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Olivier Sarkozy

Meaning of "fool's errand" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF FOOL'S ERRAND

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FOOL'S ERRAND

noun
adjective
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adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Fool's errand is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES FOOL'S ERRAND MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of fool's errand in the English dictionary

The definition of fool's errand in the dictionary is a fruitless undertaking.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FOOL'S ERRAND

fool
fool along
fool´s cap
fool´s gold
fool´s mate
fool´s paradise
fool´s-parsley
foolbegged
fooleries
foolery
foolfish
foolhardier
foolhardiest
foolhardily
foolhardiness
foolhardy
fooling about
foolish
foolishly
foolishness

WORDS THAT END LIKE FOOL'S ERRAND

brand
Clermont-Ferrand
concert grand
doctorand
errand
firebrand
grand
Hildebrand
home brand
integrand
Krugerrand
Mitterrand
own brand
own-brand
rand
rebrand
strand
tarand
the Strand
Witwatersrand

Synonyms and antonyms of fool's errand in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «fool's errand» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FOOL'S ERRAND

Find out the translation of fool's errand to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of fool's errand from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «fool's errand» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

傻瓜的差事
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Infructuosa
570 millions of speakers

English

fool´s errand
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

मूर्ख काम
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مأمورية كذبة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

поручение дурака
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

incumbência de tolo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বোকা বোকা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

La course de fou
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tugas yang bodoh
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Narrenbotengang
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

無駄足
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

바보의 심부름
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Wong tuwa
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

làm công việc của kẻ ngốc
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

முட்டாள்தனமானது
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मूर्ख गोष्टी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Aptalın işi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

commissione di fool
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

głupca posyłki
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

доручення дурня
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

comision prost
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

θέλημα ηλιθίων
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

dwaas se saak
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

dåres ärende
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

tosk ærend
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of fool's errand

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FOOL'S ERRAND»

The term «fool's errand» is regularly used and occupies the 83.093 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FOOL'S ERRAND» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about fool's errand

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2 QUOTES WITH «FOOL'S ERRAND»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word fool's errand.
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Mike Pompeo
For folks in Washington to believe that they are smart enough to pick the next energy technology is, in my judgment, the height of arrogance. For me or any of my peers to pick energy-technology X as the solution to solving America's energy problems is just a fool's errand.
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Olivier Sarkozy
Solving a problem created by debt... by creating more debt is a fool's errand.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FOOL'S ERRAND»

Discover the use of fool's errand in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to fool's errand and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Fool's Errand: The Tawny Man Trilogy
. . Despite some truly wrenching twists, there is a welcome sense of new beginnings.”—Locus From the Paperback edition.
Robin Hobb, 2002
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A Fool's Errand and an Invisible Empire
This Elibron Classics book is a facsimile reprint of a 1880 edition by Fords, Howard, & Hulbert, New York.
Albion Winegar Tourgée, Edward T. Gross, Theodore L. Gross, 1990
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Slocum 394: Slocum and the Fool's Errand
Jack Halsey wants Slocum's help tracking the pack of wolves who robbed him of some of his fingers-and something far more valuable. But as Jack's story keeps changing, Slocum must uncover what the man is really hiding.
Jake Logan, 2011
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Fool's Errand
Reminiscent of Armistead Maupin's 'Tales of the City', Louis Bayard's debut novel is a sparkling romantic comedy, where plots take hairpin bends, disorder reigns and love triumphs - though in an unexpected way.
Louis Bayard, 1999
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The Tawny Man Trilogy 3-Book Bundle: Fool's Errand, Golden ...
For the first time, this convenient eBook bundle brings together all three of the Tawny Man novels: FOOL’S ERRAND GOLDEN FOOL FOOL’S FATE For fifteen years Fitz has lived in self-imposed exile, assumed to be dead by almost all who once ...
Robin Hobb, 2014
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FOOL'S ERRAND: BOOK 2 OF THE GYPSY KING TRILOGY
In the final moments of The Gypsy King, a truth was revealed to Persephone and Azriel—one that could change everything forever.
Maureen Fergus, 2013
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A Fool's Errand, by One of the Fools: The Famous Romance of ...
This Elibron Classics title is a reprint of the original edition published by Fords, Howard, & Hulbert in New York, 1880.
Albion Tourgee, 1999
8
A Fool's Errand
Dermot Healy's fourth collection presents itself as a book-length poem that charts the annual migrations of thousands of barnacle geese between their breeding grounds in Greenland and their winter quarters on an island beside his home
Dermot Healy, 2010
9
Fool's Errands: America's Recent Encounters with Nation Building
... strategically unimportant; that is, nation building totally unattached from national self-interest is not sustainable if there are casualties. A second lesson is that nation building is a fool's errand if the country in question is not "ripe" for the effort.
Gary Dempsey, Roger W. Fontaine, 2001
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The Complete Tawny Man Trilogy: Fool’s Errand, The Golden ...
The complete Tawny Man Trilogy by international bestselling author Robin Hobb. ‘In today’s crowded fantasy market Robin Hobb’s books are like diamonds in a sea of zircons’ George R. R. Martin
Robin Hobb, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FOOL'S ERRAND»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term fool's errand is used in the context of the following news items.
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The consequences of short attention spans | TribLIVE
If you argued that Obama's hope of negotiating a peaceful outcome with Iran might be a fool's errand — that Iran has a long history of flouting ... «Tribune-Review, Jul 15»
2
Srebrenica 20 years on: Let us not forget | International Committee …
... painstakingly gathering thousands of witness testimonies and collecting genetic information from families can be dismissed as a fool's errand ... «ICRC, Jul 15»
3
Deep League Thoughts: Jefry Marte, the light half of the platoon …
Coming out of the break, pitching rotations are so up in the air that projecting who the Tigers might face when is a fool's errand. But there will be ... «FakeTeams, Jul 15»
4
Fantasy Baseball - Week 14 Fantasy Closer Stock Watch …
... among those four, only Zach McAllister has won fewer than two games; wins are so inconsistent for relievers, chasing them is a fool's errand. «CBSSports.com, Jul 15»
5
How big is Anonymous? Researcher attempts to quantify hacktivist …
... group don't apply to Anonymous and similarly trying to accurately quantify the size of this global movement has been seen as a fool's errand. «International Business Times UK, Jul 15»
6
Hey, hey, they're the Minions ... | News | Palo Alto Online |
... (spun off from the mega-popular "Despicable Me" films) don't so much go on an adventure, in their own solo movie, as run a fool's errand. «Palo Alto Online, Jul 15»
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"22. Westward Bound" - Fallout 3 | Crafting A Narrative Experience …
“A place called Girdershade, though I don't know where it lies.” At this, the yet-unseen man laughed. “Some fool's errand you on, boy. Ain't no ... «Only Single Player, Jul 15»
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18 Sneaky Ways to Build Brand Awareness - Business 2 Community
With the number of social networks constantly increasing, trying to be forever active on all of them is a fool's errand. If your business is best ... «Business 2 Community, Jul 15»
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Foolishly predicting the 2020 MLB All-Star teams five years in …
What follows is a fool's errand. Since we recently learned the American League and National League All-Star Game rosters for 2015, let's peer ... «CBSSports.com, Jul 15»
10
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Tesla …
As it turns out, my human strategy wasn't ideal, either: Filling up all the way at every stop is a fool's errand. Superchargers very quickly fill a ... «Car and Driver, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Fool's errand [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/fools-errand>. Apr 2024 ».
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