What is the Spanish word for "bum"?

Learn how to say "bum" in Spanish with examples and practice

English

bum

Spanish

vago

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Alternative translations of "bum"

sin hogar
culo

Examples of how to use "bum" in Spanish

English
Don't be such a lazy bum.
Spanish
No seas tan perezoso.
English
The old man was called a friendly bum.
Spanish
Al anciano le llamaban un vagabundo amigable.
English
She sat on the bench beside a bum.
Spanish
Ella se sentó en el banco junto a un vagabundo.
English
They warned him not to feed every bum.
Spanish
Le advirtieron que no alimentara a todos los vagabundos.
English
A bum asked politely for some spare change.
Spanish
Un vagabundo pidió educadamente unas monedas.

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