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1 humming-bird
noun (a small brightly-coloured American bird which makes a humming sound with its wings.) colibrí -
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1. past tense, past participle - hummed; verb1) (to make a musical sound with closed lips: He was humming a tune to himself.) tararear, canturrear2) (to make a similar sound: The bees were humming round the hive.) zumbar3) (to be active: Things are really humming round here.) estar en actividad, bullir
2. noun(a humming sound: I could hear the hum of the machines; a hum of conversation.) zumbidohum vb1. zumbar2. tarareartr[hʌm]1 (of bees, engine) zumbido1 (bees, engine etc) zumbar2 (sing) tararear, canturrear3 (bustling with activity) hervir1 (tune) tararear, canturrear\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto hum and haw vacilar1) buzz: zumbar2) : estar muy activo, moverseto hum with activity: bullir de actividadhum vt: tararear (una melodía)hum n: zumbido m, murmullo mn.• murmullo s.m.• tarareo s.m.• zumbido s.m.v.• canturrear v.• tararear v.• zumbar v.• zurriar v.
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1. hʌm- mm- intransitive verb1) \<\<machinery/bee/wire\>\> zumbar; \<\<person\>\> tararear ( con la boca cerrada)to hum and ha(w) — (BrE colloq) vacilar
2) ( stink) (BrE colloq) oler* mal, apestar (fam), cantar (Esp fam)
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vt \<\<tune\>\> tararear ( con la boca cerrada)
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noun (no pl) (of bees, machinery) zumbido m; (of voices, traffic) murmullo m[hʌm]1.2.VT [+ tune] canturrear, tararear3. VI1) [insect, wire] zumbar; [person] canturrear, tararear una canción2) (fig) * (=be busy) bullir, hervirthe market place was humming — el mercado era un hervidero (de actividad), el mercado bullía or hervía de actividad
3) * (=smell) oler mal4)* * *
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1. [hʌm]- mm- intransitive verb1) \<\<machinery/bee/wire\>\> zumbar; \<\<person\>\> tararear ( con la boca cerrada)to hum and ha(w) — (BrE colloq) vacilar
2) ( stink) (BrE colloq) oler* mal, apestar (fam), cantar (Esp fam)
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vt \<\<tune\>\> tararear ( con la boca cerrada)
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noun (no pl) (of bees, machinery) zumbido m; (of voices, traffic) murmullo m
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