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bum

UK
/bʌm/
US
/bʌm/

Translations

bumnoun
bums
pl
UK
/bʌm/
US
/bʌm/
fessesSens familier pour désigner les fesses.
She slipped on the ice and landed on her bum.
Elle a glissé sur la glace et est tombée sur les fesses.
fainéantFamilier; personne qui évite le travail.
He was considered a bum by his neighbors because he never held a steady job.
Ses voisins le considéraient comme un fainéant parce qu'il n'avait jamais eu d'emploi stable.
clochardPersonne sans domicile fixe.
The city has several shelters to help bums find a place to stay during the winter.
La ville dispose de plusieurs refuges pour aider les clochards à trouver un endroit où dormir pendant l'hiver.
Additional translations
SDFSigle courant pour une personne sans domicile fixe.
culTrès familier; registre plus soutenu que fesses.
Synonyms
slacker
hobo
ne'er-do-well
vagrant
drifter
loafer
beggar
bumverb
bummed
Past Simple
bummed
Past Participle
bumming
Gerund
UK
/bʌm/
US
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quémanderFamilier; demander de l'argent ou de la nourriture comme un mendiant.
He bummed a few dollars from his friends to buy lunch.
Il a quémandé quelques dollars à ses amis pour acheter son déjeuner.
vivre aux crochets deFamilier; vivre en profitant des autres sans rien apporter.
After losing his job, he bummed around the city for a few months.
Après avoir perdu son emploi, il a vécu aux crochets des autres dans la ville pendant quelques mois.
Additional translations
gratterFamilier; obtenir quelque chose sans intention de le rendre.
emprunterFamilier; obtenir provisoirement quelque chose.
Synonyms
scrounge
cadge
borrow
gather
mooch
bumadjective
bummier
Comp.
bummiest
Super.
défectueuxPour un objet ou une partie du corps qui fonctionne mal.
He had a bum knee that kept him from playing sports.
Il avait un genou défectueux qui l'empêchait de faire du sport.
mauvaisSens général pour une qualité médiocre ou insuffisante.
He had a bum knee that kept him from playing sports.
Il avait un mauvais genou qui l'empêchait de faire du sport.
bidonFamilier; peu fiable ou malhonnête.
She gave me some bum advice that didn't help at all.
Elle m'a donné un conseil bidon qui n'a servi à rien.

Definitions

bumnoun
A person who avoids work and spends their time idly.
He was considered a bum by his neighbors because he never held a steady job.
A homeless person.
The city has several shelters to help bums find a place to stay during the winter.
The buttocks.
She slipped on the ice and landed on her bum.
bumverb
To ask for something, such as food or money, as a beggar.
He bummed a few dollars from his friends to buy lunch.
To live by begging or freeloading.
After losing his job, he bummed around the city for a few months.
To borrow or obtain something without intending to return it.
Can I bum a cigarette off you?
bumadjective
Of poor quality or not functioning properly.
He had a bum knee that kept him from playing sports.
Unreliable or dishonest.
She gave me some bum advice that didn't help at all.
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