We retired to the parlour, where she repeated to me the strongest assurances of her love. I thought I was a made man. Alas! I was only an April fool! (W. Thackeray quoted in EI) — Мы уединились в гостиной, и она поклялась мне в любви. Я чувствовал себя на седьмом небе. Увы! Надо мной просто подшутили!
Большой англо-русский фразеологический словарь. - М.: «Русский язык-Медиа».. 2006.
April Fool's Day Blizzard — snowfall accumulation map. Storm type: Nor easter Formed: March 30, 1997 Dissipated … Wikipedia
April Fool's Day (disambiguation) — April Fools Day is a day celebrated on April 1, on which practical jokes are played.April Fool s Day may also refer to:* April Fool s Day (novel), by Bryce Courtnay * April Fool s Day (film), a 1986 horror film directed by Fred Walton ** April… … Wikipedia
April Fool — can refer to: *April Fools Day, a notable day celebrated in many countries on April 1 **April Fool s Day (disambiguation) for other uses *April Fool (spy), the codename for a double agent who allegedly played a role in the downfall of Saddam… … Wikipedia
April fool — Fool Fool, n. [OE. fol, n. & adj., F. fol, fou, foolish, mad; a fool, prob. fr. L. follis a bellows, wind bag, an inflated ball; perh. akin to E. bellows. Cf. {Folly}, {Follicle}.] 1. One destitute of reason, or of the common powers of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
April Fool's Day — April Fools Day or April Fool s Day, April 1, a day observed by fooling people with tricks and jokes; All Fools Day. * * * ↑April Fools Day * * * April Fool’s Day [April Fools Day] (also April Fools’ Day … Useful english dictionary
April fool — (n.) 1680s; April gowk (from O.N. gaukr a cuckoo ) is a northern variant. April Fool s Day customs of sending people on false errands seem to have come to England from France late 17c.; originally All Fool s Day (1712). In Cumberland, Westmorland … Etymology dictionary
April Fool (spy) — April Fool is the codename for the spy and double agent who allegedly played a key role in the downfall of the Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein.According to General Tommy Franks, the commander of the U.S. military in the 2003 Iraq war, April Fool ,… … Wikipedia
April Fool — April Fools N COUNT An April Fool is a trick that is played on April Fool s Day … English dictionary
April fool — April A pril, n. [L. Aprilis. OE. also Averil, F. Avril, fr. L. Aprilis.] 1. The fourth month of the year. [1913 Webster] 2. Fig.: With reference to April being the month in which vegetation begins to put forth, the variableness of its weather,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
April fool — noun count a trick that you play on someone on April Fools Day a. someone who is tricked on April Fools Day … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
April fool — n someone who is tricked on April Fools Day, or the trick that is played on them … Dictionary of contemporary English
