tomfoolery
tomfoolery · tomfooleries
відпущення гріхів, відпуст, індульгенція
клоунада, шутовство, дурачество, фиглярство
Unsinn, Blödsinn, Clownerie
Foolish behaviour or speechFoolish behaviour or speech.
UK/ˌtɒmˈfuːlə.ɹi/US/ˈtɑmˌful.ɚ.i/
» She was amused at her son's tomfoolery.
Её забавляли дурачества сына.
Її розважали дурощі сина.
Meaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)Foolish behaviour or speech.
Unsinn, Blödsinn, Clownerie
дура́чествоduráčestvo, шутовство́šutovstvó, фигля́рствоfigljárstvo
foolish or senseless behavior
(Cockney, countable, slang, uncountable)Jewellery.
Examples
11 sentencesShe was amused at her son's tomfoolery.
Її розважали дурощі сина.
ruЕё забавляли дурачества сына.
There goes Tom with his tomfoolery again.
А ось і Том знову зі своїм дуркуванням.
That's enough tomfoolery.
Годі вже дуркувати.
I've had enough of your tomfoolery.
I've had enough of your tomfoolery, Tom.
Translations
6 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
foolish behaviour:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
foolish behaviour:
Forms
plural: tomfooleries| Singular | tomfoolery |
|---|---|
| Plural | tomfooleries |
regular
Synonyms
6 synonymsClose in meaning
- foolish or senseless behavior:follyfoolerycrazinesslunacyindulgence
Word family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable