Sentence examples of "fool" in English with translation "idiot"

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She called him a fool. Elle l'a traité d'idiot.
I'm such a fool. Je suis un tel idiot.
She is far from a fool. Elle est loin d'être idiote.
I was a fool for marrying someone like her. J'étais un idiot d'avoir épousé quelqu'un comme elle.
That is insane. Only a fool would believe that. C'est insensé. Seul un idiot croirait cela.
My father is, so to speak, a learned fool. Mon père est, pour ainsi dire, un idiot savant.
What kind of fool do you think I am? Vous me prenez pour un idiot ?
That's nonsense. Nobody but a fool would believe it. C'est insensé. Seul un idiot croirait cela.
Nancy looks a fool but she's really very clever. Nancy a l'air idiote mais elle est vraiment maligne.
What a fool I was to lend him the money. Quel idiot j'ai été de lui prêter l'argent.
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.
If you act like a fool, you must be treated as such. Si tu agis comme un idiot, tu dois être traité comme tel.
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.
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.
The young man who has not wept is a savage, and the old man who will not laugh is a fool. Le jeune homme qui n'a pas pleuré est un sauvage et le vieil homme qui ne rit pas est un idiot.
Young people nowadays are fools. Les jeunes aujourd'hui sont des idiots.
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.
We must learn to live together as brothers or perish together as fools. Nous devons apprendre à vivre ensemble comme des frères, sinon nous allons mourir tous ensemble comme des idiots.
We must learn to live together as brothers, or we will perish together as fools. Nous devons apprendre à vivre ensemble comme des frères, ou nous périrons ensemble comme des idiots.
Some old men, by continually praising the time of their youth, would almost persuade us that there were no fools in those days; but unluckily they are left themselves for examples. Quelques vieillards, en se vantant continuellement de leur jeunesse, nous persuaderaient presque qu'ils n'étaient pas des idiots à cette époque ; mais malheureusement ils se sont laissés eux-mêmes comme preuves.
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