fool's in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

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I.fool1 [Brit fuːl, Am ful] N

1. fool (silly person):

fool
sciocco m / sciocca f
fool
stupido m / stupida f
the poor fool
il povero stupido
you stupid fool! inf
pezzo di cretino!
don't be (such) a fool!
non fare l'idiota!
I was a fool to believe him
sono stato uno stupido a credergli
I was fool enough to believe him
sono stato così scemo da credergli
to make sb look a fool
far fare a qn la figura dello scemo
to make a fool of sb
prendersi gioco di qn or prendere in giro qn
to be fool enough to agree
essere abbastanza sciocco da accettare
she's no fool, she's nobody's fool
è tutt'altro che stupida
any fool could do that inf
chiunque saprebbe farlo
(the) more fool you! inf
bravo scemo!
to act or play the fool
fare lo scemo

II.fool1 [Brit fuːl, Am ful] ADJ before n Am inf

III.fool1 [Brit fuːl, Am ful] VB trans

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IV.fool1 [Brit fuːl, Am ful] VB intr (joke, tease)

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fool2 [Brit fuːl, Am ful] N Brit FOOD

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

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

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fool's gold [Am ˈfulz ˌɡoʊld] N (pyrites)

fool away VB [fuːl -] (fool [sth] away) (fritter)

gooseberry fool [ˈɡʊzbrɪˌfuːl, ˈɡuːsberɪ-] N

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

April Fool's Day [Am ˈˌeɪprəl ˈfulz ˌdeɪ] N

April Fool's trick [ˌeɪprɪlˈfuːlzˌtrɪk] N

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

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

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

what a fool I am!
che stupido che sono!
to be a big enough fool to do sth
essere così stupido da fare qc
to act like a fool
comportarsi da stupido, -a
to make a fool of sb
rendersi ridicolo, -a
to play the clown [or fool]
fare lo spiritoso
to be a damn fool
essere un cretino patentato
the man's a complete fool!
quell'uomo è un vero cretino!
to make a fool of oneself
smerdarsi
to make a fool of oneself
cadere nel ridicolo
to make a fool of oneself
farsi ridere dietro inf

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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Because the change took place on April Fool's Day, many listeners thought the switch was some sort of joke.
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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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He claims that April Fool's Day was named after him.
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Some thought this was a bad April Fool's Day prank.
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He wears dull clothes: a brown-grey cowl with appropriate fool's cap.
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The audio of the film was launched on April Fool's Day.
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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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A man placed fifty envelopes on cars in hospital lots and thirty-one more envelopes on cars and in area mailboxes in an April Fool's Day joke.
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Or, more charitably, if you try to pursue the truth you are often involved in a fool's mission.
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The chocolate candies were invented as an April Fool's Day joke.
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