fools 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

See also fool around

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

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fools 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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fools Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to not suffer fools gladly
no tener paciencia con los imbéciles
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
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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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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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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He was known as a stern taskmaster who did not suffer fools, or wisecracking students.
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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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He appeared to be a stern judge, who did not suffer fools gladly and often imposed severe sentences in criminal cases.
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They start out as tiny, manageable-looking cuties, which often fools aquarists into purchasing them for their small aquariums.
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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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We were fools to play bipartisan footsie with a ruthless opposition.
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She also didn't suffer fools gladly, but was often derided for shallowness.
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The rise of the fossil fools in the 1980s saw solar architecture increasingly viewed as redundant and unfashionable.
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