Translations for „fools“ in the English » Slovenian Dictionary

All ˈFools' Day N

All Fools' Day

prvi april m

April ˈFools' Day N

April Fools' Day

prvi april m

I . fool [fu:l] N

1. fool (idiot):

fool

bedak(inja) m (f)

to play the fool

afnati se

to make a fool of sb/oneself

osmešiti koga/se

he is nobody's fool

nihče ga nima za norca

he's no fool

ni neumen

2. fool (jester):

fool

norček m

3. fool (dessert):

fool

čežana f

a fool and his money are soon parted prov

bedak je hitro ob svoj denar

there's no fool like an old fool prov

bolj star, bolj nor

fools rush in where angels fear to tread prov

čez jarek skače, kjer je most preg

more fool you Brit

kaj si pa tako neumen

II . fool [fu:l] ADJ Am

fool

neumen

III . fool [fu:l] VB trans

fool

preslepiti

we weren't fooled by his promises

ni nas preslepil s svojimi obljubami

to fool sb into doing sth

preslepiti koga, da kaj naredi

you could have fooled me

pa kaj še

IV . fool [fu:l] VB intr

fool

zafrkavati se

fool

norčevati se

fool about, fool around VB intr

1. fool (carelessly):

fool

zapravljati čas

2. fool (amusingly):

fool

zafrkavati se

3. fool esp Am (sexually):

to fool around with sb

letati za kom

fool-hardy ADJ

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fool-hardy (bold, rash)

zaletav

fool's errand N

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fool's errand

brezplodno početje nt

Usage examples with fools

not to suffer fools gladly

ne prenašati bedakov

fools rush in where angels fear to tread prov

čez jarek skače, kjer je most preg

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The gendarme was caught soon, judged and punished, but dormouse continued to hit rich fools.

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He didn't suffer fools easily, but if you approached the mountains sensibly and with a good spirit, he was great.

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Being forced to jump through hoops, unnecessary unpractical hoops at that, to make sure a few fools toe the line.

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The current dwellers in the north are referred to as fools, an enemy people.

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To make one half the world fools and the other half hypocrites; to support roguery and error all over the earth...

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Perhaps this will get round to all councils that doddery old fools who make up most council committees should not oppose schemes where applicants have followed the councils rules.

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The title is a comical reference to the slang phrase, which is used to describe vacuous, gullible fools, untethered to reality (compare airhead).

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Tragedy is the statement of an expiation, but not the miserable expiation of a codified breach of a local arrangement, organised by the knaves for the fools.

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In this episode, her ex-boyfriend fools her into choosing him and sent her on a date with a cross-dresser.

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Skulduggery says that she is much like her uncle of whom he says he is strong-willed, intelligent, sharp-tongued, and doesn't suffer fools gladly.

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