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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesbesteira
Pronunciation / Transliteration: besteira
"Ele só fala besteira o dia todo."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Nonsense, rubbish, or worthless material; inferior or deceitful stuff.
"I am not going to waste my hard-earned money on that advertising crapola." - 2
Foolish talk or insincere statements; bullshit.
"He tried to feed us the same corporate crapola about synergy and teamwork."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Coined in mid-20th-century American English as a colloquial blend of the vulgar noun 'crap' with the suffix '-ola', which was popularised in commercial jingles and slang during the 1950s. The suffix adds a somewhat whimsical, dismissive, or hyperbolic tone to the base obscenity.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Crapola" is said worldwide
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n'importe quoi
Transliteration: n'importe quoi
"Il raconte que du n'importe quoi."
Schwachsinn
Transliteration: Schwachsinn
"Hör auf mit diesem Schwachsinn."
sciocchezze
Transliteration: sciocchezze
"Non credere a tutte quelle sciocchezze."
tonterías
Transliteration: tonterias
"No soporto escuchar tantas tonterías."
besteira
Transliteration: besteira
"Ele só fala besteira o dia todo."
बकवास
Transliteration: bakwaas
"उसकी सारी बातें पूरी बकवास हैं।"
胡说八道
Transliteration: húshuō bādào
"别听他在那儿胡说八道。"
헛소리
Transliteration: heotsori
"그의 말은 전부 헛소리야."
たわごと
Transliteration: tawagoto
Script: 戯言
"彼の言うことは全部たわごとだ。"
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