Sentence examples of "tonto" in Spanish with translation "foolish"

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Tom no quiere parecer tonto. Tom doesn't want to look foolish.
Fui tan tonto que le creí. I was foolish enough to believe him.
Yo fui lo suficientemente tonto para creerle. I was foolish enough to believe it.
Fue tonto de tu parte aceptar su oferta. It was foolish of you to accept his offer.
¿Es él tan tonto como para creer algo así? Is he so foolish as to believe that?
Que tonto de mi no haber pensado en eso. It is foolish of me not to think of that.
La vida es como una caja de fósforos. Manejarla con cuidado es tonto, y no manejarla con cuidado es peligroso. Life is as a box of matches. Treating it cautiously is foolish, not treating it cautiously is dangerous.
El problema fundamental es que en el mundo moderno el tonto está completamente seguro de sí, mientras que el listo está lleno de dudas. The fundamental problem is that in the modern world the foolish are completely sure of themselves, while the smart are full of doubts.
No digas cosas tan tontas. Do not say such foolish things.
No me molestes con preguntas tontas. Don't bother me with such foolish questions.
Debes dejar de actuar de forma tan tonta. You must put an end to your foolish behavior.
¿Es ella tan tonta como para creer tal cosa? Is she so foolish as to believe that?
No hay gente tan tonta como para creer lo que él dice. No one is so foolish as to believe what he says.
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