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v.1 traer a maltraer (familiar) (treat badly) (británico)2 tomar el pelo.3 proceder a tontas y locas, hacer las cosas sin ton ni son, hacer tonterías, perder el tiempo en payasadas.vi.1 hacer el tonto (fool about, waste time)-> muck around -
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muck around (BrE colloq)1) v + adva) ( play the fool) tontear, mamar gallo (Col, Ven fam)b) ( tinker)to muck about o around with something — andar* tocando algo
2) v + o + adv ( treat badly)*to muck somebody about o around — jugar* con alguien, tomarle el pelo a alguien (fam)
1.VT + ADVto muck sb about or around — fastidiar or (LAm) > fregar a algn *
2. VI + ADV1) (=lark about) hacer tonterías; (=do nothing in particular) gandulearstop mucking about! — ¡déjate de tonterías!
2) (=tinker) manosear* * *muck around (BrE colloq)1) v + adva) ( play the fool) tontear, mamar gallo (Col, Ven fam)b) ( tinker)to muck about o around with something — andar* tocando algo
2) v + o + adv ( treat badly)to muck somebody about o around — jugar* con alguien, tomarle el pelo a alguien (fam)
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124 mess about
1) (act the fool) fare lo stupido, fare fesserieto mess around with — pasticciare o armeggiare con [chemicals, matches]
2) (potter)3) (sexually)he messes around — è un donnaiolo; mess [sb.] around colloq. trattare male
* * *fam1. vi + adv(waste time) perdere tempo, trastullarsi, (play the fool) far confusione, (in water, mud) pasticciarewhat are you doing? — just messing about — cosa fai? — niente di speciale
2. vt + adv* * *1) (act the fool) fare lo stupido, fare fesserieto mess around with — pasticciare o armeggiare con [chemicals, matches]
2) (potter)3) (sexually)he messes around — è un donnaiolo; mess [sb.] around colloq. trattare male
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2) ( waste time) herumspielen3) ( tinker)4) ( be unfaithful)to \mess about about with sb sich akk mit jdm einlassen -
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mess about vb1. hacer tonterías / hacer el indiostop messing about! ¡deja de hacer tonterías!2. pasar el rato / entretenerse*1.VT + ADV(Brit)all they do is mess me about, they won't give me a straight answer — no hacen más que jugar conmigo, no me dan una respuesta concreta
they were messing me about so much over the dates that I told them to forget it — me querían cambiar las fechas tantas veces que les dije que se olvidaran del asunto
2.VI + ADV (=play the fool) hacer tonterías; (=do nothing in particular) pasar el rato, gandulear; (=waste time) perder el tiempo"what are you doing?" - "just messing about" — -¿qué haces? -nada, pasando el rato
she's not one to mess about, she gets on with the job — no es de las que pierde el tiempo, saca el trabajo adelante
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stop messing about! — ¡déjate de tonterías!•
to mess about with sb, he isn't the kind of guy you mess about with — no es de los que se deja enredar or tomar el pelohe messed about with some lads from college for a while — salió con unos tíos de la universidad durante un tiempo
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to mess about with sth, he was messing about with his watchstrap — estaba jugueteando con la correa del relojwho's been messing about with the video? — ¿quién ha estado manoseando or toqueteando el vídeo?
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127 no fool like an old fool
1) Общая лексика: седина в бороду бес в ребро2) Пословица: нет такого дурака, как старый дурак, нет хуже дурака, чем старый дурак, седина в бороду, а бес в ребро (used (sarcastically) about elderly men who take a fancy to young ladies, to mean: "shame on you!" or the like), седина в бороду, бес в ребро (used (sarcastically) about elderly men who take a fancy to young ladies, to mean: "shame on you!" or the like)Универсальный англо-русский словарь > no fool like an old fool
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128 no fool to the old fool
Пословица: седина в бороду, а бес в ребро (used (sarcastically) about elderly men who take a fancy to young ladies, to mean: "shame on you!" or the like), седина в бороду, бес в ребро (used (sarcastically) about elderly men who take a fancy to young ladies, to mean: "shame on you!" or the like)Универсальный англо-русский словарь > no fool to the old fool
См. также в других словарях:
fool about — ● fool … Useful english dictionary
fool about — phrasal verb fool around or fool about [intransitive] Word forms fool around : present tense I/you/we/they fool around he/she/it fools around present participle fooling around past tense fooled around past participle fooled around 1) to behave in … English dictionary
fool about with — phrasal verb fool around with or fool about with or fool with [transitive] Word forms fool around with : present tense I/you/we/they fool around with he/she/it fools around with present participle fooling around with past tense fooled around with … English dictionary
fool about — (BE) see fool around * * * [ fuːlə baʊt] (BE) see fool around … Combinatory dictionary
fool about — verb to fool around … Wiktionary
fool about — see fool around 3) … English dictionary
fool about with — ˌfool a ˈround with ˌfool a ˈbout with ˈfool ˌwith [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they fool around with he/she/it fools around with … Useful english dictionary
fool (about) with yourself — to masturbate Like the inconsequential action so described: Honey.. .you don t care if I fool with myself a little. (M. Thomas, 1982) … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
fool about/around — act in a joking or frivolous way. → fool … English new terms dictionary
fool about — goof around, waste time, do nothing important … English contemporary dictionary
fool — Ⅰ. fool [1] ► NOUN 1) a person who acts unwisely. 2) historical a jester or clown. ► VERB 1) trick or deceive. 2) (fool about/around) act in a joking or frivolous way. 3) … English terms dictionary