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daft [dɑːft] adj Chiefly Brit
1. Informal foolish, simple, or stupid 2. a slang word for insane 3. Informal (postpositive; foll by about) extremely fond (of) 4. Slang frivolous; giddy [Old English gedæfte gentle, foolish; related to Middle Low German ondaft incapable] daftly adv daftness n ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
daft adjective (Informal, chiefly Brit.) 1. stupid, simple, crazy, silly, absurd, foolish, irrational, unwise, senseless, giddy, infantile, goofy, foolhardy, idiotic, inane, fatuous, loopy (informal), witless, crackpot (informal), out to lunch (informal), dopey (informal), puerile, imprudent (informal), scatty (Brit. informal), asinine, gonzo (slang), imbecilic, doolally (slang), off your head (informal), off your trolley (slang), up the pole (informal), dumb-ass (slang), wacko or whacko (slang) I wasn't so daft as to believe him. 2. ridiculous, foolish, impractical, ludicrous, pointless, unrealistic, unreasonable, unwise, preposterous, laughable, farcical, illogical, unworkable, foolhardy, nonsensical, half-baked, fatuous, risible, ill-conceived, impracticable, hare-brained, dumb-ass (slang), cockamamie (slang, chiefly U.S.) Now there's a daft suggestion! 3. crazy, mad, mental (slang), touched, nuts (slang), barking (slang), crackers (Brit. slang), insane, lunatic, demented, nutty (slang), deranged, unhinged, round the bend (Brit. slang), barking mad (slang), not right in the head, not the full shilling (informal) It either sends you daft or kills you. daft about enthusiastic about, mad about, crazy about (informal), doting on, besotted with, sweet on, nuts about (slang), potty about (Brit. informal), infatuated by, dotty about (slang, chiefly Brit.), nutty about (informal) He's just daft about her. Translations daft [dɑːft] ADJ (dafter (compar) (daftest (superl))) 1. (= silly) [person] → tonto, bobo, tarado(S. Cone) ; [idea, action, question] → tonto don't be daft → no seas tonto or bobo he's not as daft as he looks → no es tan tonto como parece if you're daft enough to pay £600 → si eres tan bobo como para pagar 600 libras the daft things some people do! → ¡hay que ver las estupideces que hace la gente! to be daft in the head → estar mal de la cabeza, estar tocado del ala to be as daft as a brush → ser más tonto que Abundio daft adj (+er) → doof, blöd, bekloppt (all inf); daft in the head (inf) → blöd (inf), → bekloppt (inf); what a daft thing to do → so was Doofes or Blödes or Beklopptes (all inf); he’s daft about her/about football (inf) → er ist verrückt nach ihr/nach Fußball (inf); to go daft → verblöden; he’s daft enough to believe anything → er ist so blöd, er glaubt alles daft [dɑːft] adj (-er (comp) (-est (superl))) (fam) → sciocco/a to be daft about sb → aver perso la testa per qn to be daft about sth → andare pazzo/a per qc daft [dɑːft] adj (-er (comp) (-est (superl))) (fam) → sciocco/a to be daft about sb → aver perso la testa per qn to be daft about sth → andare pazzo/a per qc How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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There go two daft ones now, muttered the old Manxman. "Of course," he reflected, "she always had that combination of something homely and sensible, and something utterly wild and daft. But I think they'll a' gang daft, and spill bluid like wather |
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