he's+easily+fooled

1) colloq. (dupe) babbeo f. (-a), cretino m. (-a)

2) bot. pollone m.

3) (animal's pad) ventosa f.

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1) ((slang) a person who is easily fooled or is stupid enough to do something: Who is the sucker who bought your car?) babbeo

2) (a person or thing that sucks: Are these insects bloodsuckers?) succhiatore, succhiatrice, parassita

3) (an organ on an animal, eg an octopus, by which it sticks to objects.) ventosa

4) (a curved pad or disc (of rubber etc) that can be pressed on to a surface and stick there.) ventosa

5) (a side shoot coming from the root of a plant.) succhione

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1 succhiatore; succhiatrice; (fam. USA) parassita, sfruttatore

2 porcellino di latte; lattonzolo

3 (mecc.) tubo d'aspirazione

4 (mecc.) pistone, stantuffo ( di pompa o di siringa)

5 (zool.) ventosa

6 (mecc., = sucking disk) ventosa

7 (zool.: d'insetto) succhiatoio; proboscide

8 (bot.) succhione; pollone; rampollo

9 (fam. USA) lecca lecca; ( anche) caramella dura ( da succhiare)

10 (fam.) babbeo; cretino; gonzo; semplicione; credulone; vittima predestinata: sucker list, lista di persone da fregare; There's a sucker born every minute, la madre dei cretini è sempre incinta

11 (fam.) patito; chi ha un debole (per qc. o q.)

12 ( slang USA) tipo; tizio; individuo

13 ( slang USA) affare; aggeggio; coso

14 ( slang USA) abitante (o nativo) dell'Illinois

● a sucker for beautiful girls, uno che si fa infinocchiare dalle belle ragazze □ a sucker for chocolates, uno che va matto per i cioccolatini.

( slang USA) abitante (o nativo) dell'Illinois.

A v. t.

1 (agric.) togliere i succhioni (o i polloni) a ( una pianta)

2 ( slang USA) fregare; buggerare; gabbare; truffare

B v. i.

(bot.: di pianta) mettere polloni (o succhioni).

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1) colloq. (dupe) babbeo f. (-a), cretino m. (-a)

2) bot. pollone m.

3) (animal's pad) ventosa f.

1) (suction pad) Saugfuß, der; (Zool.) Saugnapf, der

2) (one attracted)

3) (coll.): (dupe) Dumme, der/die

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1) ((slang) a person who is easily fooled or is stupid enough to do something: Who is the sucker who bought your car?) der Sauger, der Saugnapf

2) (a person or thing that sucks: Are these insects bloodsuckers?) der Gummisauger

3) (an organ on an animal, eg an octopus, by which it sticks to objects.) der Schößling

4) (a curved pad or disc (of rubber etc) that can be pressed on to a surface and stick there.) säugen, stillen

5) (a side shoot coming from the root of a plant.)

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[ˈsʌkəʳ, AM -ɚ]

I. n

1. ( pej fam: gullible person) Einfaltspinsel m fam, Simpel m DIAL fam, Naivling m pej fam

2. ( fam: sb finding sth irresistible) Fan m ( for von + dat)

to be a \sucker for sth nach etw dat verrückt sein fam, für etw akk eine Schwäche haben

he is a \sucker for women er kann keiner Frau widerstehen

3. AM ( pej fam: nasty person) Widerling m pej, Kotzbrocken m pej derb

4. AM ( fam: sth requiring hard work) Riesenaufgabe f

5. ZOOL (organ) Saugnapf m

6. BRIT, AUS ( fam: sticking device) Saugfuß m, Saugglocke f

7. AM, AUS ( fam: lollipop) Lutscher m, Schleckstängel m SCHWEIZ

all-day \sucker Dauerlutscher m

8. BOT (part of plant) [Wurzel]schössling m, unterirdischer Ausläufer, Wurzelspross m

▶ there's a \sucker born every minute ( prov) die Dummen sterben nie aus

▶ never give a \sucker an even break ( prov fam) schlafende Hunde soll man nicht wecken prov

II. vt AM

1. (trick)

▪ to \sucker sb into sth jdn zu etw dat verleiten

▪ to \sucker sb into doing sth jdn dazu bringen, etw zu tun

2. (swindle)

▪ to \sucker sb out of sth jdm etw entlocken [o fam abluchsen]

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1) (= rubber sucker ZOOL) Saugnapf m; (BOT) unterirdischer Ausläufer; (on creeper) Häkchen nt

2) (US inf = lollipop) Lutscher m

3) (inf: fool) Trottel m (inf)

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sucker

A s

1. saugendes Jungtier (besonders Spanferkel)

2. ZOOL

a) Saugrüssel m

b) Saugnapf m

3. FISCH

a) (ein) Karpfenfisch m

b) Neunauge n

c) Lumpenfisch m

4. TECH

a) Saugkolben m

b) Saugventil n

c) Saugrohr n

d) Saugfuß m

5. BOT ( auch Wurzel)Schössling m

6. US Lutscher m

7. sl Gimpel m pej, (gutgläubiger) Trottel umg:

play ( oder have) sb for a sucker jemanden bescheißen sl;

a) immer wieder reinfallen auf (akk),

b) verrückt sein nach;

there’s a sucker born every minute US die Dummen werden nicht alle

8. US sl allg

a) Kerl m

b) Ding n

B v/t eine Pflanze von Schösslingen befreien

C v/i Schösslinge treiben

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1) (suction pad) Saugfuß, der; (Zool.) Saugnapf, der

2) (one attracted)

3) (coll.): (dupe) Dumme, der/die

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Gimpel - m.

