Meanings (ES + gloss)
besugo • bobo • gil • gila • gilí • imbécil • lonyi • lonyipietro • necio • nescio (disused) • pendejo • sandio • taba • tonto
A person with poor judgment or little intelligence.
The village fool threw his own shoes down the well.
You were a fool to cross that busy road without looking.
bufón
A jester; a person whose role was to entertain a sovereign and the court (or lower personages).
1896, Frederick Peterson IN Popular Science Monthly Volume 50 December 1896 , Idiots Savants This court fool could say bright things on occasion, but his main use to the ladies and…
bufón • loco
A stock character typified by unintelligence, naïveté or lucklessness, usually as a form of comic relief; often used as a source of insight or pathos for the audience, as such characters are generally less bound by social expectations.
Phrases
April Fools' DayApril foolApril-foolLord Mayor's foola fool and his money are soon partedact a foolact the foolarchfoolaudiophoolcut the fooldamnfoolfat as a foolflannelled foolfool awayfool for Christfool killerfool rackfool to oneselffool's capfool's crutchfool's errandfool's foolfool's goldfool's mushroomfool's paradisefool-heartedfool-heartedlyfool-heartednessfool-saintfooldomfooleryfoolessfoolfishfoolhoodfoolifyfooliganfoolishfoollikefoolocracyfoolometer
Word forms
Meanings (ES + gloss)
engañar • engrupir • tomar el pelo
To trick; to deceive.
She bit it gently and found that it resembled a worm in no way whatsoever as to taste although because it was long and slender, a Little Red Hen might easily be fooled by its appea…
There appears to be no process of gradually fooling oneself while degrading standards so characteristic of the Solid Rocket Booster or Space Shuttle Main Engine safety systems.
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