fool

el idiota

noun

fool
[fuːl]
sustantivo
1idiota (sustantivo masculino) (stupid person); bufón (m) (jester)
  • to play or act the fool -> hacer el tonto
  • to make a fool of somebody -> poner a alguien en ridículo
  • to make a fool of oneself -> hacer el ridículo
  • (the) more fool you! -> ¡peor para ti!
  • I felt such a fool -> me sentí como un tonto
  • she's no or nobody's fool -> no tiene un pelo de tonta
  • they're living in a fool's paradise -> viven en las nubes
verbo transitivo
2engañar (deceive)
  • to fool somebody into doing something -> engañar a alguien para que haga algo
  • you can't fool me -> a mí no me engañas
  • he's an expert? you could have fooled me! -> ¿que es un experto? ¡quién lo hubiera dicho!
verbo intransitivo
3hacer el tonto or el indio (act foolishly)
  • stop fooling! -> ¡deja de hacer el tonto!
  • I was only fooling -> estaba de broma

fool [ful]
sustantivo
1Insensato, bobo, idiota, mentecato; tonto, necio.
2Persona de pocos alcances, sin llegar a ser bobo o idiota.
3Bufón, truhán, chocarrero.
  • To play the fool -> hacer el bobo
  • To make a fool of one -> mofarse de alguno, hacer burla de él; frustrar
4Malvado. (Teología)
5Hazmerreír, el que es objeto de la irrisión de otros.
  • April fool -> inocente, inocentón
verbo neutro (intransitivo)
1Tontear, divertirse, chancear, juguetear diciendo o haciendo tontería (n)
sustantivo
2Despreciar, chasquear; entontecer.
3Engañar, defraudar, chupar.
  • To fool one with promises -> traer entretenido o embaucado a alguno con vanas esperanzas
  • To fool one of his money -> pelar o desollar a uno, robarle el dinero
va.

fool [fuːl]
noun
1 (idiot) tontoatonta;a tonta (m) (f) zonzoazonza;a zonza (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 foolact hacer el tonto
to be fool enough to do sthenough ser lo bastante tonto como para hacer algo
to send sb on a fool's erranderrand enviar a algn a una misión inútil
to make a fool of sbmake poner dejar a algn en ridículo;or
to make a fool of o.s. quedar en ridículo
I'm nobody's foolnobody's yo no me chupo el dedo; yo no tengo un pelo de tonto
to play the foolplay hacer el tonto
some fool of a civil servantsome algún funcionario imbécil
you fool!you ¡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
A fool and his money, as we all know, are soon parted. But is it the case that the British are more credulous and more naive about money than other nations?
fools rush in (where angels fear to tread) la ignorancia es osada
She still finds time to read the 2000 letters she receives every year. "Sometimes I think, Good God, how did I get into this. Fools rush in where angels fear to tread ..."
2 (jester) bufón; (m)
adjective
(US) tonto; zonzo; (LAm)
verb:transitive
(deceive) engañar
you can't fool mecan't a mí no me engañas
"my husband has always been faithful to me" — "you could have fooled me!"could (humorous) —mi marido siempre me ha sido fiel —¡qué fiel ni qué ocho cuartos!; (informal)
you had me fooled therehad casi lo creí; por poco me lo trago; (informal)
that fooled him!that ¡aquello coló!; (informal) ¡se lo tragó!; (informal)
that fooled nobody aquello no engañó a nadie; nadie se tragó aquello; (informal)
verb:intransitive
hacer el tonto
no foolingno en serio
I was only foolingonly solo era una broma
quit fooling!quit ¡déjate de tonterías!
fool [fuːl]
noun
(Britain) (Cookery) (also fruit fool) puré de frutas con nata o natillas

Verb Conjugation for "fool"

Imperative
  • fool
  • you fool
  • he/she fools
  • we fool
  • you fool
  • they fool
Preterite
  • I fooled
  • you fooled
  • he/she fooled
  • we fooled
  • you fooled
  • they fooled
Present Continuous
  • I am fooling
  • you are fooling
  • he/she is fooling
  • we are fooling
  • you are fooling
  • they are fooling
Present Perfect
  • I have fooled
  • you have fooled
  • he/she has fooled
  • we have fooled
  • you have fooled
  • they have fooled
Past Continuous
  • I was fooling
  • you were fooling
  • he/she was fooling
  • we were fooling
  • you were fooling
  • they were fooling
Past Perfect
  • I had fooled
  • you had fooled
  • he/she had fooled
  • we had fooled
  • you had fooled
  • they had fooled
Future
  • I will fool
  • you will fool
  • he/she will fool
  • we will fool
  • you will fool
  • they will fool
Future Perfect
  • I will have fooled
  • you will have fooled
  • he/she will have fooled
  • we will have fooled
  • you will have fooled
  • they will have fooled
Future Continuous
  • I will be fooling
  • you will be fooling
  • he/she will be fooling
  • we will be fooling
  • you will be fooling
  • they will be fooling
Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have been fooling
  • you have been fooling
  • he/she has been fooling
  • we have been fooling
  • you have been fooling
  • they have been fooling
Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will have been fooling
  • you will have been fooling
  • he/she will have been fooling
  • we will have been fooling
  • you will have been fooling
  • they will have been fooling
Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had been fooling
  • you had been fooling
  • he/she had been fooling
  • we had been fooling
  • you had been fooling
  • they had been fooling
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