he's not easily fooled

1) Общая лексика: старого воробья на мякине не проведёшь

2) Пословица: старого воробья на мякине не обманёшь (an experienced, wise, clever person is not to be enticed, fooled so easily)

unbest. Zahlw. umg. umpteen; x Leute habe ich gefragt I’ve asked umpteen ( oder dozens of) people

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nt -, -

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1. (Buchstabe) X, x

\X wie Xanthippe X for [or as in] X-ray; s.a. A 1

2. (unbekannter Namen) x

Herr/Frau \X Mr/Mrs X

der Tag X the day X

3. mit Kleinschreibung (fam: eine unbestimmte Zahl) x amount of

\X Bücher x number of books

ich habe sie schon \X-mal gefragt, aber sie antwortet nie I have already asked her umpteen times, but she never answers; MATH (unbekannter Wert) x

eine Gleichung nach \X auflösen to solve an equation for x

▶ jdm ein \X für ein U vormachen wollen (fam) to pull one over on sb fam

▶ sich dat kein \X für ein U vormachen lassen (fam) to not be easily fooled

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X das; x, x: x/X

unbestimmtes Zahlwort (ugs.) umpteen (coll.)

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X, x n; -, -; X, x;

X wie Xanthippe Buchstabieren: “x” for ( oder as in) “X-ray”;

Herr X Mr ( oder Mr.) X;

jemandem ein X für ein U vormachen (try to) pull the wool over sb’s eyes;

ich lasse mir kein X für ein U vormachen it’s no good trying to pull the wool over my eyes

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X das; x, x: x/X

unbestimmtes Zahlwort (ugs.) umpteen (coll.)

unbest. Zahlw. umg. umpteen; x Leute habe ich gefragt I’ve asked umpteen ( oder dozens of) people

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nt -, -

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1. (Buchstabe) X, x

\X wie Xanthippe X for [or as in] X-ray; s.a. A 1

2. (unbekannter Namen) x

Herr/Frau \X Mr/Mrs X

der Tag X the day X

3. mit Kleinschreibung (fam: eine unbestimmte Zahl) x amount of

\X Bücher x number of books

ich habe sie schon \X-mal gefragt, aber sie antwortet nie I have already asked her umpteen times, but she never answers; MATH (unbekannter Wert) x

eine Gleichung nach \X auflösen to solve an equation for x

▶ jdm ein \X für ein U vormachen wollen (fam) to pull one over on sb fam

▶ sich dat kein \X für ein U vormachen lassen (fam) to not be easily fooled

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X das; x, x: x/X

unbestimmtes Zahlwort (ugs.) umpteen (coll.)

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x unbest num umg umpteen;

x Leute habe ich gefragt I’ve asked umpteen ( oder dozens of) people

X, x n; -, -; X, x;

X wie Xanthippe Buchstabieren: “x” for ( oder as in) “X-ray”;

Herr X Mr ( oder Mr.) X;

jemandem ein X für ein U vormachen (try to) pull the wool over sb’s eyes;

ich lasse mir kein X für ein U vormachen it’s no good trying to pull the wool over my eyes

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X das; x, x: x/X

unbestimmtes Zahlwort (ugs.) umpteen (coll.)

an experienced, worldly-wise person who is not easily fooled

wise old bird

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[NP; usu. sing; often subj-compl with copula (subj: human); fixed WO]

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⇒ an experienced, worldly-wise person who is not easily fooled:

- wise old bird;

- old hand;

- no novice;

- [in limited contexts](one) wasn't born yesterday.

     ♦ Конечно, Исидор Маркович прав - он опытнейший врач, старый воробей, его приглашают на консультации в другие города... (Трифонов 4). Isidor Markovich was right, of course-he's an experienced surgeon, an old hand, they invite him for consultations in other cities... (4a).

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• СТРЕЛЯНЫЙ (СТАРЫЙ) ВОРОБЕЙ; СТРЕЛЯНАЯ ПТИЦА all coll

[NP; usu. sing; often subj-compl with copula (subj: human); fixed WO]

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⇒ an experienced, worldly-wise person who is not easily fooled:

- wise old bird;

- old hand;

- no novice;

- [in limited contexts](one) wasn't born yesterday.

