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1 zumbar
v.1 to buzz (producir ruido) (insect).Me zumban los oídos My ears buzz.me zumban los oídos my ears are buzzing2 to beat, to thump (informal) (golpear).3 to whiz, to whir, to hiss, to whirr.4 to hum.* * *1 (abejorro, oídos) to buzz\salir zumbando familiar to zoom offzumbarse de alguien (burlarse) to make fun of somebody, tease somebody* * *verb1) to buzz, hum2) thrash* * *1. VI1) (=sonar) [insecto] to buzz; [máquina] to hum, whirr; [oídos] to ring, buzzzumbarle a algn los oídos: me zumban los oídos — my ears are ringing, I have a buzzing in my ears
2)3) * (=quedar cerca) to be very closeno está en peligro ahora, pero le zumba — he's not actually in danger now but it's not far away
2. VT1) (=burlar) to tease2) (=golpear) to beat, hit3) LAm * (=tirar) to chuck *4) ** (=robar) to nick **5) *** (=copular con) to fuck ***3.See:* * *1.verbo intransitivopasar zumbando — bala/coche to whizz by
hacer zumbar a alguien — (Chi fam) to beat somebody to a pulp (colloq)
hacer zumbar algo — (Chi, Ven fam) <aparato/casa> to wreck; <plata/herencia> to blow (colloq)
zumbarle a alguien los oídos: me zumbaban los oídos my ears were buzzing o ringing; le estarán zumbando los oídos... — his ears must be burning... (colloq)
b) (Col fam) ( molestar)2.váyanse a zumbar a otro lado — go and bother o pester someone else
zumbar vt1)a) (fam) < persona> to give... a good hiding (colloq)b) (RPl fam) <paliza/bofetada>le zumbaron una paliza — they beat him up (colloq)
c) < pandero> to bang2) (Ven fam) ( tirar) to chuck (colloq), to throw* * *= whirr [whir, -USA], buzz, whiz.Ex. She whirred right by Bernice Washington, without saying a word.Ex. The book they were interested in was 'Why Mosquitoes buzz in People's Ears'.Ex. Scientist say that the mystery object from space that whizzed close by Earth yesterday was quite possibly an alien probe sent from another planet to study Earth.----* ir zumbando = whiz.* pasar zumbando = whiz.* salir zumbando = bolt, make + a bolt for.* * *1.verbo intransitivopasar zumbando — bala/coche to whizz by
hacer zumbar a alguien — (Chi fam) to beat somebody to a pulp (colloq)
hacer zumbar algo — (Chi, Ven fam) <aparato/casa> to wreck; <plata/herencia> to blow (colloq)
zumbarle a alguien los oídos: me zumbaban los oídos my ears were buzzing o ringing; le estarán zumbando los oídos... — his ears must be burning... (colloq)
b) (Col fam) ( molestar)2.váyanse a zumbar a otro lado — go and bother o pester someone else
zumbar vt1)a) (fam) < persona> to give... a good hiding (colloq)b) (RPl fam) <paliza/bofetada>le zumbaron una paliza — they beat him up (colloq)
c) < pandero> to bang2) (Ven fam) ( tirar) to chuck (colloq), to throw* * *= whirr [whir, -USA], buzz, whiz.Ex: She whirred right by Bernice Washington, without saying a word.
Ex: The book they were interested in was 'Why Mosquitoes buzz in People's Ears'.Ex: Scientist say that the mystery object from space that whizzed close by Earth yesterday was quite possibly an alien probe sent from another planet to study Earth.* ir zumbando = whiz.* pasar zumbando = whiz.* salir zumbando = bolt, make + a bolt for.* * *zumbar [A1 ]viA1 «insecto» to buzz; «motor» to hum, whirr‹plata/herencia› to blow ( colloq)los niños hicieron zumbar el tocadiscos the kids wrecked the stereozumba que zumba ( fam): le dije que se callara, pero él zumba que zumba I told him to shut up but he just kept droning on o he just kept on and on ( colloq)zumbarle a algn los oídos: me zumbaban los oídos my ears were buzzing o ringingle estarían zumbando los oídos porque le estábamos poniendo verde his ears must have been burning because we were really tearing him apart ( colloq)2B zumbandoger ( fam): ¡vamos! ¡zumbando! que tengo prisa come on, move it o get a move on, I'm in a hurry ( colloq)la bala me pasó zumbando the bullet whizzed past me o went whizzing past meel coche pasó zumbando the car zoomed o shot pastsalió zumbando de clase she rushed out of the class■ zumbarvtA2( RPl fam) ‹paliza/bofetada› le zumbaron una paliza they gave him a beating o ( colloq) a going-overme zumbó una bofetada she slapped me3 ‹pandero› to bang* * *
zumbar ( conjugate zumbar) verbo intransitivo [ insecto] to buzz;
[ motor] to hum, whirr;
me zumbaban los oídos my ears were buzzing o ringing
verbo transitivo
1 (fam) ‹ persona› to give … a good hiding (colloq)
2 (Ven fam) ( tirar) to chuck (colloq), to throw
zumbar
I vi (un insecto, una máquina) to buzz, hum
II vtr fam to thrash
' zumbar' also found in these entries:
English:
buzz
- drone
- hum
- ring
- whir
- zoom
