April Fool in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for April Fool in the English»French Dictionary

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

April Fool

victime f d'un poisson d'avril

April Fool!

poisson d'avril!

April Fool's trick N

April Fool's trick

poisson m d'avril

April Fool's Day, April Fools' Day N

April Fool's Day

le premier avril

Translations for April Fool in the French»English Dictionary

poisson d'avril (blague)

April Fool's joke

faire un poisson d'avril à qn

to make an April Fool of sb

poisson d'avril (exclamation)

April Fool

Translations for April Fool in the English»French Dictionary

April [Brit ˈeɪpr(ɪ)l, Am ˈeɪprəl] N

April

avril m

I.fool [Brit fuːl, Am ful] N

1. fool (silly person):

fool

idiot/-e m/f (to do de faire)

the poor fool

le pauvre idiot

you stupid fool inf!

espèce d'idiot/-e!

don't be (such) a fool!

ne sois pas idiot!

to make sb look a fool to make a fool of sb

faire passer qn pour un/-e idiot/-e

to be fool enough to agree

être assez stupide pour accepter

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

elle n'est pas si bête

any fool could do that inf

le premier imbécile venu pourrait faire ça inf

(the) more fool you inf!

quelle imbécilité!

to act or play the fool

faire l'imbécile, faire le pitre

2. fool HISTORY (jester):

fool

fou m

3. fool Brit FOOD:

rhubarb/fruit fool

crème f à la rhubarbe/aux fruits

II.fool [Brit fuːl, Am ful] ADJ attr Am inf

fool politician:

fool

idiot

that's a fool thing to do/say

c'est vraiment stupide de faire/dire ça

III.fool [Brit fuːl, Am ful] VB trans

fool

tromper, duper

you don't fool anybody

tu ne trompes personne

don't let that fool you!

ne t'y trompe pas!

who are you trying to fool?

à qui veux-tu faire croire ça?

you don't fool me for a minute

je ne te crois pas un seul instant

to fool sb into doing

amener qn à faire

to fool sb into or believing that …

faire croire à qn que …

to fool sb out of money

escroquer qn de

to be fooled

se laisser abuser (by par)

don't be fooled!

ne te laisse pas abuser!

you really had me fooled!

tu m'as vraiment fait marcher! inf

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

fool

plaisanter

no fooling! iron

sans blague! inf

V.fool [Brit fuːl, Am ful] VB refl

to fool oneself

se faire des illusions

to fool oneself into doing sth

se persuader de faire qc

VI.fool [Brit fuːl, Am ful]

a fool and his money are soon parted prov

aux idiots l'argent file entre les doigts

there is no fool like an old fool

il n'y a pire imbécile qu'un vieil imbécile

you could have fooled me inf!

tu m'en diras tant! inf

April Fool in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for April Fool in the English»French Dictionary

April Fool's Day N no pl

April Fool's Day

le 1 er avril

Translations for April Fool in the English»French Dictionary

an April fool (person)

victime d'un poisson d'avril

Translations for April Fool in the French»English Dictionary

poisson d'avril!

April Fool!

poisson d'avril

April Fool

poisson d'avril

April Fool's Day

poisson d'avril!

April fool!

faire un poisson d'avril à qn

to play an April fool's joke on sb

Translations for April Fool in the English»French Dictionary

April [ˈeɪprəl] N

1. April (month):

April

avril m

April showers

giboulées fpl de mars

2. April (indication of a date or period):

during [or in] April

en avril

at the beginning/end of [or in early/late] April

début/fin avril

on the fourth of April, on April the fourth

le 4 avril

Phrases:

an April fool (person)

victime d'un poisson d'avril

I.fool [fu:l] N

1. fool (silly person):

fool

idiot(e) m (f)

to act the fool

faire l'idiot

to be fool enough to +infin

être assez stupide pour +infin

to make a fool of sb

tourner qn en ridicule

to make a fool of oneself

se ridiculiser

2. fool (jester):

fool

fou m

3. fool (dessert):

fool

≈ crème f de fruits

II.fool [fu:l] VB trans

fool

duper

you can't fool me!

tu ne peux rien me cacher!

you could have fooled me!

tu plaisantes!

III.fool [fu:l] VB intr

to fool about [or around]

faire l'imbécile

IV.fool [fu:l] ADJ

fool

stupide

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

His 15-year old son was at first convinced it must be an April Fool.

www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk

The proposal was revealed as an April Fool a few hours later.

www.wired.co.uk

Any good April Fool story should have an element of believeability to it.

www.independent.co.uk

Perhaps that makes it a very postmodern April Fool.

www.independent.co.uk

Which is, unfortunately and unsurprisingly, not an April Fool.

entertainment.ie

People playing April Fool joke expose their prank shouting April Fool.

www.vanguardngr.com

Retailer April Fool results in legally binding soul-earning.

spong.com

The album's lead single, April Fool, was released as a digital download on various online stores the same day.

en.wikipedia.org

Sure this is not an April Fool joke?

www.bournemouthecho.co.uk

It was kind of duckham to provide a link to the April Fool article about me and directorships.

blogs.telegraph.co.uk