ham [hæm]
ham
noun1. (culinary)
2. (actor)
Cantinflas was a well-known ham.Cantinflas fue un actor histriónico bien conocido.
Why do you want to see a film with that old ham in it?¿Por qué quieres ver una película de ese comicastro?
3. (acting)
Mark's performance was pure ham.La interpretación de Mark no era más que histrionismo.
4. (radio)
intransitive verbAny ham will recognize this call sign.Cualquier radioaficionado reconocerá este distintivo de llamada.
5. (to overact)
transitive verba. sobreactuar
The director told the actor to stop hamming.El director le dijo al actor que dejara de sobreactuar.
6. (to overact)
a. exagerar
Theater actors have to ham their acts a lot to get through to the audience.Los actores de teatro tienen que exagerar mucho su actuación para que llegue al público.
hams
plural noun7. (colloquial) (anatomy)
ham
Noun2. (colloquial)
transitive verbham actingsobreactuación f, histrionismo m
3. (colloquial)
a. no direct translation (of actor)
to ham it upsobreactuar
Phrases with "ham"
Here are the most popular phrases with "ham." Click the phrases to see the full entry.
ham and cheese sandwich | el sándwich de jamón y queso | |
ham sandwich | sándwich de jamón | |
ham and cheese | jamón y queso | |
chicken and ham croquettes | pollo y croquetas de jamón |
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