FOLLY


Meaning of FOLLY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ fɒli ]

( follies)

1.

If you say that a particular action or way of behaving is folly or a folly , you mean that it is foolish.

It’s sheer folly to build nuclear power stations in a country that has dozens of earthquakes every year.

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2.

A folly is a small tower or other unusual building that is built as a decoration in a large garden or park, especially in Britain in former times.

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