tontos in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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tonto1 (tonta) ADJ

1.2. tonto [estar]:

tonto (tonta) (travieso)
difficult
tonto (tonta) (travieso)
silly
tonto (tonta) (disgustado)
upset
no me hagas caso, hoy estoy tonta
don't take any notice of me, I'm in a funny mood today
se pone muy tonto siempre que hay visita
he gets really silly o difficult when there are visitors
a lo tonto a lo tonto lleva ya ganados varios millones
he's won several million just like that o without even trying
lo dijo a lo tonto y resulta que acertó
it was a wild guess o he said it without thinking and it turned out to be right
hablas a lo tonto
you're talking through your hat
a tontas y a locas
without thinking
gasta el dinero a tontas y a locas
she spends money like there's no tomorrow inf
dejar tonto a alg. Spain inf
to leave sb speechless
hacer tonto a alg. Chil inf
to make a fool of sb
hacer tonto a alg. Chil inf
to fool sb
ser más tonto que Abundio o que hecho de encargo o que una mata de habas Spain inf
to be as dumb as they come inf
ser más tonto que Abundio o que hecho de encargo o que una mata de habas Spain inf
to be daft as a brush Brit inf
ser tonto del bote o del culo Spain inf
to be a complete idiot

tonto2 (tonta) N m (f)

tonto (tonta) (falto de inteligencia)
idiot
tonto (tonta) (falto de inteligencia)
dummy inf
tonto (tonta) (ingenuo)
idiot
tonto (tonta) (ingenuo)
fool
eres un tonto por haberte dejado engañar así
you're an idiot o a fool to let yourself be taken in like that
hacer el tonto (hacer payasadas)
to play o act the fool
hacer el tonto (hacer payasadas)
to fool o clown around
hacer el tonto (actuar con necedad)
to make a fool of oneself
hacerse el tonto
to act dumb
no te hagas la tonta, que sabes muy bien de lo que estoy hablando
you know very well what I'm talking about so don't pretend you don't o so don't act dumb
le gusta/gustaba más que a un tonto una tiza o un lápiz o un palo Spain inf
he is/was crazy o nuts about it inf
ser como tonto para algo Chil inf
to be crazy o nuts about sth inf

tonto leso N m Chil inf

tonto útil N m

tonto de capirote N m

tonto del pueblo N m

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tontos in the PONS Dictionary

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I.tonto (-a) ADJ

II.tonto (-a) N m (f)

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un tonto rematado
an absolute idiot

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tontos Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

mal de muchos, consuelo de tontos prov
≈ only a fool finds comfort in the fact that a misfortune is shared by others
no tener (un) pelo de tonto inf
to be nobody's fool
fíjate si es tonto que...
he's so stupid that ...
ser un rato tonto inf
to be a bit stupid
se cae de puro bueno/tonto
he is unbelievably kind/stupid
tener poco de tonto
to be no fool
ser más tonto que Pichote inf
to be as dumb as they come
el tonto de Luis lo ha roto
that idiot Luis broke it
es un tonto de siete suelas inf
he's a total idiot
¡el hombre es un tonto de remate!
the man's a complete fool!
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