hum

hum: hum [{{t}}hʌm] (pt & pp hummed, cont humming)

1 intransitive verb

(a) (audience, bee, wires) bourdonner; (person) fredonner, chantonner; (top, fire) ronfler; {{}}Electronics{{}} ronfler; (air conditioner) ronronner;

∎ the motors hummed into action les moteurs se sont mis à ronfler ou vrombir;

∎ {{}}figurative{{}} everything was humming along nicely tout marchait comme sur des roulettes

(b) (be lively) grouiller;

∎ the airport/town was humming with activity l'aéroport/la ville bourdonnait d'activité;

∎ to make things hum mener les choses rondement;

∎ the party was just beginning to hum when the police arrived la fête commençait à s'animer quand la police est arrivée

(c) {{}}British{{}} {{}}familiar{{}} (stink) cocotter

(d) (idiom)

∎ to hum and haw (mumble) bafouiller; {{}}figurative{{}} (hesitate) tergiverser, tourner autour du pot;

∎ he hummed and hawed before getting to the point il a bafouillé ou hésité avant d'en venir au fait

2 transitive verb

(tune) fredonner, chantonner

3 noun

(a) (of bees, voices) bourdonnement m; (of vehicle) vrombissement m; (of fire, top) ronflement m; {{}}Electronics{{}} ronflement m; (of machine) ronronnement m;

∎ the distant hum of traffic le ronronnement lointain de la circulation

(b) {{}}British{{}} {{}}familiar{{}} (stench) puanteur^□ f, mauvaise odeur^□ f;

∎ there's a bit of a hum in here! ça cocotte là-dedans!

4 exclamation

hem!, hum!

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hum — hum … Dictionnaire des rimes
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Hum — may refer to: * Hum (sound), a sound produced with closed lips, or by machinery, insects, or other periodic motion * The Hum, a phenomenon involving a persistent and invasive low frequency noise of unknown origin which occurs in some geographic… … Wikipedia
Hum — ist ein geographischer Begriff mit mehreren Bedeutungen: eine Stadt in Kroatien, siehe Hum (Kroatien); ein Ort in Slowenien, siehe Hum (Slowenien); ein Ort in Bosnien, siehe Hum (Bosnien); eine historische Landschaft im Grenzgebiet zwischen… … Deutsch Wikipedia
hum — hȗm m <N mn húmovi> DEFINICIJA 1. omanji brijeg pod travom 2. (Hum) pov. (u nekim izvorima) Hercegovina ONOMASTIKA pr. (etnici): Hȗm (100, Osijek, Koprivnica), Hùmačkić, Hùmek (120, Varaždin), Huméljak (Humeljȃk) (Velika Gorica), Húmić (60 … Hrvatski jezični portal
hum — s. n. Trimis de siveco, 10.08.2004. Sursa: Dicţionar ortografic HUM s.n. (geol.) Martor carstic sub formă de bloc izolat, rămas din masa calcarului. [cf. germ. Hum, fr., engl. hum]. Trimis de LauraGellner … Dicționar Român
Hum — Hum, n. 1. A low monotonous noise, as of bees in flight, of a swiftly revolving top, of a wheel, or the like; a drone; a buzz. [1913 Webster] The shard borne beetle with his drowsy hums. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. Any inarticulate and buzzing sound; … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Hum — Hȗm m DEFINICIJA naselje u Istri, smatra se najmanjim gradom na svijetu, 23 stan.; povezuje ga s Ročem 7 km dugačka »Aleja glagoljaša« ONOMASTIKA top. (često dio imena naselja, npr. Hum na Sutli, Hum Stubički, Hum Bistrički, Hum Breznički i dr.) … Hrvatski jezični portal
hum — /hum/, v., hummed, humming, n., interj. v.i. 1. to make a low, continuous, droning sound. 2. to give forth an indistinct sound of mingled voices or noises. 3. to utter an indistinct sound in hesitation, embarrassment, dissatisfaction, etc.; hem.… … Universalium
hum — hum1 [hum] vi. hummed, humming [ME hummen, of echoic orig., as in Ger hummel, bumblebee, MDu hommeln, hum] 1. to make a low, continuous, murmuring sound like that of a bee or a motor 2. to sing with the lips closed, not producing words 3. to give … English World dictionary
Hum — (h[u^]m), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Hummed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Humming}.] [Of imitative origin; cf. G. hummen, D. hommelen. [root]15.] 1. To make a low, prolonged sound, like that of a bee in flight; to drone; to murmur; to buzz; as, a top hums. P.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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