silly

1. Laughable or amusing through foolishness or a foolish appearance.

   They were laughing at a silly joke.

   silly grin

2. Laughable or amusing through foolishness or a foolish appearance.

   Absurdly large.

3. (Northern England, Scotland, rare)Pitiful, inspiring compassion, particularly

   inspiring scornful pity

4. Pitiful, inspiring compassion

   (Northern England, Scotland, literary, rare)Innocent; suffering undeservedly, especially as an epithet of lambs and sheep.

5. (Northern England, Scotland, literary, rare)Helpless, defenseless.

   scared silly

6. (Northern England, Scotland, rare)Insignificant, worthless, (chiefly Scotland) especially with regard to land quality.

7. (Northern England, Scotland, rare)Weak, frail; flimsy (use concerning people and animals is now obsolete).

8. (Northern England, Scotland, rare)Sickly; feeble; infirm.

9. Simple, plain

   (rare)Rustic, homely.

10. Mentally simple, foolish

    Thoughtless, lacking judgment.

    silly mistake

    lacking seriousness; given to frivolity

11. (Scotland)Mentally delayed or feeble.

12. Stupefied, senseless; stunned or dazed.

    dazed from or as if from repeated blows

1. I need to ask you a silly question.

   Мені потрібно поставити тобі дурне питання.

   ruМне нужно задать тебе глупый вопрос.

   deIch muss dir eine dumme Frage stellen.

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2. You're just being silly.

   Ти просто дуркуєш.

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3. He's always asking silly questions.

   Він завжди задає нерозумні запитання.

   ruОн всегда задаёт глупые вопросы.

   deEr stellt immer blöde Fragen.

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4. I have a silly question.

   Маю дурне питання.

   deIch habe mal eine dumme Frage.

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5. The students bothered the teacher with silly questions.

   Учні набридали вчителю своїми глупими питаннями.

   ruУченики донимали учителя глупыми вопросами.

   deDie Schüler brachten den Lehrer mit dummen Fragen in Verlegenheit.

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