Translation of "grotesque" to English

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Dictionary translations for "grotesque"

grotesque adjective

grotesque / grotesque / grotesques / grotesques

ridiculous [rɪˈdɪkjuləs] (prépositif et postpositif, évaluation intellectuelle et émotionnelle)

Contexts with "grotesque"

Son histoire est trop grotesque pour être un mensonge. His story is too preposterous to be a lie.

Quand on les observe à une demi-douzaine d'années, ou plus, de distance, même les plus belles modes nous paraissent grotesques, voire disgracieuses. When seen in the perspective of half-a-dozen years or more, the best of our fashions strike us as grotesque, if not unsightly.

Il est grotesque que vous montiez une bicyclette alors que vous êtes une femme. Les femmes devraient arrêter d'essayer d'imiter les hommes. It's outrageous that you're riding a bicycle even though you're a woman. Women should stop trying to imitate men.

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