Fool

"Fool" in Russian

балбе́с

balbés

(person with poor judgement or little intelligence)

болва́н

bolván

(person with poor judgement or little intelligence)

глупе́ц

glupéc

(person with poor judgement or little intelligence)

деби́л

debíl

(person with poor judgement or little intelligence)

ду́ра

dúra

(person with poor judgement or little intelligence)

ду́рень

dúrenʹ

(person with poor judgement or little intelligence)

дура́к

durák

(person with poor judgement or little intelligence)

дура́к

durák

(stock character)

дурале́й

duraléj

(person with poor judgement or little intelligence)

дурачок

duračok

(person with poor judgement or little intelligence)

идио́т

idiót

(person with poor judgement or little intelligence)

идио́тка

idiótka

(person with poor judgement or little intelligence)

скоморо́х

skomoróx

(jester)

тупи́ца

tupíca

(person with poor judgement or little intelligence)

шут

šut

(jester)

дура́чить

duráčitʹ

(to trick; to make a fool of someone)

дура́читься

duráčitʹsja

(to play the fool, to act silly)

дури́ть

durítʹ

(to trick; to make a fool of someone)

надува́ть

naduvátʹ

(to trick; to make a fool of someone)

обдури́ть

obdurítʹ

(to trick; to make a fool of someone)

одура́чить

oduráčitʹ

(to trick; to make a fool of someone)

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.