Definition: stupidity, mistake, blunder, silly thing, nonsense
Il a eu la bêtise d'accepter - He was stupid enough (had the stupidity) to accept
Je fais toujours des bêtises quand j'écris - I always make (silly) mistakes when I write
Ne dis pas de bêtises - Don't talk nonsense
Related: un bêtisier - humorous collection of foolish quotations; bête (adj) - stupid, foolish; bêtement (adv) - stupidly, foolishly
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Pronunciation: [beh teez]
