chum
A friend; a palA friend; a pal.
» Are you all chums?
Вы все приятели?
Значение
значений: 6(устаревшее)A friend; a pal.
Kumpel, Freund
прия́тельprijátelʹ
(устаревшее)A roommate, especially in a college or university.
Mitbewohner
това́рищ m по комнатеpo, сожительsožitelʹ
(Канада, США, неисчисляемое)A mixture of (frequently rancid) fish parts and blood, dumped into the water as groundbait to attract predator fish, such as sharks.
Near-synonym: shark bait
bait consisting of chopped fish and fish oils that are dumped overboard to attract fish
A coarse mould for holding the clay while being worked on a whirler, lathe or manually.
Synonym of chum salmon.
A temporary dwelling used by the nomadic Uralic reindeer herders of northwestern Siberia.
чумčum
Примеры
предложений: 4Are you all chums?
Вы все приятели?
To attract sharks, scientists prepare a special bloody bait concoction known as "chum".
Calling someone a chum simply shows your overestimation of your place in the social hierarchy.
If you keep pestering me, I'll send you overboard to chum the water with your useless guts!
Переводы
языков: 5По значениям 3
По значениям 2
Происхождение
1675–85; of uncertain origin, possibly from cham, shortening of chambermate, or from comra1675–85; of uncertain origin, possibly from cham, shortening of chambermate, or from comrade. Less likely from Welsh cymrawd (“fellow”), compare brawd (“brother”).
Originally American English, from the 1850s. Perhaps from Powhatan.
From Chinook Jargon tzum (“spotted, marked”), from Chinook.
From Russian чум (čum), from Komi-Zyrian чум (ćum) and/or Udmurt чум (ćum, “tent, shelter”).
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Формы
мн. число: chumsСинонимы
синонимов: 54- a large Pacific salmon with small spots on its back; an important food fish:chum salmonOncorhynchus keta
- a close friend who accompanies their buddies in their activities:buddycronypalsidekick