fool in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for fool in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.fool¹ [Brit fuːl, Am ful] N

1. fool (silly person):

fool

sciocco m / sciocca f

fool

stupido m / stupida f

the poor fool

il povero stupido

you stupid fool! inf

pezzo di cretino!

don't be (such) a fool!

non fare l'idiota!

I was a fool to believe him

sono stato uno stupido a credergli

I was fool enough to believe him

sono stato così scemo da credergli

to make sb look a fool

far fare a qn la figura dello scemo

to make a fool of sb

prendersi gioco di qn or prendere in giro qn

to be fool enough to agree

essere abbastanza sciocco da accettare

she's no fool, she's nobody's fool

è tutt'altro che stupida

any fool could do that inf

chiunque saprebbe farlo

(the) more fool you! inf

bravo scemo!

to act or play the fool

fare lo scemo

2. fool HISTORY (jester):

fool

buffone m

fool

giullare m

II.fool¹ [Brit fuːl, Am ful] ADJ before n Am inf

fool politician:

fool

stupido

that's a fool thing to do, say

è una cosa sciocca da fare, dire

III.fool¹ [Brit fuːl, Am ful] VB trans

fool

ingannare

fool

imbrogliare

you don't fool anybody

non prendi in giro nessuno

don't let that fool you!

non cascarci!

who are you trying to fool?

chi stai cercando di imbrogliare?

you don't fool me for a minute

non ti credo neanche un po'

to fool sb into doing

convincere (con l'inganno) qn a fare

to fool sb into or believing that …

fare credere a qn che …

to fool sb out of money

sottrarre [qc] a qn con l'inganno

to be fooled

farsi imbrogliare or beffare (by da)

don't be fooled!

non farti abbindolare!

you really had me fooled!

ci ero proprio cascato!

IV.fool¹ [Brit fuːl, Am ful] VB intr (joke, tease)

fool

scherzare, fare lo stupido

no fooling! iron

dici davvero?

V.to fool oneself VB refl

to fool oneself

illudersi

to fool oneself into doing sth

illudersi di poter fare qc

VI.fool¹ [Brit fuːl, Am ful]

a fool and his money are soon parted prov

= le persone stupide sprecano presto il loro denaro

there is no fool like an old fool

= nessuno è più imbecille di un vecchio imbecille

you could have fooled me! inf

a chi vuoi darla a bere!

fool² [Brit fuːl, Am ful] N Brit FOOD

rhubarb, fruit fool

dessert con crema al rabarbaro, alla frutta e crema pasticciera

I.fool about VB [fuːl -] VB [fuːl -] Brit inf (fool about, around)

1. fool about (waste time):

fool about fool around

perdere tempo

2. fool about (act stupidly):

fool about fool around

fare lo stupido (with con)

3. fool about (have affairs):

fool about fool around

fare lo scemo, il farfallone

II.fool about VB [fuːl -] VB [fuːl -] Brit inf (fool around with [sb, sth])

1. fool about (flirt):

fool about fool around lover

fare lo scemo con

2. fool about (mess around):

fool about fool around gadget, toy

gingillarsi, trastullarsi con

fool's gold [Am ˈfulz ˌɡoʊld] N (pyrites)

fool's gold

pirite f

fool away VB [fuːl -] (fool [sth] away) (fritter)

fool away time, money

sprecare, sciupare

gooseberry fool [ˈɡʊzbrɪˌfuːl, ˈɡuːsberɪ-] N

gooseberry fool

dessert con crema d'uva spina e crema pasticciera o panna

April Fool [Brit, Am ˈeɪprəl ful] N (person)

April Fool

= vittima di un pesce d'aprile

April Fool!

pesce d'aprile!

April Fool's Day [Am ˈˌeɪprəl ˈfulz ˌdeɪ] N

April Fool's Day

il primo di aprile (specialmente con riferimento ai pesci d'aprile)

April Fool's trick [ˌeɪprɪlˈfuːlzˌtrɪk] N

April Fool's trick

pesce m d'aprile

Translations for fool in the Italian»English Dictionary

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maccabeo

fool

fool in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for fool in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.fool [fu:l] N

fool

sciocco(-a) m (f)

to be a big enough fool to do sth

essere così stupido da fare qc

to act like a fool

comportarsi da stupido, -a

to make a fool of sb

rendersi ridicolo, -a

any fool

chiunque

II.fool [fu:l] VB trans

fool

ingannare

you could have fooled me! inf

non l'avrei mai detto!

III.fool [fu:l] VB intr (joke around)

fool

scherzare

IV.fool [fu:l] ADJ inf (silly)

fool

sciocco, -a

fool's cap N

fool's cap

carta f protocollo

fool around VB intr (waste time)

fool around

perdere tempo

Translations for fool in the Italian»English Dictionary

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cretino (-a)

fool

pagliaccio

fool

babbeo (-a)

fool

balordo (-a)

fool

bamboccio

fool

un perfetto idiota

an utter fool

sei un emerito stupido

you're an absolute fool

fool Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

what a fool I am!

che stupido che sono!

to be a big enough fool to do sth

essere così stupido da fare qc

to act like a fool

comportarsi da stupido, -a

to make a fool of sb

rendersi ridicolo, -a

to play the clown [or fool]

fare lo spiritoso

to be a damn fool

essere un cretino patentato

the man's a complete fool!

quell'uomo è un vero cretino!

to make a fool of oneself

smerdarsi

to make a fool of oneself

cadere nel ridicolo

to make a fool of oneself

farsi ridere dietro inf

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

He is somewhat of a bumbling fool, and is always getting himself into trouble.

en.wikipedia.org

It is fool-hardy and downright ignorant to believe we are exempt from the mistakes of the past.

news.blogs.cnn.com

By studying the language of bogus recommendations they identified how companies fool the public into thinking their hotels and resorts are above par.

www.dailymail.co.uk

His drawings are attempts to capture the 10,000 images of his April Fool's Day hallucination, and are always rendered in a clear, objective style, like that of a technical drawing.

en.wikipedia.org

Music is the one thing in show-business with which you can't fool somebody into buying something.

entertainment.ie

However, the whole thing turned out to be an April fool hoax much to the disappointment of customers.

www.ghanaweb.com

Sut considers himself (somewhat proudly) to be a durnder fool than anyone, save his own father.

en.wikipedia.org

For me it is day two, and the fact that the glass is expertly wrapped in paper tissue is doing nothing to fool me as to its contents.

www.telegraph.co.uk

Modern recipes may include any seasonal fruit readily found, but gooseberry fool remains the perennial favorite.

en.wikipedia.org

I thought it was a joke, and wondered whether it was April fool stuff.

thenationonlineng.net