fool around

fuːl əˈraʊnd
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Translation of fool around from English into Spanish

Phrasal verb

intr.
1.

productivity

waste time doing unimportant things
  • Stop fooling around and get to work.!Deja de perder el tiempo y ponte a trabajar.
2.

playful behavior

engage in playful or silly activities
  • The kids love to fool around in the park.A los niños les encanta jugar en el parque.
3.

adultery

Rare
have an affair outside marriage
Rare
  • She discovered he was fooling around with a colleague.Descubrió que él tenía una aventura con una colega.
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Synonyms and analogies of fool around in English

Examples of fool around in a sentence

  • He likes to fool around with gadgets in his free time.
  • They like to fool around during meetings.
  • Stop fooling around and finish your homework.
  • Rumors spread that he was fooling around with his neighbor.
  • She suspected her partner was fooling around again.

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

Verb
perder el tiempov.

I tend to fool around when I should be working on my assignments.

Tiende a perder el tiempo cuando debería estar trabajando en sus tareas.

tontearv.

They agreed to fool around but quickly realized they wanted something more.

Ellos acordaron tontear pero rápidamente se dieron cuenta de que querían algo más.

jugarv.

Our funny fox loves to fool around.

A nuestro gracioso zorro le encanta jugar.

juguetearv.

Most trainers, they don't allow the fighters to fool around before a fight.

La mayoría de los entrenadores, ellos no permiten a sus luchadores juguetear antes de un combate.

Noun
tontoadj./nm.

I thought we could fool around a bit, you and I.

Pensé que podíamos hacer el tonto un rato, tú y yo.

tonteríasnf.

Paloma, l didn't give you my old camera to fool around.

Paloma, no te he dado mi vieja cámara para que hagas tonterías.

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fool around: Examples and translations in context

Instead of studying, they decided to fool around at the café for hours.

En lugar de estudiar, decidieron perder el tiempo en la cafetería durante horas.

He likes to fool around in the morning, delaying his entire day's schedule.

Le gusta perder el tiempo por la mañana, retrasando todo el horario del día.

They can run, jump, scream and fool around all day long.

Pueden correr, saltar, gritar y perder el tiempo todo el día.

If you wanna fool around, be mindful of your level, status.

Si quieres perder el tiempo, ten en cuenta tu nivel, estado.

All you kids do at school is fool around.

Todo lo que ustedes niños hacen en la escuela es perder el tiempo.

All we do is drink and fool around.

Todo lo que hacemos es beber y perder el tiempo.

He does nothing but fool around every day.

No hace más que perder el tiempo cada día.

So that you can go out and fool around.

Para que tu puedas salir y perder el tiempo.

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