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► 成句
馬鹿  [(2)ばか]  [馬鹿にする]  [coll]    meaning:  ignore  rank: 1
☆ ただの風邪だと言って馬鹿にしちゃいけない ⇨ You cannot treat a common cold as trivial

馬鹿  [(2)ばか]  [馬鹿にする]  [coll]    meaning:  insult  rank: 1
☆ バカにするな! ⇨ Don’t take me for a fool!  (☛ Note the difference of the accent, only in this expression)

馬鹿  [(2)ばか]  [馬鹿にする]  [coll]    meaning:  ridiculous  rank: 1
☆ ビール一杯が千なんて馬鹿にしている ⇨ It is ridiculous, a rip-off, that a glass of beer costs ¥1,000  (☛ Note the difference of the accent, only in this expression)

馬鹿  [(1)ばか]  [馬鹿にならない]    meaning:  considerable  rank: 2
☆ 手数料は馬鹿にならない ⇨ The handling charge is not negligible
☆ 毎日腹筋は馬鹿にならない ⇨ 100 situps everyday means a lot

馬鹿  [(1)ばか]  [馬鹿に出来ない]    meaning:  ignore  rank: 2
☆ 極論者は馬鹿に出来ない ⇨ You cannot treat extremists as trivial. They are dangerous

馬鹿  [(1)ばか]  [馬鹿を見る]    meaning:  lose  rank: 2
☆ 正直者バカ見る社会 ⇨ A society where the honest will look stupid, lose out

► 名詞
馬鹿  [(1)ばか]    meaning:  stupid  rank: 1
☆ バーカ! ⇨ You idiot!

► 形容動詞
馬鹿  [(1)ばか]    meaning:  impossible  rank: 1
☆ そんな馬鹿な! ⇨ That cannot happen! That is impossible!  (☛ A phrase when you think something is unthinkable and cannot accept it)

馬鹿  [(1)ばか]    meaning:  ridiculous  rank: 1
☆ そんな馬鹿なことを許すわけにはいかない ⇨ We cannot tolerate such ridiculous thing
☆ 馬鹿なこと言うな! ⇨ Don’t talk nonsense!

馬鹿  [(1)ばか]    meaning:  stupid  rank: 1
☆ なんてバカをしてしまったんだろう! ⇨ What a stupid thing I did!
☆ なんてバカだ! ⇨ What a stupid guy!

► 接頭辞
馬鹿  [ばか]    meaning:  super  rank: 3
☆ その製品バカれした ⇨ The product sold like crazy


More examples:
  • この馬鹿たれが! ⇨ You moron!
  • れ、この馬鹿者が! ⇨ Know your social status, rank (and behave accordingly), you idiot!
  • 今考えてみれば随分馬鹿らしい ⇨ I think about it now and then it feels pretty stupid
  • それって馬鹿じゃない? ⇨ Isn’t that stupid?
  • 馬鹿みたい ⇨ It is kind of stupid. It looks, feels, sounds, stupid
  • 馬鹿らしいったらありゃしない ⇨ It is nothing but ridiculous
  • 馬鹿にもがある ⇨ There is a limit even for stupidity. That stupidity is way over the top
  • を馬鹿にするな ⇨ Don’t treat me like a fool
  • か馬鹿にかだな ⇨ It is weirdly quiet
  • 成功して昔馬鹿にした者達見返した ⇨ He succeeded and got the last laugh over those who used to ridicule him
  • 馬鹿も休み休え ⇨ Say stupid things little by little. Cut your crap
  • 子供達が馬鹿に大人しい ⇨ The kids are unusually quiet
  • は馬鹿力で持ち上げた ⇨ He lifted a car with ridiculous power
  • あいつが昇進するなんて馬鹿らしいったらない ⇨ It is nothing but ridiculous that an idiot like him gets promoted
  • の馬鹿げた発言失笑した ⇨ His ridiculous remark made me laugh. I found his remark laughable