silly in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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I.silly <sillier, silliest> [Am ˈsɪli, Brit ˈsɪli] ADJ

1. silly (foolish):

silly person
tonto
silly person
bobo inf
silly remark/idea
tonto
silly name/hat
ridículo
silly grin/laugh
tonto
silly grin/laugh
estúpido
you silly fool!
¡imbécil!
you silly girl!
¡tonta!
that was a very silly thing to say/do
lo que dijiste/hiciste fue una tontería
they were silly (little) mistakes
eran errores muy tontos
don't do anything silly while Daddy's out
no hagas tonterías mientras papá no está
I felt a bit silly when she told me who she was
me sentí de lo más tonto cuando me dijo quién era
you look silly in that hat!
¡estás ridícula con ese sombrero!
to make sb look silly
dejar en ridículo a alguien
how silly of me to forget!
¡qué tonta soy! ¿cómo me pude olvidar?
silly me! inf
¡si seré tonto!
silly me! inf
¡cómo soy menso! Mex inf
the silly season JOURN
período del verano en que los periódicos, al no haber actividad política, llenan sus páginas de noticias triviales

II.silly <a. silly-billy [ˌsɪliˈbɪli], pl sillies> [Am ˈsɪli, Brit ˈsɪli] N Brit inf

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silly in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for silly in the English»Spanish Dictionary (Go to Spanish»English)

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silly Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

silly season
período de verano en que los periódicos llenan sus páginas con noticias triviales.
it was silly of her to ...
fue una estupidez por su parte...
to look silly
parecer ridículo
to laugh oneself silly
desternillarse de risa
to knock sb silly inf
dejar a alguien atontado de una paliza
silly [or poncy Brit] thing to do
mariconada
that is enough, stop being silly
mira, mira, déjate de tonterías
she really is silly, isn't she?
mira que es tonta, ¿eh?
ask a silly question, get a silly answer
a tal pregunta tal respuesta
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Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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She believes in magic, and she has a silly sense of humor.
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This, not silly storylines about dancing and shrugaleros, is what we want.
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Many of his compositions are silly, funny or spoof songs, while others are serious country songs.
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However, it may have also been used as slang for an adult, meaning silly fellow.
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Many reviewers were pleased with the game's premise and setting, variously describing it as weird, wacky and silly.
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It was a lot of silly stuff, creatively.
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Another has them acting silly, dancing spontaneously, and humorously fighting for screen time.
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But it's stuck and it's probably got us more attention having a silly name.
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He closed the theatre and had every intention to close it for good, until a friend agreed that the venture was a silly idea.
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There are witty punchlines and silly sight gags throughout the episode.
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