How is the word болван translated from Russian to English

English translation
Nitwit
noun

Глупый человек, который действует не думая.

A silly person who acts without thinking.

Examples with “болван”

See how the word “болван” is used in sentences

  • Какой-то болван оставил ворота открытыми. — Some nitwit left the gate open.

  • Не будь таким глупцом на встрече. — Don't be such a nitwit at the meeting.

  • Пара болванов перегородила машинами весь въезд. — A couple of nitwits parked right across the driveway.

  • Ты действительно собираешься слушать этого глупца? — Are you really going to listen to that nitwit?

  • Я почувствовал себя болваном, когда запер ключи внутри. — I felt like a nitwit after locking my keys inside.

  • Он назвал себя глупцом после этой ошибки. — He called himself a nitwit after making that mistake.

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