English–French

“boo-boo” in French

French

Pronunciation

IPA/bobo/

Example

Il a un bobo au genou.

He has a boo-boo on his knee.

Illustration for bobo (boo-boo)

How to say “boo-boo” in French

“Boo-boo” in French is bobo.

A small, non-serious hurt that can be felt as a bruise, scrape, or brief ache.

Full entry for bobo: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with bobo

La mère soigne le bobo de son enfant avec un pansement.

The mother treats her child's boo-boo with a bandage.

Tips for using bobo

  • The spelling bobo also denotes a bourgeois-bohemian person in another familiar sense, so context distinguishes that use from the injury sense.

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