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mum(

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A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).

noun

A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g. skinny, grandma).

(colloquial)

(relative) (United Kingdom)

a. la mamá

(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).

(F)

Hey, mum, where are my shoes?Oye, mamá, ¿dónde están mis zapatos?

A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g. skinny, grandma).

(colloquial)

(botany)

a. el crisantemo

(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).

(M)

The garden was full of mums.El jardín estaba lleno de crisantemos.

An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g. the big dog).

adjective

A very informal word or phrase used by a particular group or community as a substitute for standard language (e.g. joint, john).

(slang)

(silent)

a. callado

He was mum during the entire class.Estuvo callado durante toda la clase.

b. silencioso

Is everything ok? You've been mum all day.¿Está todo bien? Has estado silencioso el día entero.

This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.

no direct translation

I know something is worrying him but he keeps mum.Sé que algo le preocupa, pero no suelta prenda.

Keep mum, this will be our secret.No digas ni pío, será nuestro secreto.

mum

A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).

Noun

1. (mother) (United Kingdom)

a. la mamá

(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).

(F)

mum's the word!¡de esto ni mu!

An adverb is a word that describes a verb, an adjective, or other adverbs (e.g. to run quickly, very tired).

adverb

2. (general)

to keep mum (about something)no decir ni pío or ni mu (sobre algo)

mum [mʌm]

noun

(Britain) (mother) mamá (informal) (f); mamaíta (informal) (f); mamacita (informal) (f); (LAm)

I'll ask Mum le preguntaré a mamá; my mum mi mamá

mum [mʌm]

adjective

to keep mum (about sth) guardar silencio (sobre algo); everybody is keeping mum about it nadie suelta prenda sobre el asunto; mum's the word! ¡punto en boca!; ¡ni una palabra a nadie!

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