folly

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈfɒli/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈfɑli/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(fol′ē)

Inflections of 'folly' (n): npl: follies
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folly n uncountable (foolishness)sinsentido nm
  estupidez nf
 Tom quit his job in politics because he hated the folly of political infighting.
 Tom dejó su trabajo en política porque odiaba el sinsentido de las luchas internas.
folly n (mistake)estupidez nf
  locura nf
  disparate nm
 Rachel thought that going to college was a folly because you don't learn anything useful and it costs too much.
 Rachel pensaba que ir a la universidad era una estupidez porque no aprendes nada útil y cuesta demasiado.
folly n (ornamental building)capricho nm
  (voz inglesa)folly nm
 The park has a beautiful folly next to the lake.
 El parque tiene un bonito capricho junto al lago.
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'folly' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
Ate
Spanish:
demencia - insensatez - locura - debilidad - indiada

Collocations: it would be a folly to [think, do, try], was his greatest folly, (narrowly) avoided a folly, more...

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