nom

BrE /nɒm/ AmE /nɑːm/

noun / verb en → es

1 ELECTION [singular] B2

a person or group of people who are chosen to represent a political party in an election

candidato, candidata, lista de candidatos

Collocations nominate someone for something

  • She was the party's official nomination.

    Ella fue la nominación oficial del partido.

2 NAME [singular] B1

the name of a person or thing, especially when it is written down or printed

nombre, designación

Collocations nom de guerre

  • The patient's nom was withheld.

    El nombre del paciente se mantuvo en secreto.

3 DESIGNATE [transitive] B2

to choose someone to do a particular job or have a particular position, especially in an official way

nombrar, designar

  • nominate somebody for something
  • He was nominated as the new chairman.

    Fue nombrado como el nuevo presidente.

4 SUBMIT [transitive] B2

to officially submit a document or application for something, such as an award or job position

presentar, enviar

  • nominate somebody/something
  • She nominated her friend for the award.

    Ella nominó a su amiga para el premio.

5 CONSUME [transitive] C1

(informal) to eat or drink something, especially quickly and without much thought

comer rápidamente, consumir

  • nom something
  • He nommed the pizza in one bite.

    Él se comió la pizza de un bocado.

6 LABEL [transitive] C1

(computing) to give a name or label to a variable, file, etc., in order to identify it

etiquetar, nombrar (en programación)

  • nom something
  • The variable was nominated as 'total'.

    La variable fue nombrada como 'total'.

7 EAT [intransitive] C1

(slang) to eat, especially in a casual or informal way

comer (informal)

  • The kids are nomming on snacks.

    Los niños están comiendo bocadillos.

8 CONSUME [transitive] C1

(slang) to consume or use up something, especially quickly

consumir rápidamente (informal)

  • nom something
  • He noms up the energy in no time.

    Él consume la energía en un instante.