he spends his time fooling about or around with his friends — er verschwendet seine ganze Zeit mit seinen Freunden
to fool about or around with sth — mit etw Blödsinn machen
(sexually)
he's fooling around with my wife — er treibt seine Spielchen mit meiner Fraushe was fooling around — sie hat sich mit anderen eingelassen
English-german dictionary. 2013.
fool — Ⅰ. fool [1] ► NOUN 1) a person who acts unwisely. 2) historical a jester or clown. ► VERB 1) trick or deceive. 2) (fool about/around) act in a joking or frivolous way. 3) … English terms dictionary
fool — [[t]fu͟ːl[/t]] ♦♦♦ fools, fooling, fooled 1) N COUNT (disapproval) If you call someone a fool, you are indicating that you think they are not at all sensible and show a lack of good judgement. You fool! she shouted... He d been a fool to get… … English dictionary
fool — fool1 noun 1》 a person who acts unwisely. ↘archaic a person who is duped or imposed on. 2》 historical a jester or clown, especially one retained in a royal or noble household. verb 1》 trick, deceive, or dupe. 2》 (usu. fool about/around) act… … English new terms dictionary
around — adv. & prep. adv. 1 on every side; all round; round about. 2 in various places; here and there; at random (fool around; shop around). 3 colloq. a in existence; available (has been around for weeks). b near at hand (it s good to have you around).… … Useful english dictionary
horse around — verb indulge in horseplay Enough horsing around let s get back to work! The bored children were fooling about • Syn: ↑arse around, ↑fool around, ↑fool • Derivationally related forms: ↑fool ( … Useful english dictionary
mess around — (in BRIT, also use mess about) 1) PHRASAL VERB If you mess around or mess about, you spend time doing things without any particular purpose or without achieving anything. [V P] We were just messing around playing with paint... [V P] Stop messing… … English dictionary
horse around/about — (informal) FOOL AROUND/ABOUT, play the fool, act the clown, clown about/around, monkey about/around; informal mess about/around, lark about/around; Brit. informal muck about/around; dated play the giddy goat. → horse … Useful english dictionary
play around — verb 1. commit adultery (Freq. 1) he plays around a lot • Syn: ↑fool around • Hypernyms: ↑cheat on, ↑cheat, ↑cuckold, ↑betray, ↑wande … Useful english dictionary
lark around — or lark about PHRASAL VERB If you lark around or lark about, you behave in a playful, childish, and silly way, often in order to make people laugh. [BRIT, INFORMAL] [V P] The other actors complained about me larking about when they were trying to … English dictionary
muck about/around — (Brit. informal) 1 he was mucking about with his mates: FOOL ABOUT/AROUND, play about/around, clown about/around, footle about/around; informal mess about/around, horse about/around, lark (about/around). 2 someone s been mucking about with the… … Useful english dictionary
monkey about/around — FOOL ABOUT/AROUND, play about/around, clown about/around, footle about/around; informal mess about/around, horse about/around, lark (about/around); Brit. informal muck about/around. → monkey … Useful english dictionary
