nincompoop

ˈnɪŋkəmˌpup
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Translation of nincompoop from English into Spanish

Noun

behavior

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foolish or silly person lacking sense
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tonto mbobalicón mbobo m
  • Don't be such a nincompoop, it's just a joke.No seas tan tonto, es solo una broma.
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Synonyms and analogies of nincompoop in English

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Examples of nincompoop in a sentence

  • Calling him a nincompoop was an understatement.

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

Noun
papanatasn.

After all, I'm of age, and no nincompoop.

Después de todo, soy mayor de edad y no soy ninguna papanatas.

tontonm.

Stop acting like a nincompoop and pay attention to what I'm saying.

Deja de actuar como un tonto y presta atención a lo que estoy diciendo.

bobonm.

But the real answer was, I wanted to prove this nincompoop wrong.

Pero la verdadera respuesta es que quería probar que este bobo se equivocaba.

bobalicónnm.

It sounds like the rambling and babbling of a nincompoop.

Suena como los parloteos y loqueras... de un bobalicón.

zopenconm.

Even a nincompoop could see that the project deadline was unrealistic.

Hasta un zopenco podría ver que el plazo del proyecto era poco realista.

Adjective
pánfiloadj./nm.

I'm sure it was that nincompoop.

Seguro que era con ese pánfilo.

pringadoadj./nm.

Well, I've just met you, but you don't seem like a nincompoop to me.

Bueno, te acabo de conocer, pero no me pareces un pringado.

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nincompoop: Examples and translations in context

Well, I've just met you, but you don't seem like a nincompoop to me.

Bueno, recién te conozco, pero no me pareces un papanatas.

Well, tonight you are a professional nincompoop.

Esta noche eres un papanatas profesional.

Anyway, when the old boy turfed me out, he said I was a brainless nincompoop.

Bueno, cuando el viejo me echó, dijo que yo era un papanatas descerebrado.

You'll regret this, you little nincompoop!

Te arrepentirás de esto, papanatas.

I'm... I'm a foolish old man who has been drawn into a wild-goose chase by a harpy in trousers and a nincompoop.

Soy un viejo tonto que ha sido involucrado en una búsqueda inútil... por una arpía con pantalones, y un papanatas.

The boss called him a nincompoop for forgetting to send the report on time.

El jefe lo llamó tonto por olvidarse de enviar el informe a tiempo.

The nincompoop accidentally deleted all the files from the shared drive.

El tonto borró accidentalmente todos los archivos de la unidad compartida.

That nincompoop never listens to instructions and always messes up.

Ese tonto nunca escucha las instrucciones y siempre la fastidia.

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