     ♦ Конечно, Исидор Маркович прав - он опытнейший врач, старый воробей, его приглашают на консультации в другие города... (Трифонов 4). Isidor Markovich was right, of course-he's an experienced surgeon, an old hand, they invite him for consultations in other cities... (4a).

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• СТРЕЛЯНЫЙ (СТАРЫЙ) ВОРОБЕЙ; СТРЕЛЯНАЯ ПТИЦА all coll

[NP; usu. sing; often subj-compl with copula (subj: human); fixed WO]

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⇒ an experienced, worldly-wise person who is not easily fooled:

- wise old bird;

- old hand;

- no novice;

- [in limited contexts](one) wasn't born yesterday.

     ♦ Конечно, Исидор Маркович прав - он опытнейший врач, старый воробей, его приглашают на консультации в другие города... (Трифонов 4). Isidor Markovich was right, of course-he's an experienced surgeon, an old hand, they invite him for consultations in other cities... (4a).

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1 acostumbrarse a algo, to accustom oneself to something, to get accustomed to something.

2 No se acostumbra aquí, it isn't usual here. (Latin American)

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► verbo pronominal

1 (habituarse) to become accustomed (a, to), get used (a, to)

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1)

2) esp LAm

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(v.) = become + adept, inure

Ex. Worse still, some EC countries, particularly in a period of world economic recession, become adept at bending the Community's rules to suit their own purposes.

Ex. It is believed that children, no matter when they were born, can never become inured to the death of a parent.

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vpr

te acostumbrarás pronto you'll soon get used to it;

acostumbrarse a algo/alguien to get used to sth/sb;

no me acostumbro a la comida de aquí I can't get used to the food here;

acostumbrarse a hacer algo [familiarizarse] to get used to doing sth;

acostúmbrate a llegar puntual you'd better get into the habit of arriving on time

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v/r get used (a to);

se acostumbró a levantarse temprano he got used to getting up early

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vr

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acostumbrarse vb to get used

,-çı How many... ?/How many? K-a? What is the price?/How much is it? -a kaç? What´s the score?/How does the game stand? -ın kurası an old hand, someone not easily fooled. -a mal oldu? How much did it cost? - para eder? What´s it good for?/How far will it get you? - paralık adam/şey ki? colloq. He´s/It´s good for nothing, I tell you. - parça olayım? colloq. I wonder which of all these jobs I should tackle first? - tane? How many? - yaşında? How old is he/she? - zamandır for a long time now.

1 to deceive, to trick, to take in, to fool.

2 to deceive, to lie.

3 to cheat on, to cuckold, to be unfaithful to, to deceive.

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► verbo transitivo

1 (gen) to deceive, mislead, fool, take in

2 (estafar) to cheat, trick

3 (ser infiel) to be unfaithful to

► verbo intransitivo

1 to be deceptive

► verbo pronominal engañarse

1 (ilusionarse) to deceive oneself

2 (equivocarse) to be mistaken, be wrong

\

engañar el hambre figurado to stave off hunger

engañar el tiempo figurado to kill time

las apariencias engañan appearances can be deceptive

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1) to cheat

2) deceive

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1. VT

1) [+ persona] (=embaucar) to deceive, trick; (=despistar) to mislead; [con promesas, esperanzas] to delude; (=estafar) to cheat, swindle

2)

VI to be deceptive

- las apariencias engañan

engañarse

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verbo transitivo

a) ( hacer errar en el juicio) to deceive, mislead

b) (estafar, timar) to cheat, con (colloq)

c) ( ser infiel a) to be unfaithful to, cheat on

engañarse v pron

a) (refl) ( mentirse) to deceive oneself, kid oneself (colloq)

b) ( equivocarse) to be mistaken

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= fool, hoodwink, deceive, cheat (on), delude, trick, dupe, perpetrate + deception, practise + a deception, rip off, take in, swindle, fiddle, bamboozle, shortchange, bluff, cheat + Posesivo + way through, be had, humbug, lead + Nombre + down the garden path, con, hoax, bullshit.

Ex. We may be fooling ourserlves and I would caution public libraries, school libraries and libraries in general that indeed one code might not satisfy all our needs.

Ex. In turn, a consequential effect is that reference librarians and scholars might end up getting hoodkwinked.

Ex. Mostly facsimiles are made without dishonest intent, although some have certainly been intended to deceive, and the ease with which they can be identified varies with the reproduction process used.

