What is 'tonto' called in English?

'tonto' in English is called "Silly". Silly refers to: Carente de sentido común o buen juicio; necio o absurdo.

How do you pronounce 'Silly' and 'tonto'?

Listen to clear English audio pronunciation of 'Silly' and native Spanish audio speech for 'tonto' with bilingual sentence examples on DictBridge.

English: "Don't be silly, of course you can do it!" | Spanish: "¡No seas tonto, claro que puedes hacerlo!"

adjective

English to Spanish Dictionary

tonto

Sinónimos:necioabsurdoestúpido

tonto in English:silly

Phonetic:ˈton.to

Plural: sillies

Gender:Masculino

Quick Answer • Resumen

El significado de silly en español es tonto. (Carente de sentido común o buen juicio; necio o absurdo.)

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adjective
tonto
Lacking common sense or good judgment; foolish or absurd.
Carente de sentido común o buen juicio; necio o absurdo.

casual

“Don't be silly, of course you can do it!”

¡No seas tonto, claro que puedes hacerlo!

casual

“He made a silly mistake on the exam.”

Cometió un tonto error en el examen.

In Spanish:

necioabsurdoestúpido

In English:

In Spanish:

inteligentesensato

In English:

nounsilliness

adverbsillily

silly seasonexpression

A period, typically during the summer, when there is little serious news and the media focuses on trivial or sensational stories.

silly gooseexpression

A playful term of endearment or mild rebuke for someone acting foolishly.