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eine Dummheit machen

to do something stupid/foolish

Türkçe: aptalca bir şey yapmak

Noun
Dummheit f.
Verb
machen
Topic
Gefühle und Geist

In a sentence

Der Teenager machte eine Dummheit und fuhr ohne Führerschein.

How it is used

Means 'to do something stupid/foolish.' Colloquial register. Use in everyday conversation: 'Hör auf, eine Dummheit zu machen!' Common mistake: learners use 'machen' for serious mistakes (use 'begehen' instead).

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