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le bobo
A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., l’homme, le soleil).
1. (colloquial) (baby talk for "minor injury")
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. boo-boo (colloquial) (Canada) (United States)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Canada.
Regionalism used in the United States.
Guillaume est tombé et s'est fait un bobo au genou.Guillaume fell down and got a boo-boo on his knee.
b. owie (colloquial) (Canada) (United States)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Canada.
Regionalism used in the United States.
Maman, j’ai un bobo au doigt !Mommy, I have an owie on my finger!
A masculine or feminine noun is a noun can be masculine or feminine depending on the gender of the person or animal it refers to (e.g., le footballeur, la footballeuse).
2. (colloquial) (in place of "bourgeois bohemian")
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. bobo (colloquial) (old-fashioned)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
A word or phrase that is seldom used in contemporary language and is recognized as being from another time (e.g., cat, groovy).
Camille et Maxime sont de vrais bobos. Leur voiture de luxe arbore un autocollant « Protégeons l'environnement ».Camille and Maxime are real bobos. Their luxury car has a "Protect the Environment" sticker on it.
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., grand, petit).
3. (invariable) (in place of "bourgeois bohemian")
A word or phrase that doesn't change according to the number or gender of the thing it describes (e.g., les chiens marron).
a. boho-chic (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Nous habitons un quartier bobo situé au cœur d'une ville plutôt conservatrice.We live in a boho-chic neighborhood located in the heart of a rather conservative city.
b. bobo (colloquial) (old-fashioned)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
A word or phrase that is seldom used in contemporary language and is recognized as being from another time (e.g., cat, groovy).
Je n'arrive pas à croire que Camille se soit inscrite dans ce club de sport bobo.I can't believe that Camille joined that bobo athletic club.
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