fool in Italian
fool in Italian is stolto, cretino, idiota — fool means a person who acts or thinks without good sense or judgment.
fool in Italian
stolto
(pejorative) A person with poor judgment or little intelligence.
cretino
(pejorative) A person with poor judgment or little intelligence.
idiota
(pejorative) A person with poor judgment or little intelligence.
buffone
(pejorative) A person with poor judgment or little intelligence.
scemo
(pejorative) A person with poor judgment or little intelligence.
stupido
(pejorative) A person with poor judgment or little intelligence.
buffone
(historical) A jester; a person whose role was to entertain a sovereign and the court (or lower personages).
giullare
(historical) A jester; a person whose role was to entertain a sovereign and the court (or lower personages).
buffone di corte
(historical) A jester; a person whose role was to entertain a sovereign and the court (or lower personages).
pagliaccio
(historical) A jester; a person whose role was to entertain a sovereign and the court (or lower personages).
matto
(tarot, often, capitalized, _, Fool) A particular card in a tarot deck, representing a jester.
folle
(tarot, often, capitalized, _, Fool) A particular card in a tarot deck, representing a jester.
dare a bere
(archaic) To make a fool of; to make act the fool.
fare lo sciocco
(archaic) To make a fool of; to make act the fool.
farsi beffe di
(archaic) To make a fool of; to make act the fool.
ingannare
(archaic) To make a fool of; to make act the fool.
scherzare
(archaic) To make a fool of; to make act the fool.
What does "fool" mean?
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noun A person who acts or thinks without good sense or judgment.
"Only a fool would invest his life savings without doing any research."
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noun Historically, a jester employed to entertain a royal court.
"The king's fool was the only one allowed to mock him openly."
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verb To trick or deceive someone.
"The scammer fooled dozens of people out of their savings."
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noun A British dessert made of pureed fruit folded into cream or custard.
"We had gooseberry fool for pudding."
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fool in a sentence
- Only a fool would invest his life savings without doing any research.
- Don't be a fool — read the contract before you sign it.
- The king's fool was the only one allowed to mock him openly.
- In the play, the fool wore bells on his hat and juggled for the queen.
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What is "fool" in Italian?
"fool" in Italian is stolto, cretino, idiota. fool means: A person who acts or thinks without good sense or judgment.
How do you use "fool" in a sentence?
Example: "Only a fool would invest his life savings without doing any research." In Italian, "fool" is stolto, cretino, idiota.
Are there other ways to say "fool" in Italian?
Yes — Italian has 16 translations listed for "fool": stolto, cretino, idiota, buffone, scemo, stupido.
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