Grammatical class

Noun

bêtise

(uncountable) foolishness

Details

Syllables

bê-ti-se

Phonetics

be.tiz

Grammatical class

Noun

Freq. (books)

3585

Freq. (movies)

2869

Freq. (news)

11974

Sentences

Quelle bêtise !

This is silly.

A1

J'ai fait une bêtise.

I did something stupid.

A1

Thomas a fait une grosse bêtise.

Tom did a very stupid thing.

A1

Tu as fait une bêtise en l'invitant.

You made a mistake when you invited him.

A1

La bêtise humaine est internationale.

Human stupidity is international.

A2

Je ne peux m'empêcher de rire devant ta bêtise.

I can't help but laugh at how foolish you were.

A2

La bêtise est aussi un don naturel.

Stupidity is also a natural talent.

B1

La bêtise humaine est sans limite.

Human stupidity is without limits.

B2

Il est impossible de légiférer contre la bêtise.

It's not possible to legislate against stupidity.

B2