stupid

estúpido

stupid(stu-pihd)

adjective

1. (idiotic)

a. estúpido

Karen is so stupid; I can't stand her.

Karen es tan estúpida; no la soporto.

b. tonto

Lisa is always doing stupid things to get my attention.

Lisa siempre hace cosas tontas para llamar mi atención.

2.

(colloquial)

(wretched)

a. maldito

(colloquial)

My stupid computer just crashed again.

La maldita computadora se me volvió a estropear.

3. (dazed)

a. atontado

He was stupid after only two beers. He's a lightweight.

Quedó atontado después de solo dos cervezas. No aguanta para nada el alcóhol.

noun

4.

(colloquial)

(fool)

a. el estúpido

(M)

, la estúpida

(F)

(colloquial)

I can't open the door without my keys, stupid. Give them to me!

No puedo abrir la puerta sin mis llaves, estúpido. ¡Dámelas!

stupid

adjective

1. (general)

a. estúpido(a), idiota

don't be stupid!¡no seas estúpido!

how stupid of me!¡qué tonto(a) soy!

what a stupid thing to do!¡menuda estupidez!

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stupid [ˈstjuːpɪd]

adjective

1 (unintelligent) [+person] estúpido; tonto; imbécil; [+question, remark, idea] estúpido; tonto; [+mistake, game] tonto; bobo

don't be (so) stupid no seas tonto; I'll never do anything so stupid again nunca volveré a cometer semejante estupidez; don't do anything stupid, will you? no vayas a hacer alguna tontería ¿eh?

I was stupid to do that

it's stupid to leave money lying around es una estupidez or es de tontos dejar el dinero a la vista de todos

to act stupid (pretend to be stupid) hacerse el tonto; (behave stupidly) hacer el tonto

she looks stupid in that hatthat hat looks stupid on her está ridícula con ese sombrero

it looks stupid se ve ridículo; queda ridículo; to make sb look stupid dejar a algn en ridículo

it was stupid of you fue una tontería por tu parte; ¡qué tonto or imbécil fuiste!

it was stupid of me to say that fui tonto al decir eso; cometí una estupidez al decir eso

it was a stupid thing to do fue una tontería or una estupidez

that's the stupidest thing I ever heard jamás he oído semejante tontería or estupidez

It was such a stupid thing to have quarrelled about

plain

2 (insensible, dazed) atontado

to be stupid with tiredness to be stupid with grief to be stupid with sleep

to bore sb stupid matar a algn de aburrimiento

She bores us stupid with her endless chatter

to drink o.s. stupid pillarse una trompa de miedo (informal)

to knock sb stupid dejar a algn atontado or aturdido de un golpe; dejar a algn tonto or lelo de un golpe (informal)

I knocked myself stupid on the pavement He knocked Mason stupid with that great left jab of his

to laugh o.s. stupid partirse de risa (informal)

I [laughed] myself stupid when I read that

3 (pesky) maldito (informal); condenado (informal)

I hate these stupid shoes odio estos malditos or condenados zapatos (informal); you stupid idiot! ¡idiota!; ¡imbécil!; she gets annoyed by stupid little things se molesta por cualquier tontería; se molesta por cualquier chorrada (informal); (Esp)

Sometimes even stupid little things, like a light bulb blowing, make me really upset Even just stupid things like missing a bus get me depressed

noun

(as excl)

don't do that, stupid! ¡no hagas eso, imbécil! (informal); come on, stupid! (said affectionately) ¡venga bobo! (informal)

adverb

don't talk stupid! ¡no digas tonterías or estupideces! (informal)