ridículo

/riˈdikulo/, [riˈð̞i.ku.lo]

ridiculous


Adjective ridículo (feminine ridícula, masculine plural ridículos, feminine plural ridículas) superlative: ridiculísimo

  1. ridiculous

Noun ridículo m (plural ridículos)

  1. ridicule, ridiculousness, laughableness (ridiculous situation)

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Examples
  • Es más ridículo hablar idiomas construidos que ser gay, bisexual o transexual.

    It's more ridiculous to speak constructed languages than to be gay, bisexual or transsexual.

  • - ¡Pero eso es ridículo! -protestó Dima- ¡Los kopeks no se han visto en años! ¡Y 0,99 ni siquiera es un número natural!

    "But that's ridiculous!" Dima protested. "Kopeks haven't been around in ages! And 0.99 isn't even a natural number!"

  • De hecho, se veía ridículo.

    In fact, he looked silly.

  • Pensar que los hombres son superiores a las mujeres, o que las mujeres son superiores a los hombres, no solo es estúpido, sino también ridículo.

    To think that men are superior to women or that women are superior to men is not just stupid, it's also ridiculous.

  • Si haces eso, vas a estar sometiéndote al ridículo.

    If you do that, you're going to subject yourself to ridicule.

  • ¡No seas ridículo! Sólo somos amigos. Buenos amigos.

    Don't be silly! We're just friends. Good friends.

  • Que la gente haga el ridículo gratuitamente es consecuencia de una sociedad pluralista y permisiva.

    People gratuitously making a fool out of themselves is a consequence of a pluralistic and permissive society.

  • ¿Cómo puede uno tratar el mundo con seriedad cuando el mundo mismo es tan ridículo?

    How can one be serious with the world when the world itself is so ridiculous!

  • Para. Estás haciendo el ridículo.

    Stop it. You're being ridiculous.

  • El chico hizo el ridículo.

    The boy made a fool of himself.

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