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fool

Main Entry: ¹fool

Function: intransitive verb

Language: English

1 joke : bromear, hacer el tonto
2 toy : jugar, juguetear <don't fool with the computer : no juegues con la computadora>
3 to fool around : perder el tiempo <he fools around instead of working : pierde el tiempo en vez de trabajar>

transitive verb

deceive : engañar, burlar

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