hum in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for hum in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.hum <pres part humming; pt, pp hummed> [Am həm, Brit hʌm] VB intr

1. hum:

hum person:

tararear (con la boca cerrada)

hum bee:

zumbar

hum wire/spinning top:

zumbar

to hum and ha(w) Brit inf

vacilar

he hummed and ha'ed for a while

estuvo un rato que sí, que no, que esto, que lo otro…

2. hum (be active, vibrant):

hum inf

ir viento en popa inf

to make things hum

animar la cosa inf

the place is humming with activity

el sitio bulle de actividad

3. hum (stink) Brit:

hum inf

oler mal

hum inf

apestar inf

hum inf

cantar Spain inf

II.hum <pres part humming; pt, pp hummed> [Am həm, Brit hʌm] VB trans

hum tune/melody:

hum

tararear (con la boca cerrada)

III.hum [Am həm, Brit hʌm] N

1. hum no pl (of bees, machinery):

hum

zumbido m

the hum of distant traffic/voices in the next room

el murmullo del tráfico lejano/de voces en la habitación contigua

2. hum U AUDIO (interference):

hum

zumbido m

hum

interferencia f

Translations for hum in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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runrún (de voces)

hum

a lo lejos se oía un rumor de voces

the murmur o low hum of conversation could be heard in the distance

zumbar motor:

to hum

hum in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for hum in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.hum [hʌm] VB intr -mm-

1. hum bee:

hum

zumbar

2. hum (sing):

hum

tararear

3. hum (be full of activity):

hum

estar animado

Phrases:

to hum and haw Brit, Aus

vacilar

II.hum [hʌm] VB trans

hum

tararear

III.hum [hʌm] N

hum

zumbido m

hum (of traffic)

murmullo m

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

to hem and haw Am, to hum and haw Brit, Aus

vacilar

Translations for hum in the Spanish»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

zumbido

hum

tararear (con labios cerrados)

to hum

zumbar

to hum

hum Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to hem and haw Am, to hum and haw Brit, Aus

vacilar

to hum and haw Brit, Aus

vacilar

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

It was from him that she received her initial training, and at the age of 5 she already started humming the songs she would hear.

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She purposefully hummed along with the tracks he played for her, to get his attention.

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Singing is permitted, provided the singer is singing words rather than humming or whistling a tune.

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This condition is known as venous hum, from which the group's name is derived.

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Other animals that are frequently considered beneficial include lizards, spiders, toads, and humming birds.

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The audience could hum along with the music and identify with the characters.

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The resulting sound varies in pitch and loudness with the player's humming.

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In order to remember the tune throughout his guitar-less sojourn, he would hum it to himself daily.

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And hearing that steady hum night after night.

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At the same time, his poppy songs will have you signing and humming his lyrics all day.

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