USAGE NOTE
This word must be preceded by the definite article in the sense shown in 6).
hump(
huhmp
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (anatomy)
a. la joroba (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).
She has suffered from scoliosis of the spine for many years and now has a hump on her back.Sufre de escoliosis de la columna desde hace años y ahora tiene una joroba en la espalda.
b. la chepa (F) (colloquial) (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).
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Spain
An old guy with a hump and a cane walked past us.Un señor mayor con chepa nos adelantó caminando con bastón.
a. la giba (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).
The polar bear draws on its reserves of fat for several months, like a camel with the water in its hump.El oso polar recurre a sus reservas de grasa durante varios meses, como el camello con el agua de su giba.
3. (geography)
a. el montículo (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 directions say we should make for that hump in the distance with trees on the top.Las direcciones dicen que debemos dirigirnos hacia ese montículo a lo lejos con árboles encima.
5. (colloquial) (speed hump)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. el badén (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).
They've put humps in our road to control the speed of vehicles.Han puesto badenes en nuestra calle para controlar la velocidad de los vehículos.
b. el tope (M) (Mexico)
(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 Mexico
I was driving really fast and I didn't see the hump.Estaba manejando muy rápido y no vi el tope.
c. el lomo de burro (M), la loma de burro (F) (Southern Cone)
(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).
(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).
Why are there so many humps in this road?¿Por qué hay tantos lomos de burro en esta calle?
6. (colloquial) (bad mood) (United Kingdom)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
a. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
He's got the hump because I won't let him go out with his friends after school.Está de mal humor porque no lo voy a dejar salir con sus amigos después del colegio.
You'd better let her win. She gets the hump if she loses.Mejor la dejas ganar. Si pierde se enfurruña.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
7. (to hunch)
a. encorvar
The ladies humped their backs during yoga class.Las mujeres encorvaron las espaldas durante la clase de yoga.
8. (colloquial) (to carry)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
9. (slang) (vulgar) (to have sex with)
A very informal word or phrase used by a particular group or community as a substitute for standard language (e.g., joint, john).
A word or phrase that is crude, indecent, and generally rejected by society.
a. coger (vulgar) (Latin America)
A word or phrase that is crude, indecent, and generally rejected by society.
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
Man, go hump your girlfriend in your own room.Güey, ve a coger a tu novia en tu propio cuarto.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
10. (slang) (vulgar) (to have sex)
A very informal word or phrase used by a particular group or community as a substitute for standard language (e.g., joint, john).
A word or phrase that is crude, indecent, and generally rejected by society.
b. coger (vulgar) (Latin America)
A word or phrase that is crude, indecent, and generally rejected by society.
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
Look at how those two stray dogs are humping.Mira como eso perros callejeros están cogiendo.
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