Spanish | English |
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tonto noun | clod [clods](stupid person) nincompoop(foolish or silly person) |
tonto adjective | daft(foolish, silly, see also: foolish; silly) dim [dimmer, dimmest](not smart) dumb [dumber, dumbest](extremely stupid) foolish(lacking good sense or judgement; unwise) goofy(silly) shit-for-brains(Very stupid) silly [sillier, silliest](foolish, showing a lack of good sense and wisdom) stupid [stupider, stupidest](lacking in intelligence) |
tonto noun {m} | booby [boobies](stupid person) dumbass(stupid or foolish person) dumbbell [dumbbells](a stupid person) dummy [dummies](a stupid person) fool [fools](person with poor judgement or little intelligence) |
tonto de capirote noun {m} | dunce [dunces]noun |
tonto del culo noun {f} | mug [mugs]((colloquial) a person who is easily fooled) |
tonto del pueblo noun {m} | village idiot(person widely known in their community for their stupidity and ignorant behaviour) |
tonto útil noun {m} | useful idiot(political sense) |
consuelo de tontos phrase | misery loves company(misery is easier when one is not the only one) |
hacer tonto verb | play [played, playing, plays](manipulate or deceive someone) |
hacerse el tonto verb | whistle past the graveyard(to ignore a bad situation) |
más tonto que Abundio adjective | dumb as a bag of hammers(remarkably stupid) dumb as a doornail(unquestionably dumb (stupid)) |
oro de los tontos noun {m} | fool's gold(mineral or other substance often mistaken for gold) |
pavitonto noun | nincompoop(foolish or silly person) |
pavitonto adjective | vapid(lifeless, dull, or banal) |
salir más caro que un hijo tonto noun | pretty penny(considerable amount of money) |
tarea de tontos noun {f} | fool's errand(foolish undertaking) |