fooling

ˈfuːlɪŋ
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Translation of fooling into German,

Noun

behavior

Rare
the act of tricking or behaving in a silly way
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Herumalbern Blödelei Flausen Neckerei
  • His constant fooling annoyed the teacher.Sein ständiges Herumalbern nervte den Lehrer.

Adjective

1.

deceptive

Rare
intended to deceive or trick
Rare
  • His fooling smile misled us into trusting him..Sein täuschendes Lächeln brachte uns dazu, ihm zu vertrauen
2.

judgment

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foolish or lacking good judgment
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  • Her fooling decision surprised everyone.Ihre törichte Entscheidung überraschte alle.
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Expressions with fooling: examples in English and translations in German

nicht herumalbern
keinen Unsinn mehr machen
Stop fooling about and finish your homework now!
kein Witz
You won the lottery? No fooling!

Synonyms and analogies of fooling in English

Examples of fooling in a sentence

  • Their harmless fooling turned serious when someone hid his phone.
  • Her fooling words led us astray.
  • The fooling appearance of the product was misleading.
  • His fooling actions cost him the job.
  • The fooling choice led to unexpected problems.
fool
fuːl
Noun
1.

poor judgment

person with poor judgment or little intelligence
  • He acted like a fool at the meeting.Er benahm sich wie ein Dummkopf bei der Besprechung.
2.

dupe

person who has been tricked or deceived
  • She felt like a fool after the prank.Sie fühlte sich wie ein Narr nach dem Streich.
Verb
1.

deception

tr.
trick or deceive someone to make them believe something false
tr.
  • She tried to fool him with a fake story.Sie versuchte, ihn mit einer erfundenen Geschichte zu täuschen.
2.

playfulness

intr.
act in a silly or playful way without seriousness
intr.
  • They were fooling around in the park.Sie alberten im Park herum.
Adjective

unwise

not sensible or showing poor judgment
  • Wearing shorts in the snow is a fool choice.Kurze Hosen im Schnee zu tragen ist eine törichte Entscheidung.

Expressions with fool: examples in English and translations in German

herumalbern
Stop fool about and help me with this.
herumtrödeln
Zeit verschwenden
Stop fooling around and get to work.!
herumalbern
herumblödeln
They like to fool round during lunch breaks.
kein Dummkopf
She is nobody's fool in business.
sich wie ein Narr fühlen
sich schämen
After the mistake, he felt like a fool in front of everyone.
dazu bringen
überlisten
She fooled him into signing the contract.

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

täuschen

I don't understand how he can keep fooling people.

Ich verstehe nicht, wie er die Menschen weiterhin täuschen kann.

täuscht

The film is about a magician whose trick is not fooling anyone.

Ein Film über einen Zauberer, dessen Trick keinen täuscht.

getäuscht

But I think you're the ones who are fooling me.

Aber ich glaube, ihr wart diejenigen, die mich getäuscht haben.

etwas vor

Yeah, but she's fooling herself.

Ja, aber sie macht sich selbst etwas vor.

verarschen

Okay, you're not fooling anybody.

OK, mich kannst du nicht verarschen.

zum Narren halten

This is what's known as fooling the world.

Das nennt man, die Welt zum Narren halten.

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Other translations for fooling:

  • Dummheit
  • töricht

fooling: Examples and translations in context

This time, the coronavirus plays a part in fooling the computer.

Dieses Mal spielt das Coronavirus eine Rolle beim Täuschen des Computers.

Zach, sometimes really bad people are good at fooling you.

Zach, manchmal sind wirklich böse Menschen gut darin, dich zu täuschen.

The living rock can easily blend into the desert landscape, fooling unwary animals.

Der Lebende Stein kann sich leicht in die Wüstenlandschaft einfügen und arglose Tiere täuschen.

It'll be a piece of cake fooling seniors and kids.

Rentner und Kinder zu täuschen, ist ein Pappenstiel.

It's easy to fool people when they're already fooling themselves.

Wer sich selbst täuscht, ist leicht zu täuschen.

Phishing schemes are becoming more cunning, fooling even savvy users.

Phishing-Programme werden immer durchtriebener und täuschen selbst versierte Anwender.

I wouldn't dream of fooling you.

Mir würde es im Traum nicht einfallen dich zu täuschen.

How do you mean 'fooling', I'm not trying to...

Was meinst du mit "täuschen", ich versuche nicht...

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fooling around
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