ridiculez

f.

1 silly thing, nonsense (payasada).

2 trifle.

cuesta una ridiculez it costs next to nothing

3 ridicule, silliness, stupidity, absurdity.

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ridiculez

► nombre femenino (pl ridiculeces)

1 (cualidad) ridiculousness

2 (cosa, hecho) ridiculous thing, ridiculous action

3 (nimiedad) triviality, nothing

■ la diferencia de precio es una ridiculez there's virtually no difference in price, there's only a slight difference in price

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FRASEOLOGÍA

¡qué ridiculez! how ridiculous!

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SF

1) (=dicho absurdo)

¡qué ridiculez! — how ridiculous!

no digas más ridiculeces — don't be so ridiculous

2) (=insignificancia)

¿y no os habláis por una ridiculez así? — (do) you mean you've stopped talking to each other because of a silly little thing like that?

¿solo vas a comer esta ridiculez? ¡coge un poco más! — is that all you're eating? have a bit more!

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femenino

a) (tontería, insignificancia)

lo que dijo fue una ridiculez — what he said was ridiculous

qué ridiculez! — that's ridiculous!

es una ridiculez pelearse por eso — it's ridiculous to fight over that

le pagan una ridiculez — they pay her a pittance

pagué una ridiculez por esto — I paid next to nothing for this

b) (cualidad) ridiculousness

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= ridiculousness, chump change.

Nota: Referido generalmente al dinero.

Ex. The lavishness of the presentation imbues the show with conviction and almost distracts from the ridiculousness of its apocalyptic posturing.

Ex. The trick is they don't plan on paying their artists more than chump change in royalties.

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femenino

a) (tontería, insignificancia)

lo que dijo fue una ridiculez — what he said was ridiculous

qué ridiculez! — that's ridiculous!

es una ridiculez pelearse por eso — it's ridiculous to fight over that

le pagan una ridiculez — they pay her a pittance

pagué una ridiculez por esto — I paid next to nothing for this

b) (cualidad) ridiculousness

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= ridiculousness, chump change.

Nota: Referido generalmente al dinero.

Ex: The lavishness of the presentation imbues the show with conviction and almost distracts from the ridiculousness of its apocalyptic posturing.

Ex: The trick is they don't plan on paying their artists more than chump change in royalties.

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ridiculez

feminine

1

(tontería, insignificancia): lo que dijo fue una ridiculez what he said was ridiculous o just plain stupid

¡qué ridiculez! that's ridiculous o ludicrous o absurd!

es una ridiculez pelearse por tan poca cosa it's absurd o ridiculous o ludicrous to fight over such a minor thing

le pagan una ridiculez they pay her a pittance

pagué una ridiculez por esto I paid next to nothing for this

2 (cualidad) absurdity, ridiculousness

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ridiculez sustantivo femenino

a) (tontería, insignificancia):

◊ lo que dijo fue una ridiculez what he said was ridiculous;

¡qué ridiculez! that's ridiculous!;
pagué una ridiculez por esto I paid next to nothing for this

b) (cualidad) ridiculousness

ridiculez sustantivo femenino
1 (cualidad) ridiculousness
(objeto o idea absurda) ridiculous thing: no pienses ridiculeces, don't be silly
2 (cantidad despreciable, minúscula) pittance: se sirvió una ridiculez de comida, he served himself a tiny helping
'ridiculez' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
payasada
English:
joke
- anything

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ridiculez nf

1. [payasada] silly thing;

esa corbata es una ridiculez that tie is ridiculous;

¡no digas ridiculeces! don't talk nonsense!

2. [nimiedad]

cuesta una ridiculez it costs next to nothing;

se pelearon por una ridiculez they fell out over nothing;

me pagan una ridiculez I'm paid a pittance

3. [cualidad] ridiculousness

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ridiculez

f absurdity ser una ridiculez be ridiculous

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ridiculez nf, pl -leces : ridiculousness, absurdity