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fool

[fuːl] брит. / амер.

1. сущ.
  1. дурак; глупец; болван
  2. шут, паяц; фигляр
  3. разг. восторженный человек; энтузиаст; страстный болельщик
2. прил.; амер.; разг.
  глупый; безрассудный; тупой, бестолковый; дурацкий
3. гл.
  1. 1. = fool about / around дурачиться; шутить; забавляться
    2. (fool with) несерьёзно относиться к (кому-л. / чему-л.)
  2. дурачить, одурачивать; обманывать, надувать; вводить в заблуждение
сущ.; брит.
фруктовое или ягодное пюре со взбитыми сливками

AmericanEnglish (En-Ru)

fool

n
дурак м
v
одурачивать, обманывать

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A risky place to hide anything of value, for any fool should know what could happen to an island.
Как будто неизвестно, что случается с такими островами.
Simak, Clifford D. / Why Call Them Back from HeavenСаймак, Клиффорд Д. / Зачем их звать обратно с небес?
Зачем их звать обратно с небес?
Саймак, Клиффорд Д.
© Перевод. А. Левкин, 2005
© 1967 by Clifford D. Simak
Why Call Them Back from Heaven
Simak, Clifford D.
©, 1967, by Clifford D. Simak

Mrs. Sohlberg, he reflected shrewdly, had a kind of fool for a husband.
Муж у миссис Сольберг — какой-то шут гороховый, хладнокровно продолжал рассуждать Каупервуд.
Dreiser, Theodore / The TitanДрайзер, Теодор / Титан
Титан
Драйзер, Теодор
© Издательство "Правда", 1981
The Titan
Dreiser, Theodore
© 1914 by JOHN LANE COMPANY

"And what a fool I have made of myself before them!
— И каким дураком я выставил себя сам перед ними!
Dostoevsky, Fyodor / Notes from the UndergroundДостоевский, Фёдор / Записки из подполья
Записки из подполья
Достоевский, Фёдор
© Издательство "Наука", 1989
Notes from the Underground
Dostoevsky, Fyodor
© 2008 by Classic House Books

I should know that you wouldn't harm me, and I... I... I'm a fool," he finished weakly.
Я же должен был понимать, что ты мне зла не желаешь, и я... я... полный болван, - слабым голосом договорил он.
Jordan, Robert / The Fires of HeavenДжордан, Роберт / Огни небес
Огни небес
Джордан, Роберт
The Fires of Heaven
Jordan, Robert
© 1993 by The Bandersnatch Group, Inc.

“Yes, and a fool as well.”
- Ну, равно и дураком.
Dostoevsky, Fyodor / The possessedДостоевский, Фёдор / Бесы
Бесы
Достоевский, Фёдор
© Издательство "Художественная литература", 1989
The possessed
Dostoevsky, Fyodor

He went to work, but he was so twitchy that he ruined the batch, called his patient garcon a fool, and after this injustice sent him out for a pint of whisky.
Он пошел работать, но был так взвинчен, что испортил целую партию вакцины, обозвал своего терпеливого гарсона дураком и после такой несправедливости послал его за пинтой виски.
Lewis, Sinclair / ArrowsmithЛьюис, Синклер / Эрроусмит
Эрроусмит
Льюис, Синклер
© "Государственное издательство художественной литературы", 1956
Arrowsmith
Lewis, Sinclair
© 2002 by Literary Classics of the United States, Inc., New York, N.Y.
© 1925 by Harcourt, Inc.
© renewed 1953 by Michael Lewis

"Ah, Varvara Pavlovna," Lavretsky broke in, "you are a clever woman, but I too am not a fool; I know that you don't want forgiveness in the least.
- Эх, Варвара Павловна, - перебил ее Лаврецкий, - вы умная женщина, да ведь и я не дурак; я знаю, что этого вам совсем не нужно.
Turgenev, I.S. / A House of GentlefolkТургенев, И.С. / Дворянское гнездо
Дворянское гнездо
Тургенев, И.С.
© Издательство "Художественная литература", 1983
A House of Gentlefolk
Turgenev, I.S.
© 2006 BiblioBazaar

