bummer

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈbʌmər/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈbʌmɚ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(bumər)

From bum (adj):
bummer
adj comparative
bummest
adj superlative
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
bummer n slang, US (sthg disappointing)lata nf
  (coloquial)plomazo, plomo nm
  (Argentina)embole nm
  decepción nf
 None of my lottery numbers matched. What a bummer!
 Ninguno de mis números de lotería coincide, ¡una lata!
 Esta oración no es una traducción de la original. Creí que iba a estar bueno pero fue un embole.
bummer interj slang, US (sorry, that's too bad)qué lata loc interj
  (ES, vulgar)¡vaya mierda! loc interj
  (MX, AR, coloquial)¡qué mala onda! loc interj
  (PE)¡qué piña! interj
 You didn't get into Oxford? Bummer!
 ¿No entraste a Oxford? ¡Qué lata!
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
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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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Locuciones verbales
bum | bummer
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.
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:
bum | bummer
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.
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.
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
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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Collocations: informal: oh, that's a (total) bummer!, informal: what a bummer!, informal: oh, man, bummer!, more...

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