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imbécil

/imˈbeθil/, [ĩmˈbe.θil]

fool, imbecile, jerk

Adjective imbécil (plural imbéciles)

  1. (offensive) dumb, having the properties of an imbecile

Noun imbécil m or f (plural imbéciles)

  1. (offensive) imbecile, moron, dimwit, nitwit, sucker, dolt, shithead, nincompoop
  2. (offensive) asshole, prick, jerk, dickhead, twit, twerp, schmuck

Source: Wiktionary available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License

Examples

  • ¡Cállate, imbécil!

    Shut up, you idiot!

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  • Cualquier imbécil puede derribar un granero, pero se necesita un carpintero para construir uno.

    Any jackass can kick down a barn, but it takes a carpenter to build one.

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  • El hombre es el único animal sujeto a volverse un imbécil.

    Man is the only animal subject to becoming an imbecile.

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  • Si te comportas como un imbécil, serás tratado como uno de ellos.

    If you act like a fool, you will be treated as such.

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  • La ventaja de ser inteligente es que se puede fingir ser imbécil, mientras que al revés es imposible.

    The benefit of being intelligent is that you can pretend to be a fool, but the reverse is not possible.

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  • Él es de todo menos imbécil.

    He is anything but a fool.

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  • ¿Cuándo te pararás de reírte como un imbécil?

    When are you going to stop laughing like an idiot?

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  • Pareces imbécil.

    You look like an imbecile.

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  • ¡Imbécil!

    You idiot!!

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  • Tu exnovio es un imbécil.

    Your ex-boyfriend is a jerk.

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