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1 cretino
cretino s.m.1 idiot, fool; (fam.) nitwit, twit, moron: ancora una volta si è comportato da cretino, yet again he behaved like an idiot2 (med.) cretin◆ agg.1 stupid, idiotic2 (med.) cretinous, cretinoid.* * *[kre'tino] cretino (-a)1. aggMed cretinous, pegg cretinous, moronic2. sm/f(vedi agg), cretin; cretin, moron* * *[kre'tino] 1. 2.sostantivo maschile (f. -a)1) colloq. spreg. fool, idiotfare il cretino — to fool around, to act like a fool
2) med. cretin* * *cretino/kre'tino/[ persona] stupid, foolish; [film, ragionamento, domanda] stupid(f. -a)1 colloq. spreg. fool, idiot; fare il cretino to fool around, to act like a fool2 med. cretin. -
2 fesso
fesso1 agg. cracked; ( diviso in due) cloven: campana fessa, cracked bell; zoccolo fesso, unghia fessa, cloven hoof // voce fessa, cracked voicefesso2 agg. silly, stupid, daft, idiotic, foolish // far fesso qlcu., to make a fool of s.o.◆ s.m. fool, nitwit, twerp, dummy.* * *['fesso] fesso (-a)1. ppSee:2. sm/fidiot, fool3. agg1) fam stupid, daft2) (spaccato) cracked* * *I 1. ['fesso]participio passato fendere2.1) (incrinato) [ vaso] cracked, fissured3) (spaccato in due) [piede, zoccolo] clovenII 1. ['fesso]aggettivo colloq. dumb, foolish2.far fesso qcn. — to take sb. for a ride, to make a fool of sb
sostantivo maschile colloq. (f. -a) blockhead, dupe, fool, idiotfare il fesso — to play the fool, to mess about o around
* * *fesso1/'fesso/→ fendereII aggettivo1 (incrinato) [ vaso] cracked, fissured3 (spaccato in due) [piede, zoccolo] cloven.————————fesso2/'fesso/colloq. dumb, foolish; far fesso qcn. to take sb. for a ride, to make a fool of sb.colloq. (f. -a) blockhead, dupe, fool, idiot; fare il fesso to play the fool, to mess about o around; bravo fesso! (the) more fool you! -
3 gonzo
gonzo s.m. simpleton, fool, twit, nitwit: non fare il gonzo!, don't play the fool!; ti sei fatto fregare come un gonzo, you've let yourself be diddled.* * *['gondzo]sostantivo maschile (f. -a) sucker* * *gonzo/'gondzo/sostantivo m.(f. -a) sucker.
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