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Meaning of tobe | Babel Free

Adjective CEFR B1 Frequent
ˈtob̥e

Definitions

  1. unintelligent, ignorant, foolish, stupid, dumb; simple-minded, inexperienced
  2. silly, dumb, unreasonable

Examples

“Kuidas nad võivad olla nii tobedad, et usuvad seda udujuttu?”

How can they be so ignorant as to believe that?

“Lammas pole üldsegi kõige tobedam loom.”

The sheep is not the dumbest animal.

“tobe küsimus”

a silly question

“Levib igasuguseid tobedaid kuulujutte.”

There are all sorts of silly rumours going around.

“Film tundus erakordselt tobe.”

The film seemed exceptionally dumb.

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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