zumbar

v.

1 to buzz (producir ruido) (insect).

Me zumban los oídos My ears buzz.

me zumban los oídos my ears are buzzing

pasar zumbando (figurative) to shoot past

venir zumbando (figurative) to come running

salir zumbando (figurative) to dash off

2 to beat, to thump (informal) (golpear).

3 to whiz, to whir, to hiss, to whirr.

4 to hum.

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zumbar

► verbo intransitivo

1 (abejorro, oídos) to buzz

■ me zumban los oídos my ears are buzzing

► verbo transitivo

1 familiar (pegar) to thrash

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FRASEOLOGÍA

salir zumbando familiar to zoom off

zumbarse de alguien (burlarse) to make fun of somebody, tease somebody

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verb

1) to buzz, hum

2) thrash

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1. VI

1) (=sonar) [insecto] to buzz; [máquina] to hum, whirr; [oídos] to ring, buzz

zumbarle a algn los oídos: me zumban los oídos — my ears are ringing, I have a buzzing in my ears

le estarán zumbando los oídos — his ears must be burning

2)

- salir zumbando

salió zumbando cuando vio a la policía — he shot off as soon as he caught sight of the police *

tengo que salir zumbando para no perder el tren — I must rush so I don't miss the train

3) * (=quedar cerca) to be very close

no está en peligro ahora, pero le zumba — he's not actually in danger now but it's not far away

2. VT

1) (=burlar) to tease

2) (=golpear) to beat, hit

3) LAm * (=tirar) to chuck *

4) ** (=robar) to nick **

5) *** (=copular con) to fuck ***

3.

See:

zumbarse

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1.

verbo intransitivo

a) insecto to buzz; motor to hum, whirr

pasar zumbando — bala/coche to whizz by

la bala me pasó zumbando — the bullet whizzed past me

hacer zumbar a alguien — (Chi fam) to beat somebody to a pulp (colloq)

hacer zumbar algo — (Chi, Ven fam) <aparato/casa> to wreck; <plata/herencia> to blow (colloq)

zumbarle a alguien los oídos: me zumbaban los oídos my ears were buzzing o ringing; le estarán zumbando los oídos ... — his ears must be burning ... (colloq)

b) (Col fam) (molestar)

váyanse a zumbar a otro lado — go and bother o pester someone else

2.

zumbar vt

1)

a) (fam) <persona> to give ... a good hiding (colloq)

b) (RPl fam) <paliza/bofetada>

le zumbaron una paliza — they beat him up (colloq)

me zumbó una bofetada — she slapped me

c) <pandero> to bang

2) (Ven fam) (tirar) to chuck (colloq), to throw

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= whirr [whir, -USA], buzz, whiz.

Ex. She whirred right by Bernice Washington, without saying a word.

Ex. The book they were interested in was 'Why Mosquitoes buzz in People's Ears'.

Ex. Scientist say that the mystery object from space that whizzed close by Earth yesterday was quite possibly an alien probe sent from another planet to study Earth.

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* ir zumbando = whiz.

* pasar zumbando = whiz.

* salir zumbando = bolt, make + a bolt for.

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1.

verbo intransitivo

a) insecto to buzz; motor to hum, whirr

pasar zumbando — bala/coche to whizz by

la bala me pasó zumbando — the bullet whizzed past me

hacer zumbar a alguien — (Chi fam) to beat somebody to a pulp (colloq)

hacer zumbar algo — (Chi, Ven fam) <aparato/casa> to wreck; <plata/herencia> to blow (colloq)

zumbarle a alguien los oídos: me zumbaban los oídos my ears were buzzing o ringing; le estarán zumbando los oídos ... — his ears must be burning ... (colloq)

b) (Col fam) (molestar)

váyanse a zumbar a otro lado — go and bother o pester someone else

2.

zumbar vt

1)

a) (fam) <persona> to give ... a good hiding (colloq)

b) (RPl fam) <paliza/bofetada>

le zumbaron una paliza — they beat him up (colloq)

me zumbó una bofetada — she slapped me

c) <pandero> to bang

2) (Ven fam) (tirar) to chuck (colloq), to throw

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= whirr [whir, -USA], buzz, whiz.

Ex: She whirred right by Bernice Washington, without saying a word.

Ex: The book they were interested in was 'Why Mosquitoes buzz in People's Ears'.

Ex: Scientist say that the mystery object from space that whizzed close by Earth yesterday was quite possibly an alien probe sent from another planet to study Earth.

* ir zumbando = whiz.

* pasar zumbando = whiz.

* salir zumbando = bolt, make + a bolt for.

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zumbar [A1 ]

vi

A

1 «insecto» to buzz; «motor» to hum, whirr

hacer zumbar a algn (Chi fam); to beat sb to a pulp (colloq), to give sb a going-over (colloq)

hacer zumbar algo (Chi fam); ‹aparato/casa› to wreck;

‹plata/herencia› to blow (colloq)

los niños hicieron zumbar el tocadiscos the kids wrecked the stereo

zumba que zumba (fam): le dije que se callara, pero él zumba que zumba I told him to shut up but he just kept droning on o he just kept on and on (colloq)

zumbarle a algn los oídos: me zumbaban los oídos my ears were buzzing o ringing

le estarían zumbando los oídos porque le estábamos poniendo verde his ears must have been burning because we were really tearing him apart (colloq)

2

(Col fam) (molestar): váyanse a zumbar a otro lado go and bother o pester someone else

B zumbando

ger (fam): ¡vamos! ¡zumbando! que tengo prisa come on, move it o get a move on, I'm in a hurry (colloq)

la bala me pasó zumbando the bullet whizzed past me o went whizzing past me

el coche pasó zumbando the car zoomed o shot past

salió zumbando de clase she rushed out of the class

■ zumbar

vt

A

1 (fam); ‹persona› to give … a good beating o thrashing o hiding (colloq)

2

(RPl fam) ‹paliza/bofetada› le zumbaron una paliza they gave him a beating o (colloq) a going-over

me zumbó una bofetada she slapped me

3 ‹pandero› to bang

B (Ven fam) (tirar) to chuck (colloq), to throw

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zumbar (conjugate zumbar) verbo intransitivo [insecto] to buzz;
[motor] to hum, whirr;

◊ pasar zumbando [bala/coche] to whizz by;

me zumbaban los oídos my ears were buzzing o ringing
verbo transitivo
1 (fam) ‹persona› to give … a good hiding (colloq)
2 (Ven fam) (tirar) to chuck (colloq), to throw
zumbar
I vi (un insecto, una máquina) to buzz, hum
II vtr fam to thrash
'zumbar' also found in these entries:
English:
buzz
- drone
- hum
- ring
- whir
- zoom

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zumbar

♦ vi

1. [producir ruido] [insecto] to buzz;

[máquinas] to whirr, to hum;

me zumban los oídos my ears are buzzing;

le estarán zumbando los oídos de tanto hablar de él his ears must be burning with people talking about him so much

2.

zumbando: pasar zumbando to shoot past;

salir zumbando to dash off;

venir zumbando to come running

♦ vt

Fam [golpear] to beat, to thump

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zumbar

I v/i buzz;

me zumban los oídos my ears are ringing;

pasar zumbando shoot by, flash by;

salir zumbando shoot off; afuera shoot out

II v/t golpe, bofetada give

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zumbar vi

: to buzz, to hum

zumbar vt fam

1) : to hit, to thrash

2) : to make fun of

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zumbar vb

1. (insecto) to buzz

las abejas zumban bees buzz

2. (pegar) to thump

el boxeador zumbó a su contrincante the boxer thumped his opponent