ridículo
preposterous ; ludicrous ; ridiculous ; farcical ; grotesque ; ridicule ; nonsensical ; risible.
This is unreasonable, in fact, preposterous.
Hernandez described the encounter as futile and ludicrous, and concluded that it tallied entirely with Lespran's expectation of it..
Such restraint creates a ridiculous and pathetic situation in which librarians refuse to speak out against, or work to defeat legislation destructive to libraries such as California's Propositions.
There is considerable interest in picture books from the social realism of the 70s to the growing interest in fantasy, myth, legend, science fiction and the emphasis on the farcical and absurd aspects of life in the 80s.
The above examples are simple subjects; compound subjects such as 'Wiring methods in prefabricated steel-framed houses' would result in grotesque headings.
Sometimes running the gauntlet of criticism and ridicule allows an opportunity for defending oneself.
Parental protectiveness of children is surely a good thing if sensibly applied, but this nonsensical double standard doesn't help anyone.
The film can be considered innovative for its frank (albeit risible) depiction of transvestism.
de forma ridícula
grotesquely
His costume is grotesquely out of fashion and yet not without glamor.
dejar en ridículo
make + a joke (out) of
put + Nombre + to shame
ridicule
This application never crashes or fails, has more intelligent features than any other similar program, and at 5.43 MB for the entire install it makes a joke of Microsoft bloatware.
I will rescue the lame and gather those who have been scattered, I will give them praise and honor in every land where they were put to shame.
Such publications emphasised patriotic material supporting the war and ridiculing the enemy.
de lo ridículo a lo sublime
from the ridiculous to the sublime
Within, you will find a pleathora of gadgets and gizmos, ranging from the ridiculous to the sublime.
de lo sublime a lo ridículo
from the sublime to the ridiculous
As the familiar saying goes, 'From the sublime to the ridiculous is but a step'.
de manera ridícula
grotesquely
His costume is grotesquely out of fashion and yet not without glamor.
de tal modo que raya en lo ridículo
ridiculously
There exists a failure to recognize new topics, or a failure to recognize them until it's almost ridiculously too late, that is, after there has been abundant literary warrant for them.
hacer el ridículo
make + a fool of + Reflexivo
make + an arse of + Reflexivo
make + a spectacle of + Reflexivo
He made a fool of himself at a private function and was asked to leave.
Shearer also made an arse of himself by perpetuating the myth of the noble English sportsman who never dives or pressurises referees.
He began to show signs of being an entertainer by singing in the streets, juggling and just plain making a spectacle of himself.
poner en ridículo
poke + fun at
ridicule
He is notorious for poking fun at those who advance jaded, esoteric ideas about the importance of studying classical languages.
Such publications emphasised patriotic material supporting the war and ridiculing the enemy.
ponerse en ridículo
make + a spectacle of + Reflexivo
He began to show signs of being an entertainer by singing in the streets, juggling and just plain making a spectacle of himself.
quedar en ridículo
lose + face
have + egg on + Posesivo + face
have + egg on + Posesivo + chin
Fear of 'losing face' often prevents people from seeking counseling for psychological problems until the problems are advanced.
The Prime Minister did not like having egg on her face because she could not answer the questions herself.
The Attorney General was left with egg on his chin when no-one, not even his Prime Minister, bothered to inform him of this about-turn.
sentido del ridículo
self-consciousness
embarrassment
self-conscious feeling
In other cases, straightforward alphabetical arrangement scatters topics within the same facet which could be arranged more helpfully; eg in Psychology we find BF575 Special forms of emotion eg .A5 Anger .A9 Awe .B3 Bashfulness .F2 Fear .H3 Hate .L8 Love. S4 self-consciousness.
Patrons who are reluctant to seek assistance in using reference books or the card catalog, feel no embarrassment about seeking help in the 'automated' setting.
The last thing we want as we go about our everyday life is that hot sweaty self-conscious feeling.
tener sentido del ridículo
feel + self-conscious
feel + embarrassed
Next time you're feeling self-conscious try to remember how vain people are and that they are too concentrated on themselves to pay attention to you!.
Feeling embarrassed stems from our primordial desire to be accepted by our society - our survival used to depend upon being included in a group.
