drum

a musical instrument that makes a loud sound when you hit it with your hands or sticks

tambor, bombo

• play the drum

Collocations drum kit · drum solo

• He plays the drums in a rock band.

  Él toca la batería en una banda de rock.

the part of your body between your chest and hips, or the front part of this area

pecho (anatómico), tórax

• hit sb in the drum

Collocations chest pain · chest injury

• He hit me in the chest.

  Me golpeó en el pecho.

to make a loud sound by hitting something, especially to show that you are angry or upset

golpear, dar golpes

• [intransitive] (about) sb/sth

Collocations drum on the table · drum with your fingers

• He was drumming his fingers impatiently.

  Estaba golpeando los dedos impacientemente.

a small metal container that soldiers carry on their belts to hold things like matches or money

alforja, cantimplora (militar)

• [transitive] sb/sth

Collocations carry a drum of water · fill a drum with food

• The soldiers carried drums full of ammunition.

  Los soldados llevaban alforjas llenas de municiones.

a large container with a round shape, used for storing liquids or other substances

tanque, barril (grande)

• [transitive] sb/sth

Collocations oil drum · drum of paint

• The factory uses drums to store oil.

  La fábrica usa barriles para almacenar aceite.

a cylinder that is used in printing machines, on which the inked image to be printed is placed

cilindro (de impresión), rodillo

• [transitive] sb/sth

Collocations printing drum · drum of ink

• The printing drum rotates to transfer the image.

  El cilindro de impresión gira para trasladar la imagen.

a round area marked out on a sports field, such as in boxing or wrestling

ring (de boxeo), cuadrilátero

• [transitive] sb/sth

Collocations boxing ring · wrestling drum

• The match took place in the boxing ring.

  El combate tuvo lugar en el cuadrilátero de boxeo.

to repeat something many times, often in a way that is boring or annoying

repetir constantemente, martillear

• [transitive] sb/sth

Collocations drum into somebody's head · drum something home

• He drums the message into his students' heads.

  Él martillea el mensaje en la cabeza de sus estudiantes.