foolish

[US]/ˈfuːlɪʃ/
[UK]/ˈfuːlɪʃ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. manglende god dømmekraft eller sunde fornuft; fjollet eller uforstandigt; der viser mangel på intelligens eller tankegang; klodset

Example Sentences

foolish pride; foolish love.

tåbelig stolthed; tåbelig kærlighed.

It is foolish to haphazardly adventure.

Det er tåbeligt at eventyrere hensynsløst.

a foolish young fellow;

en tåbelig ung fyr;

a foolish expenditure of time and energy.

et tåbeligt forbrug af tid og energi.

He was so foolish as to lie.

Han var så tåbelig, at han løj.

beweep one's foolish mistake

græd over ens tåbelige fejltagelse

spent all their money on foolish little knickknacks.

brugte alle deres penge på tåbelige småting.

Have done with your foolish quibbling

Drop din tåbelige kværulan.

it was foolish of you to enter into correspondence.

Det var tåbeligt af dig at indlede korrespondance.

I'm not so foolish as to say that.

Jeg er ikke så tåbelig, at jeg ville sige det.

Don't worry me with such foolish questions.

Gener ikke mig med sådanne tåbelige spørgsmål.

I count it foolish to let him go.

Jeg finder det tåbeligt at lade ham gå.

That foolish fellow is looking for trouble.

Den tåbelige fyr leder efter problemer.

No one is foolish enough to endorse it.

Ingen er dumme nok til at støtte det.

I feel foolish telling you this.

Jeg føler mig tåbelig over at fortælle dig det.

Real-world Examples

Beneath were the words, " Stay hungry, stay foolish"

Under var der ordene, "Hold dig sulten, hold dig dum."

Source: Steve Jobs' speech

She laughed at the bird and called him foolish.

Hun grinede af fuglen og kaldte ham dum.

Source: Recitation for Kings Volume 1 (All 100 Lessons)

Some remain hopelessly stuck in a loop of infantile foolishness.

Nogle forbliver håbløst fastlåste i en løkke af barnlig dumhed.

Source: Focus on the Oscars

But you–you have been just as foolish as I.

Men dig – du har været lige så dum som jeg.

Source: The Little Prince

Don't bother me with such foolish questions.

Generer mig ikke med sådanne dumme spørgsmål.

Source: High-frequency vocabulary in daily life

That foolish, foolish woman. She swallowed four razor blades?

Den dumme, dumme kvinde. Hun slugte fire skraberblade?

Source: Grey's Anatomy Season 2

Like many a casus belli, theirs seems both foolish and profound.

Som så mange casus belli virker deres både dumme og dybe.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

Her genre of movies are seen as a little bit foolish.

Hendes genre af film anses for at være en smule dum.

Source: Emily in Paris Season 1

As the man himself said Stay hungry. Stay foolish.

Som manden selv sagde: Hold dig sulten. Hold dig dum.

Source: How Steve Jobs Changed the World

But I was young and foolish, and now am full of tears.

Men jeg var ung og dum, og nu er jeg fuld af tårer.

Source: Selected Literary Poems

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