"Yes, I am in love with her, and I love her more than all the rest of you put together, but she's a senseless little fool all the same."
- И влюблена, и больше, чем вас всех, люблю, вместе взятых, а все-таки она - дура бессмысленная!
Dostoevsky, Fyodor / A Raw YouthДостоевский, Фёдор / Подросток
Подросток
Достоевский, Фёдор
© Издательство "Советская Россия", 1979
A Raw Youth
Dostoevsky, Fyodor

He warned himself, "Don't be a fool now!
Предостерегал самого себя: «Не валяй дурака!
Lewis, Sinclair / ArrowsmithЛьюис, Синклер / Эрроусмит
Эрроусмит
Льюис, Синклер
© "Государственное издательство художественной литературы", 1956
Arrowsmith
Lewis, Sinclair
© 2002 by Literary Classics of the United States, Inc., New York, N.Y.
© 1925 by Harcourt, Inc.
© renewed 1953 by Michael Lewis

"But do you know, little fool, do you know, mad..."
«Да ты знаешь ли, дура, ты знаешь ли, сума… сумасшедшая…»
Тургенев, И.С. / Записки охотника т.2Turgenev, I.S. / A Sportsman's Sketches v.2
A Sportsman's Sketches v.2
Turgenev, I.S.
© 2006 BiblioBazaar
Записки охотника т.2
Тургенев, И.С.
© Издательство "Художественная литература", 1975

Being fool'd, by fool'ry thrive.
Живи, Пароль, обманутый, - обманом!
Shakespeare, William / Alls Wel that ends WellШекспир, Вильям / Все хорошо, что хорошо кончается
Все хорошо, что хорошо кончается
Шекспир, Вильям
© Издательство "ACADEMIA", 1937
Alls Wel that ends Well
Shakespeare, William
© Susan Snyder 1993

And to this day I can't understand such a degree of simplicity in a man who was apparently no fool, and who was a "business man," as Vassin had said of him!
И вот до сих пор не могу понять, каким образом до такой степени может доходить наивность иного человека, по-видимому не глупого и "делового", как определил его Васин?
Dostoevsky, Fyodor / A Raw YouthДостоевский, Фёдор / Подросток
Подросток
Достоевский, Фёдор
© Издательство "Советская Россия", 1979
A Raw Youth
Dostoevsky, Fyodor

'Your precious Primate Annias made a fool of himself.
— Ваш драгоценный Энниас выставил себя полным дураком.
Eddings, David / Diamond ThroneЭддингс, Дэвид / Алмазный трон
Алмазный трон
Эддингс, Дэвид
Diamond Throne
Eddings, David
© 1989 by David Eddings

"lam concentrating, you fool girl!"
- Я сосредоточена, ты, глупая девчонка!
Jordan, Robert / The Fires of HeavenДжордан, Роберт / Огни небес
Огни небес
Джордан, Роберт
The Fires of Heaven
Jordan, Robert
© 1993 by The Bandersnatch Group, Inc.

Well, if there was some new use for the stuff and good money to be made, a man would be a fool...
Да, конечно, но если выяснилось, что порошок можно выгодно использовать в другом деле надо быть дураком...
Zelazny, Roger / The Guns of AvalonЖелязны, Роджер / Ружья Авалона
Ружья Авалона
Желязны, Роджер
© 1972 by Roger Zelazny
© перевод М. Гилинский
The Guns of Avalon
Zelazny, Roger
© 1972 by Roger Zelazny
© 1974, 1975 by Universal Publishing and Distributing Corporation

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fuːlNounдурак; глупец; болванExamples

big / stupid / utter fool — полный / круглый дурак
doddering fool — старый дурак
poor fool — дурачок
silly fool — идиот
to make a fool of smb. — одурачить кого-л.
to play the fool — дурачиться
I was a fool to trust him. — С моей стороны было глупостью доверять ему.
He is fool enough to think she still loves him. — Ему хватает глупости думать, что она его всё ещё любит.

