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fool1 n 1. a person who lacks sense or judgement 2. a person who is made to appear ridiculous 3. (Historical Terms) (formerly) a professional jester living in a royal or noble household 4. Obsolete an idiot or imbecile the village fool form the fool Caribbean to play the fool or behave irritatingly no fool a wise or sensible person play or act the fool to deliberately act foolishly; indulge in buffoonery vb 1. (tr) to deceive (someone), esp in order to make him look ridiculous 2. (intr; foll by with, around with, or about with) Informal to act or play (with) irresponsibly or aimlessly to fool around with a woman 3. (intr) to speak or act in a playful, teasing, or jesting manner 4. (tr; foll by away) to squander; fritter he fooled away a fortune fool along US to move or proceed in a leisurely way adj Informal short for foolish [from Old French fol mad person, from Late Latin follis empty-headed fellow, from Latin: bellows; related to Latin flāre to blow] fool2 n
(Cookery) Chiefly Brit a dessert made from a purée of fruit with cream or custard gooseberry fool [perhaps from fool1] ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
fool noun 1. simpleton, idiot, mug (Brit. slang), berk (Brit. slang), charlie (Brit. informal), silly, goose (informal), dope (informal), jerk (slang, chiefly U.S. & Canad.), dummy (slang), ass (U.S. & Canad. taboo slang), clot (Brit. informal), plank (Brit. slang), sap (slang), prick (derogatory slang), wally (slang), illiterate, prat (slang), plonker (slang), coot, moron, nit (informal), git (Brit. slang), geek (slang), twit (informal, chiefly Brit.), bonehead (slang), chump (informal), dunce, imbecile (informal), loon, clod, cretin, oaf, bozo (U.S. slang), dullard, dimwit (informal), ignoramus, dumbo (slang), jackass, dipstick (Brit. slang), dickhead (slang), gonzo (slang), schmuck (U.S. slang), dork (slang), nitwit (informal), dolt, blockhead, ninny, divvy (Brit. slang), bird-brain (informal), pillock (Brit. slang), halfwit, nincompoop, dweeb (U.S. slang), putz (U.S. slang), fathead (informal), weenie (U.S. informal), schlep (U.S. slang), eejit (Scot. & Irish), thicko (Brit. slang), dumb-ass (slang), pea-brain (slang), gobshite (Irish taboo slang), dunderhead, numpty (Scot. informal), doofus (slang, chiefly U.S.), lamebrain (informal), fuckwit (taboo slang), mooncalf, thickhead, clodpate (archaic), dickwit (slang), nerd or nurd (slang), numbskull or numskull, twerp or twirp (informal) He'd been a fool to get involved with her. simpleton expert, master, genius, scholar, sage, boffin (Brit. informal), wise man, rocket scientist (informal, chiefly U.S.), savant, fundi (S. African) 2. dupe, butt, mug (Brit. slang), sucker (slang), gull (archaic), stooge (slang), laughing stock, pushover (informal), fall guy (informal), chump (informal), greenhorn (informal), easy mark (informal) He feels she has made a fool of him. 3. jester, comic, clown, harlequin, motley, buffoon, pierrot, court jester, punchinello, joculator or (fem.) joculatrix, merry-andrew Every good court has its resident fool. verb 1. deceive, cheat, mislead, delude, kid (informal), trick, take in, con (informal), stiff (slang), have (someone) on, bluff, hoax, dupe, beguile, gull (archaic), swindle, make a fool of, bamboozle, hoodwink, take for a ride (informal), put one over on (informal), play a trick on, pull a fast one on (informal) Art dealers fool a lot of people. act or play the fool mess about, show off (informal), clown, play (silly) games, be silly, frolic, cavort, act up, lark about (informal), piss about (taboo slang), piss around (taboo slang), act the goat, cut capers, play the goat He likes to act the fool. fool around or about 1. mess about, sleep around (informal), womanize (informal), philander, flirt, court, toy, trifle, mess about, mess around, dally, coquet Her husband was fooling around. 