boo

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈbuː/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/bu/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(bo̅o̅; also Slang bō)

Inflections of 'boo' (n): npl: boos
Inflections of 'boo' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
boos
v 3rd person singular
booing
v pres p
booed
v past
booed
v past p
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
boo n often plural (disapproving sound)abucheo nm
  rechifla nf
 The comedian's crass joke was met with boos from the audience.
 El chiste grosero del cómico fue recibido por el auditorio con abucheos.
 El chiste grosero del cómico fue recibido por el auditorio con rechiflas.
boo vi (jeer, express disapproval)abuchear vtr
  rechiflarse v prnl
 The crowd booed at the pitcher's outburst of anger.
 La multitud abucheó el estallido de ira del lanzador.
 La multitud se rechifló el estallido de ira del lanzador.
boo [sb] vtr (jeer at)abuchear a vtr + prep
 The audience booed the comedian until he left the stage.
 La multitud abucheó al comediante hasta que se fue del escenario.
boo [sth] vtr (jeer at)abuchear vtr
 The crowd booed his comments.
 La multitud abucheó sus comentarios.
boo interj (sound made to jeer) (coloquial)bu interj
 When the crowd heard the terrible comedian they began to shout, "boo."
Boo! interj (sound made to scare)bu interj
 The little boy crept up behind the cat and shouted, "Boo!"
 El niñito se acercó al gato sin hacer ruido y gritó: "¡Bu!".
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Additional Translations
InglésEspañol
boo n US, informal (boyfriend, girlfriend) (informal)amorcito n común
  novio, novia nm, nf
 I'm getting takeout tonight with my boo.
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Locuciones verbales
InglésEspañol
boo [sb] off vtr phrasal sep (performer: jeer from stage)abuchear a vtr + prep
 The audience booed him off for telling a joke in bad taste.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
boo [sb] off the stage v expr (performer: jeer from stage)abuchear a vtr + prep
 The audience booed the band off the stage.
boo-boo,
boo boo
n
US, informal (bruise or graze)rasponcito nm
  (AmL, coloquial)cortadita nf
  (ES)pupa nf
  rasguño nm
boo-boo,
boo boo
n
informal (mistake)metida de pata loc nom f
  metedura de pata loc nom f
  (MX, coloquial)regada nf
  (coloquial)burrada nf
boohoo,
boo-hoo
vi
informal (cry, weep)llorar vi
  (AmC, CO, MX: coloquial)chillar vi
boohoo,
boo-hoo
interj
informal (used to indicate weeping or crying)bujú interj
  buah interj
booyah,
boo-yah,
booya
interj
(expressing exuberance)¡buá! expr
tickety-boo adj UK, informal, dated (fine) (coloquial)súper adj
  (AR, coloquial)joya adj
  bien adj
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'boo' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
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Collocations: [shouted, yelled] boo (at me), jumped out and [shouted] boo, [shouted] boo to [scare, frighten] him, more...

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