fooling in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for fooling in the English»Italian Dictionary

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

2. fool HISTORY (jester):

fool

buffone m

fool

giullare m

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

fool politician:

fool

stupido

that's a fool thing to do, say

è una cosa sciocca da fare, dire

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

fool

ingannare

fool

imbrogliare

you don't fool anybody

non prendi in giro nessuno

don't let that fool you!

non cascarci!

who are you trying to fool?

chi stai cercando di imbrogliare?

you don't fool me for a minute

non ti credo neanche un po'

to fool sb into doing

convincere (con l'inganno) qn a fare

to fool sb into or believing that …

fare credere a qn che …

to fool sb out of money

sottrarre [qc] a qn con l'inganno

to be fooled

farsi imbrogliare or beffare (by da)

don't be fooled!

non farti abbindolare!

you really had me fooled!

ci ero proprio cascato!

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

fool

scherzare, fare lo stupido

no fooling! iron

dici davvero?

V.to fool oneself VB refl

to fool oneself

illudersi

to fool oneself into doing sth

illudersi di poter fare qc

VI.fool¹ [Brit fuːl, Am ful]

a fool and his money are soon parted prov

= le persone stupide sprecano presto il loro denaro

there is no fool like an old fool

= nessuno è più imbecille di un vecchio imbecille

you could have fooled me! inf

a chi vuoi darla a bere!

fool² [Brit fuːl, Am ful] N Brit FOOD

rhubarb, fruit fool

dessert con crema al rabarbaro, alla frutta e crema pasticciera

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

1. fool about (waste time):

fool about fool around

perdere tempo

2. fool about (act stupidly):

fool about fool around

fare lo stupido (with con)

3. fool about (have affairs):

fool about fool around

fare lo scemo, il farfallone

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

1. fool about (flirt):

fool about fool around lover

fare lo scemo con

2. fool about (mess around):

fool about fool around gadget, toy

gingillarsi, trastullarsi con

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

fool's gold

pirite f

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

fool away time, money

sprecare, sciupare

gooseberry fool [ˈɡʊzbrɪˌfuːl, ˈɡuːsberɪ-] N

gooseberry fool

dessert con crema d'uva spina e crema pasticciera o panna

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

April Fool

= vittima di un pesce d'aprile

April Fool!

pesce d'aprile!

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

April Fool's Day

il primo di aprile (specialmente con riferimento ai pesci d'aprile)

April Fool's trick [ˌeɪprɪlˈfuːlzˌtrɪk] N

April Fool's trick

pesce m d'aprile

Translations for fooling in the Italian»English Dictionary

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maccabeo

fool

fooling in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for fooling in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.fool [fu:l] N

fool

sciocco(-a) m (f)

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

any fool

chiunque

II.fool [fu:l] VB trans

fool

ingannare

you could have fooled me! inf

non l'avrei mai detto!

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

fool

scherzare

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

fool

sciocco, -a

fool's cap N

fool's cap

carta f protocollo

fool around VB intr (waste time)

fool around

perdere tempo

Translations for fooling in the Italian»English Dictionary

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cretino (-a)

fool

pagliaccio

fool

babbeo (-a)

fool

balordo (-a)

fool

bamboccio

fool

un perfetto idiota

an utter fool

sei un emerito stupido

you're an absolute fool

fooling 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)

English

Fooling around with the body's enzyme system is stupidity/cupidity to the max.

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A new version of protein powder, capable of fooling dairies as to protein content, started being peddled approximately two years ago.

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These confessions often ended with appeals to still practicing clergy to stop fooling credulous believers and to stop enriching themselves by exploiting their ignorance.

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Unless you're five feet away and have already had a few glasses of champers, these aren't fooling anyone.

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Charlatans and mountebanks were fooling more, just as sages were educating more, and alluring and lurid apocalypses vied with sober philosophy on the shelves.

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My parents, who are still waiting for me to quit fooling around with computers, go to med school, and become a radiologist?

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When we'd go to a different town, they'd just walk through the halls all night, fooling around.

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