daffy

daffy
daffy
[ˈdæfi]
adj
daft
[dɑ:ft, AM dæft]
adj (fam) doof pej sl, blöd fam, bescheuert sl, bekloppt BRD sl
this was a pretty \daffy thing to do das war ziemlich bescheuert sl
don't be \daffy! mach keinen Quatsch! fam
you \daffy idiot! du Vollidiot! sl
some of the suggested solutions were just plain \daffy einige der Lösungsvorschläge waren einfach schwachsinnig
to be \daffy about sb/sth nach jdm/etw verrückt sein
to be as \daffy as a brush strohdumm sein, dumm wie Bohnenstroh sein BRD
* * *
['dfɪ]
adj (+er) (inf)
See:
= academic.ru/18252/daft">daft
* * *
daffy [ˈdæfı] daft 1, 2
* * *
adj.
gesund adj.

English-german dictionary. 2013.

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