fooling around

ˈfuːlɪŋ əˈraʊnd
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Translation of fooling around into German

Noun

1.

relationship

casual romantic or sexual activities
  • They were caught fooling around behind the school.Sie wurden beim Herumknutschen hinter der Schule erwischt.
2.

behavior

playful behavior without serious purpose
  • Their fooling around in class annoyed the teacher.Ihr Herumalbern im Unterricht ging der Lehrerin auf die Nerven.
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Synonyms and analogies of fooling around in English

n.mischiefplayfulnessMore synonyms

Examples of fooling around in a sentence

  • Their fooling around led to unexpected consequences.
  • Their fooling around at the party was entertaining.
  • Fooling around in the office is frowned upon.
fool around
fuːl əˈraʊnd
Phrasal verb
intr.
1.

productivity

waste time doing unimportant things
  • Stop fooling around and get to work.!Hör auf, Zeit zu verschwenden, und mach dich an die Arbeit.
2.

playful behavior

engage in playful or silly activities
  • The kids love to fool around in the park.Die Kinder lieben es, im Park herumzualbern.
3.

adultery

Rare
have an affair outside marriage
Rare
  • She discovered he was fooling around with a colleague.Sie entdeckte, dass er mit einer Kollegin herumtrieb.

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

herumalbern

Maybe it's because I was just fooling around with my ex.

Vielleicht ist es, weil ich war nur herumalbern mit meinem Ex.

rum

He's probably in the theater fooling around with his girlfriend.

Er ist bestimmt im Kino und spielt an seiner Freundin rum.

herumzualbern

So stop fooling around, and give me back my money.

Hör auf, herumzualbern, und gib mir mein Geld zurück.

rummachen

Because I thought she was fooling around with my boyfriend.

Weil ich dachte, sie würde mit meinem Freund rummachen.

rumgemacht

I saw someone fooling around by your car.

Jemand hat an deinem Auto rumgemacht.

herumgealbert

We were just fooling around and the guards pulled out their guns.

Wir haben nur herumgealbert und die Wachen zogen ihre Waffen.

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Other translations for fooling around:

  • rumalbern
  • rumzualbern

fooling around: Examples and translations in context

I spent so much time fooling around that my grades began to suffer.

Ich verbrachte so viel Zeit herumalbern, dass meine Noten begann zu leiden.

Some people believe fooling around complicates relationships, while others think it's thrilling.

Einige Leute glauben, dass Herumalbern Beziehungen kompliziert macht, während andere es als aufregend empfinden.

He seemed to be fooling around with a homemade bomb.

Er schien herumalbern mit einem hausgemachten Bombe.

Sometimes you find interesting things by fooling around.

Manchmal findet man interessante Dinge beim herumalbern.

Well, I better stop fooling around, I've got someone coming.

Nun, ich besser aufhören herumalbern, Ich muß jemand.

That's where people love to have fun, fooling around and misbehave.

Das ist, wo die Menschen lieben, Spaß zu haben, herumalbern und sich schlecht benehmen.

I had him work at the hotel instead of fooling around,

Ich ließ ihn im Hotel arbeiten, anstatt ihn herumalbern zu lassen,

Last night, we were fooling around...

Letzte Nacht, wir wurden herumalbern...

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