zumbar(
soom
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bahr
)An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
a. to buzz (insect or ears)
La abeja zumbaba alrededor de las flores.The bee was buzzing around the flowers.
b. to hum (machinery)
En la oficina se oía cómo zumbaban los ventiladores.You could hear the fans humming in the office.
c. to whir (machinery)
Desde lejos se empezó a oír el helicóptero zumbando.From far away the sound of a helicopter whirring began to be heard.
f. to make a whining noise (engine)
El motor ha estado zumbando, así que llevé el auto al mecánico.The engine has been making a whining noise, so I took my car to the mechanic.
2. (colloquial) (to be near)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. not to be far off
Todavía no se gradúa, pero ya le zumba.He hasn't graduated yet, but it isn't far off.
3. (colloquial) (to depart) (Cuba)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Cuba
a. to leave
Al poco tiempo de llegar, zumbó y no regresó.Shortly after getting there, she left and never came back.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
4. (colloquial) (to hit)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
5. (colloquial) (to make fun of)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. to tease
Los otros no dejan de zumbar a Pedro, el niño nuevo del colegio.The others won't stop teasing Pedro, the new kid at the school.
6. (colloquial) (to throw) (Dominican Republic) (Venezuela)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in the Dominican Republic
Regionalism used in Venezuela
7. (colloquial) (to shove) (Nicaragua)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Nicaragua
zumbarse
A pronominal verb always uses a reflexive pronoun. (e.g., Te ves cansado.).
8. (colloquial) (to make fun; used with "de")
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
9. (vulgar) (to have sex with)
A word or phrase that is crude, indecent, and generally rejected by society.
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