fool's in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for fool's in the English»French Dictionary

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

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

1. fool about (waste time):

fool about

perdre son temps

2. fool about (act stupidly):

fool about

faire l'imbécile (with avec)

3. fool about (have affairs):

fool about

papillonner inf

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

1. fool about (flirt):

fool about

batifoler avec inf

2. fool about (mess around):

fool about gadget, toy

s'amuser avec

fool's gold N

fool's gold (iron pyrites)

pyrite f (de fer)

fool's gold (copper pyrites)

chalcopyrite f

gooseberry fool N

gooseberry fool

purée de groseilles à maquereau à la crème

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 fool's in the French»English Dictionary

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berner

to fool, to deceive

maboul (maboule)

fool

chalcopyrite

chalcopyrite, fool's gold

fool's in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for fool's in the English»French Dictionary

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

April Fool's Day N no pl

April Fool's Day

le 1 er avril

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bungling fool [or idiot]

idiot(e) m (f)

Translations for fool's in the French»English Dictionary

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mystifier

to fool

duper

to fool

berner

to fool

connard

stupid fool

imprudent(e)

careless fool

niais(e)

fool

faire des singeries

to play the fool

fool's Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

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

you can't fool me!

tu ne peux rien me cacher!

the man's a complete fool!

l'homme est un parfait idiot!

to be a regular fool

être complètement stupide

what a fool I am!

que je suis bête!

he doesn't enjoy being taken for a fool

cela ne l'amuse pas d'être pris pour un imbécile

to play an April fool's joke on sb

faire un poisson d'avril à qn

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

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.

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Particularly irritating children are promised a visit to the incredible nest of the fabulous bird around April Fool's Day, provided they are very good and obedient.

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The chocolate candies were invented as an April Fool's Day joke.

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Likewise, every April Fool's Day, the station featured the broadcast of a mythical April Fool's Day parade as if one were marching by.

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The default image is that of the jester with fool's cap with bells, cheerful colors and oversized shoes, and marotte.

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She repeated the role on April Fool's Day 2010, this time usurping the post of executive producer.

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Their wedding date, April Fool's Day, was a deliberate play on her husband's belief that only fools get married in the first place.

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He wears dull clothes: a brown-grey cowl with appropriate fool's cap.

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The format was launched on April Fool's Day when presenters supposedly went on strike because of the format.

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The magazine folded in 1983 and was resurrected as a website on April Fool's Day, 1998.

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