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1 April Fools' Day
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2 ♦ April
♦ April /ˈeɪprəl/A n. [uc]aprile: in April, in aprile; in April 2006, nell'aprile del 2006; on April 10th (o on the 10th of April) il 10 aprile; in early [late] April, all'inizio [alla fine] d'aprile; in mid April, a metà aprile; by the end of April, entro la fine di aprile; We go to Berlin every April, in aprile andiamo sempre a BerlinoB a. attr.d'aprile: April showers, le piogge d'aprile● April fool, vittima di un pesce d'aprile: We made an April fool of him, gli facemmo un pesce d'aprile □ April Fools' Day, il primo d'aprile ( come giorno degli scherzi) □ April Fool( 's Day) joke, pesce d'aprile.(First names) April /ˈeɪprl, -prɪl/f. -
3 ♦ fool
♦ fool (1) /fu:l/A n.1 sciocco; stupido; idiota; cretino; stolto (lett.): Don't be such a fool!, non essere sciocco (o stupido)!; non essere ridicolo!; non dire stupidaggini!; You silly little fool!, stupido che non sei altro!; I felt such a fool when I was told, mi sono sentito un idiota quando me l'hanno detto; The poor fool didn't stand a chance, il povero disgraziato non ha avuto scampo2 (stor.) buffone; giullare3 (arc.) zimbelloB a.(fam. USA) sciocco; stupido● fool's cap, berretto da buffone (o da giullare); berretto conico ( un tempo imposto a uno scolaro zuccone) □ fool's errand, impresa inutile; azione inutile; viaggio a vuoto □ (miner.) fool's gold, pirite; oro matto (fam.); princisbecco □ fool parsley ( Aethusa cynapium), cicuta minore; cicuta aglina □ to act the fool, fare il buffone (o il pagliaccio); fare lo stupido; fare lo spiritoso □ (fam.) any fool, (chiunque,) anche un idiota: Any fool could do it!, anche un idiota saprebbe farlo!; non ci vuole mica un genio! □ April Fool's Day (o All Fools' Day), il primo aprile □ to live in a fool's paradise, vivere nel mondo delle favole (o della luna); chiudere gli occhi alla realtà; essere un illuso □ to make a fool of sb., prendere in giro q.; farsi gioco di q.; imbrogliare q. □ to make a fool of oneself, rendersi ridicolo; fare la figura dello stupido □ (fam.) More fool you [him, etc.]!, che stupido!; peggio per te [lui, ecc.] □ to be no (o nobody's) fool, non essere nato ieri; sapere il fatto proprio □ to play the fool, = to act the fool ► sopra □ (prov.) A fool and his money are soon parted, i soldi durano poco in mano agli sciocchi □ (prov.) Fools rush in where angels fear to tread, gli sciocchi si precipitano là dove gli angeli non osano posare il piede □ There's no fool like an old fool, non c'è sciocco peggiore di un vecchio scioccoFALSI AMICI: fool non significa folle. fool (2) /fu:l/n.( cucina) dolce di frutta cotta, ricoperto di panna montata.(to) fool /fu:l/A v. i.B v. t.imbrogliare; ingannare; prendere in giro; menare per il naso, infinocchiare (fam.); fare fesso (pop.): I knew her well enough not to be fooled by her words, la conoscevo abbastanza da non lasciarmi ingannare dalle sue parole; to fool sb. into believing st., fare credere qc. a q.; Don't be fooled into thinking that…, non crederti ( o illuderti) che…; He was fooled into buying that old car, si è lasciato infinocchiare e ha comprato quella vecchia macchina● (fam.) You can't fool me!, non mi imbrogli!; non me la fai!; non ci casco! □ (fam.) You could have fooled me!, quasi quasi ci credevo!; stavo per cascarci! □ For a moment or two, he had me fooled, per un momento gli ho creduto (o ci sono cascato).
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