USAGE NOTE
This word must be capitalized in the context shown in 5).
zoom(
zum
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (sound)
a. el zumbido (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).
From my window I could hear the zoom of the cars as they passed.Desde mi ventana podía oír el zumbido de los carros al pasar.
a. el zoom (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).
I'm going to need a bigger zoom on the camera to capture the eagle from this distance.Voy a necesitar un zoom más grande en la cámara para captar al águila desde esta distancia.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
a. ir zumbando
She ran out the door and zoomed to work on her motorcycle.Salió corriendo por la puerta y fue zumbando al trabajo en la moto.
b. pasar zumbando
The taxi zoomed by us without even slowing down.El taxi nos pasó zumbando sin siquiera reducir la velocidad.
a. trepar
The plane zoomed over the mountain at 100 mph.El avión trepó por encima de la montaña a 100 millas por hora.
5. (registered trademark) (computing, telecommunications)
A word or phrase that is a proprietary term owned by a brand (e.g., iPod).
a. hablar por videollamada
Let's Zoom this evening, if you are free. - Sounds good!Hablemos por videollamada esta nochecita, si estás libre. - ¡Me parece bien!
b. hablar por Zoom (registered trademark)
A word or phrase that is a proprietary term owned by a brand (e.g., iPod).
I never met my co-workers in person; we always Zoom.No conozco en persona a mis compañeros de trabajo; siempre hablamos por Zoom.
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