2. (Informal) mess about, hang around, idle, waste time, lark, play about, dawdle, kill time, fool about, play the fool, act the fool, footle (informal) Stop fooling about. fool around with something (Informal) play around with, play with, tamper with, toy with, mess around with, meddle with, trifle with, fiddle around with (informal), monkey around with, piss about with (taboo slang), piss around with (taboo slang) He was fooling around with his cot, and he fell out of bed. Quotations "Fools rush in where angels fear to tread" [Alexander Pope An Essay on Criticism] "A fool and his words are soon parted" [William Shenstone Works] "A fool uttereth all his mind" Bible: Proverbs "I am two fools, I know," "For loving, and for saying so" "In whining poetry" [John Donne Songs and Sonnets] "Who loves not woman, wine and song" "Remains a fool his whole life long" [attributed to Martin Luther] "Be wise with speed;" "A fool at forty is a fool indeed" [Edward Young The Love of Fame] "There's a sucker born every minute" [Phineas T. Barnum] "You may fool all the people some of the time; you can even fool some of the people all the time; but you can't fool all of the people all the time" [attributed to both Phineas T. Barnum and Abraham Lincoln] "A fool sees not the same tree that a wise man sees" [William Blake The Marriage of Heaven and Hell] "A knowledgeable fool is a greater fool than an ignorant fool" [Molière Les Femmes Savantes] Proverbs "A fool and his money are soon parted" "There's no fool like an old fool" "Fools build houses and wise men live in them" "A fool may give a wise man counsel" Translations fool1 [fuːl] A. N 1. (= idiot) → tonto/a m/f, zonzo/a m/f (LAm) don't be a fool! → ¡no seas tonto! I was a fool not to go! → ¡qué tonto fui en no ir! to act the fool → hacer el tonto to be fool enough to do sth → ser lo bastante tonto como para hacer algo to send sb on a fool's errand → enviar a algn a una misión inútil to make a fool of sb → poner or dejar a algn en ridículo to make a fool of o.s → quedar en ridículo I'm nobody's fool → yo no me chupo el dedo, yo no tengo un pelo de tonto to play the fool → hacer el tonto some fool of a civil servant → algún funcionario imbécil you fool! → ¡idiota!, ¡imbécil! to live in a fool's paradise → vivir de ilusiones there's no fool like an old fool → la cabeza blanca y el seso por venir a fool and his money are soon parted → a los tontos no les dura el dinero fools rush in (where angels fear to tread) → la ignorancia es osada 2. (= jester) → bufón m C. VT (= deceive) → engañar you can't fool me → a mí no me engañas "my husband has always been faithful to me" - "you could have fooled me!" (iro) → -mi marido siempre me ha sido fiel -¡qué fiel ni qué ocho cuartos! you had me fooled there → casi lo creí, por poco me lo trago that fooled him! → ¡aquello coló!, ¡se lo tragó! that fooled nobody → aquello no engañó a nadie, nadie se tragó aquello D. VI → hacer el tonto no fooling → en serio I was only fooling → sólo era una broma quit fooling! → ¡déjate de tonterías! fool about fool around VI + ADV 1. (= waste time) → perder el tiempo 2. (= act the fool) → hacer el tonto to fool about with sth (= play with) → jugar con algo; (and damage) → estropear algo; (= mess with) [+ drugs, drink, electricity] → jugar con 3. (= have an affair) to fool around with sb → tontear con algn fool with VI + PREP to fool with sb → jugar con algn, hacer el tonto con algn fool [ˈfuːl] n → idiot(e) m/f He was a fool to get involved with her → Il a été idiot de s'attacher à elle. to make a fool of o.s. → se couvrir de ridicule to make a fool of sb (= make look foolish) → tourner qn en ridicule (= trick) → avoir qn, duper qn more fool you! (British) → quel nigaud! vt (= trick) → berner, duper You can't fool me BUT Vous ne me la