Find a word related to S T U P I D I T Y

Question

The idea is to find an English word (synonym –- antonym related to the word – S T U P I D I T Y

(sustantivo) and then write a simple sentence in English and Spanish for that word.

Example:

What do you think is the height of stupidity.

¿Cuál crees que es el colmo de la estupidez.

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This was the previous challenge.

Ian -see my PM - pacofinkler, Nov 17, 2014

I answered it amigo. - ian-hill, Nov 17, 2014

Ok here goes Ian ! - pacofinkler, Nov 17, 2014

:) - Joydeep_Singh, Nov 18, 2014

Answer 1

En Andalucía hay un pueblo que se llama Morón de la Frontera...A los habitantes no les gusta que les digan que son idiotas, porque tienen un patriomonio ¿morón?

In Andalucia there is a town called Morón de la Frontera. The inhabitants won't appreciate it if you call them morons because they are not idiots, but rather, they descend from Moorish occupants.

Corrections please, I feel I have put up a rather dim answer. - annierats, Nov 17, 2014

I'll vote for it anyway - interesting answer amiga. :) - ian-hill, Nov 17, 2014

A good game of words Annie - pacofinkler, Nov 17, 2014

Annie Type it into google or wiki 'not a dim answer at all'there is quite a history there. - pacofinkler, Nov 17, 2014

Years ago, when I lived in Montellano, I used to go shopping in Moron, but I never fancied it as an adress, you know.. - annierats, Nov 17, 2014

:) - Joydeep_Singh, Nov 18, 2014

Correction: En Andalucía hay un pueblo que se llama Morón de la Frontera..A los habitantes no les gusta que les digan que son idiotas, porque tienen un patriomonio ¿morón?. - txustaboy, Nov 18, 2014

Gracias Txustaboy, muchas gracias. - annierats, Nov 18, 2014

It's interesting information, Annie. :) - Findy, Nov 18, 2014

This is a great post, Annie. :) - rac1, Nov 18, 2014

Answer 2

Ignorance can be fixed, stupidity cannot- but remaining ignorant by choice is the utmost of stupidity.

Se puede remediar la ignorancia, no la estupidez- pero quedarse ignorante a propósito es la mayor estupidez.

Good question amigo. :) - ian-hill, Nov 17, 2014

Good one Bosque! how true - pacofinkler, Nov 17, 2014

Así es. - annierats, Nov 17, 2014

Answer 3

At some risk,I will post a favorite phrase of a friend of mine,

Please note, this word must be used with caution, misuse can be problematic (at least in Mexico). It is in RAE,

"Todo lo que ese político dice es una soberana pendejez"

"Everything that politician says is an ultimate stupidity."

But he will exit with a good salary, for saying it. - annierats, Nov 17, 2014

:) - ian-hill, Nov 17, 2014

Unfortunately true Annie! - pacofinkler, Nov 17, 2014

IT is not in my polite dictionary. :) - ian-hill, Nov 17, 2014

Ian , I have many dictionaries but missed that one somehow. - pacofinkler, Nov 17, 2014

"Everything that a politician says"....or "Everything that politicians say".... :) - rac1, Nov 17, 2014

Rac it is That particular politician - pacofinkler, Nov 17, 2014

Good one, Paco! - sanlee, Nov 17, 2014

:-) Thanks Sandy ! - pacofinkler, Nov 17, 2014

Me gusta esto! - Bklitz, Nov 17, 2014

Answer 4

"Un hombre sabio puede aprender más de una pregunta estúpida que un idiota puede aprender de una respuesta sabia." - Bruce Lee "A wise man can learn more from a foolish question than a fool can learn from a wise answer." - Bruce Lee

Should I've used 'por' instead of 'de' here? I'm not quite sure.. - Suzanne_Romijnders, Nov 17, 2014

Nor me :) - ian-hill, Nov 17, 2014

Either, I think. - annierats, Nov 17, 2014

de looks fine to me :) - Joydeep_Singh, Nov 18, 2014

Answer 5

A pesar que la gente no puede pensar que es posible, los cristianos creen que cada persona pueden encontrar Jesús en cualquier situación. Aunque suena imposible, la biblia enseña felicidad, y dice que todas las cosas [están] son posibles.

Although people may not think it is possible, Christians believe that every person can find Jesus in any situation. Even though it sounds impossible, the Bible teaches faithfulness and that all things are possible.

