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silliness {noun}
bêtise · sottise · niaiserie · jobardisme

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Synonyms

silliness: giddiness · absurdity · fatuity

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Usage examples

... is absolute silliness....
... the member's silliness is getting away ...
... about all kinds of silliness in the House of ...

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English-French translation for "silliness"

 

"silliness" French translation

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silliness {noun}

silliness {noun} (also: foolishness, bosh, piece of stupidity, stupid thing)

bêtise {f}

silliness {noun} (also: folly, foolery, nonsense, dimness)

sottise {f}

Mr. Speaker, ``If silliness were sold by the metre, there is no doubt the Minister of Heritage would have become a billionaire a long time...

Monsieur le Président, «si la sottise se vendait au mètre, nul doute que la ministre du Patrimoine serait depuis longtemps milliardaire.»

It is silliness to think that the Government of Canada is afraid to disrupt local labour markets because of paying a higher rate of pay in

C'est pure sottise que de croire que le gouvernement du Canada redoute de perturber le marché local du travail en appliquant un taux de

silliness {noun} (also: guillibility)

niaiserie {f}

silliness {noun}

jobardisme {m}
 

Synonyms

Synonyms (English) for "silliness":

© Princeton Universitygiddiness · absurdity · fatuity · fatuousness

 

Usage examples

Usage examples for "silliness" in French

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This is absolute silliness.

C'est tout à fait stupide.

Mr. Speaker, the member's silliness is getting away from him.

Monsieur le Président, le député se laisse emporter par sa stupidité.

Everyone is talking about all kinds of silliness in the House of Commons and about the future of Canada.

On parle de toutes sortes d'idioties qui se déroulent à la Chambre des communes et de l'avenir du Canada.

That is where the matter should rest until the Bureau reviews the silliness that it has put us in at the present time.

Elle doit y rester jusqu'à ce que le Bureau revienne sur cette absurdité qu'il a introduite.

However, I would be remiss if I did not mention the bit of silliness that was brought to this act by the member for Ottawa-Vanier and his colleague from Brossard-La Prairie.

Toutefois, je m'en voudrais de ne pas mentionner le détail stupide qui a été ajouté à ce projet de loi par les députés d'Ottawa-Vanier et de Brossard-La Prairie.

This piece of legislation, notwithstanding that one silliness, has the very real potential to create efficiencies in the delivery of service and in the protection of our national parks.

Malgré cet élément absurde, le projet de loi a le potentiel très réel de donner de bons résultats dans la prestation des services et dans la protection des parcs nationaux.

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