farfelu

farfelu
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., grand, petit).
adjective
a. eccentric
Mon père aime nous surprendre en s'habillant de manière farfelue.My dad likes to surprise us by dressing in eccentric ways.
b. harebrained
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
(colloquial)
Avec des idées aussi farfelues, on n'avancera jamais !With such harebrained ideas, we'll never make any progress!
c. off-the-wall
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
(colloquial)
J'ai apprécié le film, mais l'histoire était complètement farfelue !I enjoyed the movie, but the story was completely off-the-wall!
d. wacky
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
(colloquial)
Le professeur trouve toujours les exemples les plus farfelus pour illustrer les règles de grammaire.The teacher always comes up with the wackiest examples to illustrate grammatical rules.
e. far-fetched
Ta théorie est séduisante, mais un peu trop farfelue à mon goût.Your theory is appealing, but a little too far-fetched for my taste.
A masculine or feminine noun is a noun can be masculine or feminine depending on the gender of the person or animal it refers to (e.g., le footballeur, la footballeuse).
masculine or feminine noun
a. eccentric
Zoé ne fait jamais comme les autres, c'est une grande farfelue.Zoé never does what others do. She's a real eccentric.
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