Christians do amiga - others use Jesus for propaganda. - Where is your "stupidity" synonym? :) - ian-hill, Nov 17, 2014

Last line " son posibles" otherwise a good one Sandy - pacofinkler, Nov 17, 2014

Ian, it's an antonym, felicidad. - sanlee, Nov 17, 2014

Ok amiga xx - ian-hill, Nov 17, 2014

Thanks, Ian! - sanlee, Nov 21, 2014

Answer 6

"Silence is foolish if we are wise, but wise if we are foolish." - Charles Caleb Colton I love this saying but I don't really know which words to use to translate "foolish" here.. enter link description here

Nor me amiga :) - ian-hill, Nov 17, 2014

El silencio es sabio si somos tontos, pero es tonto si somos sabios - annierats, Nov 17, 2014

Así la palabra aquí es 'tonto', gracias :) - Suzanne_Romijnders, Nov 18, 2014

Answer 7

The crazy minds are reasons of many stupidity in many rules in the societies.Christ is the Truth ,the word of God and not a religion- Las mentes locas estan los razones de muchos estupidos en muchas reglas en las sociedades.El cristo es la Verdad, la palabra de Dios.Es liberal forma de verdad cual no es parte delos grupos de los religiones.

Hola diwani, good sentence, some corrections, ....of much stupidity.....the Word.......Las mentes locas son....El Cristo....la Palabra de Dios....de los ( I am not positive if it is son or están) great job! - sanlee, Nov 18, 2014

The crazy minds are reasons of much stupidity in many rules of society. Christ is the Truth, the Word of God and not a religion. - sanlee, Nov 18, 2014

Las mentes locas son las razones de mucha estupidez de muchas reglas en la sociedad. Cristo es la Verdad, la Palabra de Dios. Y no una religión. - sanlee, Nov 18, 2014

Gracias amiga xx - ian-hill, Nov 18, 2014

This seems a very radical statement .. are you saying that a person who is not a Christian is Crazy ... There could be people from different religions on a social forum and one should refrain from expressing such radial ideas here ... - Joydeep_Singh, Nov 18, 2014

I am not a Christian, and thanks for calling me a crazy mind ..(but I respect all religions, so no offense to my Christian friends) - Joydeep_Singh, Nov 18, 2014

I am sure Christianity is a great and a peaceful religion and I praise it too (even though I am not a Christian myself) and there is no problem with expressing your views about your religion among your friends but the moment one turns radical and starts - Joydeep_Singh, Nov 18, 2014

calling other people (from other religions) crazy minds .. that is inhuman .. we are all humans and as long as we understand the basic tenets of humanity the world shall be a peace :) - Joydeep_Singh, Nov 18, 2014

at** - Joydeep_Singh, Nov 18, 2014

And even if someone from my own religion would have expressed such radical views I would still have flagged the post ,, doesn't matter weather its my religion or someone else's we ought to respect each other - Joydeep_Singh, Nov 18, 2014

each other's sentiments ... - Joydeep_Singh, Nov 18, 2014

I probably should stay out of this (as I tend to accidentally inflame such discussions) but I don't think this is too much of a big deal. Yes, this is a somewhat radical post, but it reads more like someone who is just posting this for the sake of posting - 00ffada9, Nov 18, 2014

Is it truly offensive? Probably not. Is it worth flagging? I somewhat doubt it. Diwani doesn't even appear to be making a radical statement. I think he is just expressing his beliefs, and stating that some rules of society are crazy (and some well are!). - 00ffada9, Nov 18, 2014

Yes, many rules of the society are crazy (extremely crazy) ,, but saying "some crazy minds are responsible for that" and simultaneously saying "Christ is the truth" makes it sound like an insinuation against the non-Christians, and I sure find it very of - Joydeep_Singh, Nov 18, 2014

offnensive .. I have no problem with what he/she said about Christianity and Christ , if you notice I even gave her a smiley (all the way up top in the comments section) when she had just stated her views about Christianity (which is rather appreciated) - Joydeep_Singh, Nov 18, 2014

But clubbing it along with that "crazy mind comment" changes everything ... I am unflagging the post on your recommendation HCA but I would request Diwani to kindly modify the post so it doesn't incite hate among members belonging to other religions :) - Joydeep_Singh, Nov 18, 2014

