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простофиля — meaning in English

prostofilya

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English meaning

  • bungler noun Someone who makes mistakes because of incompetence.
  • duffer noun An unskilled, clumsy, or incompetent person, especially at a sport.
  • dupe verb To trick or deceive someone, usually to gain something from them.
  • klutz noun A clumsy or awkward person.
  • Patsy noun A person who is easily blamed, deceived, or taken advantage of by others.
  • pushover noun Someone who is easily persuaded, taken advantage of, or pushed around.
  • rube noun (informal, often derogatory) An unsophisticated or naive person, especially someone from the countryside.
  • sap noun The watery fluid that circulates through a plant, carrying nutrients.
  • simpleton noun A person who lacks common sense or shows poor judgement; a foolish person.
  • sucker noun A person who is easily fooled or persuaded.
  • twerp noun A foolish, annoying, or insignificant person.

Senses

простофиля is used for these senses in English:

  • bungler Someone who makes mistakes because of incompetence.
  • duffer (informal) An incompetent, indolent, or clumsy person.
  • dupe A person who has been deceived.
  • fall guy (informal, sometimes, derogatory) One who is gullible and easily duped.
  • klutz (US, pejorative) A clumsy or stupid person.
  • patsy (informal, derogatory) A person who is taken advantage of, especially by being cheated or blamed for something.
  • pushover Someone who is easily swayed or influenced to change their mind or comply.
  • rube (pejorative) An uninformed, unsophisticated, or unintelligent person.

duffer — full definition

  1. noun An unskilled, clumsy, or incompetent person, especially at a sport.
  2. noun (dated) A peddler who sells cheap, shoddy, or fake goods.

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