scrum
scrum(
skruhm
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (rugby)
a. el scrum (M) (Latin America)
(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).
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
Our side made a lot of mistakes in the scrums.Nuestro equipo cometió muchos errores en los scrums.
b. la melé (F) (Spain)
(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).
Regionalism used in Spain
Jackson broke from the scrum and ran with the ball.Jackson se soltó de la melé y corrió con la pelota.
2. (figurative) (disorderly crowd) (United Kingdom)
A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning; metaphorical (e.g., carrot, bean).
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
a. los apretujones (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 try to avoid the scrum on the first day of the sales.Trato de evitar los apretujones del primer día de las liquidaciones.
b. la aglomeración (F) (colloquial)
(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).
She had to fight her way through a scrum of reporters to get into the building.Tuvo que luchar para abrirse paso entre una aglomeración de reporteros para entrar al edificio.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
3. (rugby)
a. jugar en el scrum
Jason's mother couldn't bear to watch when he was scrumming.La madre de Jason no podía soportar mirar cuando él jugaba en el scrum.
4. (colloquial) (to group together) (United Kingdom)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
a. apiñarse
The paparazzi were scrumming outside the palace to get a picture of the duchess.Los paparazzi se apiñaban delante del palacio para conseguir una foto de la duquesa.
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