ʁidikyl
Translation
ridiculous
Word origin
From Latin ridiculus ('laughable, absurd'), from ridere ('to laugh'). The same root gives ridiculous, deride and risible.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- ridiculus
- English cognates
- ridiculous, ridicule, deride, risible
Grammar
Examples
Cette .
That idea is completely ridiculous.
l' .
He looks ridiculous in that hat.
.
Do not make yourself look ridiculous in front of everyone.
Cette paraît .
This idea seems ridiculous to me but it might work.
l' .
You look ridiculous in that oversized hat.
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