Manque d'intelligence ; sottise.
Stupidity; lack of intelligence.
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Sa bêtise pendant cette réunion a choqué tout le monde. — His dumbness in that meeting shocked everyone.
Son mutisme venait d'une blessure. — His dumbness was caused by an injury.
La bêtise totale de ce plan nous a fait rire. — The sheer dumbness of the plan made us laugh.
Son mutisme a disparu après des mois de thérapie. — Her dumbness disappeared after months of therapy.
Je ne m'explique pas un tel niveau de bêtise. — I can't explain that level of dumbness.
À cause de son mutisme, il a appris la langue des signes. — Because of his dumbness he learned sign language.
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