Engelsk navneord: fool | |||
| 1. | fool (om person) a person who lacks good judgment | ||
| Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | muggins, sap, saphead, tomfool | ||
| Mindre specifikke termer | simple, simpleton | ||
| Mere specifikke termer | ass, bozo, buffoon, clown, cuckoo, fathead, flibbertigibbet, foolish woman, fucker, goof, goofball, goose, jackass, meshuggeneh, meshuggener, morosoph, putz, twat, wally, zany | ||
| 2. | fool (om person) a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of | ||
| Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | chump, fall guy, gull, mark, mug, patsy, soft touch, sucker | ||
| Mindre specifikke termer | dupe, victim | ||
| 3. | fool (om person) a professional clown employed to entertain a king or nobleman in the Middle Ages | ||
| Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | jester, motley fool | ||
| Mindre specifikke termer | buffoon, clown, goof, goofball, merry andrew | ||
Engelsk udsagnsord: fool | |||
| 1. | fool (om adfærd) make a fool or dupe of | ||
| Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | befool, gull | ||
| Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Mindre specifikke termer | cozen, deceive, delude, lead on | ||
| 2. | fool (om forbrug, indtagelse el. anvendelse) spend frivolously and unwisely | ||
| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | Fritter away one's inheritance. | ||
| Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | dissipate, fool away, fritter, fritter away, frivol away, shoot | ||
| Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Mindre specifikke termer | consume, squander, ware, waste | ||
| Kan forårsage | consume, deplete, eat, eat up, exhaust, run through, use up, wipe out | ||
| 3. | fool (om kommunikation) fool or hoax | ||
| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | The immigrant was duped because he trusted everyone. You can't fool me!. | ||
| Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | befool, cod, dupe, gull, put on, put one across, put one over, slang, take in | ||
| Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Mindre specifikke termer | betray, deceive, lead astray | ||
| Mere specifikke termer | kid, pull the leg of | ||
| 4. | fool (om kommunikation) indulge in horseplay | ||
| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | Enough horsing around--let's get back to work!. The bored children were fooling about. | ||
| Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | arse around, fool around, horse around | ||
| Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s | ||
| Mindre specifikke termer | jest, joke, play | ||