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1 fool
[fu:l] 1. noun(a person without sense or intelligence: He is such a fool he never knows what to do.) norec2. verb1) (to deceive: She completely fooled me with her story.) ukaniti2) ((often with about or around) to act like a fool or playfully: Stop fooling about!) noreti•- foolish- foolishly
- foolishness
- foolhardy
- foolhardiness
- foolproof
- make a fool of
- make a fool of oneself
- play the fool* * *I [fu:l]nounnorec, bedak, butec, zmedenec; dvorni norec, pavliha; figuratively igračkaAll Fools' Day — 1. aprilApril Fool — aprilska šala; žrtev aprilske šaleas the fool thinks so the bell clinks — norec veruje v to, kar si želito make a fool of s.o. — imeti koga za norcato be but a fool to, to be a fool to — ne biti nič v primeri smineralogy fool's gold — železov kršeche is a fool to... — on nič ne pomeni proti...botany fool's parsley — mala trobelikaII [fu:l]1.intransitive verbšaliti se, norčevati se, uganjati norčije; archaic igrati norca;2.transitive verbza norca imeti: ukaniti, osmešiti, varatiIII [fu:l]nounsladko kuhano sadje s smetanoIV [fu:l]adjectiveAmerican colloquially nepreudaren, nerazsoden; smešen, prešeren -
2 errand
['erənd]1) (a short journey made in order to get something or do something especially for someone else: He has sent the child on an errand; The child will run errands for you.) opravek2) (the purpose of such a journey: She accomplished her errand.) opravek* * *[érənd]nounopravek, posel; pot, naročilo, nalog
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Fool's errand — Fool Fool, n. [OE. fol, n. & adj., F. fol, fou, foolish, mad; a fool, prob. fr. L. follis a bellows, wind bag, an inflated ball; perh. akin to E. bellows. Cf. {Folly}, {Follicle}.] 1. One destitute of reason, or of the common powers of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
fool's errand — n. a foolish, fruitless task or undertaking … English World dictionary
fool's errand — noun a fruitless mission • Hypernyms: ↑mission, ↑charge, ↑commission * * * ˌfool s ˈerrand f7 [fool s errand fool s errands] noun … Useful english dictionary
Fool's errand — A fool s errand may mean:*Fool s Errand (novel) * The Fool s Errand , a computer gameee also*Snipe hunt … Wikipedia
fool's errand — /ˈfulz ɛrənd/ (say foohlz eruhnd) noun 1. an absurd or useless errand: *Life was a fool s errand, carrying news to the worms. –kylie tennant, 1946. –phrase 2. send on a fool s errand , to cause someone to become involved in something that is a… …
fool's errand — If you go on a fool s errand, you try to do something which is useless, unnecessary or has no chance of success. I realized it was a fool s errand to look for a bank in such an isolated region … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
Fool's Errand (novel) — Fool s Errand is a book by Robin Hobb, the first in her Tawny Man Trilogy. It commences 15 years after the events in Assassin s Quest, a period covered by The Liveship Traders Trilogy (Ship of Magic, The Mad Ship, Ship of Destiny); it resumes the … Wikipedia
fool's errand — fool s′ er′rand n. a completely absurd, pointless, or useless errand … From formal English to slang
Fool's errand (disambiguation) — A fool s errand can mean:*Fool s Errand (novel) *Snipe hunt, an impossible task *The Fool s Errand computer game … Wikipedia
fool's errand — noun a) A foolish undertaking, especially one that is purposeless, fruitless, nonsensical, or certain to fail. If I were to travel only that I might be discontented with that which I can get at home, methinks I should go but on a fools errand … Wiktionary
fool's errand — a completely absurd, pointless, or useless errand. * * * … Universalium