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feminine

/tonteˈɾia/

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Translation

silly thing, nonsense

Grammar

Genderfeminine

Pluraltonterías

Examples

, .

Don't talk nonsense, that isn't true.

reímos .

We laughed all afternoon over a silly little thing.

He spent all his money on silly things.

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This word is part of lesson 19.