foolishness in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for foolishness in the English»French Dictionary

foolishness [Brit ˈfuːlɪʃnəs, Am ˈfulɪʃnəs] N

foolishness

bêtise f

it is (sheer) foolishness to do

c'est de la folie (pure) de faire

Translations for foolishness in the French»English Dictionary

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sottise

silliness, foolishness

foolishness in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for foolishness in the English»French Dictionary

foolishness N

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foolishness

idiotie f

it is foolishness to do sth

il est bête de faire qc

foolishness Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

it is foolishness to do sth

il est bête de faire qc

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Entering, one can free himself from three passions ("ton", or greed, "shin", or hatred, and "chi", or foolishness).

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The character required a combination of foolishness, bravery, honour and anger.

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A few other examples of his foolishness may be given from the same region.

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Even the blind passions and foolishness of youth are subdued in death.

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The book's multiplying internal and external mazes provide an emblem of human complexity, foolishness, and deeper terrors, some reaching from beyond death.

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We are confident this is nothing but an absolute nonsense and foolishness.

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Although she loves her sisters, she demands a lot from them, and does not tolerate foolishness gladly.

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In the manga, it was a ruse to show the foolishness of men.

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It results in several bold and exhilarating scenes, several vigorous characters, a good deal of sinewy dialogueand considerable incidental foolishness...

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They make her drink some, and she pretends to die, but soon begins laughing at their foolishness as it is not poisoned.

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