berks

[US]/bə:k/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. idiot

Phrases & Collocations

what a berk

hvad en idiot

Example Sentences

He's such a berk, always making silly mistakes.

Han er sådan en idiot, der altid laver fjollede fejl.

Don't be a berk and double-check your work before submitting it.

Vær ikke en idiot og tjek dit arbejde, før du indsender det.

She called him a berk for forgetting her birthday.

Hun kaldte ham en idiot for at have glemt hendes fødselsdag.

Only a berk would believe such a ridiculous story.

Kun en idiot ville tro på sådan en latterlig historie.

He's acting like a complete berk today, I don't know what's gotten into him.

Han opfører sig som en komplet idiot i dag, jeg ved ikke, hvad der er sket med ham.

She felt like a berk after realizing her mistake.

Hun følte sig som en idiot efter at have indset sin fejl.

Stop being such a berk and think before you speak!

Hold op med at være sådan en idiot og tænk, før du taler!

He's a bit of a berk when it comes to technology.

Han er lidt af en idiot, når det kommer til teknologi.

I can't believe I did that, what a berk I am!

Jeg kan ikke tro, jeg gjorde det, hvilken idiot jeg er!

She's always been a bit of a berk when it comes to directions.

Hun har altid været lidt af en idiot, når det kommer til at finde vej.

Real-world Examples

Stephen, I was just being a berk...I didn't...I'm so...I'll be... - You go.

Source: Theory of Everything Original Sound Version

" That old berk, " muttered Aberforth, taking another swig of mead.

Source: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

In politics you have to learn say things with tact and finess, you berk!

Source: Yes, Minister Season 1

" If we were sometimes arrogant little berks, you mean, " said Sirius.

Source: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

Them berks what come all the time, well, they need their heads examined.

Source: Listen to this 2 Intermediate English Listening

" He'd say, 'Oh, I'm in love with Henry? That must be why I'm such a berk to him all the time, '" Henry suggests.

Source: Red White & Royal Blue

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