nonsense russian
гнать
to drive, to urge on, to chase
to drive away, to chase out, to expel
to lie, to talk nonsense, to bullshit
to distil
to persecute, to hound
бред
nonsense
delirium, ravings
ерунда́
nonsense, rubbish, rot
trifle, nothing
чепуха́
nonsense
чушь
nonsense, rubbish, rot, garbage
враньё
lying, fib, lies, nonsense
пурга
snowstorm, blizzard, driving snow
nonsense, rubbish, drivel
вздор
nonsense
дурь
foolishness, nonsense, folly, silly ideas
dope, drugs, stuff
трепа́ться
to chatter, to blab, to prattle, to talk nonsense
to flutter, to flap, to wave (in the wind)
to get worn out, to fray, to become threadbare
to hang around, to knock about, to loaf about
дичь
game, wildfowl, game meat
nonsense, rubbish, absurdity
wilderness, wilds, backwoods
бре́дить
to be delirious, to rave
to be mad about (something), to be infatuated with (something), to be crazy about (something)
to talk nonsense, to talk rubbish
поро́ть
to flog, to thrash, to whip, to lash
to unstitch, to unpick, to rip (at the seams), to undo (a seam)
to talk (nonsense), to babble, to spout
абсу́рд
absurdity, nonsense
неле́пость
absurdity, absurdness, ridiculousness
absurdity, nonsense, absurd thing
мура́
mess, nonsense
моло́ть
to grind, to mill
to talk nonsense, to blather, to bang on about
петру́шка
parsley
Punch (puppet), buffoon, clown
Punch-and-Judy show, puppet show
nonsense, absurdity, funny business
е́ресь
heresy, nonsense, rot
бессмы́слица
nonsense, absurdity
дребеде́нь
crap/nonsense/rubbish
наплести́
to make by weaving, to talk a lot of nonsense, to slander
ахине́я
rot, nonsense
вя́кать
to talk nonsense, to blather, to yap
to grumble, to gripe, to criticize
to squeak, to yelp, to bark (of a small dog)
но́нсенс
nonsense, absurdity, rubbish
порожня́к
empties, empty train, empty truck, unloaded vehicle
idle talk, empty chatter, nonsense
бодя́га
idle talk, nonsense, rubbish, tedious business
freshwater sponge
загова́риваться
to get carried away talking, to talk too long, to chat away
to ramble, to talk nonsense, to wander in one's speech
галиматья́
galimatias (gibberish), rubbish, nonsense
несообра́зность
absurdity, inconsistency, nonsense
incongruity, inappropriateness, incompatibility
враки
nonsense, rubbish, idle talk, fibs
белиберда́
balderdash, rubbish, nonsense
наболта́ть
to talk nonsense, to gossip, to bear tales, to mix in
фигня́
nonsense, rubbish, crap, garbage
problem, issue, trouble
thing, stuff, thingy
бе́столочь
blockhead, dolt, muddle-headed person, nitwit
confusion, muddle, disorder, nonsense
благоглу́пость
high-sounding nonsense, pompous triviality
бре́дни
nonsense, ravings, drivel
fantasies, wild imaginings, pipe dreams
выкама́ривать
to play foolish pranks, to be up to all sorts of nonsense
гиль
rot, nonsense
ерала́ш
mess, jumble, muddle, confusion
nonsense, rubbish, twaddle
за́умь
nonsense
напоро́ть
to unstitch (a quantity), to rip open, to undo (seams)
to talk (nonsense), to babble, to spout
to bungle, to botch up, to blunder
to tear, to cut (on something sharp), to gash
нескла́дица
nonsense, gibberish, rubbish
muddle, mess, disorder
околёсица
stuff and nonsense
бредя́тина
nonsense, rubbish, bunk, hogwash
вздо́рность
nonsense, absurdity, triviality, futility
чухня́
nonsense, rubbish, twaddle
гомно́
shit, crap, excrement
crap, garbage, rubbish, nonsense
смоло́ть
to grind, to mill
to blurt out (nonsense), to spout (nonsense)
пусто́е
nonsense, trivialities, something empty or vain
херо́вина
damn thing, crappy thing, thingamajig, piece of junk
bullshit, nonsense, crap
нагороди́вший
having piled up, having built (a lot), having amassed
having talked nonsense, having muddled (up), having said a lot of unnecessary things
пизде́ть
to lie, to bullshit, to talk nonsense, to spout bullshit
ерундя́щий
talking nonsense, fooling around, joking, nonsensical
ерунди́вший
who talked nonsense, who was fooling around
пустозво́нивший
babbling, blathering, idle-talking, who talked nonsense
пустосло́вивший
babbling, prattling, talking nonsense
суесло́вивший
babbling, talking idly, prattling, talking nonsense
несура́зица
nonsense, absurdity, incongruity, oddity
Examples
Nonsense!
