/idjo/
Translation
idiot, stupid
Word origin
From Latin idiota ('uneducated or ignorant person'), borrowed from Greek idiotes ('private person, layman'), from idios ('one's own, private'). English 'idiot' and 'idiom' share this root.
- Origin
- Greek
- Root
- idiotes
- English cognates
- idiot, idiom, idiosyncrasy
Grammar
Examples
l' ' .
Stop fooling around and do what you are asked.
J' l' .
I was stupid not to check the train time before leaving.
, ' !
Don't say that, you are not stupid at all!
, - .
Don't be stupid, just ask him directly.
C' .
It was a stupid decision to leave without a coat.
Idiot peut etre adjectif ou nom : il est idiot (he is stupid) / quel idiot ! (what an idiot!). La forme feminine est idiote. Le pluriel est idiots / idiotes. Faire l'idiot (to act stupid, to fool around) est une expression courante.
Idiotie (f) designe soit la stupidit (that was idiotic), soit une betise (a stupid thing). Village idiot (village idiot) est un emprunt culturel de l'anglais mais s'utilise aussi en francais. Idiot utile (useful idiot) est une expression politique figee.
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