Was heißt »un­sin­nig« auf Englisch?

Das Adjektiv un­sin­nig lässt sich wie folgt von Deutsch auf Englisch übersetzen:

  • nonsensical
  • unreasonable
  • absurd

Deutsch/Englische Beispielübersetzungen

Es ist ein unsinniger Brauch für Nicht-Christen, zum Valentinstag Schokolade zu verschicken.

It is a silly practice for non-Christians to send chocolates on St. Valentine's Day.

Ich weiß, das klingt unsinnig, aber es ist genau das, was ich fühle.

I know this sounds nonsensical, but it is exactly what I feel.

Absolut unsinnige Dinge passieren in dieser Welt.

Absolutely nonsensical things happen in this world.

Ich kann kaum glauben, wie viel unsinniges Zeug nicht nur von Usern des Forums, sondern auch von sogenannten „Experten“ geredet wird.

I can hardly believe how much nonsense is uttered not only by ordinary forum users but also by the so-called experts.

Während die Synchronisation der Serie als durchaus gelungen zu bezeichnen ist, sind die Titel der Folgen oft geradezu unsinnig, da man sie wortwörtlich aus dem Englischen übersetzt hat.

While the dubbing of the series can be described as a complete success, the episode titles are often downright nonsensical, having been translated word for word from the English.

While the dubbing of the series should be considered a complete success, the titles given to the episodes are often downright nonsensical, having been translated from the English word for word.

Ihre Worte waren völlig unsinnig.

Her words were completely nonsensical.

Synonyme

aber­wit­zig:
ludicrous
ab­s­t­rus:
abstruse
be­scheu­ert:
dumb
stupid
blöd:
silly
stupid
däm­lich:
sodding
stupid
dumm:
dumb
stupid
idi­o­tisch:
idiotic
ir­re:
crazy
insane
mad
Irr­sinn:
insanity
lunacy
madness
kraus:
crinkly
Ma­ku­la­tur:
waste paper
Quatsch:
bullshit
nonsense
rie­sig:
giant
gigantic
huge
schwach­sin­nig:
foolish
soft in the head
weak-minded
sinn­frei:
meaningless
senseless
sinn­los:
senseless
tö­richt:
foolish
über­mä­ßig:
excessive
um­sonst:
free
gratis
un­fass­bar:
incomprehensible
inconceivable
incredible
unbelievable
unfathomable
un­ver­ständ­lich:
inapprehensible
incomprehensible
unintelligible
ver­geb­lich:
futile
in vain
ver­rückt:
crazy
mad
zweck­los:
futile
pointless
useless

Antonyme

sinn­voll:
sensible

Englische Beispielsätze

  • To call him a genius is downright absurd.

  • This is an absurd situation.

  • This law is absurd.

  • There are always some people who are unreasonable.

  • Tom's request is unreasonable.

  • That's totally unreasonable.

  • Tom had the absurd idea of wanting to speak German in the German capital: the waiter didn't understand him.

  • A rational man is deeply rooted in wisdom; even the unreasonable can see that.

  • Many consider his idea absurd.

  • At first, the idea seemed absurd.

  • This is the most absurd thing I have ever heard.

  • That would be absurd.

  • You're being very unreasonable.

  • He's not an unreasonable man.

  • That would be unreasonable.

  • That's not unreasonable, is it?

  • How absurd!

  • Tom thought Mary's offer was unreasonable.

  • It is absurd to divide people into good and bad. People are either charming or tedious.

  • It is absurd to believe that young children can run faster than policemen.

Unsinnig übersetzt in weiteren Sprachen:

Quellen:
  1. [Übersetzungen] Wiktionary-Autoren: unsinnig. In: Wiktionary – Das freie Wörterbuch, 2023, [online] de.wiktionary.org, CC BY-SA 3.0
  2. [Thesaurus] OpenThesaurus-User: unsinnig. In: OpenThesaurus – Das freie Wörterbuch für Synonyme, 2023, [online] openthesaurus.de, CC BY-SA 4.0
  3. [Beispielübersetzungen] User-generated content: Satz Nr. 435974, 2630391, 2785788, 4158614, 8272874, 11143936, 11143757, 11045354, 11008291, 10372283, 10120178, 10000793, 9949657, 8293980, 6321874, 5231061, 5078618, 3826975, 3092477, 2960489, 2891979, 2840713, 2111822, 1027946, 673291 & 324795. In: tatoeba.org, CC BY 2.0 FR