USAGE NOTE
This word must be preceded by the definite article in the sense shown in 8).
mob(
mab
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
a. la muchedumbre (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
A mob swarmed the alleged murderer when he walked out of the courthouse.Una muchedumbre asedió al supuesto asesino cuando salió del tribunal en libertad.
c. la multitud (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
A mob accompanied the deceased bishop's casket as it went through the streets.Una multitud acompañó el féretro del obispo fallecido a su paso por las calles.
a. el populacho (M)
(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).
Some claim that the mob prefers irresponsible and corrupt political demagogues.Algunos dicen que el populacho prefiere políticos demagogos, irresponsables y corruptos.
a. la banda (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
A lynch mob grabbed a man from a restaurant but they were stopped by the police.Una banda de linchadores agarró a un hombre en un restaurante pero la policía los detuvo.
4. (colloquial) (group of people) (United Kingdom)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
a. la gente (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
I love running, but I have little in common with the rest of the mob who train in the park.Me encanta correr, pero no tengo mucho que ver con el resto de la gente que entrena en el parque.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
6. (to attack)
a. asaltar
Some drunk tourists mobbed the Swedish model at the hotel restaurant.Unos turistas borrachos asaltaron a la modelo sueca en el restaurante del hotel.
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
7. (low class)
a. de la calle
If the legal system fails, eventually mob rule will take over.Si el sistema legal falla, la ley de la calle termina por hacerse cargo.
Examples
Machine Translators
Translate are mobbing using machine translators
Conjugations
Other Dictionaries
Explore the meaning of mob in our family of products.
Random Word
Roll the dice and learn a new word now!
Want to Learn Spanish?
Spanish learning for everyone. For free.
