Grammatical class

Adjective

bête

(offensive) stupid; inept (not very bright and lacking in judgement)

Details

Syllables

bê-te

Phonetics

bɛt

Grammatical class

Adjective

Freq. (books)

841

Freq. (movies)

1167

Freq. (news)

6089

Variants

Sentences

Tu es bête.

You're foolish.

A1

C'est bête.

This is stupid.

A1

Tom est bête.

Tom's stupid.

A1

Que c'est bête !

How foolish!

A1

Je dis ça, mais depuis quelques semaines elle est moins bête. Même avec moi

I say that, but these last few weeks she hasn't been as nasty [lit: "less of a beast"]. Even with me.

A2

Tom est-il bête ?

Is Tom stupid?

A2

C'est vraiment bête.

That's really stupid.

A2

Tu as l'air bête.

You look stupid.

B1

Il est bête comme ses pieds.

He's as dumb as a rock.

B1

J'étais assez bête pour y croire.

I was foolish enough to believe it.

B1

Il fut assez bête pour la croire.

He was foolish enough to believe her.

B1

Je ne suis pas plus bête que toi.

I am not any more foolish than you are.

B2