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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesimbecille
Pronunciation / Transliteration: imbecille
"Si è comportato da vero imbecille."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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A foolish or stupid person.
"He acted like a complete nincompoop by losing the keys again."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Late 17th century: probably an alteration of the Latin non compos (mentis) 'not of sound mind'.
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idiot
Transliteration: idiot
"Quel idiot d'avoir oublié les clés !"
Dummkopf
Transliteration: Dummkopf
"Er hat sich wie ein echter Dummkopf benommen."
imbecille
Transliteration: imbecille
"Si è comportato da vero imbecille."
tonto
Transliteration: tonto
"No seas tonto y ven aquí."
tolo
Transliteration: tolo
"Ele agiu como um tolo."
मूर्ख
Transliteration: moorkh
"वह एक नंबर का मूर्ख है।"
笨蛋
Transliteration: bèndàn
"他简直是个笨蛋。"
바보
Transliteration: babo
"그는 정말 바보 같은 짓을 했다."
馬鹿者
Transliteration: bakamono
"彼は本当の馬鹿者だ。"
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