What does "tontería" mean in English?

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Spanish

tontería

English

nonsense

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Alternative translations of "tontería"

foolishness
silliness
stupidity
folly

Examples of how to use "tontería" in Spanish

Spanish
No digas ninguna tontería.
English
Don't say any nonsense.
Spanish
No digas esa tontería en público.
English
Don't say that nonsense in public.
Spanish
Olvidé esa tontería de ayer.
English
I forgot that nonsense from yesterday.
Spanish
¿Crees que es una tontería?
English
Do you think it's nonsense?
Spanish
Esa tontería me hizo reír mucho.
English
That nonsense made me laugh a lot.

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No digas ninguna tontería.

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