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1 foolish
foolish ['fu:lɪʃ]∎ it would be foolish to leave now ce serait de la folie de partir maintenant;∎ that was very foolish of her ce n'était pas très malin de sa part;∎ I was foolish enough to believe her j'ai été assez bête pour la croire;∎ don't do anything foolish ne faites pas de bêtises;∎ a foolish hope un fol espoir(b) (ridiculous) ridicule, bête;∎ I felt rather foolish je me sentais plutôt idiot ou ridicule;∎ I feel really foolish in this costume je me sens vraiment ridicule dans ce costume;∎ the question made him look foolish la question l'a ridiculisé -
2 foolish
foolish [ˈfu:lɪ∫]a. ( = foolhardy) [person] bête ; [action, decision, mistake] stupide• what a foolish thing to do! quelle bêtise !b. ( = ridiculous) [person, question] ridicule* * *['fuːlɪʃ]1) [person] bête ( to do de faire)2) [grin, expression] stupide3) ( misguided) [decision, question, remark] idiot -
3 foolish
1 ( naïvely silly) [person] bête (to do de faire) ; to be foolish enough to do être assez bête pour faire ;2 ( stupid) [grin, look] ridicule ; to look/feel foolish avoir l'air/se sentir ridicule ; to make sb look foolish rendre qn ridicule ;3 ( misguided) [decision, question, remark] idiot ; that was a foolish thing to do c'était idiot de faire cela. -
4 foolish
1) (having no sense: He is a foolish young man.) étourdi, stupide2) (ridiculous: He looked very foolish.) ridicule -
5 mad
mad [mæd]1. adjective• you must be mad! ça va pas, non ! (inf)• you must be mad, cycling in this weather! il faut vraiment que tu sois fou pour faire du vélo par ce temps !to run/laugh/work like mad courir/rire/travailler comme un foub. ( = angry) furieux• to be mad at or with sb être furieux contre qn• to get mad at or with sb s'emporter contre qn• he was mad at or with me for spilling the tea il était furieux contre moi parce que j'avais renversé le thé• he makes me mad! ce qu'il peut m'agacer !c. ( = enthusiastic) (inf)• to be mad on or about sb être fou de qnd. ( = excited) (inf)2. compounds* * *[mæd]1) [person] fou/folle ( with de); [dog, bull] enragéto go mad — devenir fou/folle
2) ( foolish) [idea, scheme] insenséit is mad to do ou doing — c'est fou (colloq) or de la folie de faire
to go mad — (colloq) ( spend money) faire des folies
3) (colloq) ( angry) (jamais épith) très en colère, furieux/-ieuseto be mad at ou with somebody — être très en colère contre quelqu'un
to get mad at ou with somebody — se mettre en colère contre quelqu'un
4) (colloq) ( enthusiastic)mad about ou on — fou de (colloq) [person, hobby]
to be movie-mad — être un passionné or un mordu (colloq) de cinéma
5) ( frantic) [panic] infernalto be mad for blood — être assoiffé de sang or de vengeance
it was a mad scramble to do — ça a été la panique (colloq) pour faire
••to work like mad — travailler comme un fou/une folle
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6 silly
silly [ˈsɪlɪ]a. ( = foolish) bête• don't be silly! ne sois pas bête !• you silly fool! espèce d'idiot(e) !• (if you) ask a silly question, (you) get a silly answer à question idiote, réponse idiote• I'm sorry, it was a silly thing to say excusez-moi, j'ai dit une bêtiseb. ( = ridiculous) ridicule* * *['sɪlɪ] 1.adjective [person] idiot; [question, game] stupide; [behaviour, clothes] ridicule2.to make somebody look silly — faire passer quelqu'un pour un/-e idiot/-e
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7 though
though [ðəʊ]1. conjunctionbien que + subj• (even) though I won't be there I'll think of you je ne serai pas là mais je n'en penserai pas moins à toi• it looks as though... il semble que... + subj2. adverb* * *[ðəʊ] 1.1) (emphasizing contrast: although) bien quetalented though he is, I don't like him — il a beau être doué, je ne l'aime pas
2) (modifying information: but) bien que, mais2.that was delicious though I say so myself! — sans me vanter, c'était délicieux!
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8 dissuade
[di'sweid](to stop (from doing something) by advice or persuasion: I tried to dissuade him from his foolish intention.) dissuader -
9 dote on
(to be fond of to an extent which is foolish: He just dotes on that child!) raffoler de -
10 esteem
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11 feel like
1) (to have the feelings that one would have if one were: I feel like a princess in this beautiful dress; He felt like an idiot (= He felt very foolish).) (se) sentir2) (to feel that one would like to (have, do etc): I feel like a drink; Do you feel like going to the cinema?) avoir envie (de) -
12 feel/look small
(to feel or look foolish or insignificant: He criticized her in front of her colleagues and made her feel very small.) se sentir (tout) honteux -
13 fool
[fu:l] 1. noun(a person without sense or intelligence: He is such a fool he never knows what to do.) fou, folle2. verb1) (to deceive: She completely fooled me with her story.) berner2) ((often with about or around) to act like a fool or playfully: Stop fooling about!) faire l'imbécile•- foolish- foolishly - foolishness - foolhardy - foolhardiness - foolproof - make a fool of - make a fool of oneself - play the fool -
14 foolhardy
adjective (taking foolish risks; rash: He made a foolhardy attempt to climb the mountain in winter.) téméraire -
15 go to someone's head
1) ((of alcohol) to make someone slightly drunk: Champagne always goes to my head.) monter à la tête2) ((of praise, success etc) to make someone arrogant, foolish etc: Don't let success go to your head.) monter à la tête -
16 grandiose
['ɡrændiəus](impressive to an excessive or foolish degree: He produced several grandiose schemes for a holiday resort but no resort was ever built.) grandiose -
17 half-witted
adjective (foolish or idiotic.) simple d'esprit -
18 idiot
['idiət]1) (a foolish person: She was an idiot to give up such a good job.) idiot, idiote2) (a person with very low intelligence.) idiot, idiote•- idiocy- idiotic - idiotically -
19 insane
[in'sein]1) (mad; mentally ill.) dément2) (extremely foolish: It was insane to think he would give you the money.) insensé•- insanity -
20 live down
(to live through the shame of (a foolish act etc) till it is forgotten.) faire oublier à la longue
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