fool

fuːl
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Translation of fool from English into Spanish,

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Noun

1.

poor judgment

person with poor judgment or little intelligence
  • He acted like a fool at the meeting.Actuó como un tonto en la reunión.
2.

dupe

person who has been tricked or deceived
  • She felt like a fool after the prank.Se sintió como una tonta después de la broma.

Verb

1.

deception

tr.
trick or deceive someone to make them believe something false
tr.
  • She tried to fool him with a fake story.Ella intentó engañarlo con una historia falsa.
2.

playfulness

intr.
act in a silly or playful way without seriousness
intr.
  • They were fooling around in the park.Ellos jugaban en el parque.

Adjective

unwise

not sensible or showing poor judgment
  • You would be a fool to wear shorts in the snow.Serías insensato si llevaras pantalones cortos en la nieve.
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Expressions with fool: examples in English and translations in Spanish

hacer el tonto
Stop fooling about and help me with this.
perder el tiempo
holgazanear
Stop fooling around and get to work.!
jugar
hacer tonterías
They like to fool round during lunch breaks.
persona avispada
persona lista
She is nobody's fool in business.
sentirse como un tonto
After the mistake, he felt like a fool in front of everyone.
engañar para que haga
engatusar para que haga
She fooled him into signing the contract.

Images of fool

  • fool: card in a tarot deck representing a jester
    (tarot) Loco
  • fool: dessert made of puréed fruit and cream
    (cooking) postre de frutas

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

tontoadj./nm.

Stop acting the fool and help me carry these heavy boxes.

Deja de hacer el tonto y ayúdame a cargar estas cajas pesadas.

necionm.

The fool didn't realize the danger until it was far too late.

El necio no se dio cuenta del peligro hasta que fue demasiado tarde.

tontaadj./nf.

She hates when colleagues play her for a fool during meetings.

Ella odia que sus colegas la tomen por tonta durante las reuniones.

loconm.

That's what my brother believed and he was a fool.

Eso era lo que mi hermano creía, y era un loco.

estúpidoadj./nm.

Tell the fool that inclusion in the directory isn't mandatory.

Digale al estúpido que la inclusión en la guía no es obligatoria.

estúpidaadj./nf.

I've certainly won myself the reputation for being an utter fool.

Me he ganado bien mi reputación por ser una auténtica estúpida.

engañarv.

They used masks to impersonate the actors and fool the audience.

Usaron máscaras para hacerse pasar por los actores y engañar al público.

jugarv.

Let's fool with the group by telling them strange riddles tonight.

Vamos a jugar con el grupo contándoles acertijos extraños esta noche.

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fool: Examples and translations in context

Everyone laughed at the fool who tried to dance on a table.

Todo el mundo se rio del tonto que intentó bailar sobre una mesa.

Stop playing the fool and tell us where you hid the keys.

Deja de hacerte el tonto y dinos dónde escondiste las llaves.

I feel like a fool when my joke falls flat in silence.

Me siento un tonto cuando mi chiste cae en silencio absoluto.

He felt like a fool for bragging before actually winning the competition.

Él se sintió un tonto por presumir antes de ganar realmente la competencia.

He realized his friends had been playing him for a fool for years.

Se dio cuenta de que sus amigos lo habían tomado por tonto durante años.

He plays the fool in meetings, but he secretly knows every detail.

Hace el tonto en las reuniones, pero en secreto conoce cada detalle.

I know you're only playing the fool to avoid signing that contract.

Sé que solo estás haciendo el tonto para evitar firmar ese contrato.

They played the fool in court, acting clueless about the missing documents.

Hicieron el tonto en el juzgado, actuando como si ignoraran los documentos perdidos.

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