mum

mum
I 1.
(coll.)interjection

mum's the word — nicht weitersagen!

2.

keep mum — den Mund halten (ugs.)

II noun
(Brit. coll.): (mother) Mama, die (fam.)
* * *
I (plural mummies) noun
(a child's name for his or her mother: Goodbye, Mum(my)!; Where's your mum(my), John?) die Mama
* * *
mum1
[mʌm]
n (fam: mother) Mama f fam, Mutti f bes NORDD fam
mum2
[mʌm]
adj (fam: silent) still
... — \mum's the word (as a response) ... — ich schweige wie ein Grab, ... — von mir erfährt keiner was; (telling sb) ... — und kein Wort darüber, ... — sag's keinem weiter
to keep \mum den Mund halten fam
* * *
I [mʌm]
n, adj (inf)

mum 's the word! — nichts verraten! (inf)

to keep or stay mum — den Mund halten (about über +acc ) (inf)

II
n (Brit inf)
(= mother) Mutter f; (as address) Mutti f (inf) III
n (US inf
= chrysanthemum) Chrysantheme f
* * *
mum1 [mʌm]
A int pst!:
mum’s the word nicht weitersagen!, kein Wort darüber!
B adj still, stumm:
keep mum den Mund halten, nichts verraten (about von);
keep mum about sth auch etwas nicht weitersagen
mum2 [mʌm] v/i sich vermummen
mum3 [mʌm] s HIST Mumme f (süßliches dickes Bier)
mum4 [mʌm] s besonders Br umg Mama f
* * *
I 1.
(coll.)interjection

mum's the word — nicht weitersagen!

2.

keep mum — den Mund halten (ugs.)

II noun
(Brit. coll.): (mother) Mama, die (fam.)
* * *
(UK) n.
Mama -s m.
Mutti -s f. adj.
still adj.

English-german dictionary. 2013.

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