lump

bulto, nódulo

Zona abultada o hinchada bajo la piel o dentro del cuerpo.

En inglés sencillo: A raised or swollen area under the skin or inside the body.

• She found a lump under her skin.
• The doctor examined the lump on his arm.
• Have you noticed any new lumps?

Cómo se usa: a lump in/on something (He noticed a lump on his neck.)

Sinónimos: swelling, bump, nodule

Expresiones frecuentes: painful lump, lump under something, lump in something

grumo

Pequeño trozo duro dentro de algo que normalmente es liso o blando.

En inglés sencillo: A small hard piece in something that is normally smooth or soft.

• There is a lump in the sauce.
• Break up the lumps before adding milk.
• She stirred the soup until every lump disappeared.

Cómo se usa: a lump in something (I found a hard lump in the mixture.)

Sinónimos: clump, chunk

Expresiones frecuentes: hard lump, lump of sugar, lump in something

trozo, masa, pegote

Trozo o montón de algo sin una forma definida o regular.

En inglés sencillo: A piece or pile of something without a clear or regular shape.

• He picked up a lump of clay.
• Add two small lumps of butter.
• The melted plastic formed a solid lump.

Cómo se usa: a lump of something (She shaped a lump of clay into a bowl.)

Sinónimos: chunk, clump, mass, blob

Expresiones frecuentes: lump of clay, lump of coal, large lump

castigo, paliza, críticas

Experiencia dolorosa de recibir golpes, críticas o malos tratos; suele usarse en plural.

En inglés sencillo: A painful experience of being hit, criticized, or treated badly, usually spoken of in the plural.

• He took his lumps and moved on.
• The coach has taken plenty of lumps this season.
• We must take our lumps when our plans fail.

Cómo se usa: take your lumps (The team took its lumps after a poor performance.)

Sinónimos: punishment, beating, abuse

Expresiones frecuentes: take a lump, take another lump

holgazán, zoquete

Persona perezosa, lenta o poco lista.

En inglés sencillo: A person who is lazy, slow, or not very clever.

• Get up, you lazy lump!
• He sat like a lump while everyone worked.
• Don’t be such a lump; help me carry this.

Sinónimos: layabout, loafer, oaf

Expresiones frecuentes: lazy lump, great lump, useless lump

agrupar, meter en el mismo saco

Reunir personas o cosas en un mismo grupo sin tener en cuenta sus diferencias.

En inglés sencillo: To put different people or things in one group without considering their differences.

• Don’t lump us all together.
• The report lumped several different problems into one category.
• Why do people lump these two writers together?

Cómo se usa: lump someone/something together (Don’t lump all teenagers together.); lump someone/something in with someone/something (They lumped my travel costs in with other expenses.)

Sinónimos: group, bundle, classify together

Antónimos: separate, distinguish

Expresiones frecuentes: lump something together, lump someone in, lump something with something