What is 'bête' called in English?

'bête' in English is called "Silly". Silly refers to: Dépourvu de bon sens ou de jugement ; stupide ou absurde.

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

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

English: "Don't be silly, of course you can do it!" | French: "Ne sois pas bête, bien sûr que tu peux le faire !"

adjective

English to French Dictionary

bête

Synonymes:stupideidiotabsurde

bête in English:silly

Phonetic:bɛt

Plural: silly

Gender:Féminin

Quick Answer • En bref

La signification de silly en français est bête. (Dépourvu de bon sens ou de jugement ; stupide ou absurde.)

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adjective
bête
Lacking common sense or good judgment; foolish or absurd.
Dépourvu de bon sens ou de jugement ; stupide ou absurde.

casual

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

Ne sois pas bête, bien sûr que tu peux le faire !

casual

“He made a silly mistake on the exam.”

Il a fait une bête erreur à l'examen.

In French:

stupideidiotabsurde

In English:

In French:

intelligentsensé

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.