Usage examples of "fool" in English with translation to German

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What a fool I was! Was war ich nur für ein Narr!
Do you take me for a fool? Hältst du mich für einen Dummkopf?
He went so far as to call me a fool. Er ging soweit, mich einen Idioten zu nennen.
He went so far as to call her a fool. Er ging so weit, sie eine Närrin zu nennen.
He is anything but a fool. Er ist alles andere als ein Narr.
He is, so to speak, a learned fool. Er ist sozusagen ein gelehrter Dummkopf.
What a fool I was to lend him the money. Was war ich für ein Idiot, ihm Geld zu leihen.
They were making a fool of me. Sie hielten mich zum Narren.
I'm not the same fool I was fifteen years ago. Ich bin nicht der gleiche Dummkopf wie vor 15 Jahren.
Nothing is foolproof to a talented fool. Nichts ist narrensicher für einen talentierten Narren.
Don't make a fool of me. Halt mich nicht zum Narren.
I can teach you how to fool people. Ich kann dich lehren, wie man die Leute zum Narren hält.
A fool and his money are easily parted. Ein Narr und sein Geld sind leicht geteilt.
Are you trying to make a fool of me? Willst du mich zum Narren halten?
He must be a fool to do such a thing. Er muss ein Narr sein, so etwas zu machen.
Lord, I wonder what fool it was that first invented kissing. O Gott, ich frage mich, welcher Narr das Küssen erfunden haben mag.
A fool always believes that it is the others who are fools. Ein Narr glaubt immer, dass die anderen die Narren sind.
Who does not love wine, women and song; remains a fool his whole life long. Wer nicht liebt Wein, Weib, Gesang, der bleibt ein Narr sein Leben lang.
He who loves not wine, woman and songs, remains a fool his whole life long. Wer nicht liebt Wein, Weib und Gesang, der bleibt ein Narr sein Leben lang.
The young man who has not wept is a savage, and the old man who will not laugh is a fool. Der junge Mann, der nicht geweint hat, ist ein Wilder, und der alte Mann, der nicht lacht, ist ein Narr.
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