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дура́к — meaning in English

durak

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English meaning

  • blockhead noun A stupid, slow-witted person.
  • chump noun A foolish or gullible person; someone easily fooled or taken advantage of.
  • clod noun A lump of earth, clay, or turf.
  • dingleberry noun Vaccinium erythrocarpum, the southern mountain cranberry.
  • doodle verb To draw or scribble absent-mindedly, usually while thinking about something else.
  • dummy noun A model or replica of a person or object, used as a stand-in.
  • fool noun A person who acts or thinks without good sense or judgment.
  • git noun (British, informal) A stupid, annoying, or contemptible person.
  • goof noun A mistake or blunder.
  • idiot noun A foolish or stupid person, or someone who makes a very poor decision.
  • imbecile noun An insulting term for a stupid or foolish person.
  • pillock noun British informal term for a stupid or annoying person.
  • sot noun An old-fashioned word for a habitual drunkard.
  • stupid adj Lacking intelligence or common sense.
  • twerp noun A foolish, annoying, or insignificant person.

Senses

дура́к is used for these senses in English:

  • blockhead (colloquial) A stupid person.
  • chump (colloquial, pejorative) An incompetent person, a blockhead; a loser.
  • clod A stupid person; a dolt.
  • dingleberry (slang, derogatory) A stupid or foolish person.
  • doodle (obsolete) A fool, a simpleton, a mindless person.
  • dummy A figure of a person or animal used by a ventriloquist; a puppet.
  • fool (literature) 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.
  • git (Britain, Ireland, slang, pejorative) A silly, incompetent, stupid, or annoying person (usually a man).

chump — full definition

  1. noun A foolish or gullible person; someone easily fooled or taken advantage of.
  2. noun The thick, blunt end of something, such as a piece of wood or a cut of meat.
  3. verb To cheat or take advantage of someone.

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