tonto

/ˈtonto/, [ˈt̪õn̪.t̪o]

fool, foolish


Examples
  • Pobre tonto. Él no puede decir cuando está siendo aprovechado.

    Poor sap. He can't tell when he's being taken advantage of.

  • Sabía que Tom diría algo tonto.

    I knew Tom would say something stupid.

  • ¡Que tonto eres! ¡Te tengo que explicar todo!

    You suck dude! I have to tell you everything!

  • No es tonto.

    He is not stupid.

  • La vida es como una caja de fósforos. Manejarla con cuidado es tonto, y no manejarla con cuidado es peligroso.

    Life is as a box of matches. Treating it cautiously is foolish, not treating it cautiously is dangerous.

  • Él es un verdadero tonto.

    He is a real fool.

  • No me gusta que me hagan quedar como un tonto.

    I don't like being made a fool of.

  • No seas tonto.

    Don't be a fool.

  • De cualquier forma, ¿qué clase de tonto proyecto es?

    What sort of stupid project is this anyway?

  • No hagas el tonto.

    Don't play dumb!

  • Fue tan tonto como para creerse lo que ella decía.

    He was foolish enough to believe what she said.

  • Tom no es tan tonto como parece.

    Tom isn't as stupid as he looks.

  • Solo la palabra "tonto" puede ser un sinónimo perfecto de la palabra "racista".

    Only the word "dumb" can be a perfect synonym to the word "racist."

  • Sé que suena tonto.

    I know it sounds silly.

  • El problema fundamental es que en el mundo moderno el tonto está completamente seguro de sí, mientras que el listo está lleno de dudas.

    The fundamental problem is that in the modern world the foolish are completely sure of themselves, while the smart are full of doubts.

  • Todo aquello que es demasiado tonto para ser dicho, se canta.

    Anything that is too stupid to be spoken is sung.

  • No vengas al colegio a hacer el tonto.

    Don't come to school to lark around.

  • ¡Tonto!

    Idiot!

  • ¡No seas tonto!

    Don't be ridiculous!

  • ¡No seas tonto, no se puede conducir sin volante!

    Don't be silly, you can't drive without a wheel!


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