| Principal Translations |
| drum n | (percussion instrument) | tambor nm |
| | Dan beat the drum slowly. |
| | Dan golpeaba el tambor lentamente. |
| drums npl | (percussion instrument) | batería nf |
| | | percusión nf |
| | Geoff plays drums and guitar. |
| | Geoff toca batería y guitarra. |
| the drums npl | (percussion: in a band) | la batería nf |
| | Sally plays the drums in a rock and roll band. |
| | Sally toca la batería en una banda de rock and roll. |
| drum n | (part of washing machine, etc.) | tambor nm |
| | | cilindro nm |
| | Melanie switched on the washing machine and the drum began to turn. |
| | Melanie prendió la lavadora y el tambor empezó a girar. |
| drum n | (barrel, cylindrical container) | bidón nm |
| | | barril nm |
| | The beer was stored in drums. |
| | La cerveza estaba almacenada en bidones. |
| drum [sth]⇒ vtr | (tap: fingers on [sth]) | tamborilear⇒ vtr |
| | | dar toquecitos con los dedos loc verb |
| | Linda always drums her fingers when she's thinking. |
| | Linda siempre tamborilea los dedos cuando piensa. |
| drum [sth] on [sth] vtr + prep | (tap fingers) | tamborilear sobre, tamborilear en vtr + prep |
| | Adam drummed his fingers on the table. |
| | Adam tamborileó los dedos sobre la mesa. |
| Additional Translations |
| drum n | (drumming sound) | repiqueteo nm |
| | (instrumento) | redoble nm |
| | Glenn lay awake, listening to the drum of rain on the roof. |
| | Glenn permaneció despierto escuchando el repiqueteo de la lluvia en el tejado. |
| drum n | (ear membrane) | tímpano nm |
| | An object had entered the ear and pierced the drum. |
| | Un objeto entró en el oído y rompió el tímpano. |
| drum⇒ vi | (music: play beat, rhythm) | tocar el tambor loc verb |
| | | tocar la batería loc verb |
| | The musician was drumming. |
| | El músico estaba tocando el tambor. |
| drum vi | figurative (rain: make rhythmic sound) | repiquetear⇒ vtr |
| | Rain drummed against the window. |
| | La lluvia repiqueteaba contra la ventana. |
Locuciones verbales
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| drum [sth] in vtr phrasal sep | (instill by repetition) (figurado, coloquial) | machacar⇒ vtr |
| | | martillear⇒ vtr |
| | The teacher made her pupils recite their seven times table over and over to drum it in. |
| | La profesora machacó la tabla del siete a sus alumnos y los hizo repetirla una y otra vez. |
| drum [sth] into [sb] vtr phrasal sep | (instill by repetition) (figurado) | machacar algo a loc verb |
| | (figurado) | meter algo a los golpes a loc verb |
| | The teacher was trying to drum the information into the students. |
| drum up [sth] vtr phrasal sep | informal (obtain or produce) | suscitar⇒ vtr |
| | The company ran lots of TV commercials to drum up interest in their product. |
| | La compañía difundió muchos comerciales de TV para suscitar interés en el producto. |
| | | fomentar⇒ vtr |
| | La compañía difundió muchos comerciales de TV para fomentar el consumo del producto. |
Compound Forms:
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| bass drum n | (large percussion instrument) | bombo nm |
| | | bombo de pedal loc nom m |
| | Peter struck the bass drum vigourously. |
| | Peter le daba al bombo con fuerza. |
| beat the drum for [sth] v expr | figurative (promote) (figurado) | batir el parche de loc verb |
| | (AR, figurado) | hacer bombo expr |
| | (figurado) | vender la idea de loc verb |
| | | proclamar⇒ vtr |
| | The environmental activist goes around the world beating the drum for energy reform. |
| | El activista ambiental va por mundo batiendo el parche de la reforma energética. |
| bongo drum n | (small hand drum) | bongó nm |
| | My favorite Cuban percussion instrument is the bongo drum. |
| brake drum n | (part of car braking system) | tambor de freno loc nom m |
| | Evelyn took her car to the garage to get the brake drums replaced. |
| drum brake n | (automobile: type of brake) | freno de tambor loc nom m |
| drum [sth] into [sb]'s head v expr | (instill by repetition) (figurado) | machacar a alguien con loc verb |
| | Our father, a clever but uneducated man, always drummed into our heads the importance of a good education. |
| | Nuestro padre, un hombre sabio pero sin educación, siempre nos machacó con la importancia de una buena educación. |
| drum machine n | (electronic instrument: imitates drum) | caja de ritmos loc nom f |
| | | caja rítmica loc nom f |
| drum major n | (band leader) | bastonero nm |
| | The drum major was leading the band down the parade route. |
| | El bastonero guiaba a la banda por la ruta del desfile. |
| drum music n | (percussive music played on drums) | percusión nf |
| | El tema tiene un largo fragmento que es sólo de percusión. |
| drum [sb] out of [sth] v expr | (dismiss in disgrace) | expulsar a alguien de loc verb |
| | Edward was drummed out of the Corps following the incident. |
drum roll,
drumroll n | (fast continuous drumming) | redoble de tambor nm |
| | There was a drum roll before the winners were announced. |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Lo anunciaron con un redoble de tambor. |
drum set,
drum kit n | (kit consisting of several drums) | batería nf |
| | It's always noisy at my house now; my brother got a drum set for his birthday. |
| | Los vecinos se han quejado del ruido que hace al tocar la batería. |
| freshwater drum n | (fish) | roncador de agua dulce loc nom m |
| kick drum n | (bass drum) | bombo nm |
| | | bombo de pedal loc nom m |
majorette,
drum majorette n | (female leader of marching band) (voz francesa) | majorette nf |
| | | tambor mayor loc nom f |
majorette,
drum majorette n | (female baton-twirler) (voz francesa) | majorette nf |
| | (AmL) | batonista nf |
| | (MX) | bastonera nf |
| | (SV) | cachiporrista nf |
| oil drum n | (metal drum for oil) | bidón de aceite nm + loc adj |
| | | barril de petróleo nm + loc adj |
| red drum | (fish) | corvina roja loc nom f |
| | | corvinón ocelado loc nom m |
snare drum,
side drum n | (percussion) (ES) | caja nf |
| | (AR) | redoblante nm |
| | (MX) | tarola nf |
| | Tim played a drum roll on the snare drum. |
| | Tim tocó un redoble en la caja. |
| steel drum n | (music: percussion instrument) | tambor metálico loc nom m |
| | | steelband, steeldrum nm |