ferez pas.; On ne me la fait pas. to fool sb into doing sth → duper qn pour lui faire faire qch, berner qn pour lui faire faire qch vi to fool with sth (= have dealings with) → plaisanter avec qch to fool with sb (= take risks) → plaisanter avec qn fool around vi (= waste time) → traînailler, glandouiller > (= behave foolishly) → faire le fou fool1 n → Dummkopf m, → Narr m, → Närrin f; don’t be a fool! → sei nicht (so) dumm!; some fool of a civil servant → irgend so ein blöder or doofer Beamter (inf); I was a fool not to realize → wie konnte ich nur so dumm sein und das nicht merken; have I been a fool! → war ich vielleicht dumm or blöd!, ich Idiot!; he was a fool not to accept → es war dumm von ihm, nicht anzunehmen; to be fool enough to … → so dumm or blöd (inf) → sein, zu …; to play or act the fool → Unsinn machen, herumalbern; he made himself look a fool in front of everyone → er machte sich vor allen lächerlich; to make a fool of somebody (with ridicule) → jdn lächerlich machen; (with a trick) → jdn zum Besten or zum Narren haben; he made a fool of himself at the party → er hat sich bei der Party blamiert; to go on a fool’s errand → einen nutzlosen Gang tun; to live in a fool’s paradise → in einem Traumland leben; there’s no fool like an old fool (Prov) → Alter schützt vor Torheit nicht (Prov); fools rush in (where angels fear to tread) (Prov) → blinder Eifer schadet nur (Prov) ? more, nobody (= jester) → Narr m adj (esp US inf) → doof (inf), → schwachsinnig (inf) vi → herumalbern, Blödsinn machen; to fool with somebody/something → mit jdm/etw spielen; stop fooling (around)! → lass den Blödsinn!; I was only fooling → das war doch nur Spaß vt → zum Narren haben or halten; (= trick) → hereinlegen (inf); (disguise, phoney accent etc) → täuschen; you won’t fool me so easily → so leicht können Sie mich nicht hereinlegen (inf); I was completely fooled → ich bin vollkommen darauf hereingefallen; you had me fooled → ich habe das tatsächlich geglaubt; who are you trying to fool? → wem willst du das weismachen?; they fooled him into believing that … → sie haben ihm weisgemacht, dass …; they fooled him into believing it → er hat es ihnen tatsächlich abgenommen fool [fuːl] 1. n a. → sciocco/a, stupido/a, fesso/a; (jester) → buffone m, giullare m you fool! → stupido! don't be a fool! → non fare lo stupido! I was a fool not to go → sono stato stupido a non andarci some fool of a civil servant → uno stupido di impiegato statale to play the fool → fare lo/la stupido/a to live in a fool's paradise (fig) → vivere di illusioni he is nobody's fool → non è mica scemo to make a fool of sb → far fare a qn la figura dello scemo, prendere in giro qn to make a fool of o.s. → rendersi or coprirsi di ridicolo/a to go on a fool's errand → fare la strada per niente b. (Culin) → frullato 2. adj (Am) → sciocco/a fool about fool around vi + adv a. (waste time) → perdere tempo n fool [fu?l] a person without sense or intelligence He is such a fool he never knows what to do. dwaas; gek ?????? ?????? blázen fjols; nar der Narr/die Närrin ??????? tonto, imbécil tobu ??? ???? typerys fou, folle ??????? ????? budala, luda bolond orang bodoh bjáni, heimskingi sciocco ??? ?? kvailys mulkis bodoh dwaas fjols, idiot, tosk, narr glupiec tolo natarau; nebun ????? blázon norec budala dåre, dumbom, tok ????? aptal ?? ?????? ???? k? ngu d?n ?? v 1 to deceive She completely fooled me with her story. vir die gek hou; om die bos lei ???????? ????? ??????????? oklamat, napálit narre zum Narren halten ?e?e?? engañar ninapidi vedama ???? ???? pettää berner ???????? ????? ????? prevariti, nasamariti becsap membodohi blekkja, leika á prendere in giro; ingannare ??? ??? apkvailinti, apgauti []mulkot memperbodoh-bodohkan erin laten lopen narre, lure, bedra okpic, oszukac enganar a prosti ???????? oklamat ukaniti zavarati lura, narra ??????? aldatmak ?? ?????????? ?? ???? ????? dùng th? do?n hay l?a d?o ai ?? 