► 副詞
惚れ惚れ [(2,3)ほれぼれ] meaning: admire rank: 3
☆ 彼女の歌声には惚れ惚れする ⇨ I’m enchanted by her singing voice
☆ 我ながら惚れ惚れするような出来栄えだ ⇨ It is my own work but it is so good I myself cannot stop admiring it
► 動詞
惚ける [(2)ぼける] meaning: dementia rank: 2
☆ 惚けた老人 ⇨ A senile old person
惚れる [ほれる] [liter] meaning: fall in love rank: 2
☆ 彼女は惚れてはいけない男に惚れてしまった ⇨ She fell in love with a man she was not allowed to (☛ Have a dramatic, theatrical effect)
☆ 俺はあいつの度胸に惚れちゃったよ ⇨ I (a man) fell in love with, got very impressed by, his courage (☛ Often used in a non-sexual context)
惚ける [(3)とぼける] meaning: pretend rank: 2
☆ 惚けるのは止めろ ⇨ Stop pretending that you don’t know what I’m talking about (☛ Pretend not to know, especially about one’s wrongdoing )
惚ける [(2)ぼける] meaning: stupid rank: 2
☆ ボケた面した奴 ⇨ A guy with a dumb face
☆ ボケてんじゃねえぞ、てめえ ⇨ Stop being so dumb, your idiot
惚れ込む [ほれこむ] meaning: fall in love rank: 3
☆ スカウトは彼の才能に惚れ込んだ ⇨ The scout fell in love with his talent (☛ Often used figuratively, in non-romantic way)
惚ける [(3)ほうける] meaning: dementia rank: 5
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► 名詞
惚け [(1)ぼけ] [coll] [contempt] meaning: stupid rank: 2
☆ うるせえ、ボケ！ ⇨ Shut up, you moron!
惚け [(1)ぼけ] [coll] meaning: stupid rank: 2
☆ 漫才のボケ役 ⇨ (☛ Traditional Japanese stand-up comedian pairs consist of an aggressive person and a person who plays dumb)
► 接頭辞
惚け [(1)ぼけ] [coll] [contempt] meaning: stupid rank: 2
☆ あのボケ爺！ ⇨ That fucking senile old fart! (☛ Senile)
► 連体詞
惚けた [(2)とぼけた] meaning: funny rank: 4
☆ 惚けた味の有る俳優 ⇨ A goofy actor
惚けた [(2)とぼけた] meaning: stupid rank: 4
☆ 惚けた事を言うな ⇨ Cut your crap!