nonsenses

[US]/ˈnɒnsns/
[UK]/ˈnɑːnsens/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. gibberish; absurdity

int. absurditet

Phrases & Collocations

talk nonsense

tullprat

sheer nonsense

ren tull

Example Sentences

a message that was nonsense until decoded.

En melding som var meningsløs til den ble dekodet.

None of your nonsense!

Ingen tull!

the proposal would make a nonsense of their plans.

forslaget ville gjøre deres planer til latterliggjøring.

wouldn't take any nonsense from the children.

ville ikke tolerere noe tull fra barna.

Stop that nonsense, children!

Slutt med det tull, barn!

the no-nonsense tones of a stern parent; plain, no-nonsense meals at a diner.

den barske foreldrens upretensiøse tone; enkel, upretensiøs mat på en diner.

you'll have to forget that arty-farty nonsense here.

Du må glemme den kunstneriske tull her.

she's a strong woman who stands no nonsense .

Hun er en sterk kvinne som ikke tolererer tull.

a plain, honest man with no nonsense about him.

en ærlig og rettferdig mann uten noe tull.

he gave her a straight, no-nonsense look.

Han ga henne et direkte, upretensiøst blikk.

he stood for office on a strong right-wing, no-nonsense ticket.

Han stilte til valg på en sterk, høyreorientert, upretensiøs plattform.

It's all puffery and nonsense that can constrain and damage the mind and a life.

Det er alt bare tåke og tull som kan begrense og skade sinn og liv.

utter nonsense; utter darkness.

fullstendig tull; fullstendig mørke.

She told me that the moon was made of cheese. What nonsense!

Hun fortalte meg at månen var laget av ost. Hvilket tull!

he is talking nonsense on stilts, and he knows it.

Han snakker tull på høylydt vis, og han vet det.

A hotel for the night? Stuff and nonsense! You’re staying here with us.

Et hotell for natten? Tøys og tull! Du blir her med oss.

Go along with you! What you say is all nonsense!

Gå i deg selv! Det du sier er bare tull!

Real-world Examples

Lots of Americans bought that nonsense, and over three decades, some 10 million smokers went to early graves.

Mange amerikanere kjøpte den tåpelige ideen, og over tre tiår døde rundt 10 millioner røkere tidlig.

Source: Past years' graduate entrance exam English reading true questions.

There is a great deal of this kind of nonsense in the medical journals which, when taken up by broadcasters and the lay press, generates both health scares and short-lived dietary enthusiasms.

Det er mye av denne typen tåselige informasjon i medisinske tidsskrifter som, når de tas opp av kringkastere og populærpressen, genererer både helseskremmere og kortvarig kostholdsentusiasme.

Source: 2017-2020 Real Exam Questions for Postgraduate Entrance Examination English I

They were the last people you'd expect to be involved in anything strange or mysterious, because they just didn't hold with such nonsense.

De var de siste personene du ville forvente å være involvert i noe rart eller mystisk, fordi de rett og slett ikke tolererte slik tåselighet.

Source: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

Oh, that's nonsense; you are always talking nonsense.

Å, det er tåselig; du snakker alltid tåselig.

Source: Not to be taken lightly.

Mrs. Bennet said only, " Nonsense, nonsense! "

Mrs. Bennet sa bare, "Tåselig, tåselig!"

Source: Selections from "Pride and Prejudice"

He puts up with my extravagance and my nonsense.

Han tolererer min ekstravaganse og min tåselighet.

Source: Deadly Women

You let all that nonsense weigh against saving our daughter's life!

La ikke all den tåseligheten veie mot å redde datterens liv!

Source: Downton Abbey (Audio Segmented Version) Season 3

It's sheer nonsense to think that people didn't know what was going on.

Det er ren tåselighet å tro at folk ikke visste hva som foregikk.

Source: Yale University Open Course: European Civilization (Audio Version)

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