ridiculous

ridiculous
adjective
lächerlich

don't be ridiculous! — sei nicht albern!

make oneself [look] ridiculous — sich lächerlich machen

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[rə'dikjuləs] 1. adjective
(very silly; deserving to be laughed at: That's a ridiculous suggestion; You look ridiculous in that hat!) lächerlich
- academic.ru/91029/ridiculously">ridiculously
- ridiculousness
- ridicule
2. noun
(laughter at someone or something; mockery: Despite the ridicule of his neighbours he continued to build a spaceship in his garden.) der Spott
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ri·dicu·lous
[rɪˈdɪkjələs]
I. adj
1. (comical) lächerlich, albern
you look \ridiculous in that old hat mit diesem alten Hut siehst du ziemlich albern aus
to make oneself look \ridiculous sich akk lächerlich machen
2. (inane) absurd, hirnverbrannt fam
don't be so \ridiculous! mach keine Witze!
3. BRIT (approv sl: incredible) unglaublich
II. n no pl
the \ridiculous das Absurde
from the sublime to the \ridiculous vom Erhabenen zum Lächerlichen
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[rI'dɪkjʊləs]
adj
lächerlich

don't be ridiculous — red keinen Unsinn

to make oneself (look) ridiculous — sich lächerlich machen

to be made to look ridiculous — der Lächerlichkeit preisgegeben werden

to take sth to ridiculous extremes or lengths — etw bis ins Lächerliche or bis zur Lächerlichkeit übertreiben

to go to ridiculous lengths (to do sth) — großen Aufwand betreiben(, um etw zu tun)

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ridiculous [rıˈdıkjʊləs] adj (adv ridiculously)
1. lächerlich, lachhaft:
don’t be ridiculous mach dich nicht lächerlich!
2. horrend (Preise etc)
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adjective
lächerlich

don't be ridiculous! — sei nicht albern!

make oneself [look] ridiculous — sich lächerlich machen

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adj.
albern adj.
blöd adj.
lächerlich adj.

English-german dictionary. 2013.

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