Ex. Students who cheat on literature searching, for instance, will not get the full benefit of the course.

Ex. Nonetheless, it is claimed that his 1987 graduate and undergraduate editions continue to delude students seeking information about schools to attend, including schools of library science.

Ex. People will try to trick or deceive systems that support intrinsically social activities.

Ex. He offers an antidote to modern-day jeremiads that criticize easily duped consumers.

Ex. The public should at least be told that they will end up paying dearly for the deception being perpetrated upon them.

Ex. Librarians have been practising a deception, and must wake up to three dangers.

Ex. Thee reader is being ripped off by bookselling chains demanding so-called 'bungs' for prime space.

Ex. 'Boy, have you been brainwashed! You've been taken in by the tobacco industry', she said = Ella dijo: "¡Chico, te han lavado el cerebro! la industrial del tabaco te ha timado".

Ex. It is evident that the candidates for everlasting youth will be eternally swindled.

Ex. Thus, the wrong impression was gained, for instance, when the olive oil subsidies were being ' fiddled' in Italy.

Ex. Benny Morris claims that Karsh is attempting to hoodwink and bamboozle readers.

Ex. Banning's decision to hold up Madison and Jefferson as models without discussing in some depth the practical ways in which they politicked shortchanges the reader.

Ex. They are bluffed easily, and it is quite possible they will be bluffed again.

Ex. One of the major dichotomies between students and teachers is the recognition by students that the technologies can give them an edge, that is they can cheat their way through school.

Ex. By the time Americans learned they'd been had, the die was cast -- we were committed to 58,000 dead!.

Ex. More persons, on the whole, are humbugged by believing in nothing than by believing in too much.

Ex. Intelligent individuals often think that they cannot behave stupidly, but that is precisely what leads them down the garden path.

Ex. A number of victims have contacted police after seeing Masterson's mug shot and recognizing him as the man who conned them.

Ex. He hoaxed the popular media into thinking that he had burnt a million quid for the publicity it would, and has continued to, generate.

Ex. Being able to bullshit effectively requires at least a modicum of knowledge about the subject at hand.

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* dejarse engañar = fall for, get + sucked in.

* engañar al sistema = beat + the system, game + the system.

* engañar el hambre = keep + the wolves from the door.

* las apariencias engañan = don't judge a book by its cover, there's more to it than meets the eye.

* si mi olfato no me engaña = if my hunch is right, if I am not mistaken.

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verbo transitivo

a) ( hacer errar en el juicio) to deceive, mislead

b) (estafar, timar) to cheat, con (colloq)

c) ( ser infiel a) to be unfaithful to, cheat on

engañarse v pron

a) (refl) ( mentirse) to deceive oneself, kid oneself (colloq)

b) ( equivocarse) to be mistaken

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engañar [A1 ]

(embaucar): no te dejes engañar don't be misled o fooled o deceived o taken in

sé que no estuviste allí, tú a mí no me engañas I know you weren't there, you can't fool me

a él no se lo engaña tan fácilmente he's not so easily fooled o duped o deceived, he's not taken in that easily

te han engañado, no está hecho a mano you've been cheated o conned o had o done, it's not handmade ( colloq)

me engañó la vista my eyes deceived o misled me

si la memoria no me engaña if my memory serves me right o correctly

las apariencias engañan appearances can be deceptive

engañar el hambre or el estómago to keep the wolf from the door ( colloq)

comimos un poco de queso para engañar el hambre we had some cheese to keep the wolf from the door o to take the edge off our appetites o to keep us going

2 (ser infiel a) to be unfaithful to, cheat on ( AmE colloq)

su marido la engaña con la secretaria her husband's being unfaithful to her o cheating on her, he's having an affair with his secretary

1 ( refl) (mentirse) to deceive oneself, delude oneself, kid oneself ( colloq)

no te engañes, no se va a casar contigo don't deceive o delude o kid yourself, she's not going to marry you

2 (equivocarse) to be mistaken

duró, si no me engaño, hasta noviembre it lasted until November, if I'm not mistaken

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a) ( hacer errar en el juicio) to deceive, mislead;

