La Palabra del Día : la necedad

Question

la necedad - (noun) stupidity, foolishness, crassness

Post your sentences in Spanish and English, then vote for the ones you like. The best answer will be chosen tomorrow on the basis of the greatest number of votes and language correctness.

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And don't forget to correct your posts as suggested. Do NOT use subject pronouns!

Nunca debes subestimar la necedad del gran público

You can never underestimate the stupidity of the general public. - Scott Adams

Good to see you on the ball Vaanz , welcome back. - ray76, Sep 28, 2010

This is a new word for me, thanks Vaanz :) - galsally, Sep 28, 2010

A very interesting word, Vaanz. - sanlee, Sep 28, 2010

Hi Vaanz! in Spanish it is said: No debes (nunca) subestimar... or better Nunca debes subestimar - cogumela, Sep 28, 2010

nunca debes - 00494d19, Sep 28, 2010

Helpful word, I'm sure I would have misread this word before today! - revmaf, Sep 28, 2010

Thanks guys.. @revmaf: yeah me too, when I saw this word I thought it is related to 'Necessary' - Vaanz, Sep 29, 2010

Answer 1

This is definitive proof of human stupidity.

Esto es una prueba definitiva de la necedad humana.

It gives me a headache just looking at it . Did he get badly hurt i wonder? - ray76, Sep 28, 2010

You would think he would have a helmet at the very least! - Brynleigh, Sep 28, 2010

Definitiva, and humana ;) It is, indeed - cogumela, Sep 28, 2010

Gracias, I had that at first and then I changed it thinking it needed to be masculine. - Brynleigh, Sep 28, 2010

omg..voting - 00494d19, Sep 28, 2010

oh Godness !! he's a stupid boy !!! lol - 00b6f46c, Sep 28, 2010

Fail, epic fail. Hope he didn't damage what little brain he had! - revmaf, Sep 28, 2010

lol... From where you are getting these... awesome - Vaanz, Sep 29, 2010

Gracias, Vaanz y todas :) - Brynleigh, Sep 29, 2010

I wonder if I should take him off here and give him a rest! jajajaja - Brynleigh, Sep 29, 2010

Answer 2

Hay una linea¡ muy fina entre la estupidez y la necedad.

There is a fine point between stupidity and foolishness.

Good one, Ray! Try "fino". - CalvoViejo, Sep 28, 2010

Gracias voy a. Antigua persona como yo. - ray76, Sep 28, 2010

...and here, Ray, we usually say "una línea" muy fina... Good sentence! - cogumela, Sep 28, 2010

Aha!That sounds better and just what i wanted , thank you so much coqumela. - ray76, Sep 28, 2010

ray, línea!, la necedad - 00494d19, Sep 28, 2010

did you see me on your congrat thread? jeje - 00494d19, Sep 28, 2010

Yes I did mi novia gracias , very funny , gives one pause! - ray76, Sep 28, 2010

Answer 3

Mi carpintero es un gran carpintero, pero su necedad aún más grande.

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My carpenter is a great carpenter, but his stupidity is even greater.

like your carpenter's u-haul.... - marilo63, Sep 28, 2010

Mi carpintero es un gran carpintero...pero su necesad es aun mas grande! - marilo63, Sep 28, 2010

Gracias Marilo. - Rolest, Sep 28, 2010

Answer 4

Ponerme así en esta ropa es la necedad.

To dress me this way in these clothes is stupidity.

It is Anthropomorphism, i think. - ray76, Sep 28, 2010

Is that English or Spanish? lol - Brynleigh, Sep 28, 2010

Would be from the Greek. - ray76, Sep 28, 2010

It means attaching human characteristics to Animals , i suppose it can go both ways ? - ray76, Sep 28, 2010

Hi Sanlee! Ponerme esta ropa, or vestirme así. - cogumela, Sep 28, 2010

It looks like Ponerme, isn't it?, Gracias, coqumela - sanlee, Sep 28, 2010

I get it así this way. Muchas gracias, Coqumela. Much bettter. - sanlee, Sep 28, 2010

Answer 5

Esto es necedad en todo su esplendor.

So is stupidity at its best.

(Feel free to correct my English)

This is stupidity at its best. - --Mariana--, Sep 28, 2010

This is stupidity in all it's splendor. - JoyceM, Sep 28, 2010

. . . all its splendor - no apostrophe - revmaf, Sep 28, 2010

Answer 6

La necedad de sus actos no fue propia de una persona de su intelecto.

The stupidity of his actions wasn't appropriate for a person of his intellect.

Answer 7

La necedad se necesita para ser necio.

Stupidity is necessary to be stupid.

lol voting , jajaja :))) - 00b6f46c, Sep 28, 2010

Answer 8

La necedad es alegría para el insensato

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Foolishness is a joy to the one who lacks sense.

Answer 9

Chasing money instead of happiness is sheer foolishness.

Perseguir el dinero en vez de la felicidad es una necedad.

Answer 10

No compartir las riquesas del mundo es una necedad.

Not sharing the wealth in the world is stuipidity.

"...is stupidity." - --Mariana--, Sep 28, 2010

I was swithering whether to add "a" or not. Thanks for the correction :) - amy_moreno, Sep 28, 2010

Answer 11

'Decimos una necedad y a fuerza de repetirla acabamos creyéndola.' Voltaire

'We say a stupidity and by dint of repeating it we finish believing it.' Voltaire

Answer 12

Una necedad, aunque la repitan millones de bocas, no dejan de ser una necedad.

Anatole France (1844-1924) Escritor francés.

Foolish speech, even when repeated by millions of mouths, doesn't stop being foolishness.

(my translation feels a bit awkward if anyone has a better translation it will be accepted with gratefulness )

It's almost perfect, MC,... no deja de ser... Great sentence! - cogumela, Sep 28, 2010

Answer 13

Nadie está exento de decir necedades; el mal consiste en decirlas con pompa.

Nobody is exempt from telling stupidities; the bad thing is about telling them with pomp.

Answer 14

No hay ningun necesidad por la necedad. There's no need for stupidity. Does that work?

Answer 15

“Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the the universe.” - Albert Einstein

Dos cosas son infinitas: el universo y la necedad humana, y no estoy seguro sobre el universo. - Albert Einstein

Please check my Spanish - especially use of estar! Thanks - - revmaf, Sep 28, 2010