Folly
Translations of "folly" (32 languages)
| Language | Translation | Romanization | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ancient Greek | μωρία(foolishness), ἀφροσύνη(foolishness), ἄνοια(foolishness) | mōría, aphrosúnē, ánoia | |
| Armenian | հիմարություն(foolishness) | himarutʻyun | |
| Bulgarian | безразсъдство(thoughtless action), глупост(foolishness), скъпа но безполезна сграда(fanciful building) | bezrazsǎdstvo, glupost, skǎpa no bezpolezna sgrada | |
| Chinese Mandarin | 蠢事(thoughtless action) | chǔnshì | |
| Dutch | domheid(foolishness), dwaasheid(foolishness), follie(fanciful building), folly(fanciful building), stommiteit(foolishness) | — | |
| Esperanto | malsaĝeco(foolishness) | — | |
| Finnish | hullutus(thoughtless action), hulluus(foolishness), hölmöily(thoughtless action), hömpötys(thoughtless action), mielettömyys(foolishness), typeryys(foolishness) | — | |
| French | folie(foolishness), folie(fanciful building), sottise(foolishness) | — | |
| Galician | folía(foolishness), folía(thoughtless action) | — | |
| German | Aberwitz(foolishness), Dummheit(foolishness), Eselei(thoughtless action), Fahrlässigkeit(thoughtless action), Narrheit(foolishness), Prunkbau(fanciful building), Tollheit(foolishness), Torheit(foolishness), Unsinn(thoughtless action), Verrücktheit(foolishness), Verrücktheit(thoughtless action), Wahnwitz(thoughtless action), Zierbau(fanciful building) | — | |
| Gothic | 𐌳𐍅𐌰𐌻𐌹𐌸𐌰(foolishness), 𐌿𐌽𐍆𐍂𐍉𐌳𐌴𐌹(foolishness) | dwaliþa, unfrōdei | |
| Hebrew | איוולת \ אִוֶּלֶת(foolishness) | ivélet | |
| Hungarian | butaság(foolishness), könnyelműség(thoughtless action), ostobaság(foolishness) | — | |
| Icelandic | dáraskapur(foolishness), kenjahof(fanciful building), kjánaskapur(foolishness) | — | |
| Irish | amaidí(foolishness), díchiall(foolishness) | — | |
| Italian | eccentricità(fanciful building), edificio decorativo(fanciful building), follia(foolishness), stravaganza(foolishness), stravaganza(fanciful building), unicum(fanciful building) | — | |
| Japanese | 愚行(thoughtless action) | gukō | |
| Latin | fatuitas(foolishness), stultitia(foolishness) | — | |
| Latvian | neprātība(foolishness), neprātība(thoughtless action), neprātīgums(foolishness) | — | |
| Lingala | liboma(foolishness) | — | |
| Macedonian | безу́мие(foolishness), будала́штина(foolishness), глу́пост(foolishness), лу́дост(foolishness), непроми́сленост(thoughtless action) | bezúmie, budaláština, glúpost, lúdost, nepromíslenost | |
| Manx | anchreeaght(foolishness) | — | |
| Māori | wawau(foolishness) | — | |
| Plautdietsch | Domheit(foolishness) | — | |
| Polish | głupota(foolishness), głupstwo(thoughtless action) | — | |
| Portuguese | bobeira(foolishness) | — | |
| Romanian | clădire ornamentală(fanciful building), prostie(foolishness) | — | |
| Russian | безрассу́дный посту́пок(thoughtless action), безрассу́дство(foolishness), безрассу́дство(thoughtless action), блажь(foolishness), блажь(thoughtless action), глу́пость(foolishness), глу́пый посту́пок(thoughtless action), дурь(foolishness), недомы́слие(foolishness), при́хоть(thoughtless action) | bezrassúdnyj postúpok, bezrassúdstvo, bezrassúdstvo, blažʹ, blažʹ, glúpostʹ, glúpyj postúpok, durʹ, nedomýslije, príxotʹ | |
| Scottish Gaelic | amaideachd(foolishness), amaideachd(thoughtless action), amaideas(foolishness) | — | |
| Serbo-Croatian | lȕdōst(foolishness), lȕdōst(thoughtless action), лу̏до̄ст(foolishness), лу̏до̄ст(thoughtless action) | — | |
| Spanish | capricho(fanciful building), insensatez(foolishness), locura(foolishness), necedad(foolishness), nescedad(foolishness), nesciencia(foolishness) | — | |
| Swedish | dåraktighet(foolishness), dårskap(foolishness), fåfänga(fanciful building) | — |
безразсъдство, глупост, скъпа но безполезна сграда
bezrazsǎdstvo, glupost, skǎpa no bezpolezna sgrada
domheid, dwaasheid, follie, folly, stommiteit
malsaĝeco
hullutus, hulluus, hölmöily, hömpötys, mielettömyys, typeryys
folie, folie, sottise
folía, folía
Aberwitz, Dummheit, Eselei, Fahrlässigkeit, Narrheit, Prunkbau, Tollheit, Torheit, Unsinn, Verrücktheit, Verrücktheit, Wahnwitz, Zierbau
butaság, könnyelműség, ostobaság
dáraskapur, kenjahof, kjánaskapur
amaidí, díchiall
eccentricità, edificio decorativo, follia, stravaganza, stravaganza, unicum
fatuitas, stultitia
neprātība, neprātība, neprātīgums
liboma
безу́мие, будала́штина, глу́пост, лу́дост, непроми́сленост
bezúmie, budaláština, glúpost, lúdost, nepromíslenost
anchreeaght
wawau
Domheit
głupota, głupstwo
bobeira
clădire ornamentală, prostie
безрассу́дный посту́пок, безрассу́дство, безрассу́дство, блажь, блажь, глу́пость, глу́пый посту́пок, дурь, недомы́слие, при́хоть
bezrassúdnyj postúpok, bezrassúdstvo, bezrassúdstvo, blažʹ, blažʹ, glúpostʹ, glúpyj postúpok, durʹ, nedomýslije, príxotʹ
amaideachd, amaideachd, amaideas
lȕdōst, lȕdōst, лу̏до̄ст, лу̏до̄ст
capricho, insensatez, locura, necedad, nescedad, nesciencia
dåraktighet, dårskap, fåfänga
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