fool

Signification (Anglais)

Noun

1. (derogatory) A person with poor judgment or little intelligence.
2. (historical) A jester; a person whose role was to entertain a sovereign and the court (or lower personages).
3. 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.
4. Someone who has been made a fool of or tricked; dupe.
5. (informal) Someone who derives pleasure from something specified.
6. (slang) An informal greeting akin to buddy, dude, or man.
7. A particular card in a tarot deck, representing a jester.

Verb

1. (transitive) To trick; to deceive.
2. (intransitive) To act in an idiotic manner; to act foolishly.
3. (archaic) To make a fool of; to make act the fool.

Adj

Foolish.

Concepts

idiot

imbécile

sot

tromper

fou

andouille

balourd

abruti

bouffon

crétin

duper

benêt

bêta

bête

couillon

fada

dupe

insensé

con

niais

mouette

bourrique

cornichon

aliéné

bobet

guignol

buse

âne

🫏

pignouf

mystifier

pigeon

décevoir

cruche

berner

connard

morue

maladie d’Alzheimer

concombre

🥒

beignet

absurde

coco

clown

baladin

gourde

goéland

ivrogne

cave

mettre

gaspiller

buveur

Synonymes

idiot

simpleton

dolt

trick

blockhead

deceive

stupid

cheat

dupe

moron

stupid person

dunce

foolish

silly

ass

🍑

jester

tool

hoax

clown

gull

hoodwink

imbecile

dummy

sucker

buffoon

swindle

chump

lunatic

nitwit

tomfool

take in

befool

dumb

bamboozle

mug

bonehead

nincompoop

jerk

mislead

con

dimwit

mystify

oaf

defraud

madman

ignoramus

crazy

booby

idiocy

half-wit

Traductions

Dummkopf

Narr

sciocco

idiota

Idiot

Tor

stupido

Depp

Trottel

tonto

scemo

Einfaltspinsel

allocco

engañar

cretino

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/fuːl/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Hérité de moyen anglais: fole

Appartenant à français: fou

Appartenant à ancien anglais: dwæs

In summary

From Middle English fole (“fool”), from Old French fol (cf. modern French fou (“mad”)) from Latin follis. Doublet of fals and follis. Displaced native Old English dwæs.

Phrases

A fool uttereth all his mind .

Un imbécile prononce tout son esprit.