fool's in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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I.fool1 [Am ful, Brit fuːl] N

1. fool (stupid person):

fool
idiota mf
fool
tonto m / tonta f
what a stupid fool he is!
¡qué idiota or imbécil es!
I was fool enough to believe him
fui tan tonto or idiota que le creí
to make a fool of oneself
hacer el ridículo
to make sb look a fool
dejar a alguien en ridículo
she made herself look an utter or absolute fool
hizo un ridículo espantoso
if you don't believe me, then more fool you
si no me crees, peor para ti
he's no or nobody's fool
no tiene un pelo de tonto
he's no or nobody's fool
nadie le toma el pelo
not to suffer fools gladly
tener muy poca paciencia con las estupideces de la gente
to act or play the fool
hacer payasadas
to act or play the fool
hacer el payaso Spain
to live in a fool's paradise
vivir engañado
to send sb on a fool's errand
mandar a alguien a dar un paseíto
to send sb on a fool's errand
mandar a alguien a ver si llueve LatAm hum
a fool and his money are soon parted
a los tontos no les dura el dinero
there's no fool like an old fool
no hay peor tonto que un viejo tonto
fools rush in (where angels fear to tread)
el necio es atrevido y el sabio comedido

II.fool1 [Am ful, Brit fuːl] VB trans

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III.fool1 [Am ful, Brit fuːl] VB intr

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1. fool → fool around

IV.fool1 [Am ful, Brit fuːl] ADJ attr Am

See also fool around

fool around VB [Am ful -, Brit fuːl -] (v + adv)

fool2 [Am ful, Brit fuːl] N esp Brit FOOD

fool around VB [Am ful -, Brit fuːl -] (v + adv)

fool about VB [Am ful -, Brit fuːl -] esp Brit

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fool about → fool around

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fool around VB [Am ful -, Brit fuːl -] (v + adv)

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fool's in the PONS Dictionary

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

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

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

to be fool enough to do sth
ser bastante idiota como para hacer algo
to make a fool of sb
poner a alguien en ridículo
to be a damn fool
ser tonto de remate
the man's a complete fool!
¡el hombre es un tonto de remate!
a fool and his money are soon parted prov
dinero en manos de necio como agua se va prov
to make a fool of oneself
quedar en ridículo
to make a fool of oneself
hacer un desfiguro
there's no fool like an old fool prov
a la vejez, viruelas prov
to make a fool of (oneself)
poner(se) en ridículo
to make a fool of oneself
hacer un papel ridículo
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Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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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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Some thought this was a bad April Fool's Day prank.
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The chocolate candies were invented as an April Fool's Day joke.
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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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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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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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The local slate contains pyrites or fool's gold.
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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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