lump

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈlʌmp/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/lʌmp/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(lump)

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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
lump n (bump)bulto nm
 The old basketball was worn and had lumps on it.
 La vieja pelota de básquet tenía bultos.
lump n (bump: on body)bulto nm
  hinchazón nf
  chichón nm
  nudo nm
 Sarah found a lump in her breast and feared that she had cancer.
 Sarah encontró un bulto en su pecho y temió que fuera cáncer.
lump n (mass of [sth]) (en líquido)grumo nm
  (sustancia sólida)pedazo, trozo nm
 The sauce was full of lumps.
 La salsa estaba llena de grumos.
lump [sth/sb] with [sth/sb],
lump [sth/sb] in with [sth/sb] v expr		 (group together)agrupar con vtr + prep
 Don't lump all young people in with the ones who cause trouble.
 No agrupes a todos los jóvenes con los que causan problemas.
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Additional Translations
InglésEspañol
lump n figurative, pejorative (awkward idiot)idiota n común
  imbécil n común
 Harry was a great dumb lump.
 Harry era un gran idiota.
lump n (quantum physics: mass)masa nf
  trozo nm
 Lumps of matter coalesced to form galaxies.
 Las masas de materia se fusionaron para formar las galaxias.
lump n (multitude)masa nf
  multitud nf
 The great lump of voters is still undecided.
 La gran masa de los votantes todavía no se decide.
lump n (sugar lump)cubo, cubito nm
 Do you take sugar in your coffee? Would you like one lump or two?
 ¿Le pones azúcar al café? ¿Quieres un cubito o dos?
lump⇒ vi (move awkwardly)caminar de manera extraña vi + loc adv
 The overweight man lumped along the street.
 El hombre con sobrepeso caminaba de manera extraña por la calle.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
have a lump in your throat v expr figurative (be moved emotionally)tener un nudo en la garganta expr
like it or lump it expr slang (whether or not it pleases you)te guste o no expr
 You're coming shopping with me, like it or lump it.
lump it v expr slang (accept [sth] unpleasant)aceptar⇒ vtr
  (informal)hacer las paces con expr
lump of sugar (piece of sugar)terrón de azúcar nm + loc adj
lump sugar n (sugar in small blocks)azúcar en terrones loc nom m
lump sum n (money: one-off payment)suma total nf + adj mf
  pago único nm + adj
  pago global nm + adj
 You can get your lottery winnings as a lump sum or in annual payments.
 She paid off her debts in one lump sum.
 Puedes cobrar la suma total del premio de la lotería, o cobrarlo en pagos anuales.
lump sum,
lump-sum n as adj		 (payment: one-off)en un solo pago loc adj
 Your family will receive a lump-sum payment in the event of your death.
 Tu familia recibirá una suma en un solo pago en el evento de tu muerte.
  (pago)al contado loc adj
 Tu familia recibirá una suma al contado en el evento de tu muerte.
lump sum payment,
lump-sum payment n		 (money: one-off payment)pago único nm + adj
  suma de pago global loc nom f
 He received a lump sum payment from the insurance company after his accident.
 Recibió un pago único de su compañía de seguros después del accidente.
lump together [sth/sb] and [sth/sb],
lump [sth/sb] and [sth/sb] together vtr + adv		 (group together) (informal)meter en el mismo saco algo y algo loc verb
  mezclar algo y algo, mezclar algo con algo loc verb
 The politician's remarks lumped his rival and various criminal enterprises together unrealistically.
 Los comentarios poco realistas del político metían en el mismo saco a sus rivales y a varias empresas criminales.
lump [sth/sb] together with [sth/sb] v expr (group together with) (informal)meter en el mismo saco algo y algo loc verb
  mezclar algo y algo, mezclar algo con algo loc verb
lump up vi + adv (get lumpy)hincharse⇒ v prnl
  abultarse⇒ v prnl
 Tim forgot to stir the roux and it began to lump up in the pan.
sugar lump,
lump of sugar n		 (cube of sugar for coffee or tea)terrón de azúcar grupo nom
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'lump' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
bolus - bump - clod - gobbet - goose egg - knob - knot - lumpish - nodule - nub - nugget - pimple - slub - wadding - wen
Spanish:
bodoque - borujo - bulto - burujo - cirro - grumo - nudo - plasta - zurullo - chichón - pella - terrón - a tocateja - ajo y agua - al que le pique, que se rasque - azucarillo - bagayo - bolita - chipote - chúpate esa - contrato a tanto alzado - contrato blindado - cototo - encartar - habón - hacerse un nudo en la garganta - hacérsele a uno un nudo - hinchazón - jorobar - le pese a quien le pese - mazacote - mole - pelmazo - piedra - queso semiduro - tener una espina clavada en la garganta - tormo

Collocations: [paid, deposited, received] a lump sum, paid off the [debt, mortgage] with a lump sum, a lump of [rock, clay], more...

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