Grammatical class

Adjective

absurde

absurd (contrary to reason or propriety)

Details

Syllables

ab-sur-de

Phonetics

ap.syʁd

Grammatical class

Adjective

Freq. (books)

9358

Freq. (movies)

9657

Freq. (news)

6269

Sentences

C'est absurde.

That's preposterous.

A1

Cette histoire est absurde.

This story is absurd.

A1

Je pense que c'est totalement absurde.

I think this is totally absurd.

A1

Je n'apprécie pas l'humour absurde de Tom.

I don't appreciate Tom's absurd humor.

A1

Tout ça est absurde.

All this is absurd.

A2

Quelle question absurde !

What an absurd question!

A2

Quelle idée absurde !

What an absurd idea!

B1

Cette loi est absurde.

This law is absurd.

B1

L'idée m'a paru absurde.

The idea struck me as absurd.

B1

C'est absurde de tenter ça.

It's nonsense to try that.

B1

L'idée semblait absurde de prime abord.

The idea seemed absurd at first.

B2

Il est absurde de ne jamais reconnaître ses erreurs.

It's absurd never to admit your mistakes.

B2