fool's gold in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for fool's gold in the English»Spanish Dictionary

fool's gold N U

fool's gold

pirita f de hierro

Translations for fool's gold in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.fool¹ [Am ful, Brit fuːl] N

1. fool (stupid person):

fool

idiota mf

fool

tonto m / tonta f

what a stupid fool he is!

¡qué idiota or imbécil es!

I was fool enough to believe him

fui tan tonto or idiota que le creí

to make a fool of oneself

hacer el ridículo

to make sb look a fool

dejar a alguien en ridículo

she made herself look an utter or absolute fool

hizo un ridículo espantoso

if you don't believe me, then more fool you

si no me crees, peor para ti

he's no or nobody's fool

no tiene un pelo de tonto

he's no or nobody's fool

nadie le toma el pelo

not to suffer fools gladly

tener muy poca paciencia con las estupideces de la gente

to act or play the fool

hacer payasadas

to act or play the fool

hacer el payaso Spain

to live in a fool's paradise

vivir engañado

to send sb on a fool's errand

mandar a alguien a dar un paseíto

to send sb on a fool's errand

mandar a alguien a ver si llueve LatAm hum

a fool and his money are soon parted

a los tontos no les dura el dinero

there's no fool like an old fool

no hay peor tonto que un viejo tonto

fools rush in (where angels fear to tread)

el necio es atrevido y el sabio comedido

2. fool (jester):

fool

bufón m

II.fool¹ [Am ful, Brit fuːl] VB trans

fool

engañar

who are you trying to fool?

¿a quién te crees que estás engañando?

you had me completely fooled

me tenías absolutamente convencida

to fool sb into sth/-ing I fooled him into thinking that …

le hice creer que …

she was fooled into giving us the key

conseguimos engañarla para que nos diera la llave

III.fool¹ [Am ful, Brit fuːl] VB intr

1. fool → fool around

2. fool (joke):

fool

bromear

I was only fooling

estaba bromeando

I was only fooling

lo dije (or hice etc.) en broma

IV.fool¹ [Am ful, Brit fuːl] ADJ attr Am

fool

tonto

See also fool around

fool around VB [Am ful -, Brit fuːl -] (v + adv)

1. fool around (act foolishly):

fool around

hacer payasadas

fool around

hacer el tonto Spain

fool around

hacerse guaje Mex

children shouldn't fool around with electricity

los niños no deben jugar con la electricidad

2. fool around (be sexually involved):

girls who fool around

las chicas que andan con uno y con otro

he was fooling around with other women

tenía enredos or andaba con otras

fool² [Am ful, Brit fuːl] N esp Brit FOOD

fool C or U

postre a base de puré de frutas y crema

I.gold [Am ɡoʊld, Brit ɡəʊld] N

1.1. gold U:

gold

oro m

solid/pure/24-carat gold

oro macizo/puro/de 24 quilates

that woman is pure gold

esa mujer vale (su peso en) oro

as good as gold

buenísimo

they've been as good as gold

se han portado muy bien or como unos santos

the baby slept through it all as good as gold

el bebé durmió como un angelito sin enterarse de nada

to strike gold

dar con una mina de oro

all that glitters or glisters is not gold

no es oro todo lo que reluce

all that glitters or glisters is not gold

no todo lo que brilla es oro

all that glitters or glisters is not gold attr ring/ingot/reserves

de oro

the gold market

el mercado del oro

1.2. gold U (money):

gold

monedas fpl de oro

gold

oro m

everything she touches turns to gold

todo lo que toca se convierte en oro

the crock or pot of gold at the end of the rainbow

un imposible

1.3. gold C or U (medal):

gold inf

medalla f de oro

to go for gold

tratar de ganar la medalla de oro

to go for gold

ir a por la de oro Spain inf

2. gold U (color):

gold

dorado m

gold

color m (de) oro

gold

oro m liter

II.gold [Am ɡoʊld, Brit ɡəʊld] ADJ

gold dress:

gold

dorado

gold paint

purpurina f (dorada)

fool's gold in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for fool's gold in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.fool [fu:l] N

fool

idiota mf

to be fool enough to do sth

ser bastante idiota como para hacer algo

to act the fool

hacer el tonto

to make a fool of sb

poner a alguien en ridículo

any fool

cualquiera

II.fool [fu:l] VB trans

fool

engañar

you could have fooled me! inf

¡no me lo puedo creer!

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

fool

bromear

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

fool

tonto, -a

I.gold [gəʊld, Am goʊld] N no pl

1. gold (metal):

gold

oro m

to pan for gold

lavar oro

to strike gold

encontrar oro

to be dripping with gold fig

llevar puestas muchas joyas de oro

2. gold SPORTS:

gold

medalla f de oro

Phrases:

to be worth one's weight in gold

valer su peso en oro

to be good as gold

portarse como un ángel

all that glitters is not gold prov

no es oro todo lo que reluce prov

II.gold [gəʊld, Am goʊld] ADJ

gold

de oro

a gold ring

un anillo de oro

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The gold found in the mine was primarily small veins embedded in white quartz with inclusions of iron pyrite (fool's gold), iron and sulfur.

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The local slate contains pyrites or fool's gold.

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It contains a thin irregular layer of sandstone rich in the mineral iron pyrites (fool's gold) and pieces of a bone bed containing bone and teeth of fish and reptiles.

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