Э́то была́ восхити́тельная чушь.
It was a delightful bit of nonsense.
Nonsense.
It's nonsense to try that.
It's all nonsense.
It's all total nonsense.
Заявле́ние Тома — по́лная бессмы́слица.
Tom's statement is pure nonsense.
That's utter nonsense.
That's utter nonsense.
Вместо того́, чтобы учи́ть италья́нский, я занима́юсь ерундо́й.
Instead of studying Italian, I'm wasting time on a bunch of nonsense.
Том реши́л, что Мария говори́т бессмы́слицу, лишь потому что не по́нял её.
Tom assumed Mary was talking nonsense simply because he didn't understand her.
I think it's nonsense.
Её объясне́ние пробле́мы бы́ло вздо́ром.
Her explanation of the problem was nonsense.
Чушь.
Nonsense.
What kind of nonsense is that?
Когда я была́ помоложе, я ненави́дела ходи́ть на сва́дьбы. Мои́ ба́бушки и тётки толпи́лись вокруг, ты́кали меня в бок и говори́ли, посмеиваясь: «Ты сле́дующая! Ты сле́дующая!». Они переста́ли нести́ э́тот вздор только тогда, когда я начала де́лать то же самое на похоронах.
When I was younger, I hated going to weddings. My grandmothers and aunts would huddle around me, poke me in the side, and giggle "You're next! You're next!" They only stopped this nonsense when I began to do the same thing at funerals.
That's utter nonsense.
That's complete and utter nonsense!
Полице́йский сказа́л глу́пость?
Did the policeman speak nonsense?
This is utter nonsense.
This is utter nonsense.
Don't talk nonsense!
Даже когда я разгова́риваю с кем-то, я зна́ю, что челове́к не хо́чет со мной разгова́ривать. — "Да нет, что ты. Ерунда́. Ты, вероятно, просто не уве́рен в себе".
Even when I’m talking to someone, I know that the person doesn’t want to talk to me. — “No, not at all. What are you talking about? That’s nonsense. You’re probably just not confident in yourself.”
Most likely, this is nonsense.
That's nonsense.
Nonsense.
Лу́чше вы́бросить все э́ти глу́пости из головы и верну́ться домой.
It's better to get all this nonsense out of your head and return home.
Stop talking nonsense.
То, что он говори́т, — полне́йшая бессмы́слица.
What he says is complete nonsense.
Зна́ет ли кто-нибудь, где Том? - "Да". - "И где же он?" - "Я не зна́ю". - "Тогда почему говори́шь "да"?" - "Сам-то он должен знать, где нахо́дится, значит, есть зна́ющий, где он сейчас". - "Глу́пости!"
“Does anyone know where Tom is?” — “Yes.” — “And where is he?” — “I don’t know.” — “Then why do you say ‘yes’?” — “He himself must know where he is, so there is someone who knows where he is now.” — “Nonsense!”
Том расска́зывал вся́кую ерунду́, чтобы рассмеши́ть Марию.
Tom was telling all sorts of nonsense to make Maria laugh.
Nonsense!
Выбрось эту дурь из головы немедленно.
Get that nonsense out of your head immediately.
Его слова показались всем полной нелепостью.
Everyone thought his words were complete nonsense.
