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"Apenado" is a form of "apenado", an adjective which is often translated as "sorry". "Bobo" is an adjective which is often translated as "silly". Learn more about the difference between "apenado" and "bobo" below.
apenado(
ah
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peh
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nah
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doh
)An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
1. (saddened)
2. (abashed) (Latin America)
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
a. ashamed
No me extraña que Andrés se sienta apenado por su terrible comportamiento anoche.It's no wonder that Andres feels ashamed after his terrible behavior last night.
b. embarrassed
Lilia estaba apenada porque olvidó invitarnos a su fiesta.Lilia was embarrassed because she forgot to invite us to her party.
bobo, el bobo, la boba(
boh
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boh
)An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
1. (foolish)
b. dumb (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
¡Qué chico tan bobo! Nunca aprenderá su lección.That boy's so dumb! He'll never learn his lesson.
2. (innocent)
This means that the noun can be masculine or feminine, depending on the gender of the noun it refers to (e.g., el doctor, la doctora).
A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
4. (colloquial) (anatomy) (River Plate)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
b. ticker (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
El bobo se me empieza a acelerar cuando pienso en Mireya.My ticker starts beating faster when I think of Mireya.
