Категории каталога

Мои статьи [17] Around America [16]
Way of living, holidays, major cities, education,fun games
English Grammar [8]
Tenses, Articles, Prepositions, etc.
Christmas [18]
Activities, stories, history of Christmas
Around Britain [14]
British People, British Way of Living, Cusoms, British Holidays
Wayside School [11]
Short Funny Stories about American Elementary School. Easy Language.
Russia [6]
English topics, Russian cities, Russian customs and traditions. Russian people.
Halloween [30]
Halloween worksheets for teachers Halloween riddles
READING [15]
Engaging lively passages, enjoyable reading instruction, complete answer key, prctice that encourages creativity and makes reading fun.
ENGLISH TOPICS [11]
Lots of topics about different themes. Useful for ESL teachers and students.
Valentine's Day [6]
Cool free stuff for Valentine's Day, poems, stories, celebrations and traditions of England and America.
English Crosswords [5]
Кроссворды для учителей и учениковю English Crosswords
32 Third Graders and One Class Bunn [4]
A book about taecher and his class

Форма входа

Друзья сайта





Четверг, 2024-11-28, 11:19 AM
Приветствую Вас Гость | RSS
English For Help
Главная | Регистрация | Вход
Articles and Topics for Students and Teachers


Главная » Статьи » Around America

April Fool's Dictionary

April Fool: One who is tricked by others into believing or doing something on the first day of April.

Fool: One who is regarded as deficient in judgment, sense or understanding.

One who acts unwisely on a given occasion.
One who has been tricked or made to appear ridiculous; a dupe.
Informal: A person with a talent or an enthusiasm for a certain activity: a
dancing fool; a fool for skiing.
A member of a royal or noble household who provided entertainment, as with jokes or antics; a jester.
A dessert made of stewed or purйed fruit mixed with cream or custard and
served cold.
Archaic: A mentally deficient person; an idiot.

Fool's Cap: A cap with bells attached worn by jesters.

Fool's Errand: A silly, profitless task.

Fool's Gold: Gold colored iron or copper pyrites, often mistaken for gold.

Fool's Paradise: A make-believe place of vanity and nonsense.

Fool's Parsley: An annual plant that resembles parsley, but nauseous and poisonous.

Playing the Fool: To act like the idiot or foolishly.

Tomfoolery: The act of foolishness or silliness.

Trompe l'oeil: An artistic term meaning "fool the eye". A painting that simulates 3-dimensions or marble is Trompe l'oeil. There are incredible examples in the Vatican.

Категория: Around America | Добавил: Englishforhelp (2006-03-08)
Просмотров: 1154 | Комментарии: 1 | Рейтинг: 0.0/0 |

Всего комментариев: 0
Имя *:
Email *:
Код *:

Copyright MyCorp © 2024