English-French Dictionary

French Translation of “fool”

fool (ˈfuːl )

idiot(e) masculine feminine ⇒ He was a fool to get involved with her. Il a été idiot de s'attacher à elle.
to make a fool of o.s. se couvrir de ridicule

to make a fool of sb (= make look foolish) tourner qn en ridicule (= trick) avoir qn, duper qn

more fool you! (British) quel nigaud!
(history) [of king] bouffon masculine, fou masculine
to play the fool (= mess about) faire le/la fou/folle

to act the fool or to play the fool (= behave stupidly) se conduire bêtement
(= dessert) purée feminine de fruits à la crème

(= trick) berner, duper ⇒ You can't fool me. Vous ne me la ferez pas., On ne me la fait pas.
to fool sb into doing sth duper qn pour lui faire faire qch, berner qn pour lui faire faire qch

to fool with sth (= have dealings with) plaisanter avec qch

to fool with sb (= take risks) plaisanter avec qn

= simpleton, idiot, mug, berk, charlie, silly, goose, dope, jerk, dummy, ass, clot, plank, sap, prick, wally, illiterate, prat, plonker, coot, moron, nit, git, geek, twit, bonehead, chump, dunce, imbecile, loon, clod, cretin, oaf, bozo, dullard, dimwit, ignoramus, dumbo, jackass, dipstick, dickhead, gonzo, schmuck, dork, nitwit, dolt, blockhead, ninny, divvy, bird-brain, pillock, halfwit, nincompoop, dweeb, putz, fathead, weenie, schlep, eejit, thicko, dumb-ass, pea-brain, gobshite, dunderhead, numpty, doofus, lamebrain, fuckwit, mooncalf, thickhead, clodpate, dickwit, nerd or nurd, numbskull or numskull, twerp or twirp, dorba or dorb, bogan,

= jester, comic, clown, harlequin, motley, buffoon, pierrot, court jester, punchinello, joculator or (fem.) joculatrix, merry-andrew

= deceive, cheat, mislead, delude, kid, trick, take in, con, stiff, have (someone) on, bluff, hoax, dupe, beguile, gull, swindle, make a fool of, bamboozle, hoodwink, take for a ride, put one over on, play a trick on, pull a fast one on, scam

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