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Translate paradox from English to French

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paradox:
- bêtise; idiotie; manque de raison; folie; manque de sagesse; sottise; absurdité; non-sens; aliénation mentale
Wiktionary:
- paradox → paradoxe, antinomie
- paradox → paradoxe

English

Detailed Translations for paradox from English to French

paradox:

paradox [the ~] noun

the paradox (absurdity; incongruity)
la bêtise; l'idiotie; le manque de raison; la folie; le manque de sagesse; la sottise; l'absurdité; le non-sens; l'aliénation mentale
- bêtise [la ~] noun
- idiotie [la ~] noun
- manque de raison [le ~] noun
- folie [la ~] noun
- manque de sagesse [le ~] noun
- sottise [la ~] noun
- absurdité [la ~] noun
- non-sens [le ~] noun
- aliénation mentale [la ~] noun

Translation Matrix for paradox:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
absurdité	absurdity; incongruity; paradox	absurdity; backwardness; gibberish; nonsense; preposterousness; retardation; rubbish
aliénation mentale	absurdity; incongruity; paradox	derangement of mind; insanity; lunacy; mental derangement; mental disorder; mental disturbance; mental illness
bêtise	absurdity; incongruity; paradox	banter; dullness; folly; foolishness; fun; high jinks; hilarity; idiocy; joking; joy; joyfulness; lunacy; madness; merriment; mirth; nonsense; pleasure; shenanigan; silliness; silly joke; silly trick; stupidity; vapidity
folie	absurdity; incongruity; paradox	anger; backwardness; banter; craziness; delirium; derangement; ecstasy; folly; foolishness; frenzy; fun; fury; high jinks; hilarity; humor; humour; hysteria; idiocy; inanity; infatuation; insanity; joking; joy; joyfulness; lunacy; madness; mental derangement; mental illness; merriment; mirth; nonsense; pleasure; preposterousness; rage; retardation; rubbish; silliness; silly joke; stupidity; wrath
idiotie	absurdity; incongruity; paradox	folly; foolishness; idiocy; lunacy; silly joke
manque de raison	absurdity; incongruity; paradox	irrationality; unreasonableness
manque de sagesse	absurdity; incongruity; paradox	irrationality; unreasonableness
non-sens	absurdity; incongruity; paradox	foolishness; gibberish; madness; nonsense; rubbish; tattle
sottise	absurdity; incongruity; paradox	banter; childishness; folly; foolishness; fun; gibberish; high jinks; hilarity; humor; humour; idiocy; joking; joy; joyfulness; lunacy; madness; merriment; mirth; nonsense; pleasure; sheepishness; silliness; silly joke; stupidity

Related Words for "paradox":

paradoxes

Synonyms for "paradox":

contradiction; contradiction in terms

Related Definitions for "paradox":

(logic) a statement that contradicts itself¹
- `I always lie' is a paradox because if it is true it must be false¹

Wiktionary Translations for paradox:

paradox

noun

an apparent contradiction which is nonetheless true (jump)
- paradox → paradoxe
in logic: a self-contradictory statement (jump)
- paradox → paradoxe; antinomie

paradox

noun

Proposition contraire à l'opinion commune
- paradoxe → paradox

Cross Translation:

From	To	Via
• paradox	→ paradoxe	↔ Paradoxon — ein Widerspruch in sich; ein Ding der Unmöglichkeit

¹WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University