bum

UK
/bʌm/
US
/bʌm/
bumnoun
bums
pl
UK
/bʌm/
US
/bʌm/
Translations
The bum was sleeping on the park bench.
Бомж спал на скамейке в парке.
He fell and landed on his bum.
Он упал и приземлился на зад.
Additional translations
Definitions
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
bummed
Past Simple
bummed
Past Participle
bumming
Gerund
UK
/bʌm/
US
/bʌm/
Translations
He decided to bum around Europe for a year.
Он решил бродяжничать по Европе в течение года.
He tried to bum a cigarette from a stranger.
Он попытался попрошайничать сигарету у незнакомца.
Definitions
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
bummier
Comp.
bummiest
Super.
Translations
He has a bum attitude towards work.
У него ленивое отношение к работе.
Additional translations
Definitions
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.
buminterjection
Definitions
Used to express mild annoyance, frustration, or disappointment.
Bum! I left my phone at home.