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ridículo

adjectiveUpper-intermediate

What does “ridículo” mean in English?

  1. ridiculous — deserving or inspiring ridicule; absurd or unreasonable

    ridiculous — deserving or inspiring ridicule; absurd or unreasonable (una propuesta ridícula, un precio ridículo)

Example sentences

  • La situación era completamente ridícula.

    The situation was completely ridiculous.

  • No quiero hacer el ridículo delante de todos.

    I don't want to make a fool of myself in front of everyone.

  • Es ridículo gastar tanto dinero en eso.

    It is ridiculous to spend so much money on that.

How to use it

'Ridículo/a' means ridiculous. Note the written accent on the í. Used predicatively with ser (inherently absurd) or parecer (seem ridiculous). 'Hacer el ridículo' (to make a fool of oneself) is a fixed phrase.

Common mistake

Don't omit the accent on the í — 'ridiculo' (no accent) would place stress incorrectly and is a spelling error.

Topics

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Reference

This entry’s teaching guidance follows Plan Curricular del Instituto Cervantes (Instituto Cervantes), B2 Nociones: valoración.