tonterías

tonterías
intj.
nonsense, hooey, rats, rot.
f.pl.
1 nonsense, bunk, baloney, boloney.
2 stupidity, stupid thing.
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(n.) = drivel, nonsense, baloney, blather, piffle, palaver, moonshine, claptrap, buncombe, bunkum, bunk, hogwash
Ex. The article 'In defense of 'ignorant drivel'' criticises the reforms in scholarly serials publication proposed by John Lubans.
Ex. Since 'added entry' maps to 'access point' and 'main entry' maps to 'access point', some curious, but harmless non-sense results.
Ex. The author characterises the strategic plan as baloney carefully crafted to conceal the real problem.
Ex. The article 'Information science: blather and piffle?' points out that the term 'Information science' is used in a variety of ways often to mean quite different things.
Ex. The article 'Information science: blather and piffle?' points out that the term 'Information science' is used in a variety of ways often to mean quite different things.
Ex. To speak the argot, one of the main rules is called 'police palaver' -- never use a short word where a long one will do.
Ex. He describes as 'pure moonshine' the account that Columbus supposedly failed to persuade professors of mathematics, geography, and astronomy that the world was round.
Ex. Such antediluvian claptrap has every appearance of using a presumed hurt to military effectiveness as a shield for prejudice.
Ex. The word 'buncombe,' often misspelled as 'bunkum,' soon came to refer to any sort of spurious or questionable statement.
Ex. The word 'buncombe,' often misspelled as 'bunkum,' soon came to refer to any sort of spurious or questionable statement.
Ex. Henry Ford is often quoted as saying 'History is bunk'.
Ex. The film proves beyond a shadow of a doubt that the official story is hogwash and that all the evidence points towards an inside job.
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(n.) = drivel, nonsense, baloney, blather, piffle, palaver, moonshine, claptrap, buncombe, bunkum, bunk, hogwash

Ex: The article 'In defense of 'ignorant drivel'' criticises the reforms in scholarly serials publication proposed by John Lubans.

Ex: Since 'added entry' maps to 'access point' and 'main entry' maps to 'access point', some curious, but harmless non-sense results.
Ex: The author characterises the strategic plan as baloney carefully crafted to conceal the real problem.
Ex: The article 'Information science: blather and piffle?' points out that the term 'Information science' is used in a variety of ways often to mean quite different things.
Ex: The article 'Information science: blather and piffle?' points out that the term 'Information science' is used in a variety of ways often to mean quite different things.
Ex: To speak the argot, one of the main rules is called 'police palaver' -- never use a short word where a long one will do.
Ex: He describes as 'pure moonshine' the account that Columbus supposedly failed to persuade professors of mathematics, geography, and astronomy that the world was round.
Ex: Such antediluvian claptrap has every appearance of using a presumed hurt to military effectiveness as a shield for prejudice.
Ex: The word 'buncombe,' often misspelled as 'bunkum,' soon came to refer to any sort of spurious or questionable statement.
Ex: The word 'buncombe,' often misspelled as 'bunkum,' soon came to refer to any sort of spurious or questionable statement.
Ex: Henry Ford is often quoted as saying 'History is bunk'.
Ex: The film proves beyond a shadow of a doubt that the official story is hogwash and that all the evidence points towards an inside job.

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tonterías npl nonsense
no quiero oír más tonterías I don't want to hear any more nonsense
no digas tonterías don't talk nonsense

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