Meaning

2 senses
  1. Of a device: protected against, or designed to be proof against, misuse or error.

    narrensicher, idiotensicher

  2. Of an idea or plan: certain to succeed in all eventualities, or claimed to be so; infallible.

More definitions
  • not liable to failure

Examples

8 sentences
  1. Our plan is foolproof.

    deUnser Plan ist idiotensicher.

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  2. The system is hardly foolproof.

    deDas System ist nicht besonders narrensicher.

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  3. Our plan was totally foolproof.

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  4. Nothing is foolproof to a talented fool.

    deNichts ist narrensicher für einen talentierten Narren.

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  5. They designed their plan to be foolproof.

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Translations

4 languages
Deutsch
By meaning 1
(device) fail-safe:

Forms

more foolproof, most foolproof
Comparativemore foolproof Lesson
Superlativemost foolproof Lesson

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

5 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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