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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 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 [fuːl] a person without sense or intelligence He is such a fool he never knows what to do. dwaas; gek أحْمَق глупак blázen fjols; nar der Narr/die Närrin ηλίθιος tonto, imbécil tobu آدم احمق typerys fou, folle טִיפֵּש मूर्ख budala, luda bolond orang bodoh bjáni, heimskingi sciocco 愚か者 바보 kvailys muļķis bodoh dwaas fjols, idiot, tosk, narr głupiec tolo nătărău; nebun дурак blázon norec budala dåre, dumbom, tok คนโง่ aptal 傻子 дурень احمق kẻ ngu đần 傻子 v 1 to deceive She completely fooled me with her story. vir die gek hou; om die bos lei يَخْدَع، يَغُش заблуждавам oklamat, napálit narre zum Narren halten ξεγελώ engañar ninapidi vedama فریب دادن pettää berner לְשָטוֹת मूर्ख बनाना prevariti, nasamariti becsap membodohi blekkja, leika á prendere in giro; ingannare だます 속이다 apkvailinti, apgauti []muļķot memperbodoh-bodohkan erin laten lopen narre, lure, bedra okpić, oszukać enganar a prosti дурачить oklamať ukaniti zavarati lura, narra หลอกลวง aldatmak 愚弄 обдурювати بے وقوف بنانا dùng thủ đoạn hay lừa đảo ai 愚弄 2 (often withaboutoraround) to act like a fool or playfully Stop fooling about! rondspeel; rondpeuter يَتَسَكَّع، يُمْضي وَقْتَه كالأحْمَق държа се глупаво pohrávat si; dělat špásy fjolle rundt Possen treiben φέρομαι ανόητα hacer el tonto, bromear lollitama لودگی کردن pelleillä faire l'imbécile לְהִשתַטוֹת मूर्खतापूर्ण ढंग से व्यवहार करना budaliti, poigravati se hülyéskedik main-main haga sér eins og bjáni fare il buffone ふざける 바보처럼 굴다 kvailioti muļķoties main-main gek doen tøyse, fjolle, tulle błaznować, wygłupiać się brincar a face pe prostul валять дурака robiť si vtipy noreti ludirati se bära sig åt som en stolle, larva sig ทำเป็นตลก aptal gibi davranmak 瞎弄 блазнювати; пустувати مسخرہ پن کرنا، غیر سنجیدہ رہنا xử sự một cách dại dột 瞎弄 adj foolish 1 having no sense He is a foolish young man. dwaas; onverstandige غَبي глупав nerozumný tåbelig dumm ανόητος tonto rumal احمق typerä étourdi, stupide טִיפֵּשׁ मूर्ख budalast, neozbiljan bolond bodoh heimskulegur stupido 愚かな 분별이 없는 kvailas muļķīgs bodoh dwaas fjollet, tosket, skrullet, dum głupi, niemądry parvo fără minte; absurd глупый nerozumný nespameten budalast dåraktig, dum เขลา aptal 愚蠢的 дурний; безглуздий بے وقوف dại dột; ngớ ngẩn 愚蠢的 2 ridiculous He looked very foolish. dwaas; verspot سَخيف смешен směšný latterlig albern γελοίος ridículo naeruväärne مضحک naurettava ridicule טִיפּשִׁי नासमझ smiješan nevetséges menggelikan fáránlegur ridicolo ばかげた 어리석은 juokingas muļķīgs kelakar belachelijk latterlig śmieszny ridículo ridicol нелепый smiešny smešen šašav fånig ดูน่าหัวเราะ gülünç 可笑的 безглуздий, смішний احمقانہ đần độn 可笑的 adv foolishly dwaaslik; belaglik بِغَباء، بِسَخافَه