English-Spanish translations for frivolous

• frívolo
  Señor Presidente, contrariamente a las apariencias, el expediente del chocolate no tiene nada de frívolo. Mr President, contrary to appearances, the chocolate dossier is not at all frivolous.
  Nuestro mandato de trabajar hacia una cooperación de la UE menos costosa nos lleva a rechazar este frívolo tratamiento del dinero de los contribuyentes. Our mandate to work towards less costly EU cooperation leads us to reject this frivolous treatment of taxpayers' money.
  Existe el riesgo potencial teórico de que este instrumento se utilice en casos frívolos o insignificantes. There is a theoretical, potential danger that this instrument will be used to pursue frivolous or insignificant cases.
• banal
• frívola
  Una actitud frívola puede tener consecuencias trágicas. A frivolous attitude can result in tragic consequences.
  Todo lo que sabemos es que nos enfrentamos a organizaciones frívolas. All we know is that we are dealing with frivolous organisations.
  Realiza evaluaciones injustas, frívolas e infundadadas de los Estados miembros, en particular en sus referencias a Portugal, todas la cuales son incorrectas. It made unfair, frivolous and unfounded assessments of Member States, and this is true of its references to Portugal, all of which were incorrect.
• nimio
• trivial

Definition of frivolous

• Silly, especially at an inappropriate time or in an inappropriate manner
• Having no reasonable prospect of success because its claim is without merit, lacking a supporting legal or factual basis, while the filing party is, or should be, aware of this

Related words

• frivol
• frivolity
• frivolousness
• frivolously