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2 monkey business
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3 ■ fool about
■ fool about (o around)v. i. + avv.1 fare lo scemo (o il pagliaccio, il buffone): Stop fooling about and listen!, smettila di fare lo scemo e ascolta!2 – to fool around with, giocherellare; fare lo stupido con: to fool around with a gun, giocherellare con una pistola; to fool around with a woman, fare lo stupido con una donna; stare dietro a una donna3 perdere tempo (in sciocchezze); trastullarsi; gingillarsi. -
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[fuːl]1. n1) sciocco (-a), stupido (-a), fesso (-a), (jester) buffone m, giullare mto make a fool of sb — far fare a qn la figura dello scemo, prendere in giro qn
to make a fool of o.s. — rendersi or coprirsi di ridicolo (-a)
2) Culin frullato2. adj Am3. vt(deceive) ingannare, far fesso (-a)4. vi• -
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I [fuːl]1) (silly person) sciocco m. (-a), stupido m. (-a)you stupid fool! — colloq. pezzo di cretino!
to make sb. look a fool — far fare a qcn. la figura dello scemo
to make a fool of sb. — prendersi gioco di o prendere in giro qcn.
any fool could do that — colloq. chiunque saprebbe farlo
2) stor. (jester) buffone m., giullare m.••II 1. [fuːl]a fool and his money are soon parted — prov. = le persone stupide sprecano presto il loro denaro
verbo transitivo ingannare, imbrogliare2.to fool sb. into believing that fare credere a qcn. che; to fool sb. out of sottrarre [qcs.] a qcn. con l'inganno [ money]; to be fooled farsi imbrogliare o beffare (by da); you really had me fooled! — ci ero proprio cascato!
verbo intransitivo (joke, tease) scherzare, fare lo stupido••III [fuːl]you could have fooled me! — colloq. a chi vuoi darla a bere!
nome BE gastr.* * *[fu:l] 1. noun(a person without sense or intelligence: He is such a fool he never knows what to do.) sciocco2. verb1) (to deceive: She completely fooled me with her story.) prendere in giro; ingannare2) ((often with about or around) to act like a fool or playfully: Stop fooling about!) fare il buffone•- foolish- foolishly
- foolishness
- foolhardy
- foolhardiness
- foolproof
- make a fool of
- make a fool of oneself
- play the fool* * *I [fuːl]1) (silly person) sciocco m. (-a), stupido m. (-a)you stupid fool! — colloq. pezzo di cretino!
to make sb. look a fool — far fare a qcn. la figura dello scemo
to make a fool of sb. — prendersi gioco di o prendere in giro qcn.
any fool could do that — colloq. chiunque saprebbe farlo
2) stor. (jester) buffone m., giullare m.••II 1. [fuːl]a fool and his money are soon parted — prov. = le persone stupide sprecano presto il loro denaro
verbo transitivo ingannare, imbrogliare2.to fool sb. into believing that fare credere a qcn. che; to fool sb. out of sottrarre [qcs.] a qcn. con l'inganno [ money]; to be fooled farsi imbrogliare o beffare (by da); you really had me fooled! — ci ero proprio cascato!
verbo intransitivo (joke, tease) scherzare, fare lo stupido••III [fuːl]you could have fooled me! — colloq. a chi vuoi darla a bere!
nome BE gastr.
См. также в других словарях:
fooling — [n] joking, tricks bluffing, buffoonery, clownishness, farce, frolicking, high jinks*, horseplay, jesting, joshing, kidding, making light*, mockery, nonsense, pretense, roughhouse*, roughhousing*, rowdiness, sham*, skylarking*, spoofing, teasing … New thesaurus
Fooling — Fool Fool, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Fooled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Fooling}.] To play the fool; to trifle; to toy; to spend time in idle sport or mirth. [1913 Webster] Is this a time for fooling? Dryden. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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fooling — adjective characterized by a feeling of irresponsibility (Freq. 1) a broken back is nothing to be casual about; it is no fooling matter • Syn: ↑casual • Similar to: ↑light • Derivationally related forms: ↑casualness … Useful english dictionary
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fooling — (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. joking, jesting, pretending, feigning, humorous, deceitful, waggish, roguish, impish, teasing, bantering, trifling, jovial, frivolous, flippant, droll, insincere, misleading, prankish, light, frolicking, facetious, tongue … English dictionary for students
fooling — fuËl n. idiot, dummy; clown; court jester v. play a joke on, trick; act like a fool; joke, play around … English contemporary dictionary
fooling — 1. одурачивание 2. дурачащийся; дурачащий … English-Russian travelling dictionary
just fooling — just/only/fooling spoken phrase pretending that something is true, as a joke Don’t look so worried – I was only fooling. Thesaurus: to tell a joke or jokessynonym … Useful english dictionary
only fooling — just/only/fooling spoken phrase pretending that something is true, as a joke Don’t look so worried – I was only fooling. Thesaurus: to tell a joke or jokessynonym … Useful english dictionary