nonsense

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nonsense
[ˈnɒnsəns]
sustantivo
1tonterías (fpl) disparates mpl
  • nonsense! -> ¡tonterías!
  • to talk (a lot of) nonsense -> decir (muchos) disparates
  • to make a nonsense of something -> echar por tierra algo

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nonsense [non-sens]
sustantivo
1Disparate, desatino, absurdo, necedad.
2(Fam.) Bagatelas, fruslerías, cosas sin importancia, jerigonz
adjetivo
  • Nonsense verses -> versos de buena forma, pero de sentido desatinado y absurdo

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nonsense [ˈnɒnsəns] ?
noun
tonterías; (f)
(what) nonsense! ¡tonterías!; ¡qué tontería!
"I'm putting on weight" — !what nonsense!" there's going to be another world war very soon — what nonsense!
but that's nonsense! ¡eso es absurdo!; ¡eso es ridículo!; it is nonsense to say that ... es absurdo ridículo decir que ...;or
I've never heard such nonsense!heard ¡vaya (una) tontería!; ¡jamás oí (una) tontería igual!
there's going to be another world war very soon — I've never heard such nonsense!
to make (a) nonsense ofmake [+claim, system, law] quitar sentido a; [+pledge] convertir en papel mojado
this makes a nonsense of their claim not to be involved this makes a nonsense of discretionary pay allowances this makes a nonsense of the law this makes a nonsense of the theory/idea that they never intended to cause trouble
a piece of nonsensepiece una tontería
I'll stand no nonsense from you!standI won't take any nonsense from you!take ¡no voy a tolerar tus tonterías!
to stand no nonsense
to talk nonsensetalk decir tonterías disparates;or
stop this nonsense!this ¡ya vale de tonterías!
we don't want any of your nonsense
modifier
nonsense verse (n) disparates (en verso); (m) versos disparatados; (m)

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