How to unflag though ?? - Joydeep_Singh, Nov 18, 2014

(Pretty sure that you can't unflag anything.) Personally, I am a Christian, and I think I understand where Diwani is trying to say. I think he/she is simply saying that human society cannot be trusted (it can't, just look at the government)... - 00ffada9, Nov 18, 2014

..and that only God is truly trustworthy. I think he/she is simply stating that no human being is that trustworthy. That may hurt someone's ego, but it is is most likely true. I do agree that it is strangely worded though, and could be clarified a bit. - 00ffada9, Nov 18, 2014

Ok HCA, if that's what it means perhaps I misunderstood but the verbiage is such that it is liable to be misinterpreted .. hope you understand what I mean - Joydeep_Singh, Nov 18, 2014

Mods can unflag I think, Ian kiindly unflag, thanks - Joydeep_Singh, Nov 18, 2014

Thanks Joydeep! I think Diwani will be quite impressed with the number of comments he's received ;) - 00ffada9, Nov 18, 2014

Good Job, everyone. :) - sanlee, Nov 18, 2014

I unflagged as requested by Joydeep. - ian-hill, Nov 18, 2014

Muchas gracias Sir Ian! - 00ffada9, Nov 18, 2014

This is why we ask that everyone stays away from religious or political statements within the forum. Ian has removed the flag and I am abiding by his decision, but remember, do not post answers that are this religious or political in nature in the future. - rac1, Nov 18, 2014

Thanks Ian and Ambi, I agree with you. I always stay away from such topics in the forum .. hehe - Joydeep_Singh, Nov 18, 2014

:) - ian-hill, Nov 18, 2014

Answer 8

La televisión no fue inventada para hacer seres humanos vacuo, pero es una emanación de su vacuidad.

:) - ian-hill, Nov 17, 2014

No se invento (accent on "o") la television (accent on "o") para hacer vacio los seres humanos (o para que sean vacios los sres humanos,,,, or....... para vaciar los mentes de seres humanos) ..etc. - Joydeep_Singh, Nov 18, 2014

Answer 9

Se puede poner el agua al caballo pero no se puede hacerle beber, y se puede poner la escuela al tonto pero no se puede hacerle pensar.

Ye can tak the horse til watter but ye cannae mak it drink, and ye can pit the fool til college but ye cannae mak him think. (You can lead the horse to water but you cannot make it drink, and you can send the fool to college but you cannot make him think.)

:) - ian-hill, Nov 18, 2014

Answer 10

¿ Quién es más loco ? ¿ El loco o el loco que sigue al loco ?

Who's the more foolish, the fool or the fool who follows him ?

:) - ian-hill, Nov 18, 2014

Answer 11

¡Es estupidez a preguntar por qué uno está sangrando cuando apuñaló por la espalda!

It's stupidity to ask why one is bleeding when stabbed in the back!

Good one, and so true. - rac1, Nov 19, 2014

:) - ian-hill, Nov 19, 2014

Very true my friend. - ray76, Nov 19, 2014

Hola, Ray y gracias a todoos! - bandit51jd, Nov 19, 2014

Answer 12

Against stupidity the gods themselves struggle in vain. ( Friedrich von Schiller)

Contra la estupidez, los propios dioses luchan en vano

Another good one, amiga. :) - rac1, Nov 19, 2014

:) - ian-hill, Nov 19, 2014

Answer 13

injudiciousness - imprudencia

The words burst from the major's lips ere he had time to realize the injudiciousness of his remarks.

Las palabras brotaron de los labios de la comandante ere que tuviera tiempo de darse cuenta de la imprudencia de sus comentarios.

Juicy word that princesa :) - ian-hill, Nov 18, 2014

Now that's a mouthful! - bandit51jd, Nov 18, 2014

And I doubt if it's used that much. jeje - rac1, Nov 19, 2014

What is "ere" ?? - Joydeep_Singh, Nov 19, 2014

It's old English....."before" - rac1, Nov 19, 2014

Answer 14

Decirse atrapar un tigre por la cola es tejemanejes.

To be told to catch a tiger by its tail is skulduggery.

Haha that's a good one. - rac1, Nov 18, 2014

:) - ian-hill, Nov 18, 2014

Gracias, mis amigos! - bandit51jd, Nov 18, 2014

Answer 15

Tengo miedo del día cuando la tecnología adelantará antes de la interacción humana.

I fear the day that technology will surpass our human interaction.

A Einstein

:) - ian-hill, Nov 18, 2014