bum

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈbʌm/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/bʌm/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(bum)

Inflections of 'bum' (adj):
bummer
adj comparative
bummest
adj superlative
Inflections of 'bum' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
bums
v 3rd person singular
bumming
v pres p
bummed
v past
bummed
v past p
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InglésEspañol
bum n US, informal (street person)vagabundo, vagabunda nm, nf
 There are a lot of bums downtown who panhandle in the tourist areas.
 En el centro hay muchos vagabundos que piden limosna en las áreas turísticas.
bum n informal, figurative (idle person)vago, vaga nm, nf
  zángano, zángana nm, nf
  holgazán, holgazana nm, nf
 Gina's brother is a bum; he's thirty-five but has no job and lives with his mother.
 El hermano de Gina es un vago: tiene 35 años, pero no tiene trabajo y vive con su madre.
bum n UK, informal (buttocks)trasero nm
  nalgas nfpl
  (coloquial)culo nm
 A dog bit Drake on the bum!
 ¡Un perro mordió a Drake en el trasero!
bum [sth] vtr slang (obtain by asking, begging) (coloquial)gorronear vtr
  (AR: coloquial)garronear vtr
 I wound down my car window and the man asked me if he could bum a ride.
 Bajé la ventanilla y el hombre me preguntó si podía gorronearme un aventón.
bum [sth] off [sb],
bum [sth] from [sb]
vtr + prep
slang (obtain by asking, begging) (coloquial)gorronearle algo a alguien loc verb + prep
  (AR: coloquial)garronearle algo a alguien loc verb + prep
 Brad is always bumming cigarettes off his friends.
 Brad siempre les está gorroneando cigarros a sus amigos.
bum adj informal (inferior, of poor quality)malo/a, pésimo/a adj
  (objeto)de mala calidad loc adj
  (vulgar)de mierda loc adj
 Evan gave me bum advice; I wish I hadn't listened to him.
 Evan me dio un pésimo consejo; desearía no haberlo escuchado.
bum adj informal (false, misleading)falso/a adj
  engañoso/a adj
 The informant gave the cops a bum lead.
 El informante le dio a la policía una pista falsa.
bum adj informal (lame)malo/a adj
  (pierna, pie)cojo/a adj
 He can't run until his bum leg heals.
 No puede correr hasta que su pierna mala se cure.
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Locuciones verbales
InglésEspañol
bum around vi phrasal US, slang (be idle)vaguear, holgazanear vi
  (ES, coloquial)hacer el vago loc verb
 Over the holidays, I just bummed around and watched TV.
 Durante las vacaciones solamente no hice más que vaguear y ver la televisión.
  (ES, vulgar)tocarse los huevos, rascarse la barriga loc verb
  (AR, coloquial)rascarse v prnl
  (AR, coloquial)huevear, boludear vi
  (AR, coloquial)estar al pedo loc verb
 Durante las vacaciones no hice más que tocarme los huevos y ver la televisión.
bum around vi phrasal US, slang (live as vagrant)ser un vago loc verb
  (AR, coloquial)ser una lacra loc verb
bum [sb] out vtr phrasal sep mainly US (upset, depress)desanimar a vtr + prep
  poner triste a vtr + adj mf
  (AmS: coloquial)bajonear a vtr + prep
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Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
beach bum n slang (person who lazes on beach) (AR, coloquial)bicho de playa loc nom mf
 Brad spent the summer being a beach bum.
 Juan se pasó el verano como un bicho de playa.
  playero, playera nm, nf
 Juan se pasó el verano como un playero.
bum rap n slang (unjust accusation)acusación falsa nf
 Jason was nowhere near the scene of the crime, but got arrested anyway. He's getting a bum rap.
  calumnia nf
bum rap n slang (wrongful conviction) (coloquial)cargar a alguien con el muerto loc verb
 Le cargaron con el muerto y le cayeron 10 años de prisión
  (coloquial)hacer la cama loc verb
 A ese pobre tipo le hicieron la cama y terminó preso.
bum steer n US, slang (bad advice)mal consejo adj + nm
butt cheek (US),
bum cheek (UK)
n
usually plural, slang (buttock) (informal)nalga nf
  (AR, CL: coloquial)cachete nm
  (MX: coloquial)pompa nf
get the bum's rush v expr slang (be rudely dismissed) (coloquial)ser descartado loc verb
  ser echado loc verb
get the bum's rush v expr slang (be forcibly ejected) (por la fuerza)ser echado loc verb
give [sb] the bum's rush v expr slang (dismiss [sb] rudely) (coloquial)rajar a vtr + prep
  echar a vtr + prep
give [sb] the bum's rush v expr slang (eject [sb] forcibly) (coloquial)echar a patadas a loc verb
on the bum expr US, informal (living as a tramp)vivir como un vagabundo loc verb
on the bum expr US, informal (broken, not functioning)roto/a adj
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