morbo
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el morbo(
mohr
-
boh
)A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
a. morbid fascination
Leía con morbo los reportajes de los juicios por asesinato.He would read reports of murder trials with morbid fascination.
b. morbid curiosity
La revista publicó las fotos del cadáver para satisfacer el morbo de los lectores.The magazine published the pictures of the corpse to satisfy the readers' morbid curiosity.
2. (colloquial) (sexual attraction)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
Ese Felipe me da muchísimo morbo. - Pues, ¡pídele su número de teléfono!That Felipe is really hot. - So, ask for his number!
¡Vaya que esa chica tiene morbo!Wow, that chick really turns me on!
3. (medicine)
a. disease
El morbo acabó con innumerables vidas en el país.The disease was the cause of countless deaths in the country.
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