◊ me engañó la vista my eyes deceived me;

b) (estafar, timar) to cheat, con (colloq)

c) ( ser infiel a) to be unfaithful to, cheat on

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♦ vt

1. [mentir] to deceive;

engañó a su padre haciéndole ver que había aprobado she deceived her father into believing that she had passed;

es difícil engañarla she is not easily deceived, she's hard to fool;

logró engañar al portero he managed to outsmart the goalkeeper;

me engañó lo bien que vestía y que hablaba she was so well dressed and so well spoken that I was taken in;

¿a quién te crees que vas a engañar? who are you trying to fool o kid?;

a mí no me engañas, sé que tienes cincuenta años you can't fool me, I know you're fifty

2. [ser infiel a] to deceive, to cheat on;

engaña a su marido she cheats on her husband;

me engañó con mi mejor amiga he cheated on me with my best friend

3. [estafar] to cheat, to swindle;

te engañaron vendiéndote esto tan caro they cheated you if they sold that to you for such a high price;

engañar a alguien como a un chino o [m5] a un niño to take sb for a ride

4. [hacer más llevadero] to appease;

engañar el hambre to take the edge off one's hunger

♦ vi

to be deceptive o misleading;

engaña mucho, no es tan tonto como parece you can easily get the wrong impression, he's not as stupid as he seems;

las apariencias engañan appearances can be deceptive

♦ See also the pronominal verb engañarse

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1 deceive, cheat;

engañar el hambre take the edge off one’s appetite;

te han engañado you’ve been had fam

2 ( ser infiel a) cheat on, be unfaithful to

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engañar vt

1) embaucar: to trick, to deceive, to mislead

2) : to cheat on, to be unfaithful to

♦ See also the reflexive verb engañarse

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engañar vb

1. (mentir) to lie

2. (ser infiel) to cheat on

3. (timar) to trick

4. (dar impresión falsa) to be deceptive

1) General subject: an old bird is not caught with chaff, old bird is not caught with chaff

2) Set phrase: a fox is not taken twice in the same snare, an old bird is not caught by chaff, an old bird is not to be caught with chaff, an old fox is not easily snared, no playing with a straw before an old cat, old birds are not caught with chaff (an experienced, wise, clever person is not to be enticed, fooled so easily), old birds are not to be caught with chaff, you don't catch old birds with chaff

3) Saying: you can't catch an old bird with chaff

v/t (trennb., hat -ge-) umg.

1. jemandem etw. vormachen (zeigen) show s.o. how to do s.th., demonstrate s.th. to s.o.

2. jemandem etwas vormachen zur Täuschung: fool s.o.; sich (Dat) ( selbst) etwas vormachen deceive ( oder fool) o.s.; machen wir uns nichts vor let’s be honest about this; ihm kannst du nichts vormachen he’s no ( oder nobody’s) fool; ich lasse mir nichts vormachen I’m not going to let them etc. make a fool of me

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vt sep

1)

2) (inf = davorlegen, -stellen etc) Kette, Schürze, Riegel to put on; Brett to put across

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1. (täuschen)

▪ jdm etwas \vormachen to fool [or sl kid] sb, to pull the wool over sb's eyes

▪ sich dat etw \vormachen to fool [or sl kid] oneself

machen wir uns doch nichts vor let's not kid ourselves sl

▪ sich dat nichts \vormachen lassen to not be fooled

von dir lasse ich mir nichts \vormachen! you can't fool me!

sie ist eine Frau, die sich nichts \vormachen lässt she's nobody's fool

2. (demonstrieren)

▪ jdm etw \vormachen to show sb [how to do] sth

▪ jdm \vormachen, wie... to show sb how...

jdm [noch] etwas \vormachen können to be able to show sb a thing or two

jdm macht [auf etw dat/in etw dat] keiner etwas vor no one is better than sb [at sth] [or can teach sb anything [about sth]]

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transitives Verb (ugs.)

1)

2) (vortäuschen)

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vormachen v/t (trennb, hat -ge-) umg

1.

jemandem etwas vormachen (zeigen) show sb how to do sth, demonstrate sth to sb

2.

jemandem etwas vormachen zur Täuschung: fool sb;

sich (dat)

(selbst) etwas vormachen deceive ( oder fool) o.s.;

machen wir uns nichts vor let’s be honest about this;

ihm kannst du nichts vormachen he’s no ( oder nobody’s) fool;

ich lasse mir nichts vormachen I’m not going to let them etc make a fool of me

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transitives Verb (ugs.)