* * *♦ vi1. [producir ruido] [insecto] to buzz;[máquinas] to whirr, to hum;me zumban los oídos my ears are buzzing;le estarán zumbando los oídos de tanto hablar de él his ears must be burning with people talking about him so much2.zumbando: pasar zumbando to shoot past;salir zumbando to dash off;venir zumbando to come running♦ vtFam [golpear] to beat, to thump* * *I v/i buzz;me zumban los oídos my ears are ringing;pasar zumbando shoot by, flash by;salir zumbando shoot off; afuera shoot out* * *zumbar vi: to buzz, to hum1) : to hit, to thrash2) : to make fun of* * *zumbar vb1. (insecto) to buzz2. (pegar) to thump -
2 bullir
v.1 to boil.El agua bulle alegremente en la olla Water boils merrily in the pot.2 to bustle.bullir de to seethe withla calle bullía de gente the street was swarming with people3 to mill, to whirl.Las corrientes bullen en el mar Currents mill=whirl in the sea.* * *1 (líquido - hervir) to boil; (- agitarse) to bubble up; (mar) to seethe; (calle etc) to swarm with, seethe with2 (insectos) to swarm; (gente) to bustle about* * *verb* * *1. VI1) [agua] (=hervir) to boil; (=agitarse) to bubble (up)sangre 2)2) (=moverse) to move, stirno bullía — he didn't move, he never stirred
3) [insectos] to swarm2.VT to move, stir3.See:* * *verbo intransitivola calle bullía de gente — the street was teeming o swarming with people
el lugar bullía de actividad — the place was a hive of activity
* * *= buzz with.Ex. The entire USA has begun to buzz with discusions on making this way of doing business the rule rather than the exception of 21st century life.----* bullir de actividad = be a hive of activity.* * *verbo intransitivola calle bullía de gente — the street was teeming o swarming with people
el lugar bullía de actividad — the place was a hive of activity
* * *= buzz with.Ex: The entire USA has begun to buzz with discusions on making this way of doing business the rule rather than the exception of 21st century life.
* bullir de actividad = be a hive of activity.* * *bullir [I9 ]vime bulle la sangre (en las venas) cuando oigo esas cosas it makes my blood boil when I hear things like thatlas ideas bullían en su mente his mind was bubbling (over) with ideasuna nube de abejas bullía alrededor del panal a cloud of bees swarmed around the honey combla calle bullía de gente the street was teeming o swarming with peopleel lugar bullía de actividad the place was a hive of activity* * *
bullir ( conjugate bullir) verbo intransitivo:◊ la calle bullía de gente the street was teeming o swarming with people;
el lugar bullía de actividad the place was a hive of activity
bullir verbo intransitivo
1 (un líquido) to boil, bubble (up)
2 (hormiguear) to bustle
' bullir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
pulular
English:
seethe
- bubble
- bustle
* * *bullir vi1. [hervir] to boil;[burbujear] to bubble;me bulle la sangre cuando veo injusticias así it makes my blood boil to see injustices like that2. [multitud] to bustle;[ratas, hormigas] to swarm; [mar] to boil;la calle bullía de gente the street was swarming with people;los pasillos bullían de actividad the corridors were a hive of activity3. [surgir] to bubble up;le bullían muchas ideas en la cabeza her head was bubbling over with ideas* * *v/i fig1 de sangre boil* * *bullir {38} vi1) hervir: to boil2) moverse: to stir, to bustle about -
3 abeja
f.bee.abeja obrera worker beeabeja reina queen bee* * *1 (animal) bee\abeja obrera worker beeabeja reina queen bee* * *noun f.* * *SF1) beeabeja macho — male bee, drone
abeja neutra, abeja obrera — worker bee
2) (fig) (=hormiguita) hard worker* * *femenino bee* * *= bee, honey bee.Ex. The article has the title 'The bee on the Comb: a cataloger's puzzle'.Ex. The identified project areas of honey bees, fruit trees, squash, seaweed, rabbits, quail, and sheep will be initiated over a 3-year period.----* abeja obrera = worker bee.* abeja reina = queen bee, honey bee queen.* apicultura, cría de abejas = beekeeping.* cera de abeja = beeswax.* * *femenino bee* * *= bee, honey bee.Ex: The article has the title 'The bee on the Comb: a cataloger's puzzle'.
Ex: The identified project areas of honey bees, fruit trees, squash, seaweed, rabbits, quail, and sheep will be initiated over a 3-year period.* abeja obrera = worker bee.* abeja reina = queen bee, honey bee queen.* apicultura, cría de abejas = beekeeping.* cera de abeja = beeswax.* * *beeCompuestos:worker beequeen bee* * *
abeja sustantivo femenino
bee;◊ abeja obrera/reina worker/queen bee
abeja f Zool bee
abeja obrera/reina, worker/queen bee
' abeja' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cera
- picar
- picadura
- obrera
- zángano
English:
bee
- buzz
- drone
- honeybee
- hum
- killer bee
- honey
- queen
* * *abeja nfbeeabeja obrera worker bee;abeja reina queen bee* * *f ZO bee* * *abeja nf: bee* * *abeja n bee
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