Sentence examples of "foolish" in English with translation "dumm"

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He was foolish enough to believe it. Er war dumm genug, es zu glauben.
How foolish I was not to discover that simple lie! Wie dumm ich war, diese einfache Lüge nicht zu entdecken!
It was foolish for him to turn down her offer. Es war dumm von ihm, ihr Angebot abzulehnen.
It is foolish of you to believe such a thing. Es ist dumm von dir, so etwas zu glauben.
It's foolish for you to swim when it's this cold. Es ist dumm von dir zu schwimmen, wenn es so kalt ist.
If you do such a foolish thing, people will laugh at you. Wenn du soetwas dummes machst wird man dich auslachen.
It would be foolish, not to say mad, to do such a thing. Es wäre dumm, um nicht zu sagen verrückt, so etwas zu machen.
The wise man provides for the future, the foolish man ends up with nothing. Der Kluge baut vor, der Dumme hat das Nachsehen.
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