fool

fuːl
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Translation of fool from English into Dutch,

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Noun

1.

poor judgment

person with poor judgment or little intelligence
  • He acted like a fool at the meeting.Hij gedroeg zich als een dwaas tijdens de vergadering.
2.

dupe

person who has been tricked or deceived
  • She felt like a fool after the prank.Ze voelde zich als een dwaas na de grap.

Verb

1.

deception

tr.
trick or deceive someone to make them believe something false
tr.
  • She tried to fool him with a fake story.Ze probeerde hem voor de gek te houden met een verzonnen verhaal.
2.

playfulness

intr.
act in a silly or playful way without seriousness
intr.
  • They were fooling around in the park.Ze waren aan het gek doen in het park.

Adjective

unwise

not sensible or showing poor judgment
  • You would be a fool to wear shorts in the snow.Je zou dom zijn als je in de sneeuw een korte broek droeg.
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Expressions with fool: examples in English and translations in Dutch

aanmodderen
Stop fooling about and help me with this.
klooien
lummelen
Stop fooling around and get to work.!
klieren
gek doen
They like to fool round during lunch breaks.
nobody's fooln.
She is nobody's fool in business.
zich een dwaas voelen
zich voor schut voelen staan
After the mistake, he felt like a fool in front of everyone.
overhalen om te doen
misleiden om te doen
She fooled him into signing the contract.

Images of fool

  • fool: card in a tarot deck representing a jester
    (tarot) Dwaas
  • fool: dessert made of puréed fruit and cream
    (cooking) fruitroomdessert

Synonyms and analogies of fool in English

Examples of fool in a sentence

  • She felt like a fool for trusting him again.
  • He realized he was a fool for trusting the scammer.
  • The fool was easily convinced by the con artist.
  • The fool entertained the guests with his antics.
  • In medieval times, a fool was a common sight at court.
  • The fool's antics lightened the mood of the audience.

Translations of "fool" in Context ordered by category and frequency

dwaasadj./nm.

Don't be a proper fool by trusting strangers too quickly.

Wees geen complete dwaas door vreemden zo snel te vertrouwen.

geknm.

She made a fool of her boss by correcting him very loudly.

Ze zette haar baas voor gek door hem heel hardop te verbeteren.

idiootnm.

Don't take me for a fool just because I am quiet.

Neem me niet voor een idioot omdat ik rustig ben.

zotnm.

A gold dragon to whoever knocks my fool's hat off.

Een gouden draak voor wie de hoed van mijn zot af gooit.

stomadj.

Alan can be reckless, but he's not a fool.

Alan is soms roekeloos, maar hij is niet stom.

misleidenv.

A soundalike can sometimes fool listeners with its close resemblance.

Een stemdubbel kan luisteraars soms misleiden doordat hij zo sterk lijkt.

voor de gek houdenv.

The first principle is that you must not fool yourself.

In beginsel moet je jezelf niet voor de gek houden.

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fool: Examples and translations in context

Pretending the climate crisis will solve itself is a dangerous fool's game.

Doen alsof de klimaatcrisis zichzelf oplost is een gevaarlijke dwaze onderneming.

Ignoring medical advice and relying on rumors is a fool's game.

Medisch advies negeren en op geruchten vertrouwen is een dwaze onderneming.

Arguing with trolls online is a fool's game that only wastes time.

Discussiëren met trollen online is een dwaze onderneming die alleen tijd verspilt.

Then he is a fool and must be revealed as such.

Dan moet hij worden onthuld als de dwaas die hij is.

However, that letter found its way to a fool peasant.

Echter, de brief vond zijn weg naar een dwaze boer.

Don't talk around me like I'm an old fool.

Praat niet om me heen alsof ik een oude dwaas ben.

That you'd be a fool to let her get away.

Dat je een dwaas zou zijn om haar te laten gaan.

Well, that's a fool trick for anyone to do.

Nou, dat is een dwaze truc voor iedereen te doen.

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