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I. fool [fu:l] N

1. fool (idiot):

fool: Dummkopf m <-(e)s, -köpfe>

you fool!: du Idiot!

any fool can do that: jeder Idiot kann das machen inf pej

to act [or play] the fool: sich acc dumm stellen

to be a fool for sth: verrückt nach etw acc sein

I'm a fool for you!: ich bin verrückt nach dir!

to make a fool of sb/oneself: jdn/sich lächerlich machen

to be fool enough to do sth: dumm genug sein, etw zu tun

to be no [or no one's][or nobody's]fool: nicht blöd sein

he's no fool: er ist nicht blöd

he's a fool to think she still loves him: er ist ein Idiot, wenn er glaubt, dass sie ihn noch immer liebt

2. fool (jester):

fool: [Hof]narr m

3. fool (dessert):

fool: cremiges Fruchtdessert

Phrases:

a fool and his money are soon parted prov: Dummheit und Geld lassen sich nicht vereinen

more fool you esp Brit: selber schuld

there's no fool like an old fool prov: Alter schützt vor Torheit nicht prov

fools rush in where angels fear to tread prov: blinder Eifer schadet nur

II. fool [fu:l] ADJ attr, inv esp Am inf

fool: blöd <blöder, am blöd(e)sten> inf

you've done some fool things in your time: du hast zu deiner Zeit so manchen Blödsinn getrieben

III. fool [fu:l] VB trans

to fool sb: jdn täuschen [o. zum Narren halten]

we weren't fooled by his promises: wir sind auf seine Versprechungen nicht hereingefallen

to fool oneself in doing sth: sich acc in etw dat täuschen

to fool sb into doing sth: jdn [durch einen Trick] dazu bringen, etw zu tun

Phrases:

you could have fooled me inf: das kannst du mir nicht weismachen

IV. fool [fu:l] VB intr

fool: einen Scherz machen

April ˈFool N

1. April Fool (trick):

April Fool: Aprilscherz m <-es, -e>

to play an April Fool on sb: jdn in den April schicken

2. April Fool (person):

April Fool: Aprilnarr m

April Fool!: April, April!

fool about, fool around VB intr

1. fool about (carelessly):

to fool around [or about] with sth: mit etw dat herumspielen

to fool around [or about] doing sth: seine Spielchen mit etw dat treiben

2. fool about (amusingly):

fool about: herumblödeln inf

3. fool about (idly):

fool about: seine Zeit verschwenden

4. fool about esp Am (sexually):

to fool around with sb: es mit jdm treiben sl

fool's ˈer·rand N

to be a fool's errand: vergebliche Liebesmühe sein

fool's ˈgold N no pl

1. fool's gold (mineral):

fool's gold: Katzengold nt

2. fool's gold (failure):

fool's gold: Reinfall m

fool's gold: Rohrkrepierer m <-s, -> inf

fool's ˈpara·dise N

1. fool's paradise:

fool's paradise: Traumwelt f

Phrases:

to live in a fool's paradise: in einem Traumland leben

Present
I	fool
you	fool
he/she/it	fools
we	fool
you	fool
they	fool

Past
I	fooled
you	fooled
he/she/it	fooled
we	fooled
you	fooled
they	fooled

Present Perfect
I	have	fooled
you	have	fooled
he/she/it	has	fooled
we	have	fooled
you	have	fooled
they	have	fooled

Past Perfect
I	had	fooled
you	had	fooled
he/she/it	had	fooled
we	had	fooled
you	had	fooled
they	had	fooled

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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

you could have fooled me inf: das kannst du mir nicht weismachen

we weren't fooled by his promises: wir sind auf seine Versprechungen nicht hereingefallen

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