los disparates
disparate
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el disparate(
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)A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
1. (absurdity)
¡Deja de decir disparates! No te está siguiendo nadie.Stop spouting nonsense! Nobody is stalking you.
b. madness
Fue un disparate haber despedido al mejor empleado que teníamos.Firing the best employee we had was madness.
c. craziness
Se quebró la pierna saltando desde el techo o haciendo algún otro disparate.He broke his leg jumping off the roof or some craziness like that.
d. crazy idea (United States)
Regionalism used in the United States
Puede sonar como un disparate, ¿pero qué tal si vendemos todas nuestras cosas?It might sound like a crazy idea, but what if we sell everything we own?
e. mad idea (United Kingdom)
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
¿Renunciar por una pequeña discusión? Ese es un puro disparate.Quitting my job over a minor dispute? That's just a mad idea.
f. foolish remark
Lo siento, pero ni voy a dignificar este disparate con una respuesta.I'm sorry, but I'm not even going to dignify that foolish remark with a response.
2. (colloquial) (exaggerated amount)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. ridiculous amount (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
¿370 pesos? Eso es un disparate para un vino de mesa.370 pesos? That's a ridiculous amount to spend on a table wine.
b. crazy number (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
¿Cuántos puntos has ganado en el juego? - 890. - ¡Wow! ¡Eso es un disparate!How many points have you won in the game? - 890. - Wow! That's a crazy number!
c. crazy amount (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
En el parque había un disparate de gente.There was a crazy amount of people at the park.
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