1)

2) (vortäuschen)

soft [sɒft]

doux ⇒ 1 (a), 1 (d), 1 (e), 1 (g), 1 (h), 1 (m), 1 (p)-(r) mou ⇒ 1 (b), 1 (j) souple ⇒ 1 (a) moelleux ⇒ 1 (b) ramolli ⇒ 1 (b) tendre ⇒ 1 (c), 1 (h) gras ⇒ 1 (c) léger ⇒ 1 (d) estompé ⇒ 1 (f) indulgent ⇒ 1 (i) facile ⇒ 1 (m) modéré ⇒ 1 (n) faible ⇒ 1 (o)

1 adjective

(a) (to touch → skin, hands, wool, fur) doux (douce); (→ leather) souple; (→ material, hair) doux (douce), soyeux;

∎ as soft as velvet/as a baby's bottom doux comme du velours/comme une peau de bébé;

∎ soft to the touch doux au toucher;

∎ to become soft or softer, to get soft or softer (skin) s'adoucir; (leather) s'assouplir;

∎ the cream will make your hands/the leather soft la crème t'adoucira les mains/assouplira le cuir

(b) (yielding, not firm → bed, mattress, pillow) moelleux; (→ collar, ground, snow) mou (molle); (→ butter) mou (molle), ramolli; (→ muscles, body) ramolli, avachi, flasque; (too yielding → bed, mattress) mou (molle);

∎ a nice soft bed un lit moelleux;

∎ this bed is too soft ce lit est trop mou;

∎ the butter has gone soft le beurre s'est ramolli;

∎ mix to a soft paste mélanger jusqu'à obtention d'une pâte molle;

∎ these chocolates have soft centres ces chocolats sont mous à l'intérieur;

∎ Horseracing the going is soft le terrain est mou;

∎ the brakes are soft il y a du mou dans les freins

(c) (malleable → metal, wood, stone) tendre; (→ pencil) gras (grasse), tendre

(d) (quiet, not harsh → voice, music) doux (douce); (→ sound, accent) doux (douce), léger; (→ tap, cough) petit, léger; (→ step) feutré;

∎ "yes", he said in a soft whisper/voice "oui", murmura-t-il doucement/dit-il d'une voix douce;

∎ she gave a soft laugh elle rit doucement

(e) (muted → colour, glow) doux (douce); (→ shade) doux (douce), pastel (inv); (→ light, lighting) doux (douce), tamisé

(f) (blurred → outline) estompé, flou

(g) (gentle, mild → breeze, rain, words) doux (douce); (→ expression, eyes) doux (douce), tendre; (→ curve, shadow) doux (douce); (→ climate, weather) doux (douce), clément;

∎ she suits a softer hairstyle ce qui lui va bien, c'est une coiffure plus souple;

∎ British it's a soft day il bruine aujourd'hui

(h) (kind → person) doux (douce), tendre;

∎ to have a soft heart avoir le cœur tendre;

∎ to have a soft nature être doux de nature

(i) (lenient) indulgent;

∎ you're too soft with the boy vous êtes trop indulgent avec le garçon;

∎ to be soft on sb se montrer indulgent envers qn, faire preuve d'indulgence envers qn;

∎ to be soft on terrorism faire preuve de laxisme envers le terrorisme

(j) (weak → physically) mou (molle);

∎ the boy's too soft ce garçon n'a pas de caractère;

∎ you're getting soft tu te ramollis;

∎ city life has made you soft la vie citadine t'a ramolli

(k) familiar (stupid)

∎ he's going soft in his old age il devient gâteux en vieillissant;

∎ you must be soft in the head! ça va pas, non?;

∎ don't be soft arrête de dire des bêtises

(l) (fond) familiar

∎ to be soft on sb avoir le béguin pour qn;

∎ to have a soft spot for sb avoir un faible pour qn

(m) (easy → life) doux (douce), tranquille, facile; (→ job) facile;

∎ familiar to have a soft time of it se la couler douce;

∎ it's the soft option c'est la solution de facilité;

∎ to take the soft option opter pour la solution de facilité

(n) (moderate) modéré;

∎ Politics the soft left la gauche modérée;

∎ to take a soft line on sth adopter une ligne modérée sur qch; (compromise) adopter une politique de compromis sur qch

(o) Economics & Finance (currency) faible; (market) faible, lourd

(p) (water) doux (douce)

(q) Linguistics (consonant) doux (douce)

(r) (drug) doux (douce)

2 adverb

(a) literary (softly) doucement

(b) familiar

∎ don't talk soft! ne sois pas idiot!

