sottise

sɔtiz

Definition

Definition of sottise - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, feminine

bêtiseaction ou parole qui montre un manque de réflexion

Il a dit des sottises pendant toute la réunion.

ânerie

fadaise

grivoiserieplaisanterie ou remarque indécente

Il raconte toujours des sottises devant les enfants.

grivoiserie

insultemot méchant dit pour blesser quelqu'un

Elle lui a lancé des sottises par colère.

injure

insulte

stupidité

Rare

manque d'intelligence et de bon sens

Rare

Sa sottise l'empêche de comprendre les situations simples.

bêtise

ineptie

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Origin of sottise

latin, stultitia (folie)

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bêtise

sottise

action ou parole stupide, erreur due au manque de réflexion

niaiserie

sottise

caractère sot et naïf d'une personne ou de ses actes

béjaune

sottise

comportement niais ou stupide

cocarderie

sottise

comportement niais et prétentieux d'une personne stupide

déniaiser

naïveté

faire perdre la naïveté ou la sottise à quelqu'un

ineptement

adv.

sottise

de façon stupide, maladroite ou sans intelligence

nigaude

adj.

sottise

qui est sotte et naive, manque d'intelligence

Examples of sottise in a sentence

Elle regrette la sottise qu'elle a commise hier.
Il a raconté des sottises sur le sujet lors de la réunion.
Ne prête pas attention à ses sottises, elles sont sans fondement.
Il a répondu par une sottise blessante.
Des sottises fusaient dans la dispute.
Il a encore dit une sottise devant tout le monde.

La sottise de ce choix saute aux yeux.

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English:nonsense, dirty joke, ...
German:Dummheit, Zotigkeit, ...
Italian:sciocchezza, grivoiseria, ...
Spanish:tontería, broma subida de tono, ...
Portuguese:sotice, piada indecente, ...
Chinese:蠢话, 荤段子, ...
Japanese:愚行, 下ネタ, ...
Arabic:حماقة, مزحة بذيئة, ...
Hebrew:שְׁטוּת, הֶעָרָה גַּסָּה, ...
Russian:глупость, непристойность, ...
Ukrainian:дурниця, непристойність, ...
Catalan:bajanada, grolleria, ...
Danish:dumhed, sjofert, ...
Dutch:dwaasheid, sottise, ...
Greek:βλακεία, αστειότητα, ...
Khmer:ភាពល្ងង់ខ្លៅ, ពាក្យអាសអាភាស, ...
Korean:어리석음, 음담패설, ...
Polish:głupota, nieprzyzwoitość, ...
Portuguese (BR):bobagem, piada indecente, ...
Romanian:sotie, glumă indecentă, ...
Swedish:dumhet, snuskighet, ...
Thai:ความโง่, เรื่องลามก, ...
Turkish:saçmalık, müstehcen şaka, ...
Vietnamese:lời ngu ngốc, lời nói tục tĩu, ...

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Definition of sottise - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, feminine

Origin of sottise

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