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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.
What he said was complete nonsense.
То, что он сказал, было полной чепухой.
The story he told us was pure nonsense.
История, которую он нам рассказал, была чистым бредом.
Don't listen to him, it's all nonsense.
Не слушай его, это всё ерунда.
What he said was complete nonsense.
То, что он сказал, — полная чушь.
The article was full of nonsense.
Статья была полна бессмыслицы.
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.
Ребёнок придумал бессмысленное слово во время игры.
Additional translations
Attributive use only; typically placed before a noun.
Standalone exclamation expressing that something is absurd or untrue (e.g., "Nonsense!").
Nonsense! That's impossible.
Глупости! Это невозможно.
Additional translations
Used to dismiss a statement as foolish, absurd, or untrue.
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Definitions
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.