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besteira — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • balderdash noun Nonsense; foolish or meaningless talk.
  • ball noun A round or roughly spherical object, especially one used in sports and games.
  • blunder noun A careless or embarrassing mistake.
  • bull noun An adult male of cattle, or of certain other large animals such as elephants and whales.
  • drivel noun Nonsensical or foolish talk or writing.
  • jazz noun A musical style rooted in African American tradition, marked by improvisation, syncopation, and swing rhythms.
  • malarkey noun Nonsense; empty or foolish talk.
  • nonsense noun Words, ideas, or behavior that make no sense or have no logical meaning.
  • rubbish noun (chiefly British) Waste material; trash or garbage.
  • spoof noun A humorous imitation that pokes fun at something, especially a film, show, or genre.

Senses

besteira is used for these senses in English:

  • balderdash Senseless talk or writing; nonsense.
  • ball (mildly, vulgar, slang, usually, in the plural) A testicle.
  • blunder (intransitive) To make a big mistake, especially when it is careless or stupid. [from 1706]
  • bull (euphemistic, informal) Nonsense.
  • drivel Nonsense; senseless talk.
  • jazz Nonsense.
  • junk food (informal) Food with little or no nutritional value; alternatively, food that supplies a large amount of nutrients but also excess calories, excess sugar or starch, and so on.
  • malarkey (originally, US, informal) Nonsense; rubbish. [from 1920s]

ball — full definition

  1. noun A round or roughly spherical object, especially one used in sports and games.
  2. noun A large, formal social gathering for dancing.
  3. verb To form or roll something into a round shape.

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