hum

hum
I [hʌm]
nome (of insect, engine, machinery) ronzio m.; (of traffic, voices) brusio m.
II 1. [hʌm]
verbo transitivo (forma in -ing ecc. -mm-) canticchiare (a bocca chiusa) [tune]
2.
verbo intransitivo (forma in -ing ecc. -mm-)
1) (make a low sound) [person] canticchiare (a bocca chiusa); [insect, aircraft, machine] ronzare
2) (bustle)

to hum with activity — [office] fervere di attività

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to hum and haw — = esitare nel parlare

III [hʌm]
interiezione ehm
* * *
1. past tense, past participle - hummed; verb
1) (to make a musical sound with closed lips: He was humming a tune to himself.) canticchiare
2) (to make a similar sound: The bees were humming round the hive.) ronzare
3) (to be active: Things are really humming round here.) procedere (alla svelta)
2. noun
(a humming sound: I could hear the hum of the machines; a hum of conversation.) rumore, borbottio
* * *
[hʌm]
1. n
(also) Elec ronzio, (of traffic, machines) rumore m , (of voices) mormorio, brusio
2. vt
(tune) canticchiare
3. vi
(insect) ronzare, (person) canticchiare a labbra chiuse, (engine, machine) rombare, (wireless) mandare un brusio, fig , (fam: be busy) animarsi

to make things hum fam — fare procedere le cose speditamente

to hum with activity — pullulare di attività

to hum and haw — essere incerto (-a) sul da farsi

* * *
hum (1) /hʌm/
n.
1 ronzio; borbottio; rumore sordo e continuo: the hum of insects, il ronzio degli insetti; the hum of machinery, il rumore sommesso dei macchinari
2 (pl.) (di solito hums and ha's o hums and haws) grida, borbottii (di sorpresa, imbarazzo, disapprovazione, ecc.)
3 (slang) puzzo
● (TV) hum bars, barre orizzontali (difetto).
hum (2) /hʌm/
inter.
(d'esitazione, dissenso, ecc.) ehm!; uhm!
(to) hum /hʌm/
A v. i.
1 ronzare
2 canterellare; canticchiare (a bocca chiusa): My mother always hums to herself, mia madre canticchia sempre tra sé
3 (di solito GB: to hum and haw) esitare; titubare; nicchiare; essere indeciso
4 (fam.) essere indaffarato; darsi da fare
5 (slang) puzzare
B v. t.
1 borbottare; emettere (un suono) a bocca chiusa
2 canterellare, canticchiare (una canzone) a bocca chiusa
● (fam.) to hum with activity, fervere di attività □ to make things hum, far procedere le cose □ The room hummed with voices, nella stanza c'era un ronzio di voci.
* * *
I [hʌm]
nome (of insect, engine, machinery) ronzio m.; (of traffic, voices) brusio m.
II 1. [hʌm]
verbo transitivo (forma in -ing ecc. -mm-) canticchiare (a bocca chiusa) [tune]
2.
verbo intransitivo (forma in -ing ecc. -mm-)
1) (make a low sound) [person] canticchiare (a bocca chiusa); [insect, aircraft, machine] ronzare
2) (bustle)

to hum with activity — [office] fervere di attività

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to hum and haw — = esitare nel parlare

III [hʌm]
interiezione ehm

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