2 (often withaboutoraround) to act like a fool or playfully Stop fooling about! rondspeel; rondpeuter ??????????? ?????? ??????? ????????? ????? ?? ??????? pohrávat si; delat špásy fjolle rundt Possen treiben f???µa? a???ta hacer el tonto, bromear lollitama ????? ???? pelleillä faire l'imbécile ??????????? ???????????? ??? ?? ??????? ???? budaliti, poigravati se hülyéskedik main-main haga sér eins og bjáni fare il buffone ???? ???? ?? kvailioti mulkoties main-main gek doen tøyse, fjolle, tulle blaznowac, wyglupiac sie brincar a face pe prostul ?????? ?????? robit si vtipy noreti ludirati se bära sig åt som en stolle, larva sig ????????? aptal gibi davranmak ?? ??????????; ????????? ????? ?? ????? ??? ?????? ???? x? s? m?t cách d?i d?t ?? adj foolish 1 having no sense He is a foolish young man. dwaas; onverstandige ???? ?????? nerozumný tåbelig dumm a???t?? tonto rumal ???? typerä étourdi, stupide ???????? ????? budalast, neozbiljan bolond bodoh heimskulegur stupido ??? ??? ?? kvailas mulkigs bodoh dwaas fjollet, tosket, skrullet, dum glupi, niemadry parvo fara minte; absurd ?????? nerozumný nespameten budalast dåraktig, dum ???? aptal ??? ??????; ?????????? ?? ???? d?i d?t; ng? ng?n ??? 2 ridiculous He looked very foolish. dwaas; verspot ????? ?????? smešný latterlig albern ?e????? ridículo naeruväärne ???? naurettava ridicule ????????? ????? smiješan nevetséges menggelikan fáránlegur ridicolo ???? ???? juokingas mulkigs kelakar belachelijk latterlig smieszny ridículo ridicol ??????? smiešny smešen šašav fånig ???????????? gülünç ??? ??????????, ??????? ??????? d?n d?n ??? adv foolishly dwaaslik; belaglik ???????? ????????? ??????? pošetile tåbeligt; latterligt dumm, albern ?a??, ?e???a tontamente rumalalt ??????? typerästi stupidement ????????????? ??????? ?? nerazborito, lakoumno, smiješno ostobán secara bodoh fáránlega stupidamente ???? ???? kvailai mulkigi dengan bodoh dwaas fjollet, latterlig glupio estupidamente prosteste ?????; ?????? hlúpo bedasto budalasto dumt ??????????? aptalca ??? ?????? ?? ????? ?? diên r?; r? d?i ??? n foolishness gekheid; dwaasheid; belaglikheid ?????? ???????? ??????? ???????? hloupost, nerozum tåbelighed; latterlighed die Torheit ?a??µ??a estupidez rumalus ?????? ????? typeryys stupidité ????????? ??????? ludost, budalaština ostobaság kebodohan kjánaskapur stupidità ??? ???? kvailumas mulkiba kebodohan dwaasheid fjollethet, lettsindighet glupota tolice prostie ????????; ????????? bláznovstvo nespametnost ludost dumhet ??????? aptallik ?? ???????, ???????????? ?? ????? tính d?i d?t; tính ngu xu?n ?? adj foolhardy taking foolish risks; rash He made a foolhardy attempt to climb the mountain in winter. roekeloos; waaghalsig ??????????? ??????? ????????? ?????? šílene odvážný, ztreštený dumdristig tollkühn pa??t??µ??, ape??s?ept?? temerario uisapäine ?? ???? ?? ??? tyhmänrohkea téméraire ????????? ???? ?????? ??????? ??? ????? ????? ludo odvažan vakmero nekad fífldjarfur temerario ?????? ??? beatodairiškas pardrošs nekad onbezonnen dumdristig ryzykancki imprudente nesabuit ??????????? ??????? príliš nerozvážny nepremišljen smeo dumdristig ???????? delicesine cesur ??? ???????????? ??????? ?????? ?????? li?u linh m?t cách d?i d?t ??? n foolhardiness roekeloosheid; waaghalsigheid ????????? ????????? ????????? ??????? šílená odvaha, ztreštenost dumdristighed die Tollkühnheit ape??s?e??a temeridad hulljulgus ?????? ?? ?????? tyhmänrohkeus témérité ??????????? ??? ?????? ??????? ??? ????? (luda) odvažnost merészség kenekadan fífldirfska temerarietà ????? ??? beatodairiðkumas pardrošiba nekad onbezonnenheid dumdristighet ryzykanctwo imprudência nesabuinta ???????????? ????????? nerozvážnost nepremišljenost smelost dumdristighet ???????????? delicesine cesurluk ?? ?????????????? ??? ??????? ?????? s? li?u