| Traduções principais |
| fool n | pejorative (idiot) | idiota, tolo adj |
| | He's such a fool, trying to cheat in an exam like that. |
| | Ele é um idiota, tentando colar em um exame como aquele. |
| fool n | (dupe) (informal) | burro adj |
| | (BRA, gíria) | trouxa sm, sf |
| | | otário sm |
| | | idiota, imbecil sm, sf |
| | He bought the car for full price? He is such a fool. |
| | Ele comprou o carro pelo preço integral? Ele é tão burro. |
| | Ele comprou o carro pelo preço integral? Que trouxa. |
| a fool for [sth/sb] n | ([sb] enthusiastic) | louco, doido sm |
| | I am a fool for basketball. |
| | Sou louco por basquete. |
| fool n | historical (court jester) | bobo da corte loc sm |
| | The fool entertained the king with his jokes. |
| | O bobo da corte entretinha o rei com suas piadas. |
| fool [sb]⇒ vtr | (deceive) | enganar vt |
| | She fooled him into believing that she was younger. |
| | Ela enganou-o, fazendo com que ele acreditasse que ela era mais nova. |
| fool with [sb] vi + prep | (play tricks) | fazer de bobo expres v |
| | | enganar vt |
| | Don't you try to fool with me! I'll know it immediately. |
| | Não tente me fazer de bobo! Vou perceber imediatamente. |
| fool⇒ vi | (behave frivolously) | brincar v int |
| | Aw, I was just fooling. I didn't mean it seriously. |
| | Ah, eu só estava brincando. Não estava falando sério. |
Locuções verbais
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fool around,
fool about vi phrasal | informal (act in silly way) (informal) | brincar v int |
| | The teacher told Bobby to stop fooling around in class. |
| | O professor disse a Bobby para parar de brincar na aula. |
fool around,
fool about vi phrasal | informal (not be productive) (informal) | vadiar v int |
| | The boss doesn't like people fooling around when they should be working. |
| | O chefe não gosta de gente vadiando quando deveriam estar trabalhando. |
| fool around vi phrasal | slang (have casual sex) (figurado, caso extraconjugal) | ter uma aventura, ter um caso expres v |
| | Helen suspects that her husband has been fooling around. |
| | Helen suspeita que o marido dela está tendo uma aventura. |
| fool around with [sb] vtr phrasal insep | slang (have casual sex) (gíria) | ter uma aventura, andar com loc v |
| | He had fooled around with every girl in town before he met Helen. |
| fool around with [sth] vtr phrasal insep | informal (amuse yourself) (informal) | divertir-se vp |
| | Ben spent the afternoon fooling around with his new camera. |
| fool with [sth] vtr phrasal insep | slang (tamper or interfere with) | mexer com loc v |
| | When his car refused to start, he knew his son had been fooling with the engine. |
| | Quando seu carro se recusou a dar partida, ele soube que seu filho havia mexido com o motor. |
| fool with [sth] vtr phrasal insep | slang (play with) | brincar com loc v |
| | The kids were fooling with matches and accidentally set the house on fire. |