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1 bum
I n sl1) esp BrE2) AmEThey are respectable customers, no bums — Это уважаемые посетители, не какие-нибудь ханыги
You had better get your finances in order unless you want to become a bum — Тебе лучше привести свои финансы в порядок, если не хочешь оказаться на улице
There is a bunch of bums on the corner just doing nothing — Там на углу ошивается целая компания бездельников
3) AmEIf you haven't got the money, they call you a bum — Если у тебя нет денег, значит, ты неудачник, не умеющий жить
4) AmE5) AmE6) AmE7) AmETennis bums were gathering in the town in anticipation of the forthcoming event — Поклонники теннисного спорта собирались в городе в ожидании предстоящей встречи
8) AmEII vi sl1)He bummed for a couple of years, then got a job — Он ханыжничал пару лет, а потом устроился на работу
2)III vt slHe was probably bumming his way home — Он, по всей видимости, ехал домой на попутных
IV adj slHe thought of bumming the price of a pack of cigarettes off someone — Ему пришла в голову мысль сшибить у кого-нибудь денег на пачку сигарет
1)The screw has a bum head and won't turn — Головка у винта испорчена, поэтому он не откручивается
2)I told a bum story first — Сначала я наплел, что ближе к носу
But the charge that sends Frankie away was a bum one — Они упрятали Фрэнка за решетку по ложному обвинению
3)Show me your bum knee — Покажи, какое колено у тебя болит
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2 maggot
n AmE sl1)2)He took a mighty drag on her cigarette, then snapped the maggot over the rail — Он глубоко затянулся ее сигаретой и швырнул окурок через перила
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3 mooch
1. n амер. разг. лентяйничать, слоняться2. n амер. разг. жить на чужой счёт, паразитировать3. n амер. разг. выпрашивать, попрошайничать4. n амер. разг. вороватьСинонимический ряд:1. sponge off (verb) beg; borrow; bum; cadge; filch; freeload; leech; scrounge; sponge; sponge off2. wander (verb) bat; circumambulate; drift; gad; gallivant; maunder; meander; ramble; range; roam; roll; rove; straggle; stray; traipse; vagabond; vagabondize; wanderАнтонимический ряд:
См. также в других словарях:
bum — 1. noun a) The buttocks. Okay, everyone sit on your bum and try and touch your toes. b) The anus. Fred is becoming a bum hes not even bothering to work more than once a month. Syn: arse, ass … Wiktionary
bum something (off someone) — tv. to beg r borrow something (from someone). □ Can I bum a cigarette off you? □ Can I bum a quarter for a phone call? … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
bum — Noun. 1. The buttocks or anus. 2. A objectionable person. 3. A beggar, homeless person. Derog. Orig. U.S. Verb. 1. To beg. E.g. Can I bum a cigarette off you until I buy some later? 2. To bugger, sodomize. Adj. Great, excellent … English slang and colloquialisms
bum — [[t]bʌ̱m[/t]] bums, bumming, bummed 1) N COUNT: poss N Someone s bum is the part of their body which they sit on. [BRIT, INFORMAL, RUDE] Syn: bottom 2) N COUNT A bum is a person who has no permanent home or job and who gets money by working… … English dictionary
bum — I. noun Etymology: Middle English bom Date: 14th century buttocks II. adjective Etymology: perhaps from 4bum Date: 1859 1. a. of poor quality or nature < bum luck > … New Collegiate Dictionary
bum — bum1 [ bʌm ] noun count INFORMAL 1. ) AMERICAN someone without a job or place to live who asks people for money in the street 2. ) AMERICAN a lazy person 3. ) someone who spends all their time doing an activity or being in a place they enjoy: a… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
bum — I UK [bʌm] / US noun [countable] Word forms bum : singular bum plural bums informal 1) British the part of your body that you sit on 2) someone who spends all their time doing an activity or being in a place they enjoy a beach bum 3) mainly… … English dictionary
List of words having different meanings in British and American English: A–L — Differences between American and British English American English … Wikipedia
skag — AND scag [skseg] 1. n. a rotten thing or person. □ Don’t be such a skag. Who do you think you are? □ Gary has become more of a scag than I can stand. 2. n. a very ugly woman. (Collegiate.) □ What a skag! I wouldn’t be seen with her … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
straight — 1. mod. honest; unembellished. □ This is the straight truth. □ Have I ever been anything but straight with you? 2. n. a tobacco cigarette; a tobacco cigarette butt. (As opposed to a marijuana cigarette. See also slim.) □ No, I want a straight.… … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
smoke — 1. noun /sməʊk/ a) The visible vapor/vapour, gases, and fine particles given off by burning or smoldering material. Can I bum a smoke off you? I need to go buy some smokes. b) A cigarette. Im going out for a smo … Wiktionary