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bullshit

/ˈbʊlʃɪt/

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noun

Excremento de toro

The faeces of a bull.

Examples :

"The farmer stepped carefully around the pile of bullshit in the pasture. "

El granjero caminó con cuidado alrededor del montón de excremento de toro en el pasto.

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noun

Tonterías, mentiras, sandeces

False or exaggerated statements made to impress and deceive the listener rather than inform; nonsense.

Examples :

"My coworker's excuse for being late, about a flat tire and a lost phone, sounded like total bullshit. "

La excusa de mi compañero de trabajo por llegar tarde, sobre un neumático pinchado y un teléfono perdido, sonaba a total tontería.

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noun

Juego de mentiras, farol

A card game in which the object is to bluff about cards laid down and to determine when one's opponents are bluffing.

Examples :

"Anyone want to play a few hands of bullshit?"

¿Alguien quiere jugar unas cuantas manos de farol?

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noun

Tonterías, mierda

An object of frustration and/or disgust, often caused by a perceived deception.

Examples :

"The overflowing inbox filled with unnecessary emails felt like pure bullshit. "

La bandeja de entrada desbordada de correos electrónicos innecesarios parecía pura mierda.

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noun

Tonterías, sandeces

Statements that may be true but misleading nonetheless.

Examples :

""The car salesman claimed the car had 'low mileage', showing a number, but it turned out that mileage was only for the last year - that was complete bullshit." "

El vendedor de coches afirmó que el coche tenía 'poco kilometraje', mostrando un número, pero resultó que el kilometraje era solo del último año: eso era una completa tontería.

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noun

Tonterías, mentiras

Statements made without any particular reference to their truth value.

Examples :

"The politician's speech was full of empty promises and generalisations; it was mostly just bullshit. "

El discurso del político estaba lleno de promesas vacías y generalizaciones; en su mayor parte, eran solo tonterías.

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verb

Mentir, engañar

To tell lies, exaggerate; to mislead; to deceive.

Examples :

"He was late to work again and tried to bullshit his boss by saying his car broke down, even though he just overslept. "

Llegó tarde al trabajo otra vez e intentó engañar a su jefe diciendo que su coche se había averiado, aunque solo se había quedado dormido.

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verb

Charlar, decir tonterías

To have casual conversation with no real point; to shoot the breeze

Examples :

"I will probably just go and bullshit with Joe for awhile."

Probablemente solo iré a charlar con Joe por un rato.

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verb

Decir tonterías, soltar tonterías

To come up with on the spot, to improvise poorly.

Examples :

"The student hadn't done the reading, so he tried to bullshit his way through the class discussion by making up answers. "

El estudiante no había hecho la lectura, así que trató de soltar tonterías para salir del paso en la discusión de clase inventando respuestas.

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adjective

Absurdo, sin sentido

Absurd, irrational, or nonsensical. Most often said of speech, information, or content.

Examples :

"The teacher's explanation of the new math concept was complete bullshit; it made no sense at all. "

La explicación del profesor sobre el nuevo concepto matemático fue una completa tontería; no tenía ningún sentido.

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interjection

¡Tonterías!, ¡Mentira!

An expression of disbelief or doubt at what one has just heard.

Examples :

""Bulls*&t!" exclaimed Maria, hearing her brother's story about getting a perfect score on the test. "

¡Tonterías! exclamó María al escuchar la historia de su hermano sobre haber obtenido una puntuación perfecta en el examen.

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