SILLY

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silly I. adjectiv

prost, stupid, nătâng, netot;

don’t be silly nu fi prost; nu face pe prostul;

silly ass! imbecilule / dobitocule!

he’s as silly as can be e de o prostie fără margini / de necrezut, e prost de dă în gropi;

to do a silly thing a face o prostie / o gafă; a o face boacănă;

to go silly over a woman a muri după / a fi leşinat după / a fi îndrăgostit până peste urechi de o femeie;

(fam.) the silly season perioada în care viaţa politică stagnează; perioada vacanţei (când ziarele trebuie să publice materiale minore);

to knock smb. silly a zăpăci / a năuci pe cineva;

the blow knocked me silly lovitura m-a făcut să văd stele verzi; lovitura m-a făcut să-mi pierd cunoştinţa.

silly II. substantiv

prost, neghiob.

Exemple de propoziții și/sau fraze:

“Ah! And not silly?” said my aunt.

(David Copperfield, de Charles Dickens)

It's very silly, but I want to tell it, because I hate to have people say and think such things about us and Laurie.

(Little Women, de Louisa May Alcott)

If my children are silly, I must hope to be always sensible of it.

(Pride and Prejudice, de Jane Austen)

You silly girl! answered the other, what are you afraid of?

(Fairy Tales, de The Brothers Grimm)

And Emma had the advantage of hearing her own silly compliment repeated twice over before the good old lady could comprehend it.

(Emma, de Jane Austen)

Having indulged a while in this sedative, she raised her bent body, took the pipe from her lips, and while gazing steadily at the fire, said very deliberately—You are cold; you are sick; and you are silly.

(Jane Eyre, de Charlotte Brontë)

Now, my dear Doctor, do look at that silly wife of yours.

(David Copperfield, de Charles Dickens)

Won't he shout when I tell him what those silly things say about us poor children?

(Little Women, de Louisa May Alcott)

But don't imagine it was from any silly cause.

(Pride and Prejudice, de Jane Austen)

Men of sense, whatever you may chuse to say, do not want silly wives.

(Emma, de Jane Austen)

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