Translation of folly in Spanish: folly
Pronunciation /ˈfɒli/ /ˈfɑli/ noun Plural follies
(foolishness, recklessness) locura feminine
it was sheer folly — fue una auténtica locura
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an act of reckless folly — una temeridad absurda the follies of her youth — las locuras / insensateces de su juventud English example sentences
If anything, he has unwittingly sounded the sirens to launch a war without end by this single act of presidential folly. A luxury player, great to add to a winning team, his purchase by City was the ultimate act of folly. Being booked for rejoicing in a goal is sheer folly in itself. But, having said that, some of the ways that people have been dispersed into the community have been sheer folly. What sheer folly it must be to fall in love if it makes one talk in such a silly manner. This is sheer folly and reveals a lack of understanding of the power of saving regularly from an early age. With a minute left, and the score 2-2, Phil Neville committed an act of folly in the penalty box and Ganea scored from the spot. There is no future in trying to find a middle road between folly and common sense. The Soviet colonisation of the Arctic was an act of extreme folly and cruelty. But to attack him now, at a time when the Middle East is already on the brink of full-scale war, would be an act of terrible folly. How much publicity should that act of folly generate, in comparison to the meaningless Plame farce? The residents of Tortuga put up with a lot, but it was sheer folly to fly the colors in a town. The desire for rationalising and centralising local services is sheer folly and will lead to more traffic, more travelling and deprived communities. It seems to me that for a country of any size, nineteen political parties is sheer folly. By an act of unthinking folly I used them as an example yesterday. That act of folly summed up 30 minutes of dire rugby, but also seemed to spark Scotland into some semblance of life. But to commit America to a broader role while remaining blindly ignorant of the ultimate cost of doing so is sheer folly. Why, it is sheer folly to attempt to predict who will prevail with so much uncertainty pervading the future. So then, do you think, Bill, the newspapers are just committing an exercise in folly, or is it good journalism? ‘It would be folly to abandon a national asset unless we were sure it had outlived its usefulness,’ he says passionately. Architecture capricho masculine
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Built in 1843 in the style of a Greek temple, the folly is a Grade II Listed Building. Several folly towers and temples once formed part of the landscape at Emo. It's a fascinating folly in the woods, up a hill, offering stunning views over London, out into Kent, and across to Essex and beyond. Now we have a swimming pool, a marvellous garden and a splendid folly. Apart from formal diversity, the symbolic and cultural role of the folly is also important. It is home to a folly tower, called the Summer House, built to commemorate the Reform Bill of 1832. Wildly elaborate architectural follies, ruins and waterworks are featured in two 1982 drawings, both titled Haunted Village. Ruins themselves are reminiscent of purpose-built folly gardens of the eighteenth century. Known as the Temple de l' Amour, the folly is now the client's summer residence. The monument to the seventh Earl continued the tradition of follies and garden buildings begun in the 18th century. The most dominant garden feature is a folly with an interesting provenance. This treatment of the hydrotherapy unit transcends function: the building is a kind of garden folly in a landscape of cars. Why is this council contemplating spending £2 million of our tax on an unnecessary folly? A building can be symbolic of power, but it can also be a folly. Later it made me think of follies built in the gardens of the English houses of the rich and often featuring in Agatha Christie plays. The Strickland's other main legacy is much easier to spot: the fine folly tower, Carnaby Temple, sited atop of a nearby hill. At present, architectural production often seems to be of two quite dissimilar kinds: sheds and follies. To others it is simply an artistic folly on a bleak Lanarkshire hillside. It was also from Ruisdael that 18 th-century Britain inherited its love of gothic ruins and haunted follies. There was also a folly and a burial ground, so all in all more sinister than friendly, in my opinion.
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As if the Paper Mill had blown its funds on Follies, this Gypsy, in sets and costumes that seem underfinanced, also looks underimagined. I recalled seeing him in a private screening of ‘Pep Follies of 1930,’ strumming his vulgar ukulele and screeching ‘Good Night Sweetheart.’ But Spielberg's strong sense of nostalgia and his increasing sense of irony makes Follies, a forever ‘troubled’ show, a perfect match. I would have been very sorry indeed to have missed the latest reincarnation of the Stephen Sondheim musical Follies. The Palace Grand Prize is the title of this year's instalment of the Gaslight Follies at the Palace Grand Theatre in Dawson City. Opening night for the Gaslight Follies is Saturday, May 18. Along with Follies, the festival screens Wiseman's Law and Order and Domestic Violence. Instead of going back to the chorus, she took to the road, playing the lead roles in classic musicals like Can-Can, Gypsy, and Follies. Drag Follies will be showing at the Arts Theatre Club in Patterson Street until May 28. Minto adult skaters have performed in every edition of the Follies that has been presented. He was 15 when he saw his first Broadway production, Follies, and 32 years later he can still recall every moment ‘scene by scene.’ ‘I'm one of the lucky ones,’ she says of performing in the Follies. Her sister Doris had been employed to rehearse a group of dancing girls for a road show of the Follies for producer Ned Wayburn. The depression wiped out not only the Follies, but also the Vaudeville touring circuit. The women, now much older, reminisce, rekindle old friendships, open old wounds, and perform some of their Follies numbers. Emma Clifford comes direct to the national tour of Chicago from playing ‘Young Salle’ in the recent London production of Follies.