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1 act the fool
валять дурака; дурачиться, вести себя по-дурацки, делать глупости [этим. библ. I Samuel XXVI, 21]; см. тж. act the ape, act the ass и act the goatIf he stayed he was afraid that he would play the fool. (J. Galsworthy, ‘The Patrician’, part II, ch. XX) — Если он не уедет, он, того и гляди, наделает глупостей.
‘That won't do,’ said Harold angrily. ‘You're evading the issue, and playing the fool, as you always do.’ (R. Aldington, ‘All Men Are Enemies’, part IV, ch. I) — - Это никуда не годится, - сказал Гарольд сердито. - Вы стараетесь увильнуть от ответа и, по обыкновению, валяете дурака.
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2 to act the fool / play the fool
to act the fool / play the foolhacer el tontoEnglish-spanish dictionary > to act the fool / play the fool
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3 act the goat
разг.вести себя глупо, валять дурака; поступать безответственно, опрометчиво; см. тж. act the fool‘What's the use of making a fool of yourself, Annixter?’ remonstrated Presley... ‘You act like a ten-year-old boy. If Osterman wants to play the goat why should you help him out?’ (Fr. Norris, ‘The Octopus’, book I, ch. III) — - Брось ты выставлять себя на посмешище, Анникстер, - увещевал его Пресли... - Ты ведешь себя как десятилетний мальчишка. Пусть Остерман дурачится, если хочет, тебе-то что?
‘Now don't act the goat,’ she said, ‘or we'll be thrown out.’ (J. Lindsay, ‘A Local Habitation’, ch. 13) — - Не валяй дурака, - сказала Фил, - ты что хочешь, чтобы нас отсюда выгнали?
No one would expect behaviour like this from a person of your age. It's about time you stopped playing the giddy goat and learned sense. (SPI) — Разве можно так вести себя в вашем возрасте? Пора бы взяться за ум и перестать делать глупости.
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4 act/play the fool
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5 play the fool
(to act in a foolish manner, especially with the intention of amusing other people: He always played the fool when the teacher left the classroom.) spille klovn* * *(to act in a foolish manner, especially with the intention of amusing other people: He always played the fool when the teacher left the classroom.) spille klovn -
6 play the fool
(to act in a foolish manner, especially with the intention of amusing other people: He always played the fool when the teacher left the classroom.) hacer el tonto -
7 play the fool
(to act in a foolish manner, especially with the intention of amusing other people: He always played the fool when the teacher left the classroom.) leika trúðinn, vera með trúðslæti -
8 play the fool
(to act in a foolish manner, especially with the intention of amusing other people: He always played the fool when the teacher left the classroom.) bolondozik -
9 play the fool
(to act in a foolish manner, especially with the intention of amusing other people: He always played the fool when the teacher left the classroom.) fazer de parvo -
10 play the fool
maskaralık etmek* * *(to act in a foolish manner, especially with the intention of amusing other people: He always played the fool when the teacher left the classroom.) maskaralık yapmak -
11 play the fool
(to act in a foolish manner, especially with the intention of amusing other people: He always played the fool when the teacher left the classroom.) uganjati burke -
12 play the fool
• hassutella• hupsutella• hullutella• pelehtiä* * *(to act in a foolish manner, especially with the intention of amusing other people: He always played the fool when the teacher left the classroom.) pelleillä -
13 play the fool
(to act in a foolish manner, especially with the intention of amusing other people: He always played the fool when the teacher left the classroom.) oppføre seg dumt, spille klovn -
14 play the fool
(to act in a foolish manner, especially with the intention of amusing other people: He always played the fool when the teacher left the classroom.) fare il buffone -
15 play the fool
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16 play the fool
(to act in a foolish manner, especially with the intention of amusing other people: He always played the fool when the teacher left the classroom.) błaznować -
17 play the fool
(to act in a foolish manner, especially with the intention of amusing other people: He always played the fool when the teacher left the classroom.) muļķoties; dzīt velnu -
18 play the fool
(to act in a foolish manner, especially with the intention of amusing other people: He always played the fool when the teacher left the classroom.) kvailioti, vaizduoti kvailį -
19 play the fool
spela pajas* * *(to act in a foolish manner, especially with the intention of amusing other people: He always played the fool when the teacher left the classroom.) spela pajas -
20 play the fool
(to act in a foolish manner, especially with the intention of amusing other people: He always played the fool when the teacher left the classroom.) jančit, dělat ze sebe blázna* * *• dělat se hloupým
См. также в других словарях:
act the fool — ▪ To behave like a fool ▪ To be reckless or foolish ▪ To be exuberantly comical or high spirited ● fool * * * play/act/the fool phrase to deliberately behave in a silly way that annoys … Useful english dictionary
play the fool — CLOWN ABOUT/AROUND, fool about/around, mess about/around, lark about/around, monkey about/around, joke; informal horse about/around, act the goat; Brit. informal muck about/around. → play * * * play/act/the fool … Useful english dictionary
play the fool — If someone plays the fool, they behave in a silly way to make people laugh. ( Act the fool is and alternative form.) … The small dictionary of idiomes
play the fool — If someone plays the fool, they behave in a silly way to make people laugh. ( Act the fool is and alternative form.) (Dorking School Dictionary) … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
act/play the fool — to behave in a silly or foolish way If you keep playing the fool by asking silly questions, people won t take you seriously. • • • Main Entry: ↑fool … Useful english dictionary
play the fool — Cut capers, cut didoes, act the buffoon, act like a fool, make a fool of one s self, play tricks or pranks … New dictionary of synonyms
play the fool — pretend you are a fool, act simple or foolish If you play the fool, people will often tell you secrets … English idioms
act a fool — verb to play the fool … Wiktionary
play the fool — act like a fool … English contemporary dictionary
To play the fool — 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
play the giddy goat — To act the fool • • • Main Entry: ↑giddy … Useful english dictionary