play the fool
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play the fool
verb plays the fool · playing the fool · played the fool
- To behave in a foolish or comical manner. Back in school again, Maxwell plays the fool again Teacher gets annoyed
- To pretend or feign ignorance. I play the fool when we're together But I cry when we're apart, yeah I couldn't do you no better Don't break what's left of my broken heart, baby
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verb behave in a foolish manner
| Español | hacer el canelo |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 광대 노릇을 하다 gwangdae noreus-eul hada |
| 日本語 | ばかを見させる baka o miraseru |
| 中文 | 出洋相 chūyángxiàng, 胡鬧 /胡闹 húnào, 幹蠢事 /干蠢事 gàn chǔnshì |
| Français | faire l'idiot, faire l'imbécile, faire l'andouille |
| Deutsch | den Narren spielen, herumalbern |
| Italiano | fare il buffone |
| Ελληνικά | μωραίνω moraíno |
| Русский | валя́ть дурака́ valjátʹ duraká, дура́читься duráčitʹsja |
| العربية | تَصَرَّفَ بِغَبَاء taṣarrafa bi-ḡabāʔ |
verb pretend ignorance
| Español | hacerse el sueco, hacerse el tonto, hacerse el longuis |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | とぼける tobokeru |
| 中文 | 裝傻 /装傻 zhuāngshǎ, 裝傻充愣 /装傻充愣 zhuāngshǎchōnglèng |
| Français | feindre l'ignorance, jouer au con |
| Italiano | fare il finto tonto |
| Русский | прики́дываться дурако́м prikídyvatʹsja durakóm |
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