mob

mob
mob
1. noun
(a noisy, violent or disorderly crowd of people: He was attacked by an angry mob.) banda, chusma

2. verb
((of a crowd) to surround and push about in a disorderly way: The singer was mobbed by a huge crowd of his fans.) acosar
mob
tr[mɒb]
noun
1 (large crowd) muchedumbre nombre femenino, turba, multitud nombre femenino
2 (group of friends) pandilla, grupo, peña
3 pejorative (gang) banda, pandilla
transitive verb (pt & pp mobbed, ger mobbing)
1 (crowd round) acosar, rodear; (attack) asaltar, atacar
■ the singer was mobbed by hysterical girls el cantante fue rodeado por chicas histéricas
noun the mob
1 (common people) el populacho
noun the Mob
1 SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL (mafia) la mafia
\
SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
mob law / mob rule ley nombre femenino de la calle
mob violence violencia callejera
mob ['mɑb] vt, mobbed ; mobbing
1) attack: atacar en masa
2) hound: acosar, rodear
mob n
1) throng: multitud f, turba f, muchedumbre f
2) gang: pandilla f
mob
n.
• asonada s.f.
• bulla s.f.
• chusma s.f.
• garulla s.f.
• gentuza s.f.
• gentío s.m.
• hormiguero s.m.
• muchedumbre s.f.
• pandilla s.f.
• patulea s.f.
• populacho s.m.
• tumulto s.m.
• turba s.f.
• turbamulta s.f.
• vulgacho s.m.
v.
• asaltar v.
• atropellar v.

I mɑːb, mɒb
noun
a) (crowd) turba f, muchedumbre f; (populace) populacho m; (before n)

mob rule — la ley de la calle

b) (gang) (sl) banda f

the Mob — (AmE) la mafia


II
transitive verb -bb-
a) (attack) atacar* en grupo
b) (swarm up to) acosar, asediar
[mɒb]
1. N
1) (=crowd) multitud f , muchedumbre f , bola f (Mex); (=rabble) populacho m , turba f (esp LAm)

some houses were burnt by the mobs — unas casas fueron incendiadas por el populacho

the army has become a mob — el ejército se ha transformado en una turba incontrolada

they went in a mob to the town hall — fueron en tropel al ayuntamiento

to join the mob — echarse a las calles

they're a hard-drinking mob — son una pandilla de borrachos

2)

the mob — pej (=the masses) el populacho

3) * (=criminal gang) pandilla f

Joe and his mob — Joe y su pandilla

the Mob — (US) la Mafia

4) (Mil)

which mob were you in? — ¿en qué regimiento estuviste?

2. VT
1) (=attack) asaltar
2) (=surround)

he was mobbed whenever he went out — al salir siempre se veía acosado por la gente

the minister was mobbed by journalists — los periodistas se apiñaban en torno al ministro

3.
CPD

mob boss N — capo m de la mafia

mob oratory N — demagogia f populachera

mob rule N — ley f de la calle

mob violence N — violencia f colectiva

* * *

I [mɑːb, mɒb]
noun
a) (crowd) turba f, muchedumbre f; (populace) populacho m; (before n)

mob rule — la ley de la calle

b) (gang) (sl) banda f

the Mob — (AmE) la mafia


II
transitive verb -bb-
a) (attack) atacar* en grupo
b) (swarm up to) acosar, asediar

English-spanish dictionary. 2013.

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