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Pronunciation / Transliteration: tontería
"Lo que dices es una tontería."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Foolish or meaningless talk, nonsense, or rubbish.
"Was du da erzählst, ist doch purer Quatsch."
- 1
An expression used to dismiss something as absurd, untrue, or out of the question (nonsense! / no way!).
"Quatsch, das stimmt doch überhaupt nicht!"
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Early Modern German imitative and expressive roots, related to verbs like 'quatschen' (to chat, to splash). Originally used to describe meaningless talk or muddy noise, it evolved into a standard colloquial term for nonsense or rubbish.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Quatsch" is said worldwide
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bêtise
Transliteration: bêtise
"Ce que tu dis est de la bêtise."
Quatsch
Transliteration: Quatsch
"Red keinen Quatsch!"
sciocchezza
Transliteration: sciocchezza
"Non dire sciocchezze."
tontería
Transliteration: tontería
"Lo que dices es una tontería."
bobagem
Transliteration: bobagem
"Isso é pura bobagem."
बकवास
Transliteration: bakvaas
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"तुम बिल्कुल बकवास कर रहे हो।"
废话
Transliteration: fèihuà
Script: 中文汉字
"别说废话了。"
헛소리
Transliteration: heotsori
Script: 한국어 한글
"그런 헛소리 하지 마."
ナンセンス
Transliteration: nansensu
Script: 日本語
"そんなのナンセンスだよ。"
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