глупаво pošetile tåbeligt; latterligt dumm, albern χαζά, γελοία tontamente rumalalt احمقانه typerästi stupidement בְּטִיפּשׁוּת मूर्खता से nerazborito, lakoumno, smiješno ostobán secara bodoh fáránlega stupidamente 愚かにも 어리석게 kvailai muļķīgi dengan bodoh dwaas fjollet, latterlig głupio estupidamente prosteşte глупо; нелепо hlúpo bedasto budalasto dumt กะเร่อกะร่า aptalca 愚蠢地 смішно بے وقوفی سے điên rồ; rồ dại 愚蠢地 n foolishness gekheid; dwaasheid; belaglikheid غَباء، حَماقَه، سَخافَه глупости hloupost, nerozum tåbelighed; latterlighed die Torheit χαζομάρα estupidez rumalus حماقت؛ ابلهی typeryys stupidité טיּפשׁוּת मूर्खता ludost, budalaština ostobaság kebodohan kjánaskapur stupidità 愚かさ 어리석음 kvailumas muļķība kebodohan dwaasheid fjollethet, lettsindighet głupota tolice prostie глупость; нелепость bláznovstvo nespametnost ludost dumhet ความโง่ aptallık 愚蠢 дурість, безглуздість بے وقوفی tính dại dột; tính ngu xuẩn 愚蠢 adj foolhardy taking foolish risks; rash He made a foolhardy attempt to climb the mountain in winter. roekeloos; waaghalsig مُتَهَوِّر، يُجازِف بِحَماقَه дързък šíleně odvážný, ztřeštěný dumdristig tollkühn παράτολμος, απερίσκεπτος temerario uisapäine بی کله؛ بی فکر tyhmänrohkea téméraire מִסתַכֵּן ללֹא צוֹרֵך बेवकूफी भरा जोखिम उठाना ludo odvažan vakmerő nekad fífldjarfur temerario 向こう見ずな 무모한 beatodairiškas pārdrošs nekad onbezonnen dumdristig ryzykancki imprudente nesăbuit безрассудно храбрый príliš nerozvážny nepremišljen smeo dumdristig บ้าระห่ำ delicesine cesur 莽撞的 відчайдушний احمقانہ بہادری دکھانا liều lĩnh một cách dại dột 莽撞的 n foolhardiness roekeloosheid; waaghalsigheid تَهَوُّر، مُجازَفَه بِحَماقَه дързост šílená odvaha, ztřeštěnost dumdristighed die Tollkühnheit απερισκεψία temeridad hulljulgus ابلهی؛ بی پروایی tyhmänrohkeus témérité הִסתַכּנוּת ללא צוֹרֵך बेवकूफी भरा जोखिम (luda) odvažnost merészség kenekadan fífldirfska temerarietà 向こう見ず 무모함 beatodairiðkumas pārdrošība nekad onbezonnenheid dumdristighet ryzykanctwo imprudência nesăbuinţă безрассудная храбрость nerozvážnosť nepremišljenost smelost dumdristighet ความบ้าระห่ำ delicesine cesurluk 莽撞 відчайдушність غیر عاقلانہ بہادری sự liều lĩnh một cách dại dột 莽撞 adj foolproof unable to go wrong His new plan seems completely foolproof. onfeilbaar; waterdig; teen (alles) bestand لا يُخْطِئ، سَهْل فَهْمُه أو اسْتِعْماله безопасен spolehlivý idiotsikker narrensicher, kinderleicht ασφαλής, αλάνθαστος infalible lollikindel خطاناپذیر idioottivarma à toute épreuve בָּטוּחַ त्रुटिरहति potpuno siguran, nepogrešiv üzembiztos tanpa kesalahan pottþéttur infallibile 間違いようのない 누구나 할 수 있는 patikimas, saugus drošs; (par ierīcēm) vienkāršs; viegli lietojams tanpa kesalahan waterdicht idiotsikker niezawodny seguro infailibil надёжный spoľahlivý otročje lahek bezbedan idiotsäker ไม่น่าจะผิดพลาดได้ emin, güvenilir 十分簡單明瞭的 