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English

Noun

fool (plural: fools )

  1. A person with poor judgement
  2. A person whose role was to entertain a sovereign and the court.
  3. A type of dessert made of puréed fruit and custard or cream.

Synonyms

  • (person with poor judgement): See WikiSaurus:fool
  • (person who entertained a sovereign): jester , joker

Translations

person with poor judgement

  • Danish: fjols n
  • Finnish: typerys , hölmö , idiootti
  • French: imbécile m, idiot m
  • Irish:: amadán m, óinseach f
  • Latin: stultus m
  • Lithuanian: kvailys m
  • Portuguese bobo m, tolo m, idiota m
  • Russian: дурак m
  • Slovak: blázon m

person who entertained a sovereign

  • Danish: nar c
  • Finnish: narri , hovinarri
  • French: fou m, bouffon m
  • Lithuanian: juokdarys m
  • Portuguese bobo da corte m, bobo m
  • Russian шут m

dessert

Transitive verb

to fool (fooled , fooled)

  1. To trick.

Translations

  • Finnish: huijata (1), narrata (1), puliveivata (1, colloquial)
  • French: deconner (slang)
  • Russian: дурить
  • Slovak: okabátiť

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