skrattretande; absurd* * *['lu:dikrəs](completely ridiculous.) löjlig, skrattretande- ludicrousness -
16 make a fool of
driva med, skratta åt* * *(to make (someone) appear ridiculous or stupid: He made a real fool of her by promising to marry her and then leaving her when he had spent all her money.) göra ngn till åtlöje -
17 make a fool of oneself
göra bort sig, göra sig löjlig* * *(to act in such a way that people consider one ridiculous or stupid: She made a fool of herself at the party.) göra bort sig -
18 mimic
adj. mimisk, härmande; imiterad, konstgjord--------n. imitatör--------v. imitera, härma* * *['mimik] 1. past tense, past participle - mimicked; verb(to imitate (someone or something), especially with the intention of making him or it appear ridiculous or funny: The comedian mimicked the Prime Minister's way of speaking.) härma, imitera, parodiera2. noun(a person who mimics: Children are often good mimics.) imitatör, härmare- mimicry -
19 mock
adj. oäkta, falsk, imiterad--------n. begabberi; åtlöje; imitation--------v. förlöjliga, håna; härma; narra, håna* * *[mok] 1. verb(to laugh at or cause to seem ridiculous: They mocked her efforts at cooking.) förlöjliga, driva med, göra sig lustig över, håna2. adjective(pretended or not real: a mock battle; He looked at me in mock horror.) låtsad, spelad- mockery- mocking
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20 nonsense
n. nonsens, strunt; dumheter* * *['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!) nonsens
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См. также в других словарях:
Ridiculous — Ri*dic u*lous, a. [L. ridiculosus, ridiculus, fr. ridere to laigh. Cf. {Risible}.] 1. Fitted to excite ridicule; absurd and laughable; unworthy of serious consideration; as, a ridiculous dress or behavior. [1913 Webster] Agricola, discerning that … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ridiculous — index fatuous, incredible, inept (inappropriate), irrational, ludicrous, unreasonable, untenable … Law dictionary
ridiculous — 1540s, from L. ridiculosus laughable, from ridiculus that which excites laughter, from ridere to laugh … Etymology dictionary
ridiculous — *laughable, risible, ludicrous, droll, funny, comic, comical, farcical Analogous words: absurd, preposterous, *foolish, silly: amusing, diverting, entertaining (see AMUSE): *fantastic, grotesque, bizarre, antic … New Dictionary of Synonyms
ridiculous — [adj] stupid, funny absurd, antic, bizarre, comic, comical, contemptible, daffy*, derisory, droll, fantastic, farcical, foolheaded*, foolish, gelastic, goofy*, grotesque, harebrained*, hilarious, impossible, incredible, jerky*, laughable,… … New thesaurus
ridiculous — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ inviting mockery or derision; absurd. DERIVATIVES ridiculously adverb ridiculousness noun. ORIGIN Latin ridiculus laughable , from ridere to laugh … English terms dictionary
ridiculous — [ri dik′yə ləs] adj. [L ridiculosus (< ridiculum: see RIDICULE) or ridiculus] deserving ridicule SYN. ABSURD ridiculously adv. ridiculousness n … English World dictionary
ridiculous — 01. $40? I think it s [ridiculous] to spend that much money for a T shirt. 02. The student told the teacher a [ridiculous] story about his dog eating his homework, but she didn t believe him. 03. The other children [ridiculed] the little boy for… … Grammatical examples in English
ridiculous — adj. 1) ridiculous to + inf. (it s ridiculous to apply for that position) 2) ridiculous that + clause (it s ridiculous that they could not receive visas) * * * [rɪ dɪkjʊləs] ridiculous that + clause (it s ridiculous that they could not receive… … Combinatory dictionary
ridiculous — ri|dic|u|lous S2 [rıˈdıkjuləs] adj very silly or unreasonable ▪ That s a ridiculous idea! ▪ Don t be ridiculous! ▪ I d look ridiculous in a dress like that. absolutely/totally/utterly ridiculous ▪ It s an absolutely ridiculous decision. it is… … Dictionary of contemporary English
ridiculous — ri|dic|u|lous [ rı dıkjələs ] adjective ** silly or unreasonable and deserving to be laughed at: a ridiculous idea There s something you re not telling me. Don t be ridiculous! She looks absolutely ridiculous in that hat. it is ridiculous to do… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
