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fool1

/fuːl/

Translation

n [c]
tonto,ta col. desp.
boludo,da amér. vulg. desp.
güey amér. col. desp.
loco,ca col.
(en el pasado)
bufón,-a
to {act/play} the fool
hacer(se) el tonto, hacer(se) la tonta
to be {no/nobody's} fool
no dejarse engañar por nadie
to make a fool of sb
poner en ridículo a alguien
to make a fool of oneself
hacer el ridículo
Véase tb: April Fool's Day
(Definition of fool n from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact English-Spanish © Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)

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