folly

[US]/ˈfɒli/
[UK]/ˈfɑːli/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. حماقة; غباء; سلوك أو أفكار أو أفعال حمقاء.
Word Forms
Pluralfollies

Phrases & Collocations

act of folly

عمل أحمق

folly of youth

سخافة الشباب

unfortunate folly

سخافة مؤسفة

folly and regret

السخافة والندم

folly of war

سخافة الحرب

financial folly

سخافة مالية

learn from folly

التعلم من السخافة

senseless folly

سخافة بلا معنى

Example Sentences

the follies of youth.

مَسْأَلَةُ الشَّبَابِ

Learn wisdom by the folly of others.

تعلَّمِ الحكمةَ بغَفَاةِ الآخرين.

the folly of her action was borne in on her.

أُدرِكَتْهَا غَفَاةُ فِعْلِهَا.

inconceivable folly; an inconceivable disaster.

غَفَاةٌ لا تُتَصَوَّر؛ كَارِثَةٌ لا تُتَصَوَّر.

It is folly to buy such a junk at $100.

إِنَّمَا هُوَ حُكْمٌ بِشِرَاءُ مِثْلِ هَذَا الْخَرَجِ بِـ 100 دُولَارٍ.

regretted the follies of his youth.

اِسْتَغْفَرَ لِغَفَاةِ شَبَابِهِ.

a hair shirt to penance him for his folly in offending.

قَمِيصٌ لِتَوْبَةٍ عَنْ غَفَاةِ إِسَاءَتِهِ.

the follies and whim-whams of the metropolis.

غَفَاةُ وَ خَيَالاتُ الْمَدِينَةِ.

Events proved the folly of such calculations.

أَثْبَتَتِ الْوِقَايَعُ غَفَاةَ هَذِهِ الْحِسَابَاتِ.

I hinted at his imprudence, his folly, but he did not take my hint.

أَشَرْتُ إِلَى تَهَوُرِهِ وَ غَفَاةِهِ، وَ لَكِنَّهُ لَمْ يَأْخُذْ بِإِشَارَتِي.

My reconcilement to the kind in general might not be so difficult, if they would be content with those vices and follies only which nature has entitled them to.

لَنْ يَكُونَ التَّسَامُحُ بَيْنِي وَ بَيْنَهُمْ بِالسَّهْلِ، إِذَا كَانُوا مُرْتَضِينَ بِالْفَضَائِلِ وَ الْفُوَائِدِ الَّتِي أَعْطَتْهُمْ إِيَّاهَا الطَّبِيعَةُ.

Real-world Examples

But now we are seeing the folly of fire suppression in big basin and elsewhere.

لكننا الآن نرى عبثية قمع الحرائق في حوض كبير وأماكن أخرى.

Source: Science 60 Seconds - Scientific American February 2023 Compilation

Such follies are fairly well known.

إن مثل هذه العبثيات معروفة إلى حد ما.

Source: The Economist - Arts

Without this, folly, age, and cold decay.

بدون هذا، عبث، عمر، وانهيار بارد.

Source: The complete original version of the sonnet.

I mean, that would make a mockery of the follies.

أعني، هذا سيجعل من العبثية مسخرة.

Source: Modern Family Season 6

Tim's actions reached the height of folly.

وصلت أفعال تيم إلى ذروة العبث.

Source: Lai Shixiong Basic English Vocabulary 2000

Not with 10,000 men could you do this.It is folly .

لا يمكنك فعل هذا بـ 10000 رجل. إنه عبث.

Source: The Lord of the Rings Trilogy Selected Highlights

Our folly, doesn't exclude them from the circle of their love.

عبثنا لا يستبعدهم من دائرة حبهم.

Source: The school of life

We might smile at their folly in getting statistics quite so wrong.

قد نبتسم على عبثهم في الحصول على إحصائيات خاطئة إلى هذا الحد.

Source: Cultural Discussions

So, the folly of war was probably best articulated with the pen and paper.

لذلك، كان عبث الحرب على الأرجح أفضل ما تم التعبير عنه بالقلم والورقة.

Source: CNN Listening Compilation July 2014

George had a whipping for his folly, as he ought to have had.

حصل جورج على توبيخ بسبب عبثه، كما ينبغي أن يكون.

Source: American Original Language Arts Third Volume

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