fooling in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for fooling 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

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gaminerie

fooling about uncountable

je n'aime pas tes gamineries

I don't like your fooling about

berner

to fool, to deceive

maboul (maboule)

fool

fooling in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for fooling in the English»French Dictionary

I.fool [ful] N

1. fool (silly person):

fool

idiot(e) m (f)

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

II.fool [ful] VB trans

fool

duper

you can't fool me!

tu ne peux rien me cacher!

you could have fooled me!

tu plaisantes!

III.fool [ful] VB intr

to fool about [or around]

faire l'imbécile

IV.fool [ful] ADJ

fool

stupide

April Fool's Day N

April Fool's Day

le 1 er avril

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bungling fool [or idiot]

idiot(e) m (f)

Translations for fooling in the French»English Dictionary

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déconner

to fool around

déconne pas!

stop fooling around!

mystifier

to fool

duper

to fool

berner

to fool

imprudent(e)

careless fool

niais(e)

fool

gâteux (-euse)

senile old fool

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

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

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

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

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

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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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