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1 foolish
['fuːlɪʃ]adj* * *1) (having no sense: He is a foolish young man.) głupi, niemądry2) (ridiculous: He looked very foolish.) śmieszny -
2 insane
[ɪn'seɪn]chory umysłowo; (foolish, crazy) szalony* * *[in'sein]1) (mad; mentally ill.) obłąkany2) (extremely foolish: It was insane to think he would give you the money.) szalony, idiotyczny•- insanity -
3 dissuade
[dɪ'sweɪd]vtto dissuade sb from — odwodzić (odwieść perf) kogoś od +gen
* * *[di'sweid](to stop (from doing something) by advice or persuasion: I tried to dissuade him from his foolish intention.) wyperswadować -
4 dote on
(to be fond of to an extent which is foolish: He just dotes on that child!) ubóstwiać, wariować za -
5 esteem
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6 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).) czuć się jak2) (to feel that one would like to (have, do etc): I feel like a drink; Do you feel like going to the cinema?) mieć ochotę na -
7 feel/look small
(to feel or look foolish or insignificant: He criticized her in front of her colleagues and made her feel very small.) czuć się upokorzonym -
8 fool
[fuːl] 1. n 2. vtoszukiwać (oszukać perf), nabierać (nabrać perf)3. vito make a fool of sb — ( ridicule) ośmieszać (ośmieszyć perf) kogoś; ( trick) wystrychnąć ( perf) kogoś na dudka
to make a fool of o.s. — zbłaźnić się ( perf)
Phrasal Verbs:* * *[fu:l] 1. noun(a person without sense or intelligence: He is such a fool he never knows what to do.) głupiec2. verb1) (to deceive: She completely fooled me with her story.) okpić, oszukać2) ((often with about or around) to act like a fool or playfully: Stop fooling about!) błaznować, wygłupiać się•- foolish- foolishly
- foolishness
- foolhardy
- foolhardiness
- foolproof
- make a fool of
- make a fool of oneself
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9 foolhardy
['fuːlhɑːdɪ]adj* * *adjective (taking foolish risks; rash: He made a foolhardy attempt to climb the mountain in winter.) ryzykancki -
10 go to someone's head
1) ((of alcohol) to make someone slightly drunk: Champagne always goes to my head.) uderzać do głowy2) ((of praise, success etc) to make someone arrogant, foolish etc: Don't let success go to your head.) uderzać do głowy -
11 grandiose
['grændɪəus]* * *['ɡrændiəus](impressive to an excessive or foolish degree: He produced several grandiose schemes for a holiday resort but no resort was ever built.) pretensjonalny -
12 half-witted
adjective (foolish or idiotic.) głupkowaty -
13 idiot
['ɪdɪət]nidiota(-tka) m(f)* * *['idiət]1) (a foolish person: She was an idiot to give up such a good job.) idiota2) (a person with very low intelligence.) idiota•- idiocy- idiotic
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14 live down
vtodkupywać (odkupić perf), zmazywać (zmazać perf)* * *(to live through the shame of (a foolish act etc) till it is forgotten.) odkupić, zmazać -
15 lunatic
['luːnətɪk] 1. adj 2. n( foolish person) szaleniec m; (old) ( mad person) obłąkany(-na) m(f)* * *[-tik]adjective, noun (( abbreviation (usually unkind) loony ['lu:ni] - plural loonies) (a person who is) insane or crazy: Only a lunatic would do such a thing!) szaleniec -
16 mad
[mæd]adjto be mad about — szaleć za +instr
to go mad — ( insane) szaleć (oszaleć perf), wariować (zwariować perf); ( angry) wściekać się (wściec się perf)
* * *[mæd]1) (mentally disturbed or insane: Ophelia went mad; You must be mad.) szalony, obłąkany2) ((sometimes with at or with) very angry: She was mad at me for losing my keys.) wściekły3) ((with about) having a great liking or desire for: I'm just mad about Harry.) zwariowany (na punkcie)•- madly- madness
- madden
- maddening
- maddeningly
- madman
- mad cow disease
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17 mess about/around
1) (to behave in a foolish or annoying way: The children were shouting and messing about.) bawić się2) (to work with no particular plan in a situation that involves mess: I love messing about in the kitchen.) bałaganić, szaleć3) ((with with) to meddle or interfere with: Who's been messing about with my papers?) bawić się, grzebać (w)4) (to upset or put into a state of disorder or confusion: The wind messed her hair about.) bałaganić, potargać -
18 muddle along/through
(to progress in spite of one's unsatisfactory methods and foolish mistakes.) radzić sobie jakoś -
19 nonsense
['nɔnsəns]nnonsens mnonsense! — nonsens!, bzdura!
it is nonsense to say that … — to nonsens twierdzić, że …
to make (a) nonsense of sth — odbierać (odebrać perf) czemuś sens, czynić (uczynić perf) coś bezsensownym
* * *['nons'ns, ]( American[) -sens](foolishness; foolish words, actions etc; something that is ridiculous: He's talking nonsense; The whole book is a lot of nonsense; What nonsense!) niedorzeczność -
20 petty
['pɛtɪ]adj* * *['peti]1) (of very little importance; trivial: petty details.) mało ważny, nieistotny2) (deliberately nasty for a foolish or trivial reason: petty behaviour.) małostkowy•- pettily- pettiness
- petty cash
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