lächerlich

I Adj.

1. ridiculous; (unsinnig) laughable, absurd; lächerlich machen ridicule; sich lächerlich machen make a fool of o.s.; das Lächerliche daran the ridiculous thing about it; ins Lächerliche ziehen make fun of, ridicule

2. (unbedeutend, geringfügig) piddling; Summe: auch ridiculously small, derisory; Preis: ridiculously low; lächerliche Kleinigkeit ridiculously trivial matter, piddling little affair, Pl. auch piffling trivia

II Adv.: lächerlich wenig etc. ridiculously little etc., a ridiculously small amount etc.

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laughable; ridiculous; preposterous; ludicrous

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lạ̈|cher|lich ['lɛçɐlɪç]

1. adj

1) ridiculous, absurd, ludicrous; (= komisch) comical, funny

jdn/etw lächerlich machen — to make sb/sth look silly or stupid (vor jdm in front of sb)

jdn/sich lächerlich machen — to make a fool of sb/oneself (vor jdm in front of sb)

etw ins Lächerliche ziehen — to make fun of sth

2) (= geringfügig) Kleinigkeit, Anlass trivial, petty; Preis ridiculously or absurdly low

2. adv

ridiculously, absurdly

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1) ludicrously

2) (completely ridiculous.) ludicrous

3) (ridiculous or deserving scorn: Her attempts at drawing were laughable.) laughable

4) laughably

5) (ridiculous: His attempts were derisory.) derisory

6) ridiculously

7) (very silly; deserving to be laughed at: That's a ridiculous suggestion; You look ridiculous in that hat!) ridiculous

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lä·cher·lich

[ˈlɛçɐlɪç]

I. adj

1. (albern) absurd, ridiculous

▪ \lächerlich sein/werden to be/become absurd [or ridiculous]

jdn/sich \lächerlich machen to make a fool of sb/oneself

etw ins L\lächerliche ziehen to ridicule [or make fun of] sth

2. (geringfügig) trivial, trifling

ein \lächerlicher Preis a ridiculously low price

II. adv (sehr) ridiculously

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1.

(abwertend) Adjektiv

1) (komisch) ridiculous

jemanden/sich [vor jemandem] lächerlich machen — make a fool of somebody/oneself or make somebody/oneself look silly [in front of somebody]

etwas ins Lächerliche ziehen — make a joke out of something

2) (töricht) ridiculous; ludicrous <argument, statement>

3) (gering) derisory, ridiculously or ludicrously small <sum, amount>; ridiculously low <price, payment>

4) (geringfügig) ridiculously trivial or trifling

lächerliche Kleinigkeiten — ridiculous trivialities

2.

adverbial ridiculously

lächerlich wenig — ridiculously or ludicrously little

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lächerlich

A. adj

1. ridiculous; (unsinnig) laughable, absurd;

lächerlich machen ridicule;

sich lächerlich machen make a fool of o.s.;

das Lächerliche daran the ridiculous thing about it;

ins Lächerliche ziehen make fun of, ridicule

2. (unbedeutend, geringfügig) piddling; Summe: auch ridiculously small, derisory; Preis: ridiculously low;

lächerliche Kleinigkeit ridiculously trivial matter, piddling little affair, pl auch piffling trivia

B. adv:

lächerlich wenig etc ridiculously little etc, a ridiculously small amount etc

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1.

(abwertend) Adjektiv

1) (komisch) ridiculous

jemanden/sich [vor jemandem] lächerlich machen — make a fool of somebody/oneself or make somebody/oneself look silly [in front of somebody]

etwas ins Lächerliche ziehen — make a joke out of something

2) (töricht) ridiculous; ludicrous <argument, statement>

3) (gering) derisory, ridiculously or ludicrously small <sum, amount>; ridiculously low <price, payment>

4) (geringfügig) ridiculously trivial or trifling

lächerliche Kleinigkeiten — ridiculous trivialities

2.

adverbial ridiculously

lächerlich wenig — ridiculously or ludicrously little

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adj.

absurd adj.

laughable adj.

ludicrous adj.

preposterous adj.

ridiculous adj. adv.

ludicrously adv.

preposterously adv.

ridiculously adv.