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1.
дурак
translation added by Xiaoqing He
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2.
Глупец, дурак или дурачить, обманывать.
translation added by Elnara Mir
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3.
глупец, дурак, посмешище
translation added by Irena O
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Collocations

April fool

человек, одураченный 1-го апреля

fool about

изменять жене

fool about

мужу

fool after

волочиться за кем-л

fool away

тратить зря

fool away

упускать

fool-tolerance

"защита от дурака"

fool-tolerance

устойчивость к неквалифицированному обслуживанию

fool-tolerance

устойчивость к неумелому обращению

make a fool of oneself

поставить себя в глупое положение

make a fool of oneself

свалять дурака

play smb. for a fool

выставлять кого-л. дураком

play smb. for a fool

дурачить кого-л

play the fool

паясничать

play the fool

фиглярничать

Word forms

fool

noun

	Singular	Plural
Common case	fool	fools
Possessive case	fool's	fools'

fool

verb

Basic forms
Past	fooled
Imperative	fool
Present Participle (Participle I)	fooling
Past Participle (Participle II)	fooled

Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I fool	we fool
you fool	you fool
he/she/it fools	they fool

Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am fooling	we are fooling
you are fooling	you are fooling
he/she/it is fooling	they are fooling

Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have fooled	we have fooled
you have fooled	you have fooled
he/she/it has fooled	they have fooled

Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been fooling	we have been fooling
you have been fooling	you have been fooling
he/she/it has been fooling	they have been fooling

Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I fooled	we fooled
you fooled	you fooled
he/she/it fooled	they fooled

Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was fooling	we were fooling
you were fooling	you were fooling
he/she/it was fooling	they were fooling

Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had fooled	we had fooled
you had fooled	you had fooled
he/she/it had fooled	they had fooled

Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been fooling	we had been fooling
you had been fooling	you had been fooling
he/she/it had been fooling	they had been fooling

Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will fool	we shall/will fool
you will fool	you will fool
he/she/it will fool	they will fool

Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be fooling	we shall/will be fooling
you will be fooling	you will be fooling
he/she/it will be fooling	they will be fooling

Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have fooled	we shall/will have fooled
you will have fooled	you will have fooled
he/she/it will have fooled	they will have fooled

Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been fooling	we shall/will have been fooling
you will have been fooling	you will have been fooling
he/she/it will have been fooling	they will have been fooling

Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would fool	we should/would fool
you would fool	you would fool
he/she/it would fool	they would fool

Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be fooling	we should/would be fooling
you would be fooling	you would be fooling
he/she/it would be fooling	they would be fooling

Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have fooled	we should/would have fooled
you would have fooled	you would have fooled
he/she/it would have fooled	they would have fooled

Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been fooling	we should/would have been fooling
you would have been fooling	you would have been fooling
he/she/it would have been fooling	they would have been fooling

Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am fooled	we are fooled
you are fooled	you are fooled
he/she/it is fooled	they are fooled

Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being fooled	we are being fooled
you are being fooled	you are being fooled
he/she/it is being fooled	they are being fooled

Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been fooled	we have been fooled
you have been fooled	you have been fooled
he/she/it has been fooled	they have been fooled

Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was fooled	we were fooled
you were fooled	you were fooled
he/she/it was fooled	they were fooled

Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being fooled	we were being fooled
you were being fooled	you were being fooled
he/she/it was being fooled	they were being fooled

Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been fooled	we had been fooled
you had been fooled	you had been fooled
he/she/it had been fooled	they had been fooled

Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be fooled	we shall/will be fooled
you will be fooled	you will be fooled
he/she/it will be fooled	they will be fooled

Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been fooled	we shall/will have been fooled
you will have been fooled	you will have been fooled
he/she/it will have been fooled	they will have been fooled

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fool

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fool

fool

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