Säugling -e m.

Wurzelschössling m.

roach, roach fish, Rutilus rutilus.

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I adj gullible, easily fooled

II m ZO linnet

III m, pardilla f fam

persona hick

n ( ZOOL, TECH)

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1) ((slang) a person who is easily fooled or is stupid enough to do something: Who is the sucker who bought your car?) frajer

2) (a person or thing that sucks: Are these insects bloodsuckers?) pijawka

3) (an organ on an animal, eg an octopus, by which it sticks to objects.) narząd ssący, ssawka

4) (a curved pad or disc (of rubber etc) that can be pressed on to a surface and stick there.) przyssawka

5) (a side shoot coming from the root of a plant.) odrost korzeniowy

1) ((slang) a person who is easily fooled or is stupid enough to do something: Who is the sucker who bought your car?) stulbenis

2) (a person or thing that sucks: Are these insects bloodsuckers?) sūcējs; sūkātājs

3) (an organ on an animal, eg an octopus, by which it sticks to objects.) piesūceknis

4) (a curved pad or disc (of rubber etc) that can be pressed on to a surface and stick there.) piesūceknis

5) (a side shoot coming from the root of a plant.) atzars

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zīdējs; sūcējs; cukurgailītis; stulbenis; atzars; piesūceknis; iesūkšanas īscaurule

1) ((slang) a person who is easily fooled or is stupid enough to do something: Who is the sucker who bought your car?) kvaiša, pusprotis, mulkis

2) (a person or thing that sucks: Are these insects bloodsuckers?) čiulpikas, siurbikas

3) (an organ on an animal, eg an octopus, by which it sticks to objects.) čiulptuvas

4) (a curved pad or disc (of rubber etc) that can be pressed on to a surface and stick there.) siurbtukas

5) (a side shoot coming from the root of a plant.) atžala

n. diande unge; lättlurad person

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1) ((slang) a person who is easily fooled or is stupid enough to do something: Who is the sucker who bought your car?)

2) (a person or thing that sucks: Are these insects bloodsuckers?)

3) (an organ on an animal, eg an octopus, by which it sticks to objects.)

4) (a curved pad or disc (of rubber etc) that can be pressed on to a surface and stick there.)

5) (a side shoot coming from the root of a plant.)

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

1) ((slang) a person who is easily fooled or is stupid enough to do something: Who is the sucker who bought your car?) důvěřivec, naivka

2) (a person or thing that sucks: Are these insects bloodsuckers?) sající (živočich), věc

3) (an organ on an animal, eg an octopus, by which it sticks to objects.) přísavka

4) (a curved pad or disc (of rubber etc) that can be pressed on to a surface and stick there.) přísavka

5) (a side shoot coming from the root of a plant.) odnož, výhonek

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1) ((slang) a person who is easily fooled or is stupid enough to do something: Who is the sucker who bought your car?) hlupáčik, ťuťko

2) (a person or thing that sucks: Are these insects bloodsuckers?) sací živočích

3) (an organ on an animal, eg an octopus, by which it sticks to objects.) prísavka

4) (a curved pad or disc (of rubber etc) that can be pressed on to a surface and stick there.) prísavka

5) (a side shoot coming from the root of a plant.) odnož, výhonok

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1) ((slang) a person who is easily fooled or is stupid enough to do something: Who is the sucker who bought your car?) persoană/ insectă care suge

2) (a person or thing that sucks: Are these insects bloodsuckers?) ventuză

3) (an organ on an animal, eg an octopus, by which it sticks to objects.) ven­tuză

4) (a curved pad or disc (of rubber etc) that can be pressed on to a surface and stick there.) lăstar de pom neroditor

5) (a side shoot coming from the root of a plant.)

1) ((slang) a person who is easily fooled or is stupid enough to do something: Who is the sucker who bought your car?) καρόιδο,χάνος

2) (a person or thing that sucks: Are these insects bloodsuckers?) που ρουφάει ή πιπιλίζει

3) (an organ on an animal, eg an octopus, by which it sticks to objects.) βεντούζα(χταποδιού κλπ.)

4) (a curved pad or disc (of rubber etc) that can be pressed on to a surface and stick there.) βεντούζα (αντικείμενο)

5) (a side shoot coming from the root of a plant.) παραφυάδα ρίζας

1) (slang) a person who is easily fooled or is stupid enough to do something:

2) a person or thing that sucks:

3) an organ on an animal, eg an octopus, by which it sticks to objects.

4) a curved pad or disc (of rubber etc) that can be pressed on to a surface and stick there.

5) a side shoot coming from the root of a plant.

1) ((slang) a person who is easily fooled or is stupid enough to do something: Who is the sucker who bought your car?) suceur/-euse

2) (a person or thing that sucks: Are these insects bloodsuckers?) ventouse

3) (an organ on an animal, eg an octopus, by which it sticks to objects.) ventouse

4) (a curved pad or disc (of rubber etc) that can be pressed on to a surface and stick there.) gourmand

5) (a side shoot coming from the root of a plant.)

1) ((slang) a person who is easily fooled or is stupid enough to do something: Who is the sucker who bought your car?) sugador

2) (a person or thing that sucks: Are these insects bloodsuckers?) ventosa

3) (an organ on an animal, eg an octopus, by which it sticks to objects.) ventosa

4) (a curved pad or disc (of rubber etc) that can be pressed on to a surface and stick there.) broto

5) (a side shoot coming from the root of a plant.)

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

gullible,easily fooled.

gullible, 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."