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nonsense
UK
/ˈnɒn.səns/
US
/ˈnɑːn.sens/
Translations
UK
/ˈnɒn.səns/
US
/ˈnɑːn.sens/
Usually uncountable; countable uses are rare.
nonsenses
pl
The poem was filled with nonsense that made it difficult to understand.
Le poème était rempli de balivernes, ce qui le rendait difficile à comprendre.
The teacher had no patience for nonsense in the classroom.
Le professeur n’avait aucune patience pour les sottises en classe.
The poem was filled with nonsense that made it difficult to understand.
Le poème était rempli de non-sens, ce qui le rendait difficile à comprendre.
The teacher had no patience for nonsense in the classroom.
Le professeur n’avait aucune patience pour les bêtises en classe.
The idea that the earth is flat is pure nonsense.
L’idée que la Terre est plate est de la pure foutaise.
The poem was filled with nonsense that made it difficult to understand.
Le poème était rempli de charabia, ce qui le rendait difficile à comprendre.
Additional translations
UK
/ˈnɒn.səns/
US
/ˈnɑːn.sens/
Used attributively before a noun; generally non-gradable.
The child invented a nonsense word during the game.
L’enfant a inventé un mot absurde pendant le jeu.
Additional translations
Attributive use only; typically placed before a noun.
Standalone exclamation expressing that something is absurd or untrue (e.g., "Nonsense!").
“You’re too old to learn to swim.” — “Nonsense!”
« Tu es trop vieux pour apprendre à nager. » — « N’importe quoi ! »
Used to dismiss a statement as foolish, absurd, or untrue.
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The report was full of nonsense.
The poem was filled with nonsense that made it difficult to understand.
The teacher had no patience for nonsense in the classroom.
The idea that the earth is flat is pure nonsense.
The child invented a nonsense word during the game.
Edward Lear made the writing of nonsense verse an art form.
He wrote a nonsense rhyme.
"You’re too old to learn to swim." — "Nonsense!"
Nonsense! That is not what happened.