fool

fool
fu:l 1. noun
(a person without sense or intelligence: He is such a fool he never knows what to do.) fjols, idiot, tosk, narr
2. verb
1) (to deceive: She completely fooled me with her story.) narre, lure, bedra
2) ((often with about or around) to act like a fool or playfully: Stop fooling about!) tøyse, fjolle, tulle
- foolishly
- foolishness
- foolhardy
- foolhardiness
- foolproof
- make a fool of
- make a fool of oneself
- play the fool
bedra
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narre
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tosk
I
subst. \/fuːl\/
1) tosk, tåpe, dust
2) (historisk) hoffnarr, gjøgler
3) narr, fjols, dåre
4) (spesielt amer.) kløpper, mester
he's a flying fool
han er en kløpper til å fly
a fool and his money are soon parted når dåren kommer til markedet, får kremmeren penger
be a fool være dum
I was a fool to believe it
jeg var dum som trodde på det
I was fool enough to say yes
jeg var dum nok til å si ja
be a fool for one's pains anstrenge seg til ingen nytte, gjøre noe forgjeves
be no(body's) fool ikke være født i går
feel a fool føle seg dum, føle at man har dummet seg ut
fools rush in where angels fear to tread tosker tramper inn der engler er redde for å trå
live in a fool's paradise leve i lykkelig uvitenhet
make a fool of gjøre narr av, tulle med, latterliggjøre
make a fool of oneself dumme seg ut, oppføre seg dumt, tabbe seg ut
more fool så dumt av, så dum
if you want to marry that cheater, more fool you
om du vil gifte deg med den bedrageren, er du dum
play\/act the fool spille bajas, tulle, klovne gjøre en tabbe, tråkke i salaten, trampe i klaveret late som en ikke forstår
II
subst. \/fuːl\/
(spes. britisk) forklaring: kald dessert av moset frukt blandet med krem eller vaniljesaus
I have a recipe for gooseberry fool
jeg har en oppskrift på stikkelsbærgrøt
III
verb \/fuːl\/
1) lure, narre
I fooled him out of his money
jeg lurte penger fra ham
you can't fool me!
meg lurer du ikke!
2) tulle, tøyse, fjolle
fool about\/around tulle, tøyse, fleipe, fjolle, klovne (amer.) rote med noen, stå i med noen gå og slenge, drive dank
fool about\/around with something fomle med noe, klusse med noe
fool along (amer.) slentre, subbe av gårde
fool away sløse
fool (someone) into lure (noen) til å
she fooled me into believing her
hun lurte meg til å tro på henne
IV
adj. \/fuːl\/
(amer., hverdagslig) dum, tåpelig, idiotisk
try to avoid that fool man
forsøk å unngå den tåpelige mannen

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