fool

sciocco, stupido

Persona che pensa o agisce senza buon senso.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Come si usa: 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.)

Sinonimi: idiot, foolish person

Espressioni comuni: a complete fool, make a fool, look a fool

buffone

Persona che aveva il compito di far ridere un re o una regina con scherzi e buffonate.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: jester

Espressioni comuni: court fool, the royal fool

dessert di frutta e panna

Dolce preparato mescolando frutta morbida schiacciata con panna o crema pasticcera.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: dupe

Espressioni comuni: gooseberry fool, apricot fool, fruit fool

ingannare

Far credere a qualcuno qualcosa che non è vero.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Come si usa: fool someone into doing something (The message fooled him into sharing his password.); fool someone with something (She fooled us with a fake accent.)

Sinonimi: trick, deceive, mislead

Espressioni comuni: fool someone into, fool yourself, fool someone with, fool someone

fare lo sciocco

Comportarsi in modo sciocco, spesso invece di fare qualcosa di serio.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: mess around, act silly

Espressioni comuni: fool around, fool about