silly

silly
'sili
adjective
(foolish; not sensible: Don't be so silly!; silly children.) fjollet, tosket
dum
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latterlig
I
subst. \/ˈsɪlɪ\/
(hverdagslig) tosk, dumrian
you silly!
din dust!
don't be a silly!
ikke vær dum!
II
adj. \/ˈsɪlɪ\/
1) dum, enfoldig
he made a silly remark
han kom med en dum bemerkning
don't be silly!
ikke vær dum!
you ask such silly questions
du spør om så mye dumt
2) tosket, idiotisk
that's a silly idea
det er en idiotisk idé
3) (hverdagslig) bevisstløs, målløs, ute av stand til å tenke og gjøre noe
4) (gammeldags) ukunstlet, enkel, simpel
5) (gammeldags) hjelpeløs, svak, ynkelig
he's a silly old man
han er en ynkelig gammel mann
beat\/knock somebody silly banke vettet ut av noen
make oneself look silly dumme seg ut
silly as a wet hen dum som et naut

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