3 softs plural noun

Commerce biens mpl non durables

►► soft cheese fromage m à pâte molle;

soft coal houille f grasse;

Commerce soft commodities biens mpl non durables;

soft contact lenses lentilles fpl souples;

Computing soft copy visualisation f sur écran;

Finance soft currency devise f faible;

soft drink boisson f non alcoolisée;

Photography soft focus flou m artistique, point m diffus;

∎ figurative to see things in soft focus avoir une vision idéaliste du monde;

soft fruit (UNCOUNT) ≃ fruits mpl rouges;

British soft furnishings tissus mpl d'ameublement;

British soft goods tissus mpl, textiles mpl;

Computing soft hyphen césure f automatique, tiret m conditionnel;

Chemistry soft iron fer m doux;

Computing soft key touche f programmable; also figurative soft landing atterrissage m en douceur;

American Politics soft line ligne f de conduite modérée;

Economics & Finance soft loan prêt m avantageux ou à des conditions avantageuses;

soft margarine margarine f;

American Politics soft money = sommes employées pour le financement d'une campagne électorale en employant divers stratagèmes afin de rester dans la légalité;

Anatomy soft palate voile m du palais;

soft pedal (on piano) pédale f douce, sourdine f;

soft porn pornographie f peu explicite, familiar soft m;

soft-porn film film m érotique;

soft-porn magazine revue f de charme;

soft-porn magazines presse f de charme;

Computing soft return saut m de ligne automatique;

the soft sciences ≃ les sciences fpl humaines;

Computing soft sectoring formatage m logiciel;

Commerce soft sell = méthodes de vente non agressives;

∎ she has a flair for the soft sell elle a le don de ou pour circonvenir ses clients;

soft shoulder (on road) accotement m non stabilisé;

(a) Medicine savon m vert

(b) (UNCOUNT) familiar (flattery) flagornerie^□ f, flatterie^□ f, flatteries^□ fpl;

soft target cible f facile;

Economics & Finance soft terms conditions fpl favorables;

Anatomy soft tissue parties fpl charnues;

familiar soft top (voiture f) décapotable^□ f;

British familiar soft touch bonne poire f;

∎ he's a real soft touch (easily fooled) il est vraiment bonne poire; (for money) il se laisse facilement taper;

soft toy (jouet m en) peluche f;

soft verge (on road) accotement m non stabilisé

X, x <-, -> [ɪks] nt

1) ( Buchstabe) X, x;

\X wie Xanthippe X for Xmas ( Brit), X as in X-ray (Am) s. a. A 1

2) ( unbekannter Namen) x;

Herr/Frau \X Mr/Mrs X;

der Tag X the day X

3) mit Kleinschreibung (fam: eine unbestimmte Zahl) x amount of;

\X Bücher x number of books;

ich habe sie schon \X-mal gefragt, aber sie antwortet nie I have already asked her umpteen times, but she never answers; math ( unbekannter Wert) x;

eine Gleichung nach \X auflösen to solve an equation for x

jdm ein \X für ein U vormachen wollen ( fam) to pull one over on sb ( fam)

sich dat kein \X für ein U vormachen lassen ( fam) to not be easily fooled

X, x <-, -> [ɪks] nt

1) ( Buchstabe) X, x;

\x wie Xanthippe X for Xmas ( Brit), X as in X-ray (Am) s. a. A 1

2) ( unbekannter Namen) x;

Herr/Frau \x Mr/Mrs X;

der Tag X the day X

3) mit Kleinschreibung (fam: eine unbestimmte Zahl) x amount of;

