fool

Narr, Dummkopf

Jemand, der unvernünftig denkt oder handelt.

In einfachem Englisch: Someone who thinks or acts without good sense.

• Do not be a fool.
• I felt like a fool for losing the keys again.
• Only a fool would believe that story.

So benutzt man es: make a fool of oneself (I made a fool of myself at the meeting.); a fool to do something (You would be a fool to ignore her advice.)

Synonyme: idiot, foolish person

Häufige Wendungen: a complete fool, make a fool, look a fool

Hofnarr

Jemand, dessen Aufgabe es früher war, Könige oder Königinnen mit Witzen und albernen Handlungen zum Lachen zu bringen.

In einfachem Englisch: A person whose job was to make a king or queen laugh with jokes and silly actions.

• The fool made the king laugh.
• A court fool could sometimes criticize the ruler.
• The queen rewarded her fool for his clever jokes.

Synonyme: jester

Häufige Wendungen: court fool, the royal fool

Fruchtcreme

Eine Süßspeise aus zerdrücktem weichem Obst, gemischt mit Sahne oder Eiercreme.

In einfachem Englisch: A sweet dish made by mixing soft, crushed fruit with cream or custard.

• We had gooseberry fool for dessert.
• She mixed the fruit with cream to make a fool.
• Serve the apricot fool in small glasses.

Synonyme: dupe

Häufige Wendungen: gooseberry fool, apricot fool, fruit fool

täuschen, hereinlegen

Jemanden dazu bringen, etwas Unwahres zu glauben.

In einfachem Englisch: Make someone believe something that is not true.

• You cannot fool me.
• His disguise fooled everyone at the party.
• Do not fool yourself into thinking the problem has gone away.

So benutzt man es: fool someone into doing something (The message fooled him into sharing his password.); fool someone with something (She fooled us with a fake accent.)

Synonyme: trick, deceive, mislead

Häufige Wendungen: fool someone into, fool yourself, fool someone with, fool someone

herumalbern

Sich albern verhalten, oft statt etwas Ernsthaftes zu tun.

In einfachem Englisch: Behave in a silly way, often instead of doing something serious.

• Stop fooling around.
• The boys fooled about during the lesson.
• We spent the afternoon fooling around in the garden.

Synonyme: mess around, act silly

Häufige Wendungen: fool around, fool about