daft

dæft
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Translation of daft into German

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Adjective

1.

poor judgment

UK
foolish or silly, lacking common sense
UK
albern dumm närrisch blöd bekloppt
  • He's daft to believe that story.Er ist albern, diese Geschichte zu glauben.
2.

mental illness

UK
crazy or mad, behaving irrationally
UK
verrückt töricht närrisch bekloppt
  • She's gone daft after the news.Sie ist nach den Nachrichten verrückt geworden.
3.

feeling

UK
extremely fond or enthusiastic about something
UK
  • He's daft about football.Er ist begeistert von Fußball.
4.

emotion

DatedUK
frivolous or giddy, not serious
DatedUK
albern närrisch blöd bescheuert
  • Her daft remarks made everyone laugh.Ihre albernen Bemerkungen brachten alle zum Lachen.
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Expressions with daft: examples in English and translations in German

total verrückt
dumm wie Brot
He's daft as a brush, always making strange decisions.
albern werden
töricht werden
He went daft after hearing the news.
dummer Junge
törichter Bursche
He acted like a daft laddie to avoid chores.

Synonyms and analogies of daft in English

Examples of daft in a sentence

  • Her daft remarks made everyone laugh.
  • He's acting daft after the prank.
  • Don't be daft; it's just a joke.
  • My grandmother is daft about gardening.
  • They are daft about that new band.
  • His daft behavior at the meeting was unexpected.

Translations of "daft" in Context ordered by category and frequency

Adjective
verrücktadj.

They thought it was daft to run a marathon without any training at all.

Sie fanden es verrückt, einen Marathon ohne jegliches Training zu laufen.

doofadj.

Easily done, and not as daft as it might seem.

Leicht getan, und nicht so doof, wie es klingt.

bescheuertadj.

So, at least we know the old coot isn't completely daft.

Schön zu sehen, dass der Alte nicht total bescheuert ist.

dämlichadj.

You know, for a bright girl, you can be really daft sometimes.

Was willst du? - Du kannst manchmal wirklich dämlich sein.

beklopptadj.

This might seem a bit daft, but will you be my girlfriend?

Vielleicht ist das bekloppt, aber willst Du mit mir gehen?

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Other translations for daft:

  • törichtadj.
  • schwachsinnigadj.
  • beknacktadj.

daft: Examples and translations in context

They proposed a daft plan to take on the entire city by themselves.

Sie schlugen einen verrückten Plan vor, die ganze Stadt allein anzugehen.

The daft proposal to paint all the houses bright pink was quickly rejected.

Der verrückte Vorschlag, alle Häuser knallpink zu streichen, wurde schnell abgelehnt.

Everyone chuckled at his daft attempt to dance at the party.

Alle lachten über seinen verrückten Versuch, auf der Party zu tanzen.

His daft ideas about flying cars never seemed to impress anyone at the meeting.

Seine verrückten Ideen über fliegende Autos konnten bei dem Treffen niemanden beeindrucken.

The daft movie really brightened my day with its over-the-top silliness.

Der verrückte Film hat meinen Tag mit seiner übertriebenen Albernheit wirklich erhellt.

It's daft to think we can fix this problem without any help.

Es ist verrückt zu denken, dass wir dieses Problem ohne Hilfe lösen können.

That daft prank backfired and caused more trouble than they anticipated.

Dieser verrückte Streich schlug fehl und verursachte mehr Probleme, als sie erwartet hatten.

It's daft to ignore the most obvious solution to this situation.

Es ist verrückt, die offensichtlichste Lösung für diese Situation zu ignorieren.

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