bum

• Adjectif utilisé pour décrire quelque chose de mauvaise qualité ou de défectueux.

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.

   De mauvaise qualité

   • 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.

   Synonymesbadcheapdefectivefaultyinferiorlousypoorshoddysubstandarduseless

   Antonymesgoodqualityreliablesoundworking

• Nom avec plusieurs sens : peut désigner une personne méprisable ou paresseuse, un vagabond, ou la partie charnue du corps humain utilisée pour s'asseoir.

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.

   Personne méprisable

   • 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.

   Synonymesblackguardcadgood-for-nothingknaveloserrascalscoundrelwretch

   Antonymesheroparagonrole model

2. Vagrant or homeless personB1informal

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

   clochard

   • 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.

   Synonymesbeggarderelictdown-and-outdrifterhobotrampvagabondvagrant

3. Lazy personB1informal

   A person who avoids work and lives off others.

   Personne paresseuse qui vit aux dépens d'autrui

   • 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.

   Synonymescadgerfreeloadergood-for-nothingidlerlazybonesloaferparasitesluggardsponger

   Antonymeshard workerworkhorse

4. ButtocksA2informal

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

   fesses

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

   Synonymesbacksidebehindbottombuttderriereposteriorrearrump

• Verbe utilisé pour désigner l'action de demander ou d'obtenir quelque chose, généralement de l'argent ou des services, sans intention de payer ou de rendre ; également utilisé familièrement pour désigner le fait de vagabonder ou de paresser.

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.

   Emprunter sans rendre, vivre aux dépens d'autrui

   • 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.

   Synonymesbegcadgefreeloadmoochscroungesponge

2. To be lazy or idleB2informal

   To spend time doing nothing productive; to loaf around.

   fainéanter

   • 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.

   Synonymesdawdleidlelazeloafloiterlollloungeslackslugvegetate

   Antonymeslaborstrivetoilwork

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