Check out the translation for "bobo" on SpanishDict!

Si no fuera tan bobo, Jules se daría cuenta de que esta es una situación peligrosa.If he weren't so naive, Jules would realize that this is a dangerous situation.

b. naïve

No seas tan bobo. ¡Los elefantes no pueden volar!Don't be so naïve. Elephants can't fly!

c. simple

Marco es un poco bobo; se cree cualquier cosa que le digan.Marco is a bit simple; he believes everything you tell him.

This means that the noun can be masculine or feminine, depending on the gender of person it refers to (e.g. el doctor, la doctora).

masculine or feminine noun

3. (stupid person)

a. fool

Solo un bobo creería una historia así.Only a fool would believe a story like that.

b. idiot

¿Por qué sales con Ken? Es un bobo.Why are you dating Ken? He's an idiot.

A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g. el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).

masculine noun

A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g. skinny, grandma).

(colloquial)

(anatomy) (River Plate)

a. heart

Tío Lalo anda con problemas del bobo.Uncle Lalo has heart problems.

b. ticker

A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g. skinny, grandma).

(colloquial)

El bobo se me empieza a acelerar cuando pienso en Mireya.My ticker starts beating faster when I think of Mireya.

bobo

An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g. the big dog).

adjective

1. (tonto)

a. stupid, daft

2. (ingenuo)

a. naive, simple

A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).

Noun

3. (tonto)

a. fool, idiot

4. (ingenuo)

a. simpleton

boboa boba

adjective

(tonto) silly; stupid; (ingenuo) simple; naïve

estar o andar bobo con algo to be crazy about sth

(tonto) idiot; fool; (Teat) clown; funny man

entre bobos anda el juego they're well matched; one's as bad as the other

a los bobos se les aparece la madre de Dios fortune favours fools

1 (Caribe) (reloj) watch

2 (S. Cone) (corazón) heart; ticker (familiar)

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Phrases with "bobo"

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ese bobo del móvil		that idiot on the phone
tan bobo		so silly

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