fool

fool
fool
A n
1 (silly person) idiot/-e m/f (to do de faire) ; the poor fool le pauvre idiot ; you stupid fool ! espèce d'idiot! ; don't be (such) a fool! ne sois pas idiot! ; to make sb look a fool, to make a fool of sb faire passer qn pour un/-e idiot/-e ; to be fool enough to agree être assez stupide pour accepter ; she's no fool, she's nobody's fool elle n'est pas si bête ; any fool could do that le premier imbécile venu pourrait faire ça ; (the) more fool you ! quelle imbécilité! ; to act ou play the fool faire l'imbécile, faire le pitre ;
2 Hist (jester) fou m ;
3 GB Culin rhubarb/fruit fool crème f à la rhubarbe/aux fruits.
B modif US [politician] idiot ; that's a fool thing to do/say c'est vraiment stupide de faire/dire ça.
C vtr tromper, duper ; you don't fool anybody tu ne trompes personne ; don't let that fool you! ne t'y trompe pas! ; who are you trying to fool? à qui veux-tu faire croire ça? ; you don't fool me for a minute je ne te crois pas un seul instant ; to fool sb into doing amener qn à faire ; to fool sb into ou believing that faire croire à qn que ; to fool sb out of escroquer qn de [money] ; to be fooled se laisser abuser (by par) ; don't be fooled! ne te laisse pas abuser! ; you really had me fooled! tu m'as vraiment fait marcher !
D vi (joke, tease) plaisanter ; no fooling! iron sans blague !
E v refl to fool oneself se faire des illusions ; to fool oneself into doing sth se persuader de faire qch.
Idioms
a fool and his money are soon parted Prov aux idiots l'argent file entre les doigts ; there is no fool like an old fool il n'y a pire imbécile qu'un vieil imbécile ; you could have fooled me ! tu m'en diras tant !
Phrasal verb
fool about GB, fool around GB
1 (waste time) perdre son temps ;
2 (act stupidly) faire l'imbécile (with avec) ;
3 (have affairs) papillonner ;
fool around with [sb/sth]
1 (flirt) batifoler avec [lover] ;
2 (mess around) s'amuser avec [gadget, toy].

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