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tonto meaning in English

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tonto noun

clod [clods](stupid person)
noun
[UK: klɒd] [US: ˈklɑːd]

nincompoop(foolish or silly person)
noun
[UK: ˈnɪŋk.əm.puːp] [US: ˈnɪŋk.əm.ˌpuːp]

tonto adjective

daft(foolish, silly, see also: foolish; silly)
adjective
[UK: dɑːft] [US: ˈdæft]
It's such a daft idea. = Es una idea tan tonta.

dim [dimmer, dimmest](not smart)
adjective
[UK: dɪm] [US: ˈdɪm]

dumb [dumber, dumbest](extremely stupid)
adjective
[UK: dʌm] [US: ˈdəm]
He is not dumb. = Él no es tonto.

foolish(lacking good sense or judgement; unwise)
adjective
[UK: ˈfuː.lɪʃ] [US: ˈfuː.ˌlɪʃ]
He is foolish. = Él es tonto.

goofy(silly)
adjective
[UK: ˈɡuː.fi] [US: ˈɡuː.fi]

shit-for-brains(Very stupid)
adjective

silly [sillier, silliest](foolish, showing a lack of good sense and wisdom)
adjective
[UK: ˈsɪ.li] [US: ˈsɪ.li]
John's silly. = John es tonto.

stupid [stupider, stupidest](lacking in intelligence)
adjective
[UK: ˈstjuː.pɪd] [US: ˈstuː.pəd]
He's not stupid. = No es tonto.

tonto noun
{m}

booby [boobies](stupid person)
noun
[UK: ˈbuː.bi] [US: ˈbuː.bi]

dumbass(stupid or foolish person)
noun

dumbbell [dumbbells](a stupid person)
noun
[UK: ˈdʌm.bel] [US: ˈdʌm.ˌbel]

dummy [dummies](a stupid person)
noun
[UK: ˈdʌ.mi] [US: ˈdʌ.mi]

fool [fools](person with poor judgement or little intelligence)
noun
[UK: fuːl] [US: ˈfuːl]
Don't be a fool. = No seas tonto.

tonto de capirote noun
{m}

dunce [dunces]noun
[UK: dʌns] [US: dʌns]

tonto del culo noun
{f}

mug [mugs]((colloquial) a person who is easily fooled)
noun
[UK: mʌɡ] [US: ˈməɡ]

tonto del pueblo noun
{m}

village idiot(person widely known in their community for their stupidity and ignorant behaviour)
noun
[UK: ˈvɪ.lɪdʒ ˈɪ.dɪət] [US: ˈvɪ.lɪdʒ ˈɪ.diət]

tonto útil noun
{m}

useful idiot(political sense)
noun
[UK: ˈjuː.sfəl ˈɪ.dɪət] [US: ˈjuː.sfəl ˈɪ.diət]

consuelo de tontos phrase

misery loves company(misery is easier when one is not the only one)
phrase

hacer tonto verb

play [played, playing, plays](manipulate or deceive someone)
verb
[UK: ˈpleɪ] [US: ˈpleɪ]

hacerse el tonto verb

whistle past the graveyard(to ignore a bad situation)
verb

más tonto que Abundio adjective

dumb as a bag of hammers(remarkably stupid)
adjective

dumb as a doornail(unquestionably dumb (stupid))
adjective

oro de los tontos noun
{m}

fool's gold(mineral or other substance often mistaken for gold)
noun
[UK: ˈfuːlz ɡəʊld] [US: ˈfuːlz ɡoʊld]

pavitonto noun

nincompoop(foolish or silly person)
noun
[UK: ˈnɪŋk.əm.puːp] [US: ˈnɪŋk.əm.ˌpuːp]

pavitonto adjective

vapid(lifeless, dull, or banal)
adjective
[UK: ˈvæ.pɪd] [US: ˈvæ.pəd]

salir más caro que un hijo tonto noun

pretty penny(considerable amount of money)
noun
[UK: ˈprɪ.ti ˈpe.ni] [US: ˈprɪ.ti ˈpe.ni]

tarea de tontos noun
{f}

fool's errand(foolish undertaking)
noun
[UK: ˈfuːlz ˈe.rənd] [US: ˈfuːlz ˈe.rənd]