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foolish {adjective}
dum · fjollet · tåbelig

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Synonyms

foolish: anserine · dopy · dopey

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Usage examples

... ye so foolish?...
Was it foolishness or...
... and five were foolish....

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... hungry stay foolish'?

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"foolish" Danish translation

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foolish {adjective}

foolish {adj.} (also: silly, stupid, dull, addled)

dum {adj.}

But I am a foolish lawyer.

Jeg er en dum advokat.

Please let us not start a foolish and pointless debate over whether we should have more competitiveness and thus less social cohesion, or

Så lad os for guds skyld ikke indlede en dum og ufrugtbar debat om, hvorvidt vi skal have større konkurrenceevne og således mindre social

The act which brought my private life to public attention was one of extraordinary foolishness.

Det var en usædvanlig dum handling, der fik offentligheden til at kaste sit lys på mit privatliv.

There are times when I foolishly assumed this year that once the Commission had made its proposals for a revision we could reach an agreement with the Council.

Der har været tidspunkter, hvor jeg i år har været dum nok til at tro, at så snart Kommissionen havde stillet sine revisionsforslag, ville

foolish {adj.} (also: silly)

fjollet {adj.}

Naturally, we all believe it would be foolish to speculate on the post-election scenario in Israel.

Vi finder naturligvis alle, at det ville være fjollet at spekulere på, hvordan der ser ud i Israel efter valget.

foolish {adj.}

tåbelig {adj.}

A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitterness to her that bare him.

Tåbelig Søn er sin Faders Sorg Kvide for hende som fødte ham.

A foolish son is the calamity of his father: and the contentions of a wife are a continual dropping.

Tåbelig Søn er sin Faders Ulykke Kvindekiv er som ustandseligt Tagdryp.

A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother.

Viis søn glæder sin fader tåbelig søn er sin moders sorg.

Your decision to take legal action against the Council was foolish, because you were unable to reform the Stability Pact even though it is

Deres beslutning om at sagsøge Rådet var tåbelig, fordi De ikke var i stand til at reformere stabilitetspagten, selv om den ikke fungerer.

Some feckless person in the Commission foolishly said yes, a 250 mg limit would be acceptable.

Et sølle fjols i Kommissionen var så tåbelig at sige, at en grænse på 250 mg ville være acceptabel.

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Usage examples

Usage examples for "foolish" in Danish

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Are ye so foolish?

Ere I så uforstandige?

Was it foolishness or something else?

Tåbelighed eller noget andet?

And five of them were wise, and five were foolish.

Men fem af dem vare Dårer og fem kloge.

hath not God made foolish the wisdom of this world?

har Gud ikke gjort Verdens Visdom til Dårskab?

What is more, the UN has been made to look foolish.

Man har også latterliggjort FN.

The adjustments that we are requesting are not foolish.

De justeringer, som vi beder om, er ikke urimelige.

Otherwise Parliament will look foolish.

Så ville vi jo egentlig være til grin her i Parlamentet.

Do ye thus requite the LORD, O foolish people and unwise?

Er det sådan I lønner HERREN?

So foolish was I, and ignorant: I was as a beast before thee.

var jeg et Dyr og fattede intet jeg var for dig som Kvæg.

In all this Job sinned not, nor charged God foolishly.

I alt dette syndede Job ikke og tillagde ikke Gud noget vrangt.

A foolish woman is clamorous: she is simple, and knoweth nothing.

Dårskaben hun slår sig løs og lokker og kender ikke til Skam;

That would be quite wrong and extremely foolish.

Det ville nemlig være fuldstændig forkert og overordentlig uklogt.

For wrath killeth the foolish man, and envy slayeth the silly one.

Thi Dårens Harme koster ham Livet Tåbens Vrede bliver hans Død.

They that were foolish took their lamps, and took no oil with them:

Dårerne toge nemlig deres Lamper men toge ikke Olie med sig.

Forsake the foolish, and live; and go in the way of understanding!

Lad Tankeløshed fare så skal I leve skrid frem ad Forstandens Vej!

A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish man despiseth his mother.

Viis Søn glæder sin Fader Tåbe til Menneske foragter sin Moder.

But he said unto her, Thou speakest as one of the foolish women speaketh!

Men han svarede hende: "Du taler som en Dåre!

I have seen the foolish taking root: but suddenly I cursed his habitation.

Selv har jeg set en Dåre rykkes op hans Bolig rådne brat;

For I was envious at the foolish, when I saw the prosperity of the wicked.

thi over Dårerne græmmed jeg mig jeg så at det gik de gudløse vel;

We have therefore voted against a text which is both foolish and repugnant.

Vi har derfor stemt imod en tekst, som på én gang er stupid og frastødende.

"foolish" translation - forum results

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