tonto

/ˈtonto/, [ˈt̪õn̪.t̪o]

fool, foolish


Examples
  • El silencio es la única respuesta para un tonto.

    Silence is the only answer to a fool.

  • Yo fui lo suficientemente tonto para creerle.

    I was foolish enough to believe it.

  • Mary siempre está haciendo el tonto.

    Mary is always acting foolishly.

  • Hizo algo muy tonto.

    He did a very foolish thing.

  • Tom no quiere parecer tonto.

    Tom doesn't want to look foolish.

  • Mi hermano siempre está comportándose como un tonto.

    My brother is always acting foolishly.

  • Él no es tan tonto como para poner en riesgo su propia vida.

    He isn't such a fool as to risk his life.

  • En realidad Tom no es tonto. Solo vago.

    Tom is definitely not stupid. He's just lazy.

  • Él es tonto.

    He is foolish.

  • Él fue tan tonto que le creyó.

    He was silly enough to believe her.

  • Soy tan tonto.

    I'm such a fool.

  • ¿Ya estamos, no? ¿Que el Luisma es tonto, no?

    Here we are, right? Luisma is stupid, isnt' he?

  • Realmente no eres tonto.

    You're really not stupid.

  • ¡Qué tonto soy al pensar que ella me ama!

    What a fool I am to think that she loves me!

  • Dile a Tom que deje de hacer el tonto.

    Tell Tom to stop fooling around.

  • Él es un tonto, sin duda.

    He is a fool, and no mistake.

  • Es mejor ser un tonto feliz que un sabio infeliz.

    Better to be a happy fool than an unhappy sage.

  • Es muy tonto.

    He's so stupid.

  • Sé que hacerlo fue tonto.

    I know it was a stupid thing to do.

  • Puedes llamarle tonto, pero no puedes llamarle cobarde.

    You may call him a fool, but you cannot call him a coward.


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