foolish in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for foolish in the English»French Dictionary

foolish [Brit ˈfuːlɪʃ, Am ˈfulɪʃ] ADJ

1. foolish (naïvely silly):

foolish person

bête (to do de faire)

to be foolish enough to do

être assez bête pour faire

2. foolish (stupid):

foolish grin, look

ridicule

to look/feel foolish

avoir l'air/se sentir ridicule

to make sb look foolish

ridiculiser qn

3. foolish (misguided):

foolish decision, question, remark

idiot

that was a foolish thing to do

c'était idiot de faire cela

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a foolish though courageous act

un acte stupide quoique courageux

to be penny wise pound foolish

économiser un franc et en prodiguer mille

Translations for foolish in the French»English Dictionary

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avoir l'imprudence de faire

to be foolish enough to do

commettre une imprudence/des imprudences

to do something foolish/foolish things

pas d'imprudences surtout

make sure you don't do anything foolish

il est tellement désespéré qu'il pourrait commettre l'irrémédiable

he's so desperate that he might do something foolish

sottise

silly ou foolish remark

il l'a ridiculisé auprès des téléspectateurs/électeurs

he made him look foolish ou ridiculous in the eyes of the viewers/electorate

il ne craint pas d'être ridicule

he's not afraid of looking silly ou appearing foolish

il dit des bêtises grosses comme lui

he says ridiculous foolish things

foolish in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for foolish in the English»French Dictionary

foolish ADJ

foolish

bête

Translations for foolish in the French»English Dictionary

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imprudent(e)

foolish

niais(e)

foolish

avoir l'imprudence de +infin

to be foolish enough to +infin

folie

foolish deed/word

avoir le malheur de +infin

to be foolish enough to +infin

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Some of you are going to look very foolish when this report comes out.

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She was an impulsive teenager who frequently made dangerously foolish decisions.

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Criticism is truly foolish, if people persist in a criticism regardless, even though it is demonstrably not well-taken.

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

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He was foolish enough in his struggle for power to even convert himself into a machine, something he later deeply regret.

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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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The foolish young squirrel loses at every chance game.

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

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The characters ridicule the trite, foolish and stuffy scenes they are forced to perform as part of the novel.

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