вірний, безсумнівний بے خطا hết sức rõ ràng 十分简单明了的 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 يَجْعَلُه أضْحوكَةً правя на глупак dělat si blázny z gøre en til grin; gøre nar af en jemanden zum Narren halten γελοιοποιώ poner en ridículo narriks tegema احمق جلوه دادن saattaa jk naurunalaiseksi (se) rendre ridicule לְשָׁטוֹת किसी को बेवकूफ बनाना praviti budalu od nekoga bolonddá tesz vkit mengejek, memperolok-olokkan, mengelabui gera að fífli farsi gioco di ばかにする 바보 취급하다 pastatyti į kvailio padėtį apmuļķot; nostādīt kādu muļķīgā stāvoklī memperbodoh-bodohkan voor gek zetten latterliggjøre robić durnia z, wystrychnąć na dudka fazer de parvo a-şi bate joc de одурачить robiť si blázna z osmešiti napraviti budalu od göra ngn till åtlöje หลอกลวง aptal yerine koymak 愚弄 робити дурня з кого کسی کو بیوقوف بنانا lừa ai 愚弄 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 يَجْعَل من نَفْسِه أضْحوكَةً излагам се zesměšnit se gøre sig selv til grin sich lächerlich machen γελοιοποιούμαι quedar en ridículo (ennast) naeruvääristama خود را مضحکه کردن tehdä itsensä naurunalaiseksi se rendre ridicule לַעֲשׂוֹת צְחוֹק מְעֲצמֵך ऐसा काम जिससे खुद को बेवकूफ महसूस करने लगे osramotiti se, uciniti se smiješnim nevetségessé teszi magát berlaku bodoh gera sig að fífli rendersi ridicolo 笑いものになる 바보 짓을 하다 pasirodyti kvailiu nostādīt sevi muļķīgā stāvoklī memperbodoh-bodohkan zich belachelijk maken dumme seg ut zbłaźnić/wygłupić się dar-se ao ridículo a se face de râs ставить себя в дурацкое положение zosmiešniť sa osmešiti se napraviti budalu od sebe göra bort sig ล้อเลียน kendini gülünç duruma düşürmek 鬧笑話 пошитися в дурні اپنا بیوقوف بنانا xử sự một cách ngốc nghếch 闹笑话 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 يَتَحامَق، يَتَصَرَّف كالأحْمَق върша глупости jančit, dělat ze sebe blázna spille klovn Possen machen κάνω τον καραγκιόζη hacer el tonto lollitama دلقک بازی درآوردن pelleillä faire le pitre לְהִשתַטוֹת बेवकूफों जैसी हरकत करना izigravati budalu bolondozik membadut leika trúðinn, vera með trúðslæti fare il buffone おどける 광대 노릇을 하다 kvailioti, vaizduoti kvailį muļķoties; dzīt velnu membadut voor gek spelen oppføre seg dumt, spille klovn błaznować fazer de parvo a face pe clovnul дурачиться vystrájať hlúposti uganjati burke izigravati budalu spela pajas แกล้งโง่ maskaralık yapmak 裝傻相 дурня клеїти دوسروں کی تفریح کے لۓ احمقانہ حرکتیں کرنا làm trò hề 装傻相 fool → مُغَفّل, يٌضَلِل hlupák, napálit narre, tåbe Narr, täuschen κοροϊδεύω, κορόιδο engañar, tonto huijata, typerys idiot, tromper budala, budaliti se buffone, ingannare だます, ばか者 바보, 속이다 dwaas, voor de gek houden dust, lure głupiec, wygłupić się bobo, enganar, pateta дурак, дурачить(ся) dumbom, lura โง่, คนโง่ ahmak, kandırmak đánh lừa, đồ ngốc 傻瓜, 愚弄 How to thank TFD for its existence? 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