fooling in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for fooling in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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

2. fool (jester):

fool

bufón m

II.fool¹ [Am ful, Brit fuːl] VB trans

fool

engañar

who are you trying to fool?

¿a quién te crees que estás engañando?

you had me completely fooled

me tenías absolutamente convencida

to fool sb into sth/-ing I fooled him into thinking that …

le hice creer que …

she was fooled into giving us the key

conseguimos engañarla para que nos diera la llave

III.fool¹ [Am ful, Brit fuːl] VB intr

1. fool → fool around

2. fool (joke):

fool

bromear

I was only fooling

estaba bromeando

I was only fooling

lo dije (or hice etc.) en broma

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

fool

tonto

See also fool around

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

1. fool around (act foolishly):

fool around

hacer payasadas

fool around

hacer el tonto Spain

fool around

hacerse guaje Mex

children shouldn't fool around with electricity

los niños no deben jugar con la electricidad

2. fool around (be sexually involved):

girls who fool around

las chicas que andan con uno y con otro

he was fooling around with other women

tenía enredos or andaba con otras

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

fool C or U

postre a base de puré de frutas y crema

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

1. fool around (act foolishly):

fool around

hacer payasadas

fool around

hacer el tonto Spain

fool around

hacerse guaje Mex

children shouldn't fool around with electricity

los niños no deben jugar con la electricidad

2. fool around (be sexually involved):

girls who fool around

las chicas que andan con uno y con otro

he was fooling around with other women

tenía enredos or andaba con otras

fool's gold N U

fool's gold

pirita f de hierro

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

fool about → fool around

See also fool around

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

1. fool around (act foolishly):

fool around

hacer payasadas

fool around

hacer el tonto Spain

fool around

hacerse guaje Mex

children shouldn't fool around with electricity

los niños no deben jugar con la electricidad

2. fool around (be sexually involved):

girls who fool around

las chicas que andan con uno y con otro

he was fooling around with other women

tenía enredos or andaba con otras

Translations for fooling in the Spanish»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

disfuerzos

fooling around

insensato (insensata)

fool

menso (mensa)

fool

petulante

smug fool

petulante

self-satisfied fool

alocado (alocada) (imprudente)

crazy fool

alocado (alocada) (imprudente)

reckless fool

alocado (alocada) (irreflexiva)

rash fool

fooling in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for fooling in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.fool [fu:l] N

fool

idiota mf

to be fool enough to do sth

ser bastante idiota como para hacer algo

to act the fool

hacer el tonto

to make a fool of sb

poner a alguien en ridículo

any fool

cualquiera

II.fool [fu:l] VB trans

fool

engañar

you could have fooled me! inf

¡no me lo puedo creer!

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

fool

bromear

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

fool

tonto, -a

fool about VB intr

fool about

hacer payasadas

Translations for fooling in the Spanish»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

¡deja de hacer el payaso!

stop fooling about!

babastibias

fool

salame

fool

pendejo (-a)

fool

babasfrías

fool

zote

fool

boceras (tonto)

fool

mentecato (-a)

fool

fooling Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to be fool enough to do sth

ser bastante idiota como para hacer algo

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

I was only fooling when I got up and left in the middle of the meeting

lo de largarse en medio de la reunión fue solo una quedada

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

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

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

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

en.wikipedia.org

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

www.gizmag.com

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

en.wikipedia.org

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

www.moneysense.ca