YOU SAID:
i am flabbergasted at the shear stupidity of this
INTO JAPANESE
私はこの剪断の愚かさにflabbergasted
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I flabbergasted to this silly foolishness
INTO JAPANESE
私はこのばかげた馬鹿さに誇りを持っていました
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I was proud of this ridiculous fool
INTO JAPANESE
私はこのばかげた馬鹿を誇りに思っていました
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I was proud of this ridiculous idiot
INTO JAPANESE
私はこのばかげた馬鹿を誇りに思っていました
it is unlikely that this phrase will ever reach equilibrium