mum [mʌm]
mum
mum(
muhm
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).
1. (colloquial) (relative) (United Kingdom)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
b. la ma (F) (colloquial) (form of address) (Latin America)
(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 word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
Mum, can you help me, please?Ma, ¿me ayudas, por favor?
2. (colloquial) (botany)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. el crisantemo (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).
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).
3. (silent)
b. silencioso
Is everything ok? You've been mum all day.¿Está todo bien? Has estado silencioso el día entero.
c. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
I know something is worrying him but he keeps mum.Sé que algo le preocupa, pero no suelta prenda.
This will be our secret. Mum's the word.No digas ni pío; será nuestro secreto.
mumNounadverb
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).
1. (mother) (United Kingdom)
a. la mamá(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).
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).
2. (general)
a.
to keep mum (about something)no decir ni pío or ni mu (sobre algo)
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