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ぼろ (boro)

rag,scrap,tattered clothes,fault (esp. in a pretense)

  • JLPT N2

Meaning

ぼろ (boro) is a JLPT N2 vocabulary word meaning “rag,scrap,tattered clothes,fault (esp. in a pretense)”.

Example sentences 6

ぼろ服ふくが正直者しょうじきものを包つつんでいるかもしれない。

A ragged coat may cover an honest man.

あいつでかいことばかり言ってるけど、そのうちぼろを出すよ。

He's always talking like a big shot, but it won't be long before all his faults are exposed.

僕は彼女とかかわったために身も心もずたぼろにされてしまった。

My involvement with her left me a physical and mental wreck.

その家はかなりぼろ屋になっている。

The house is quite run down.

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