bum

• صفة تُستخدم لوصف شيء رديء الجودة أو معطوب أو غير صالح للاستعمال. ومن معانيها أيضًا الشخص المتشرد أو المتسكع عديم النفع.

An adjective used to describe something of poor quality or that is not working properly.

1. Of poor qualityB2informalamerican

   Describes something that is of very low quality, flimsy, or not working properly.

   رديء الجودة

   • I bought a bum phone that broke after two days.
   • That was a bum deal; the car broke down immediately.
   • He gave me bum advice that led to a mistake.

   المرادفاتbadcheapdefectivefaultyinferiorlousypoorshoddysubstandarduseless

   الأضدادgoodqualityreliablesoundworking

• اسم له عدة معانٍ: قد يدل على شخص حقير أو كسول أو متشرد، أو على الجزء اللحمي من جسم الإنسان الذي يُجلس عليه.

A noun with multiple meanings: it can refer to a contemptible or lazy person, a vagrant, or the fleshy part of the human body used for sitting.

1. Contemptible personB2informal

   A person regarded as despicable, worthless, or contemptible.

   حقير

   • That bum tried to cheat me out of my money.
   • Don't listen to him, he's just a lazy bum.
   • He called his former boss a bum after the argument.

   المرادفاتblackguardcadgood-for-nothingknaveloserrascalscoundrelwretch

   الأضدادheroparagonrole model

2. Vagrant or homeless personB1informal

   A person who lives by begging and has no permanent home or job.

   متشرد

   • There was a bum sleeping on the park bench.
   • The city provides shelters for bums during winter.
   • He used to be a businessman but ended up as a bum.

   المرادفاتbeggarderelictdown-and-outdrifterhobotrampvagabondvagrant

3. Lazy personB1informal

   A person who avoids work and lives off others.

   شخص كسول

   • He's such a bum, he never helps around the house.
   • Stop being a bum and get a job.
   • She called her brother a bum for not studying.

   المرادفاتcadgerfreeloadergood-for-nothingidlerlazybonesloaferparasitesluggardsponger

   الأضدادhard workerworkhorse

4. ButtocksA2informal

   The fleshy part of the human body that you sit on.

   الأرداف

   • He fell and landed on his bum.
   • The baby has a cute little bum.
   • She slipped on the ice and bruised her bum.

   المرادفاتbacksidebehindbottombuttderriereposteriorrearrump

• فعل يُستخدم للدلالة على طلب شيء ما، عادةً المال أو الخدمات، دون نية الدفع أو الرد؛ ويُستخدم أيضًا بشكل غير رسمي للدلالة على التسكع أو البطالة.

A verb used to indicate the act of asking for or obtaining something, typically money or favors, without intending to pay or return it; also used informally to mean wandering or loafing.

1. To ask for and get free; to be a parasiteB2informal

   To obtain something, often money or goods, by begging or relying on others without giving anything in return.

   استجداء

   • He always tries to bum a cigarette off his friends.
   • She bummed a ride to the airport from her neighbor.
   • They bummed money from their parents for the concert tickets.

   المرادفاتbegcadgefreeloadmoochscroungesponge

2. To be lazy or idleB2informal

   To spend time doing nothing productive; to loaf around.

   التسكع

   • He spent the whole weekend bumming around the house.
   • Instead of working, they bummed on the couch watching TV.
   • She was fired for bumming on the job.

   المرادفاتdawdleidlelazeloafloiterlollloungeslackslugvegetate

   الأضدادlaborstrivetoilwork

الصيغ المركّبةbum around