mumble
mumble(
muhm
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buhl
)A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
1. (to mutter)
a. mascullar
The woman at the desk mumbled something, but I couldn't quite make it out.La mujer en el escritorio masculló algo, pero casi no pude oír lo que dijo.
b. hablar entre dientes
I couldn't understand what that man was asking because he was mumbling all of his words.No pude entender lo que ese hombre preguntaba porque hablaba todo entre dientes.
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Cordelia was delirious with fever and spoke in indiscernible mumbles.Cordelia deliraba de fiebre y hablaba en murmullos indistinguibles.
b. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
"You'll pay for this," said the criminal in a mumble."Me las pagarás," masculló el reo.
Bart tends to speak in a mumble and avoid eye contact.Bart tiene la tenencia de hablar entre dientes y evitar el contacto visual.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
3. (to murmur)
a. mascullar
The sulky teenager mumbled and went back to looking at his phone.El adolescente enfurruñado masculló y volvió a mirar su celular.
b. farfullar
The super was mumbling and had a nasty look on his face when he passed me in the hall.El portero farfullaba y tenía cara de enojo cuando me pasó en el pasillo.
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