sobado

SUGGESTION
USAGE NOTE
This word may also be spelled "sobao" in the sense shown in 4).
sobado, el sobado(
soh
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bah
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An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
adjective
a. worn
El cuello de tu camisa azul ya está muy sobado.The collar of your blue shirt is too worn.
b. shabby
Por favor, ponte unos pantalones nuevos en vez de esos tan sobados.Please wear a new pair of pants instead of those shabby ones.
c. dog-eared (book, magazine)
Cuando Martín me regresó mi libro, estaba sobado y subrayado.When Martin gave me my book, it was dog-eared and highlighted.
d. well-thumbed (book, magazine)
Su ejemplar del "Hobbit" está sobado.Her copy of "The Hobbit" is well-thumbed.
a. well-worn
Esa historia ya está sobada. ¡Cuéntanos otra!That story is already well-worn. Tell us another one!
b. hackneyed
A mí ya no me dan risa esos chistes tan sobados.I don't think those hackneyed jokes are funny anymore.
3. (wild)
Regionalism used in Central America: Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama
(Central America)
a. crazy
Tu papá está sobado o ¿qué le pasa?Is your dad crazy, or what's wrong with him?
A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
masculine noun
4. (culinary)
Regionalism used in Spain
(Spain)
a. sponge cake
Quiero un trozo de ese sobado y un vaso de leche.I want a piece of that sponge cake and a glass of milk.
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