\x Bücher x number of books;

ich habe sie schon \x-mal gefragt, aber sie antwortet nie I have already asked her umpteen times, but she never answers; math ( unbekannter Wert) x;

eine Gleichung nach \x auflösen to solve an equation for x

jdm ein \x für ein U vormachen wollen ( fam) to pull one over on sb ( fam)

sich dat kein \x für ein U vormachen lassen ( fam) to not be easily fooled

"every, each. - an at any moment. - aşın kaşığı busybody, meddler, interloper. - bakımdan in every respect. - bir each, every single. - biri each one, every one (of). - biri başka bir hava çalmak for everyone (in a group) to behave and think differently from everyone else (in that group); for everyone to have a different opinion. - boyayı boyadık da fıstıki mi kaldı? colloq. Even though we´ve yet to do the fundamental things, you´re already talking about the finishing touches. - boyaya girip çıkmak colloq. to have worked at many different jobs. - daim always. - defa/defasında each time. - dem always. - dem taze 1. young-looking, vigorous for his/her age. 2. evergreen (plant). - derde deva cure-all, panacea. - durumda no matter what, in any case. - gördüğü sakallıyı babası sanmak colloq. to be easily fooled by appearances. - gün every day. - güzelin bir kusuru/huyu vardır. proverb Even the most attractive people and things have their drawbacks. - hal see herhalde. - halde see herhalde. - halü kârda see herhalükârda. - havadan çalmak 1. to be versatile. 2. to claim to be knowledgeable about many different things. - horoz kendi çöplüğünde/küllüğünde öter/eşinir. proverb A person will lay down the law on the turf that is his/her own. - hususta in all respects, from all points of view, in every way. - ihtimale karşı keeping every possibility in mind; just in case. - işe burnunu sokmak to poke one´s nose into everything. - işin başı sağlık. proverb The success of a project is greatly dependent on the good health of those involved in it. - işte bir hayır vardır. proverb Everything we experience in life has its positive side. - kafadan bir ses çıkmak for everyone to be talking all at once. - kim whoever. - kim olursa olsun no matter who it is, whoever it may be. - koyun kendi bacağından asılır. proverb The trouble people get themselves into is usually of their own making. - kuşun eti yenmez. proverb Not every person will bend to your will. - nasılsa somehow or other. - ne whatever. - nedense somehow, for some reason or other. - ne hal ise anyhow, anyway. - ne ise 1. so anyhow. 2. whatever the cost. 3. Anyway,.../Let´s forget it. - ne kadar although, however much. - ne pahasına olursa olsun at any cost. - nerede wherever. - ne zaman whenever. - şey everything. - şeye burnunu sokmak to poke one´s nose into everything. - tarafta all around, everywhere, on all sides. - taraftan from everywhere. - tarakta bezi olmak to have a finger in every pie. - tarladan bir kesek random talk. - telden çalmak 1. to be versatile. 2. to claim to be knowledgeable about many different things. - yerde everywhere. - yiğidin bir yoğurt yiyişi vardır. proverb Everybody cherishes his own way of doing things. - yiğidin gönlünde bir aslan yatar. proverb Everybody cherishes an ambition. - yokuşun bir inişi, her inişin bir yokuşu vardır. proverb All problems eventually get worked out. - zaman always."

1) Dummkopf, der (ugs.)

2) (Hist.): (jester, clown) Narr, der

3) (dupe)

1) (cheat)

2) (dupe) täuschen; hereinlegen (ugs.)

- academic.ru/101282/fool_about">fool about

- fool with

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1) (to deceive: She completely fooled me with her story.) zum Narren halten

2) ((often with about or around) to act like a fool or playfully: Stop fooling about!) Possen treiben

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- foolish

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I. n

1. (idiot) Dummkopf m

you \fool! du Idiot!

any \fool can do that jeder Idiot kann das machen pej fam

to act [or play] the \fool sich akk dumm stellen

to make a \fool of sb/oneself jdn/sich lächerlich machen

to be \fool enough to do sth dumm genug sein, etw zu tun

to be no [or no one's] [or nobody's] \fool nicht blöd sein fam

he's no \fool er ist nicht blöd fam

he's a \fool to think she still loves him er ist ein Idiot, wenn er glaubt, dass sie ihn noch immer liebt

2. (jester) [Hof]narr m

3. (dessert) cremiges Fruchtdessert

▶ a \fool and his money are soon parted ( prov) Dummheit und Geld lassen sich nicht vereinen

▶ more \fool you esp BRIT selber schuld

▶ there's no \fool like an old \fool ( prov) Alter schützt vor Torheit nicht prov

▶ \fools rush in where angels fear to tread ( prov) blinder Eifer schadet nur

II. adj attr, inv esp AM ( fam) blöd fam

you've done some \fool things in your time du hast zu deiner Zeit so manchen Blödsinn getrieben

