April Fool

ˈeɪprəl ful

Definition

Definition of April Fool - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

holiday joketrick played on April Fool's Day

The fake news story was an elaborate April Fool.

hoax

practical joke

prank targetperson tricked on April 1st

He realized he was an April Fool when he saw the prank.

dupe

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Expressions with April Fool

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April Fool's Day

day for playing practical jokes

On April Fool's Day, everyone at the office played pranks on each other.

Expressions with April

April showers bring May blossoms

exp.

rain in April helps flowers bloom in May

April showers bring May blossoms in our garden.

April showers bring May flowers

exp.

difficult times lead to better days

Remember, April showers bring May flowers, so stay hopeful during tough times.

April shower

short light rain that happens in April

We got caught in an April shower on our walk.

mid-April

any time around the middle of April

The flowers bloom in mid-April.

April Fools'

the first day of April for playing jokes

April Fools' is a day for pranks.

April Fool's Day

day for playing practical jokes

On April Fool's Day, everyone at the office played pranks on each other.

Expressions with fool

fool about

act in a silly or unproductive way without seriousness

Stop fool about and help me with this.

fool around

waste time doing unimportant things

Stop fooling around and get to work.!

fool round

engage in playful or silly behavior

They like to fool round during lunch breaks.

nobody's fool

person who is clever and not easily fooled

She is nobody's fool in business.

feel like a fool

experience embarrassment or shame

After the mistake, he felt like a fool in front of everyone.

fool into doing

trick someone to make them do something

She fooled him into signing the contract.

make a fool of

cause someone to seem foolish or silly

He made a fool of himself at the party.

make a fool out of

cause someone to look silly or stupid by tricking them

He tried to make a fool out of his opponent during the debate.

take for a fool

consider someone unintelligent or easily deceived

Don't take me for a fool with your lies.

act a fool

behave in a silly or stupid way

He tends to act a fool at parties.

Examples of April Fool in a sentence

The prank was a classic April Fool.
She felt like an April Fool after falling for the joke.
They made him the April Fool with a clever ruse.

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French:poisson d'avril, ...
German:Aprilscherz, ...
Italian:pesce d'aprile, ...
Spanish:broma del Día de los Inocentes, inocente, ...
Portuguese:partida de Dia das Mentiras, pateta de abril, ...
Chinese:愚人节玩笑, 愚人节傻瓜, ...
Japanese:エイプリルフール, ...
Arabic:كذبة أبريل, ضَحِيَّة كِذْبَة أَبْرِيل, ...
Hebrew:מְתִיחַת אֶחָד בְּאַפְּרִיל, שׁוֹטֶה אַפְּרִיל, ...
Russian:апрельский розыгрыш, первоапрельская шутка, ...
Ukrainian:квітневий жарт, квітневий дурень, ...
Hindi:एप्रिल फूल, ...
Bengali:এপ্রিল ফুল, ...
Catalan:innocent, ...
Czech:apríl, oběť aprílu, ...
Danish:aprilsnar, ...
Dutch:1 aprilgrap, aprilgek, ...
Greek:Πρωταπριλιά, πρωταπριλιάτικο θύμα, ...
Hungarian:áprilisi tréfa, április bolondja, ...
Khmer:ការលេងសើចថ្ងៃមេសាភូក, អ្នកដែលត្រូវគេបោកនៅថ្ងៃទី១ ខែមេសា, ...
Korean:만우절 장난, 만우절의 바보, ...
Persian:شوخی اول آوریل, احمق آوریل, ...
Polish:żart primaaprilisowy, primaaprilisowy żart, ...
Portuguese (BR):pegadinha de Dia da Mentira, bobo de abril, ...
Romanian:păcăleală de 1 Aprilie, păcălit de 1 aprilie, ...
Swedish:aprilskämt, aprilnarr, ...
Thai:April Fool, คนโง่เดือนเมษายน, ...
Turkish:1 Nisan Şakası, Nisan 1 şakası kurbanı, ...
Vietnamese:Cá tháng Tư, người bị lừa ngày Cá tháng Tư, ...

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