How is the word bête translated from French to English

English translation
Silly
adjective

Sot, d'une manière inoffensive et drôle.

Foolish in a harmless, funny way.

Examples with “bête”

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  • Ne sois pas bête. — Do not be silly.

  • Les questions bêtes valent quand même la peine d'être posées. — Silly questions are still worth asking.

  • Pourquoi te sens-tu bête à cause de ça ? — Why do you feel silly about it?

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