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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

make a fool of en · VERB

Meanings

  1. (transitive) To cause (someone) to seem foolish.
    • I've made a prize fool of myself.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
made a fool of Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
made a fool of Tense=Past lexicographic
makes a fool of Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
make a fool out of alternative lexicographic
making a fool of Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic

Synonyms

make a monkey out of · make a monkey of

Translations (28)

sv göra till åtlöje (to cause (someone) to seem foolish) · is gera stólpagrín að (to cause (someone) to seem foolish) · pl robić idiotę (to cause (someone) to seem foolish) · cmn 出醜 /出丑 (to cause (someone) to seem foolish) · es hacer el ridículo (to cause (someone) to seem foolish) · es pelar (to cause (someone) to seem foolish) · it ridicolizzare (to cause (someone) to seem foolish) · ga ceap magaidh a dhéanamh de (to cause (someone) to seem foolish) · hi उल्लू बनाना (to cause (someone) to seem foolish) · es poner en ridículo (to cause (someone) to seem foolish) · it fare una figuraccia (to cause (someone) to seem foolish) · de lächerlich machen (to cause (someone) to seem foolish) · hu bolondot csinál (to cause (someone) to seem foolish) · la lūdificō (to cause (someone) to seem foolish) · es mandarse un numerito (to cause (someone) to seem foolish) · pl zrobić idiotę (to cause (someone) to seem foolish) · sv göra bort (to cause (someone) to seem foolish) · nan-hbl 創景 /创景 (to cause (someone) to seem foolish) · nan-hbl 落漆 (to cause (someone) to seem foolish) · es hacer el oso (to cause (someone) to seem foolish) · fr se ridiculiser (to cause (someone) to seem foolish) · nan-hbl 創治 /创治 (to cause (someone) to seem foolish) · nl belachelijk maken (to cause (someone) to seem foolish) · it esporsi al ridicolo (to cause (someone) to seem foolish) · tl magmukhang-tanga (to cause (someone) to seem foolish) · ro face de râs (to cause (someone) to seem foolish) · it mettersi in ridicolo (to cause (someone) to seem foolish) · ru де́лать идио́том (to cause (someone) to seem foolish)