slum

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈslʌm/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/slʌm/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(slum)

Inflections of 'slum' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
slums
v 3rd person singular
slumming
v pres p
slummed
v past
slummed
v past p
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
slum n often plural (deprived urban neighbourhood)suburbio nm
  barrio pobre nm + adj mf
  barrio bajo nm + adj
  (AR)villa nf
 Many people in developing countries still live in slums.
 Muchas personas de países en desarrollo todavía viven en suburbios.
slum n (squalid home)tugurio nm
  (ES)chabola nf
  (peyorativo)pocilga nf
 Their house was a slum, built from bits of junk and corrugated iron.
 Vivían en un tugurio construido con trozos de chatarra y chapas de hierro.
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Additional Translations
InglésEspañol
slum n as adj (relating to a slum)de los suburbios loc adj
  (ES)chabolista adj mf
  (AR)villero adj
 There are a lot of slum dwellers in this city.
 En esta ciudad hay muchos habitantes de los suburbios.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
slum it v expr informal (go somewhere below your status) (figurado)vivir como los pobres loc verb
 The lord of the manor was slumming it with the locals in the pub again.
slum it v expr informal (accept lower standards) (figurado)vivir como los pobres loc verb
 It's OK if the accommodation is basic; we don't mind slumming it for a few nights.
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'slum' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
ghetto
Spanish:
barriobajero - chabolismo - alfoz - arrabal - inquilinato - villa miseria - arrabalero - barrio de mala muerte - cantegril - chabolista - chimbero - ghetto - malevo - orillero

Collocations: slum [dogs, cats, rats], slum [communities, areas, neighborhoods], living in slum-like conditions, more...

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