er albert

fools around, acts silly

→ albern
alber silly, foolish + t 3rd-person singular present
verb · 3rd-person singular informal, present tense Rare #46,915
fools around, acts silly Often used with herum or rum.
GE: Er albert mit seinen Freunden herum.
EN: He fools around with his friends.

Iwan albert doch nur herum.

Ivan is just fooling around.

— Anora (2024)

Ihr albert hier alle rum, als ob das ein großer Witz wäre.

You're all fooling around here as if this were a big joke.

— Der Maschinist (2004)

Tom albert nur herum.

Tom is just fooling around.

Er albert ständig in der Klasse herum.

He’s constantly fooling around in class.