fool

fool
[fu:l] 1. noun
(a person without sense or intelligence: He is such a fool he never knows what to do.) tolo
2. verb
1) (to deceive: She completely fooled me with her story.) enganar
2) ((often with about or around) to act like a fool or playfully: Stop fooling about!) brincar
- foolishly
- foolishness
- foolhardy
- foolhardiness
- foolproof
- make a fool of
- make a fool of oneself
- play the fool
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fool1
[fu:l] n 1 louco, bobo, tolo, néscio, parvo, insensato, imbecil. I was fool enough to consent / fui tolo bastante para consentir. 2 bufão, bobo. 3 trouxa, joguete, ingênuo, ludíbrio. • vt+vi 1 bobear, fazer o papel de tolo, doidejar, brincar, desapontar, desperdiçar o tempo, folgar, gracejar. 2 fazer de tolo, fazer escárnio de, chasquear, zombar de. 3 enganar, burlar, engazopar, embrulhar, fraudar, trapacear. a big fool um perfeito idiota. a fool and his money are soon parted o tolo e seu dinheiro logo se separam. April Fool’s Day, All Fool’s Day dia primeiro de abril, dia da mentira. don’t make a fool of yourself não se faça de tolo. no fool like an old one não há tolo como tolo velho. to be a fool for one’s pains perder o tempo. to be nobody’s fool ser esperto, ser astuto. to fool about, Amer, coll to fool around a) vadiar. b) sl prevaricar, ter aventura sexual especialmente adulterina. c) sl flertar. to fool away malbaratar, desperdiçar. to fool on someone pregar uma peça a alguém. to fool someone of his money apanhar o dinheiro de alguém, com astúcia e velhacaria. to fool with não tratar seriamente, brincar irresponsavelmente. to make a fool of fazer de tolo. to make a fool of oneself fazer-se ridículo, fazer asneira. to play the fool fazer papel de bobo.
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fool2
[fu:l] n doce de fruta com nata batida.

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