foolish

foolish
adjective
1) (having no sense: He is a foolish young man.) tonto
2) (ridiculous: He looked very foolish.) ridículo
foolish adj tonto
foolish
tr['fʊːlɪʃ]
adjective
1 (silly) tonto,-a
he did something foolish hizo una tontería
2 (stupid) estúpido,-a; (unwise) imprudente
3 (ridiculous) ridículo,-a
foolish ['fu:lɪʃ] adj
1) stupid: insensato, estúpido
2) silly: idiota, tonto
foolish
adj.
alocado, -a adj.
atontado, -a adj.
atreguado, -a adj.
batueco, -a adj.
bobático, -a adj.
desatinado, -a adj.
disparatado, -a adj.
insensato, -a adj.
majadero, -a adj.
memo, -a adj.
mentecato, -a adj.
necio, -a adj.
ridículo, -a adj.
sandio, -a adj.
tontaina adj.
tonto, -a adj.
'fuːlɪʃ
adjective
a) (silly) <person/prank> tonto, idiota; <look/grin> de tonto or idiota

foolish remarks — tonterías fpl

to make somebody look foolish — dejar a alguien en ridículo

b) (unwise) <decision/plan> insensato, estúpido

I know it was foolish — ya sé que fue una estupidez

['fuːlɪʃ]
ADJ
1) (=unwise, foolhardy) [person] insensato; [mistake] estúpido, tonto; [decision] imprudente

he will be remembered as a foolish man — se le recordará como un insensato

don't be foolish — no seas tonto

I was foolish but I won't resign — hice una tontería pero no voy a dimitir

it would be foolish to believe him — sería una tontería or una estupidez creerle

don't do anything foolish — no hagas ninguna tontería or insensatez

it was foolish of him to do that — fue una tontería por su parte hacer eso

it would be foolish of him to resign — sería una tontería que dimitiese

to do something foolish — hacer una tontería or insensatez

what a foolish thing to do! — ¡hacer eso fue una tontería!

2) (=ridiculous, laughable) [person, question] estúpido, tonto

to feel foolish — sentirse ridículo, sentirse idiota

to look foolish — hacer el ridículo, quedar como un idiota *

to make sb look foolish — dejar a algn en ridículo

* * *
['fuːlɪʃ]
adjective
a) (silly) <person/prank> tonto, idiota; <look/grin> de tonto or idiota

foolish remarks — tonterías fpl

to make somebody look foolish — dejar a alguien en ridículo

b) (unwise) <decision/plan> insensato, estúpido

I know it was foolish — ya sé que fue una estupidez


English-spanish dictionary. 2013.

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