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1) (having no sense: He is a foolish young man.) tonto2) (ridiculous: He looked very foolish.) ridículofoolish adj tontotr['fʊːlɪʃ]1 (silly) tonto,-a3 (ridiculous) ridículo,-afoolish ['fu:lɪʃ] adj1) stupid: insensato, estúpido2) silly: idiota, tontoadj.• alocado, -a adj.• atontado, -a adj.• atreguado, -a adj.• batueco, -a adj.• bobático, -a adj.• desatinado, -a adj.• disparatado, -a adj.• insensato, -a adj.• majadero, -a adj.• memo, -a adj.• mentecato, -a adj.• necio, -a adj.• ridículo, -a adj.• sandio, -a adj.• tontaina adj.• tonto, -a adj.'fuːlɪʃa) ( silly) <person/prank> tonto, idiota; <look/grin> de tonto or idiotafoolish remarks — tonterías fpl
b) ( unwise) <decision/plan> insensato, estúpido['fuːlɪʃ]ADJ1) (=unwise, foolhardy) [person] insensato; [mistake] estúpido, tonto; [decision] imprudenteit would be foolish to believe him — sería una tontería or una estupidez creerle
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don't do anything foolish — no hagas ninguna tontería or insensatez•
it was foolish of him to do that — fue una tontería por su parte hacer eso•
to do something foolish — hacer una tontería or insensatez•
what a foolish thing to do! — ¡hacer eso fue una tontería!2) (=ridiculous, laughable) [person, question] estúpido, tonto•
to feel foolish — sentirse ridículo, sentirse idiota•
to look foolish — hacer el ridículo, quedar como un idiota *•
to make sb look foolish — dejar a algn en ridículo* * *['fuːlɪʃ]a) ( silly) <person/prank> tonto, idiota; <look/grin> de tonto or idiotafoolish remarks — tonterías fpl
b) ( unwise) <decision/plan> insensato, estúpido
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