bum

bʌm
bummedbumming
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Translation of bum into German,

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Noun

1.

homeless

UK
person with no permanent home or job
UK
Penner mObdachloser mLandstreicher m
  • The bum asked for spare change on the street.Der Penner bat auf der Straße um Kleingeld.
2.

medical

UK
the fleshy part of the body you sit on
UK
  • She slipped and landed on her bum.Sie rutschte aus und landete auf ihrem Hintern.
3.

behavior

RareUS
lazy or incompetent person
RareUS
  • He's such a bum, never helping with chores.Er ist so ein Faulpelz, hilft nie bei den Hausarbeiten.

Verb

1.

idling

intr.UK
live idly without a fixed purpose
intr.UK
  • She spent the summer bumming around the city.Sie verbrachte den Sommer damit, in der Stadt herumzulungern.
2.

request freely

tr.US
ask for and receive something as a gift without payment
tr.US
  • He decided to bum a ride from a friend..Er beschloss, sich eine Mitfahrgelegenheit von einem Freund zu schnorren.
3.

vagrant lifestyle

intr.UK
lead a vagrant life, often begging or stealing
intr.UK
herumlungern herumstreunen
  • He bummed around Europe for a year..Er hat ein Jahr lang in Europa herumgelungert.
4.

depress

tr.RareUK
make someone feel unhappy
tr.RareUK
  • The news really bummed him out.Die Nachricht hat ihn wirklich niedergeschlagen.

Adjective

1.

emotion

US
unpleasant or unhappy
US
  • She had a bum day at work.Sie hatte einen miesen Tag bei der Arbeit.
2.

malfunctioning

UK
not working properly
UK
  • The printer is bum again..Der Drucker ist schon wieder kaputt
3.

quality

UK
of poor quality or highly undesirable
UK
  • The movie was bum and not worth watching.Der Film war mies und nicht sehenswert.
4.

medical

RareUK
injured and without the possibility of full repair
RareUK
  • He has a bum knee from the accident.Er hat ein kaputtes Knie von dem Unfall.
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Expressions with bum: examples in English and translations in German

Strandgammler
Tom is a true beach bum, always lounging by the shore.
ohne Job leben
arbeitslos sein
After college, she bummed about for a few years.
faulenzen
He likes to bum around the house on weekends..
Reinfall
Losing the game in the final minute was a bum deal.
mitfahren
eine Mitfahrgelegenheit schnorren
Can I bum a ride to school with you?
eine Zigarette schnorren
eine Kippe schnorren
Can I bum a smoke from you?

Synonyms and analogies of bum in English

Examples of bum in a sentence

  • A kind stranger offered the bum a warm meal.
  • He fell off the swing and hurt his bum.
  • The toddler giggled after landing on his bum in the sand.
  • That bum just sits around all day.
  • Don't be a bum; get a job!
  • He decided to bum around Europe for a year.

Translations of "bum" in Context ordered by category and frequency

Noun
derPennernm.

Well, this bum has something that you don't have.

Nun, dieser Penner hat etwas, das du nicht hast.

derPonm.

She complained that her bum was too cold on the metal bench.

Sie beklagte sich, dass ihr Po auf der Metallbank zu kalt war.

derFaulpelznm.

I don't want to be a lazy bum my whole life.

Ich will nicht mein Leben lang ein Faulpelz sein.

derFaulenzernm.

She already thinks you're a bum.

Sie hält dich jetzt schon für einen Faulenzer.

Verb
schnorrenv.

He tried to bum a smoke off every stranger outside the concert venue.

Er wollte vor der Konzerthalle von jedem Fremden eine Kippe schnorren.

Adjective
mieseadj.

Missing the concert because of a delayed train was such a bum deal.

Wegen eines verspäteten Zuges das Konzert zu verpassen, war eine miese Sache.

unfairadj.

Those people have gotten a bum rap in our society...

Unsere Gesellschaft behandelt diese Menschen so was von unfair.

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bum: Examples and translations in context

But he was as motivated as a bum for five marks.

Aber er war so motiviert wie ein Penner auf fünf Mark.

You look exactly like one bum fighter who was never lucky.

Du siehst aus wie ein Penner, der nie Glück hatte.

Go siphon some gas and smoke a cigarette, bum.

Zapf noch mehr Benzin ab und rauch dabei, Penner.

You'll soon find yourself a bum in a park again.

Du findest dich bald als Penner in nem Park wieder.

I thought they were hickeys from that bum over there.

Ich dachte schon, das wären die Flöhe von dem Penner da.

Dress like that regularly instead of looking like a bum all the time.

Zieh so etwas regelmäßig an, anstatt ständig wie ein Penner auszusehen.

Here we meet a bum who's just drinking the whole day long.

Hier treffen wir einen Penner, der den ganzen Tag nur säuft.

Getting the call for every homeless bum who tums up dead.

Den Anruf bekommen für jeden obdachlosen Penner der tot aufgefunden wird.

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