III. vt

▪ to \fool sb jdn täuschen [o zum Narren halten]

we weren't \fooled by his promises wir sind auf seine Versprechungen nicht hereingefallen

▪ to \fool oneself in doing sth sich akk in etw dat täuschen

▪ to \fool sb into doing sth jdn [durch einen Trick] dazu bringen, etw zu tun

▶ you could have \fooled me ( fam) das kannst du mir nicht weismachen

IV. vi einen Scherz machen

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1. n

1) Dummkopf m, Narr m, Närrin f

2) (= jester) Narr m

2. adj (esp US inf)

3. vi

4. vt

n (Brit COOK)

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fool¹ [fuːl]

A s

1. Narr m, Närrin f, Dummkopf m:

feel like a fool sich dumm vorkommen;

a) lächerlich machen, blamieren,

b) → C 1;

make a fool of o.s. sich lächerlich machen, sich blamieren;

(there’s) no fool like an old fool (Sprichwort)

a) die alten Narren sind die schlimmsten,

b) Alter schützt vor Torheit nicht;

I am a fool to him ich bin ein Waisenknabe gegen ihn;

he is no fool er ist nicht auf den Kopf gefallen

2. HIST Hofnarr m:

play ( oder act) the fool → D 1

3. a) Betrogene(r) m/f(m)

b) Gimpel m pej, leichtgläubiger Mensch:

he is nobody’s ( oder no man’s) fool er lässt sich nichts vormachen, er ist nicht von gestern umg

4. obs Schwachsinnige(r) m/f(m), Idiot(in)

5. Närrchen n, dummes Ding

6. US umg

a) Fex m:

be a fool for verrückt sein auf (akk) oder nach

b) Kanone f, toller Kerl:

a fool for luck ein Glückspilz m

B adj besonders US umg blöd, doof

C v/t

1. zum Narren halten:

you could have fooled me umg was du nicht sagst!

2. betrügen ( out of um), täuschen, reinlegen umg, verleiten ( into doing zu tun):

he fooled her into believing that … er machte ihr weis, dass …;

you almost had me fooled ich habe dir fast geglaubt

3. fool away Zeit, Geld etc vergeuden

D v/i

1. auch fool about ( oder around) herumalbern, -kaspern

2. oft fool about ( oder around)

a) spielen ( with mit):

fool about with a woman,

b) sich herumtreiben,

c) herumtrödeln

3. US nur so tun, als ob:

fool² [fuːl] s GASTR besonders Br Süßspeise aus Obstpüree und Sahne oder Eiercreme

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1) Dummkopf, der (ugs.)

2) (Hist.): (jester, clown) Narr, der

3) (dupe)

1) (cheat)

2) (dupe) täuschen; hereinlegen (ugs.)

- fool about

- fool with

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Depp -en m.

Dummkopf* m.

Narr -en m.

Trottel - m. v.

zum Narren halten ausdr.

- łatwo go będzie przekonać/otumanić he’ll be easily persuaded/fooled

- nauka przychodziła mu łatwiej niż bratu school work/academic work came much easier a. more easily to him than to his brother

- łatwo sobie wyobrazić, co wtedy czułam it’s easy to imagine how I felt then

- łatwo zrozumieć ich argumenty it’s easy to understand their arguments

- nie jest tu łatwo o pracę it’s not easy to find a job here

- w obecnych czasach nie jest łatwo o dobrego rzemieślnika a good craftsman isn’t easy to find nowadays

- dzieci łatwo się nudzą children get bored easily

- po chorobie łatwo się męczy since his illness he gets tired easily

- ta melodia łatwo wpada w ucho it’s a catchy tune

- produkty łatwo psujące się należy przechowywać w lodówce perishables should be refrigerated

- w tej postaci witaminy są łatwiej przyswajalne vitamins taken in this form are more easily absorbed a. assimilated

- łatwo się unosił i nie liczył ze słowami he lost his temper easily and had a very sharp tongue

■ łatwo mówić a. powiedzieć it’s all very well to say, it’s easy to say

- łatwo ci mówić „nie przejmuj się” it’s easy for you to say ‘forget it’

- łatwiej powiedzieć, niż zrobić easier a. sooner said than done

- łatwo przyszło, łatwo poszło easy come, easy go

- nie jest mu łatwo a. on nie ma łatwo he doesn’t have it easy