Usage examples of "the motley fool" in English with translation to French

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You can't fool me with your honeyed words. Tu n'arriveras pas à me duper avec tes paroles mielleuses.
If you dress like that at your age, you'll make a fool of yourself. Si tu t'habilles comme ça à ton âge, tu vas te ridiculiser.
A fool always believes that it is the others who are fools. Un idiot croit toujours que ce sont les autres qui sont des idiots.
I don't like being made a fool of. Je n'aime pas qu'on se moque de moi.
He is no fool. Il n'est pas fou.
Don't make a fool of the poor. Ne te moque pas des pauvres.
Do you take me for a fool? Tu me prends pour un imbécile ?
I was a fool for marrying someone like her. J'étais un idiot d'avoir épousé quelqu'un comme elle.
He always makes a fool of others. Il se moque toujours des autres.
It will do you no harm to find yourself ridiculous. Resign yourself to be the fool you are. Cela ne vous fera pas de mal de vous trouver ridicule. Résignez-vous à être l'idiot que vous êtes.
And here I stand, with all my lore, poor fool, no wiser than before. Me voici pauvre fou maintenant et pas plus sage qu'auparavant.
Who does not love wine, women and song; remains a fool his whole life long. Qui n'aime point le vin, les femmes ni les chants, restera un sot toute sa vie durant.
If you act like a fool, you must be treated as such. Si tu agis comme un idiot, tu dois être traité comme tel.
Trying to teach a fool is like providing medical treatment for a dead man. Essayer d'instruire un fou est comme donner un traitement médical à un homme mort.
That is insane. Only a fool would believe that. C'est insensé. Seul un idiot croirait cela.
Bill is a regular fool. Bill est un vrai imbécile.
She called him a fool. Elle l'a traité d'idiot.
Don't try to fool me. N'essaie pas de m'arnaquer.
Are you trying to make a fool of me? Est-ce que tu veux me ridiculiser ?
He who loves not wine, woman and songs, remains a fool his whole life long. Celui qui n'aime pas les femmes, le vin et les chansons, reste un idiot, de sa vie tout le long.
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