English-German translation for "absurd"

"absurd" German translation

absurd
[əbˈsəː(r)d; -ˈz-; æb-]adjective | Adjektiv adj

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theater of the absurd
absurdes Theater
theater of the absurd
Also eine Dummheit und eine Katastrophe.
This is absurd and is something of a disaster.
Source: Europarl
Diese absurde Situation muss geändert werden.
This absurd situation must change.
Source: News-Commentary
So absurd dieses Ziel auch erscheinen mag, an der Massenuniversität führt kein Weg vorbei.
However absurd this target may be, mass higher education is here to stay.
Source: News-Commentary
Dies ist eine völlig widersinnige Behauptung, die meiner Meinung nach zurückgenommen werden müsste.
This is a completely absurd assertion which I think ought to be withdrawn.
Source: Europarl
Das ganze Vorhaben ist absurd.
The very idea is absurd.
Source: Europarl
Das ist ein absurdes Ergebnis.
That is an absurd outcome.
Source: News-Commentary
Nicht weniger absurd klang vor hundert Jahren die Idee der Entkolonialisierung.
A century ago, the idea of decolonization sounded just as absurd.
Source: News-Commentary
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