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