Translation for 'fool' from English to French

to fool sb.

duper qn.

berner qn.

mystifier qn.

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to fool sb./sth.

abuser qn./qc.

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fool

sot {m}

niais {m}

imbécile {m}

maboul {m} [fam.]

gugusse {m} [fam.]

idiot {m} [imbécile]

ballot {m} [fam.] [imbécile]

fou {m}hist.

fool [female]

sotte {f}

niaise {f}

maboule {f} [fam.]

idiote {f} [imbécile]

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to fool about

faire le guignol

faire les fous [fam.]

to fool around

niaiser

faire le fou

faire le guignol

to fool around [coll.]

s'amuser à des balivernes [fam.]

to fool around [idiom]

faire des bêtises

to fool oneself

se duper

se faire des illusions

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fool's bargain

marché {m} de dupes

gullible fool [pej.]

naïf {m}

gullible fool [pej.] [female]

naïve {f}

stupid fool

couillon {m} [fam.] [imbécile]

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to fool around with sb. [coll.] [to have sex with sb.]

fricoter avec qn. [fam.]

to play the fool

faire le gugusse

faire le mariolle [fam.]

to play the fool [coll.]

faire des singeries [fam.]

to play the fool [coll.] [idiom]

faire l'andouille [fam.] [loc.]

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Any fool knows that!

Ça saute aux yeux !

Le dernier des ignorants sait cela !

Le dernier des imbéciles sait cela !

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to play sb. for a fool [idiom]

berner qn.

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Any fool could do that!

Le premier imbécile venu pourrait faire ça !

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to fool sb into doing sth

berner qn. en faisant qc.

to make a (complete) fool of oneself [idiom]

se rendre (parfaitement) ridicule [loc.]

to make a fool of oneself [idiom]

se ridiculiser

se couvrir de ridicule [loc.]

to make sb. look like a fool

ridiculiser qn.

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fool's cicely

petite ciguë {f} [Aethusa cynapium]bot.T

ache {f} des chiens [Aethusa cynapium]bot.T

persil {m} des chiens [Aethusa cynapium]bot.T

fool's parsley

ciguë {f} [Conium maculatum]bot.T

petite ciguë {f} [Aethusa cynapium]bot.T

ache {f} des chiens [Aethusa cynapium]bot.T

persil {m} des chiens [Aethusa cynapium]bot.T

fool's webcap [also: fools webcap]

cortinaire {m} couleur de rocou [Cortinarius orellanus]mycol.T

• Strangely enough, the item Fainwell uses is called "moros musphonon", meaning mousetrap for a fool in Greek.
• Others saw Breteuil as a loud and impulsive fool, Joseph II and several high-ranking Austrian politicians sneered at the "fool" behind closed doors.
• Tarkenton is credited with having coined, "A fool with a tool is a faster fool" while offering classes at their offices on Peachtree Street.
• A fool is an English dessert. Traditionally, fruit fool is made by folding puréed stewed fruit (classically gooseberries) into sweet custard.
• The moral of these stories is that Ivan the Fool is rarely the fool, but is merely perceived as such by others owing to his simple nature and joviality.

• It was the characteristic dress of the professional fool.
• Fitz goes back to the Pale Woman's realm to find the Fool.
• The last person left with cards in their hand is the loser (the fool or "durak").
• There are several distinct, although overlapping categories of fool as a stock character in creative works (literature, film, etc.) and folklore: simpleton fool, clever fool, and serendipitous fool.
• It has also been suggested that the "gowk" or "fool" originated in the Dark Ages as a name for the Britons, given by the Saxon invaders, and carried some of the meaning of the "Devil" in the context of an arch foe, who is likened to the fool.

• In 2018, Marcy performed on the show Penn & Teller: Fool Us, but failed to fool the hosts.
• In 2020, she appeared on the 7th season and became the first person to fool Penn & Teller three times on their show "Fool Us".
• Under the name Colin McLeod, Cloud appeared as a contestant on "Penn & Teller: Fool Us", where he failed to fool the judges.
• In September 2017, Marshall performed on the show Penn & Teller: Fool Us, but failed to fool the hosts.
• In 2011, Pradier appeared as a contestant on the British TV show "Penn & Teller: Fool Us", where he managed to "fool" Penn & Teller, i.e. perform a trick that they could not explain.

• In July 2017, the duo performed on the show Penn & Teller: Fool Us, but failed to fool the hosts.