fooled in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for fooled in the English»French Dictionary

I.fool [Brit fuːl, Am ful] N

1. fool (silly person):

fool

idiot/-e m/f (to do de faire)

the poor fool

le pauvre idiot

you stupid fool inf!

espèce d'idiot/-e!

don't be (such) a fool!

ne sois pas idiot!

to make sb look a fool to make a fool of sb

faire passer qn pour un/-e idiot/-e

to be fool enough to agree

être assez stupide pour accepter

she's no fool , she's nobody's fool

elle n'est pas si bête

any fool could do that inf

le premier imbécile venu pourrait faire ça inf

(the) more fool you inf!

quelle imbécilité!

to act or play the fool

faire l'imbécile, faire le pitre

2. fool HISTORY (jester):

fool

fou m

3. fool Brit FOOD:

rhubarb/fruit fool

crème f à la rhubarbe/aux fruits

II.fool [Brit fuːl, Am ful] ADJ attr Am inf

fool politician:

fool

idiot

that's a fool thing to do/say

c'est vraiment stupide de faire/dire ça

III.fool [Brit fuːl, Am ful] VB trans

fool

tromper, duper

you don't fool anybody

tu ne trompes personne

don't let that fool you!

ne t'y trompe pas!

who are you trying to fool?

à qui veux-tu faire croire ça?

you don't fool me for a minute

je ne te crois pas un seul instant

to fool sb into doing

amener qn à faire

to fool sb into or believing that …

faire croire à qn que …

to fool sb out of money

escroquer qn de

to be fooled

se laisser abuser (by par)

don't be fooled!

ne te laisse pas abuser!

you really had me fooled!

tu m'as vraiment fait marcher! inf

IV.fool [Brit fuːl, Am ful] VB intr (joke, tease)

fool

plaisanter

no fooling! iron

sans blague! inf

V.fool [Brit fuːl, Am ful] VB refl

to fool oneself

se faire des illusions

to fool oneself into doing sth

se persuader de faire qc

VI.fool [Brit fuːl, Am ful]

a fool and his money are soon parted prov

aux idiots l'argent file entre les doigts

there is no fool like an old fool

il n'y a pire imbécile qu'un vieil imbécile

you could have fooled me inf!

tu m'en diras tant! inf

I.fool about VB [Brit fuːl -, Am ful -] inf Brit, fool around VB inf Brit (fool around)

1. fool about (waste time):

fool about

perdre son temps

2. fool about (act stupidly):

fool about

faire l'imbécile (with avec)

3. fool about (have affairs):

fool about

papillonner inf

II.fool about VB [Brit fuːl -, Am ful -] inf Brit, fool around VB inf Brit (fool around with [sb/sth])

1. fool about (flirt):

fool about

batifoler avec inf

2. fool about (mess around):

fool about gadget, toy

s'amuser avec

fool's gold N

fool's gold (iron pyrites)

pyrite f (de fer)

fool's gold (copper pyrites)

chalcopyrite f

gooseberry fool N

gooseberry fool

purée de groseilles à maquereau à la crème

April Fool [Brit, Am ˈeɪprəl ful] N (person)

April Fool

victime f d'un poisson d'avril

April Fool!

poisson d'avril!

April Fool's trick N

April Fool's trick

poisson m d'avril

April Fool's Day, April Fools' Day N

April Fool's Day

le premier avril

Translations for fooled in the French»English Dictionary

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être dupe

to be taken in ou fooled (de by)

je ne suis pas dupe

I'm not fooled by that

un marché de dupes

a fool's bargain

être le dindon de la farce

to be fooled ou duped

berner

to fool, to deceive

fooled in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for fooled in the English»French Dictionary

I.fool [fu:l] N

1. fool (silly person):

fool

idiot(e) m (f)

to act the fool

faire l'idiot

to be fool enough to +infin

être assez stupide pour +infin

to make a fool of sb

tourner qn en ridicule

to make a fool of oneself

se ridiculiser

2. fool (jester):

fool

fou m

3. fool (dessert):

fool

≈ crème f de fruits

II.fool [fu:l] VB trans

fool

duper

you can't fool me!

tu ne peux rien me cacher!

you could have fooled me!

tu plaisantes!

III.fool [fu:l] VB intr

to fool about [or around]

faire l'imbécile

IV.fool [fu:l] ADJ

fool

stupide

April Fool's Day N no pl

April Fool's Day

le 1 er avril

Translations for fooled in the French»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

être dupe de qc

to be fooled by sth

être le dindon de la farce

to be the one that gets fooled

mystifier

to fool

duper

to fool

berner

to fool

connard

stupid fool

imprudent(e)

careless fool

niais(e)

fool

fooled Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to be fool enough to +infin

être assez stupide pour +infin

to make a fool of sb

tourner qn en ridicule

to make a fool of oneself

se ridiculiser

you could have fooled me!

tu plaisantes!

the man's a complete fool!

l'homme est un parfait idiot!

to be a regular fool

être complètement stupide

what a fool I am!

que je suis bête!

to be the one that gets fooled

être le dindon de la farce

he doesn't enjoy being taken for a fool

cela ne l'amuse pas d'être pris pour un imbécile

to play an April fool's joke on sb

faire un poisson d'avril à qn

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Surprisingly, she is a rather carless person and is often fooled by her surroundings.

en.wikipedia.org

It doesn't matter that few are fooled by his risible conspiracy theories and his sly digs at the competence of match officials.

www.independent.co.uk

Don't be fooled by the name, they may be witchy but there's nothing cloyingly "cvlt" about them.

www.vice.com

But children today are too wise to be fooled, and grown-ups too wary of official dissimulation.

www.telegraph.co.uk

Let us make a success of the changeover to the euro, although one must not be fooled into thinking that this will solve the country's economic problems.

www.europarl.europa.eu

Now, its available pretty much anytime and anywhere in touristy areas-but don't be fooled.

gadling.com

The results had fooled most of the pundits who were predicting quite the opposite.

en.wikipedia.org

In the meantime, don't be fooled by the banks' game of three-card monte.

thehill.com

If the defense is not fooled, the quarterback can simply complete the fake task, and return to the center to call the snap.

en.wikipedia.org

Do not be misled; do not be confused; do not be fooled.

en.wikipedia.org