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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesimbécile
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /ɛ̃.be.sil/
"Quel imbécile j'ai été d'oublier mon passeport !"
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A foolish or stupid person.
"I felt like a complete numskull when I locked my keys inside the running car."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word originates from the combination of the obsolete noun 'num' (meaning numb, foolish, or stupid) and 'skull' (head). Emerging in the early 17th century, it literalized the concept of having an insensitive or dull head, evolving to describe a foolish or slow-witted person.
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imbécile
Transliteration: /ɛ̃.be.sil/
"Quel imbécile j'ai été d'oublier mon passeport !"
Dummkopf
Transliteration: /ˈdʊmˌkɔpf/
"Er hat sich wie ein echter Dummkopf benommen."
idiota
Transliteration: /iˈdjɔ.ta/
"Non fare l'idiota e dammi retta."
tonto
Transliteration: /ˈton.to/
"Fui un tonto por creerle esa mentira."
tolo
Transliteration: /ˈto.lu/
"Não seja tolo de recusar essa oportunidade."
बेवकूफ
Transliteration: bevakoof
"चाबी खो देना सचमुच बेवकूफी थी।"
笨蛋
Transliteration: bèndàn
"我真是个笨蛋，居然把钥匙锁在车里了。"
멍청이
Transliteration: meongcheong-i
"나는 열쇠를 차 안에 두고 내리는 멍청이 같은 짓을 했다."
間抜け
Transliteration: manuke
"鍵を車の中に閉じ込めるなんて、私はなんて間抜けなんだろう。"
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