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fools

/fuːlz/

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noun

Idiot, imbécile

A person with poor judgment or little intelligence.

Examples :

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

L'idiot du village a jeté ses propres chaussures dans le puits.

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noun

Bouffon, fou du roi

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

Examples :

"The king kept several fools employed at court to provide amusement and laughter. "

Le roi employait plusieurs bouffons à la cour pour divertir et faire rire.

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noun

Idiot, sot

Someone who derives pleasure from something specified.

Examples :

""Sarah and Tom are definite fools for old movies; they watch them every weekend and know all the actors' names." "

Sarah et Tom sont de vrais idiots pour les vieux films ; ils les regardent tous les week-ends et connaissent tous les noms des acteurs.

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noun

Pote, mec, gars

Buddy, dude, man.

Examples :

""Hey fools, are you coming to the park with me?" "

Hé les potes, vous venez au parc avec moi ?

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noun

Sot-l'y-laisse, dessert à base de fruits et de crème

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

Examples :

"an apricot fool; a gooseberry fool"

un sot-l'y-laisse à l'abricot ; un sot-l'y-laisse à la groseille

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noun

Le Fou

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

Examples :

"The tarot reader turned over the first card, revealing the Fools, a symbol of new beginnings and taking risks. "

La cartomancienne a retourné la première carte, révélant Le Fou, un symbole de nouveaux départs et de prise de risques.

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verb

Tromper, duper

To trick; to deceive

Examples :

"The magician fools the audience with his disappearing act. "

Le magicien dupe le public avec son numéro de disparition.

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verb

Agir comme un idiot, faire l'idiot

To act in an idiotic manner; to act foolishly

Examples :

"The children fools around during class when the teacher isn't looking. "

Les enfants font les idiots en classe quand le professeur ne regarde pas.

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