Usage examples of "silliest" in English with translation to French

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From all that I can collect by your manner of talking, you must be two of the silliest girls in the country. I have suspected it some time, but I am now convinced. Tout ce que je puis conclure de vos discours, c’est que vous êtes bien deux des plus sottes filles du pays. Il y a longtemps que je m’en doutais, mais j’en suis maintenant convaincu.

I need to ask you a silly question. Je dois te poser une question idiote.

Don't be so silly. Ne sois pas aussi bête.

It was silly of him to refuse her offer. C'était idiot de sa part de refuser sa proposition.

Come on, don't be silly. Allons, ne sois pas bête.

Silly me! I've taken someone else's umbrella by mistake. Quel idiot ! J'ai pris le parapluie de quelqu'un d'autre par erreur.

Don't worry about such a silly thing. Ne t'inquiète pas d'une chose aussi bête.

We'll do away with all these silly rules as soon as we can. Nous nous débarrasserons de ces règles idiotes dès que nous le pourrons.

Sentences bring context to the words. Sentences have personalities. They can be funny, smart, silly, insightful, touching, hurtful. Les phrases donnent du contexte aux mots. Les phrases ont des personnalités. Elles peuvent être amusantes, sages, bêtes, révélatrices, touchantes, douloureuses.

"If my kid couldn't speak Shanghainese, I’d slap him silly." the man said. « Si mon gamin ne savait pas parler shanghaïen, je lui donnerais une claque à cet idiot. » dit l'homme.

Read, every day, something no one else is reading. Think, every day, something no one else is thinking. Do, every day, something no one else would be silly enough to do. It is bad for the mind to be always part of unanimity. Lisez, chaque jour, quelque chose que personne d'autre ne lit. Pensez, chaque jour, quelque chose que personne d'autre ne pense. Faites, chaque jour, quelque chose que personne d'autre ne serait assez idiot de faire. Il est nuisible à l'esprit de toujours faire partie de l'unanimité.

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