linh m?t cách d?i d?t ?? adj foolproof unable to go wrong His new plan seems completely foolproof. onfeilbaar; waterdig; teen (alles) bestand ?? ???????? ????? ??????? ?? ??????????? ????????? spolehlivý idiotsikker narrensicher, kinderleicht asfa???, a????ast?? infalible lollikindel ????????? idioottivarma à toute épreuve ???????? ?????????? potpuno siguran, nepogrešiv üzembiztos tanpa kesalahan pottþéttur infallibile ???????? ??? ? ? ?? patikimas, saugus drošs; (par iericem) vienkaršs; viegli lietojams tanpa kesalahan waterdicht idiotsikker niezawodny seguro infailibil ???????? spolahlivý otrocje lahek bezbedan idiotsäker ?????????????????? emin, güvenilir ??????? ??????, ???????????? ?? ??? h?t s?c rõ ràng ??????? make a fool of to make (someone) appear ridiculous or stupid He made a real fool of her by promising to marry her and then leaving her when he had spent all her money. iemand belaglik maak; iemand vir die gek hou ????????? ????????? ????? ?? ?????? delat si blázny z gøre en til grin; gøre nar af en jemanden zum Narren halten ?e????p??? poner en ridículo narriks tegema ???? ???? ???? saattaa jk naurunalaiseksi (se) rendre ridicule ????????? ???? ?? ?????? ????? praviti budalu od nekoga bolonddá tesz vkit mengejek, memperolok-olokkan, mengelabui gera að fífli farsi gioco di ????? ?? ???? pastatyti i kvailio padeti apmulkot; nostadit kadu mulkiga stavokli memperbodoh-bodohkan voor gek zetten latterliggjøre robic durnia z, wystrychnac na dudka fazer de parvo a-si bate joc de ????????? robit si blázna z osmešiti napraviti budalu od göra ngn till åtlöje ??????? aptal yerine koymak ?? ?????? ????? ? ???? ??? ?? ?????? ????? l?a ai ?? make a fool of oneself to act in such a way that people consider one ridiculous or stupid She made a fool of herself at the party. jou belaglik; bespotlik maak ??????? ?? ??????? ????????? ??????? ?? zesmešnit se gøre sig selv til grin sich lächerlich machen ?e????p????µa? quedar en ridículo (ennast) naeruvääristama ??? ?? ????? ???? tehdä itsensä naurunalaiseksi se rendre ridicule ????????? ?????? ???????? ??? ??? ????? ??? ?? ?????? ????? ???? ??? osramotiti se, uciniti se smiješnim nevetségessé teszi magát berlaku bodoh gera sig að fífli rendersi ridicolo ??????? ?? ?? ?? pasirodyti kvailiu nostadit sevi mulkiga stavokli memperbodoh-bodohkan zich belachelijk maken dumme seg ut zblaznic/wyglupic sie dar-se ao ridículo a se face de râs ??????? ???? ? ???????? ????????? zosmiešnit sa osmešiti se napraviti budalu od sebe göra bort sig ???????? kendini gülünç duruma düsürmek ??? ???????? ? ????? ???? ?????? ????? x? s? m?t cách ng?c ngh?ch ??? play the fool to act in a foolish manner, especially with the intention of amusing other people He always played the fool when the teacher left the classroom. gekskeer ?????????? ?????????? ????????? ????? ???????? jancit, delat ze sebe blázna spille klovn Possen machen ???? t?? ?a?a?????? hacer el tonto lollitama ???? ???? ??????? pelleillä faire le pitre ??????????? ???????? ???? ???? ???? izigravati budalu bolondozik membadut leika trúðinn, vera með trúðslæti fare il buffone ???? ?? ??? ?? kvailioti, vaizduoti kvaili mulkoties; dzit velnu membadut voor gek spelen oppføre seg dumt, spille klovn blaznowac fazer de parvo a face pe clovnul ?????????? vystrájat hlúposti uganjati burke izigravati budalu spela pajas ???????? maskaralik yapmak ??? ????? ?????? ?????? ?? ????? ?? ?? ??????? ?????? ???? làm trò h? ??? fool → ???????, ??????? hlupák, napálit narre, tåbe Narr, täuschen ?????de??, ?????d? engañar, tonto huijata, typerys idiot, tromper budala, budaliti se buffone, ingannare ???, ??? ??, ??? dwaas, voor de gek houden dust, lure glupiec, wyglupic sie bobo, enganar, pateta ?????, ????????(??) dumbom, lura ???, ????? ahmak, kandirmak dánh l?a, d? ng?c ??, ?? 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