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fool

/fuːl/

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noun

Narr, Dummkopf

A person with poor judgment or little intelligence.

Examples :

"The village fool threw his own shoes down the well."

Der Dorfnarr warf seine eigenen Schuhe in den Brunnen.

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noun

Narr, Hofnarr

A jester; a person whose role was to entertain a sovereign and the court (or lower personages).

Examples :

"The king's fool entertained the court with jokes and silly antics. "

Der Narr des Königs unterhielt den Hof mit Witzen und albernen Späßen.

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noun

Narr, Tor

Someone who derives pleasure from something specified.

Examples :

"My little sister is a fool for baking; she gets enormous pleasure from making cakes. "

Meine kleine Schwester ist ein Narr für das Backen; sie hat ein enormes Vergnügen daran, Kuchen zu backen.

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noun

Kumpel, Kerl, Mann

Buddy, dude, man.

Examples :

"My fool went to the store to buy some milk. "

Mein Kumpel ging in den Laden, um Milch zu kaufen.

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noun

Fruchtpüree mit Creme, Obstauflauf

A type of dessert made of puréed fruit and custard or cream.

Examples :

"an apricot fool; a gooseberry fool"

ein Aprikosen-Obstauflauf; ein Stachelbeer-Obstauflauf

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noun

Narr, der Narr

(often capitalized, Fool) A particular card in a tarot deck, representing a jester.

Examples :

"My friend drew the Fool card in her tarot reading, which suggested she should embrace new adventures. "

Meine Freundin zog die Narrenkarte in ihrer Tarot-Lesung, was darauf hindeutete, dass sie sich auf neue Abenteuer einlassen sollte.

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verb

Täuschen, zum Narren halten

To trick; to deceive

Examples :

"The salesman tried to fool the customer into buying a more expensive model. "

Der Verkäufer versuchte, den Kunden zu täuschen, um ein teureres Modell zu kaufen.

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verb

Sich dumm benehmen, sich zum Narren machen

To act in an idiotic manner; to act foolishly

Examples :

"The student foolishly fooled around in class, distracting his classmates and making it hard to concentrate. "

Der Schüler benahm sich in der Klasse dumm, lenkte seine Mitschüler ab und erschwerte die Konzentration.

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adjective

Dumm, töricht

Examples :

"The student's answer was a fool mistake, showing a lack of understanding. "

Die Antwort des Schülers war ein dummer Fehler, der ein mangelndes Verständnis zeigte.

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