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Meaning of ridiculus | Babel Free

Adjective feminine CEFR B2

[riːˈdɪ.kʊ.ɫʊs]

Definitions

laughable, funny, amusing, humorous
adjective, declension-1, declension-2
laughable, silly, absurd, ridiculous
adjective, declension-1, declension-2

Equivalents

Afrikaans snaaks

العربية سخيف مسخرة ممتع

Azərbaycanca gülünc

Български абсурден забавен нелеп смешен хумористичен

Bosanski sačma

Català divertit entretingut humorístic ridícul

Čeština směsný vtipný

Dansk komisk latterlig

Deutsch amüsant humorvoll lächerlich lachhaft lustig vergnüglich zum Lachen

Ελληνικά αξιογέλαστος Αστείος γελαστικός γελοίος ευτράπελος κωμικός πνευματώδης χιουμοριστικός

English Amusing funny Humorous Laughable Ridiculous

Esperanto amuza humura ridinda

Español ameno chistoso cómico desopilante divertido divirtiente entretenido gracioso humorista humorístico humoroso (disused) ridículo

فارسی مسخره

Suomi humoristinen hupaisa huvittava naurettava vitsikäs

Français amusant divertissant Drôle humoristique Ridicule risible

Gaeilge áiféiseach greannmhar

Galego divertido entretido ridículo

हिन्दी अटपटा ऊटपटांग बेतुका मसख़रा हास्यस्पद हास्यास्पद

Hrvatski sačma

Magyar jópofa mulatságos nevetséges szórakoztató vicces

Հայերեն անհեթեթ ծիծաղելի

Bahasa Indonesia kelakar

Íslenska hlægilegur

Italiano divertente esilarante ilare ridicolo risibile umoristico

日本語こっけいユーモアのあるユーモラス人笑わせ可笑しい面白い馬鹿らしい

ქართული სასაცილო

한국어 웃으운

Kurdî komik komîk

Latina iocularis

Lëtzebuergesch lächerlech

Latviešu jocīgs smieklīgs

मराठी मजेशीर विनोदी

Nederlands belachelijk humoristisch lachwekkend ridicuul

Polski absurdalny niedorzeczny Śmieszny zabawny

Português divertido engraçado humorístico ridículo risível

Română Hazliu ridicol umoristic

Русский забавный занятный нелепый потешный развлекательный смехотворный смешно́й юмористический

Shqip qesharak

Српски sačma

Svenska löjlig skrattretande underhållande

ไทย ไร้สาระ

Türkçe gülünç komik saçma tuhaf

Українська безглуздий заба́вний поті́шний смішний

Examples

“CHARĪNUS: Dāve, attamen… DĀVUS: Quid, ergō? / CHARĪNUS: Ut dūcam. DĀVUS: Rīdiculum!”

CHARINUS: Davus, but still… DAVUS: What, then? CHARINUS: I want to marry [her]. DAVUS: [That’s] absurd! (In its full context, Charinus wants to marry a woman who is already engaged to another man.)

““Fortūnam Priamī cantābō et nōbile bellum.” Quid dignum tantō feret hic prōmissor hiātū?”

“I will sing the fate of Priam and the noble war.” [And] what most worthy [poem] will this promising [author] bring forth from such a gaping mouth? Mountains will labor, and a ridiculous mouse will be born. (That is to say, striving beyond one’s meager ability may produce disappointing results.)

CEFR level

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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