folly in Russian
folly in Russian is безрассу́дство, блажь, глу́пость — folly means a foolish act or belief, especially one with serious or costly consequences.
folly in Russian
безрассу́дство
Pronounced: bezrassudstvo
Foolishness that results from a lack of foresight or lack of practicality.
блажь
Pronounced: blazh
Foolishness that results from a lack of foresight or lack of practicality.
глу́пость
Pronounced: glupost
Foolishness that results from a lack of foresight or lack of practicality.
дурь
Pronounced: dur
Foolishness that results from a lack of foresight or lack of practicality.
недомы́слие
Pronounced: nedomysliye
Foolishness that results from a lack of foresight or lack of practicality.
безрассу́дный посту́пок
Pronounced: bezrassudnyy postupok
Thoughtless action resulting in tragic consequence.
безрассу́дство
Pronounced: bezrassudstvo
Thoughtless action resulting in tragic consequence.
блажь
Pronounced: blazh
Thoughtless action resulting in tragic consequence.
глу́пый посту́пок
Pronounced: glupyy postupok
Thoughtless action resulting in tragic consequence.
при́хоть
Pronounced: prikhot
Thoughtless action resulting in tragic consequence.
What does "folly" mean?
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noun A foolish act or belief, especially one with serious or costly consequences.
"Investing his entire savings in one stock was pure folly."
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noun An elaborate, purely decorative building constructed for visual effect rather than practical use.
"The estate had a stone folly built to look like a ruined tower."
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folly in a sentence
- Investing his entire savings in one stock was pure folly.
- History remembers the war as a tragic folly.
- The estate had a stone folly built to look like a ruined tower.
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What is "folly" in Russian?
"folly" in Russian is безрассу́дство, блажь, глу́пость. folly means: A foolish act or belief, especially one with serious or costly consequences.
How do you pronounce безрассу́дство?
"folly" in Russian is безрассу́дство, pronounced "bezrassudstvo".
How do you use "folly" in a sentence?
Example: "Investing his entire savings in one stock was pure folly." In Russian, "folly" is безрассу́дство, блажь, глу́пость.
Are there other ways to say "folly" in Russian?
Yes — Russian has 8 translations listed for "folly": безрассу́дство, блажь, глу́пость, дурь, недомы́слие, безрассу́дный посту́пок.
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