foolish in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for foolish in the English»Spanish Dictionary

foolish [Am ˈfulɪʃ, Brit ˈfuːlɪʃ] ADJ

1. foolish (silly, ridiculous):

foolish person/prank

tonto

foolish person/prank

idiota

foolish look/grin

de tonto

foolish look/grin

de idiota

foolish remarks

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don't be so foolish!

¡no seas tonto!

she was afraid of looking foolish in front of her friends

temía hacer el ridículo delante de sus amigos

I felt very foolish

me sentí como un idiota

I felt very foolish

me dio mucha vergüenza

2. foolish (unwise):

foolish decision/plan/risk

insensato

foolish decision/plan/risk

estúpido

it was foolish of me to accept the invitation

cometí una estupidez al aceptar la invitación

I know it was foolish

ya sé que fue una estupidez

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looking back, it seems foolish

mirándolo ahora, parece una locura

Translations for foolish in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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estulto (estulta)

foolish

insensato (insensata) persona

foolish

insensato (insensata) acción/palabras

foolish

fue una insensatez dejarlo solo

it was foolish o stupid to leave him alone

lo que has dicho es una insensatez

that's a foolish o senseless thing to say

desatinado (desatinada)

foolish

desatinado (desatinada) (sin juicio)

foolish

cálmate, no desatines

calm down, don't do anything rash o hasty o foolish

salir con su batea de babas Mex inf

to do something foolish

no eches a perder tontamente el trabajo de tantos años

you'd be stupid o foolish to waste so many years' work

decir disparates

to make foolish remarks

hizo muchos disparates durante su juventud

he did a lot of silly things o made a lot of foolish mistakes in his youth

foolish in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for foolish in the English»Spanish Dictionary

foolish [ˈfu:lɪʃ] ADJ

foolish

tonto, -a

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to be penny-wise and pound-foolish

gastar a manos llenas y hacer economías en nimiedades

Translations for foolish in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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insensato (-a)

foolish

desatinado (-a)

foolish

zote

foolish

otario (-a)

foolish

tocho (-a)

foolish

disparate (insensatez: acción)

foolish act

disparate (comentario)

foolish remark

disparate (idea)

foolish idea

majadero (-a) (imprudente)

foolish

zascandilear

to do foolish things

foolish Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to be penny-wise and pound-foolish

gastar a manos llenas y hacer economías en nimiedades

to say nothing but foolish things

no decir más que sandeces

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Anyone who claims to be interested in security would be foolish not to read it.

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Covertly, however, he considered it extremely foolish to risk universal destruction on an oath made to people that he'd never met.

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One would be foolish not to have this album in their collection making it an easy recommendation.

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We will not engage in foolish controversy with you.

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We have presumed to utter foolish words and have not distinguished happiness from sorrow.

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She feels foolish and asks that he put someone else on her account at the firm.

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I readily admit that it would be foolish to discount any or all of these scenarios.

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Then there's simply foolish behavior we're used to getting away with.

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His everyday persona encourages others to think of him as shallow, foolish and uncaring to throw off suspicion.

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It looks foolish, you see, this is fiction.

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