embobar

v.

1 to absorb, to fascinate.

esa mujer lo tiene embobado he's crazy o potty about that woman

2 to trick, to hoodwink.

El estafador embobó al cajero The fraudster tricked the cashier.

3 to make dumb, to make dull, to stupefy.

Las drogas emboban a las personas Drugs make people dumb.

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embobar

► verbo transitivo

1 to fascinate, amaze, entrance

► verbo pronominal embobarse

1 to be fascinated, be entranced

■ se embobaron con las luces they were fascinated by the lights

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1. VT

1) (=atontar) to stupefy, daze

2) to fascinate

al niño le emboba la televisión — the child was addicted to o hooked on television

esa niña me emboba — that girl is driving me crazy

2.

See:

embobarse

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1.

verbo transitivo to fascinate, hold ... spellbound

2.

embobarsev pron to be captivated o fascinated

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1.

verbo transitivo to fascinate, hold ... spellbound

2.

embobarsev pron to be captivated o fascinated

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embobar [A1 ]

vt

to fascinate, hold … spellbound

■ embobarse

v pron

to be captivated o fascinated

se embobó con los ojos de esa mujer he was captivated o fascinated by her eyes

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embobar

♦ vt

to fascinate;

miraba embobado la televisión he was watching television, fascinated;

esa mujer lo tiene embobado he's crazy o potty about that woman

♦ See also the pronominal verb embobarse

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embobar

v/t fascinate