- bum
- [bʌm] n1) (pej: good-for-nothing) Penner m (pej) (sl), Arschloch nt (pej) (vulg)2) (Am) (tramp) Landstreicher m, Tippelbruder m (meist hum), Penner m (pej) (sl)3) (esp Brit, Aus) (fam: bottom) Hintern m (fam)to give sb a kick up the \bum jdn in den Hintern treten (fam)4) (avid practitioner)ski/tennis \bum Ski-/Tennisfreak mPHRASES:to get the \bum's rush (Am) (fam) rausgeschmissen werden (fam)to give sb the \bum's rush (Am) (fam) jdn rausschmeißen (fam)to be on the \bum (Am) (sl: broken) kaputt [o (derb) im Arsch] sein; (sl: be a vagrant) ein Penner sein (sl) adjattr, inv (pej) fam1) (inadequate) miserabel, mies (fam), Scheiß- (derb) (not working) fuse, plug defekt;to do a \bum job of doing sth etw völlig vermasseln (fam)\bum steer (Am, Aus) Irreführung f, Verschaukelung f (fam), Verarschung (derb)to give sb a \bum steer jdn irreführen [o (fam) verschaukeln] [o (derb) verarschen];2) (unpleasant) bescheuert (fam), beschissen (sl)3) (unfair) mies (fam)\bum rap (Am) (unfair punishment) ungerechte Strafe;(false criminal charge) zu Unrecht erhobene Anklage;(unfair treatment) ungerechte Behandlung;the book review was a \bum rap der Verriss des Buches war ungerechtfertigt;to get the \bum rap (Am) der/die Gelackmeierte sein (fam), die Arschkarte kriegen (derb)to give sb a \bum rap jdn ungerecht behandeln4) (unhealthy)\bum knee/leg schlimmes [o (fam) kaputtes] Knie/Bein vt <-mm-> (fam);to \bum sth off sb etw von jdm schnorren (fam)
English-German students dictionary . 2013.