mob

turba, muchedumbre

Grupo numeroso de personas que actúan con ira o de forma descontrolada.

En inglés sencillo: A large group of people behaving angrily or in an uncontrolled way.

• An angry mob gathered outside.
• Police struggled to control the mob.
• A mob of shouting men chased him down the street.

Cómo se usa: a mob of people (A mob of protesters surrounded the building.)

Sinónimos: crowd, rabble

Expresiones frecuentes: angry mob, violent mob, mob violence

mafia

Grupo organizado de delincuentes, especialmente la mafia.

En inglés sencillo: An organized group of criminals, especially the Mafia.

• He worked for the mob.
• Police arrested a local mob boss.
• She denied having any connections to the mob.

Sinónimos: Mafia, organized crime

Expresiones frecuentes: the mob, mob boss, mob connections

personaje no jugador, mob

Personaje de un videojuego controlado por el propio juego y no por un jugador.

En inglés sencillo: A character in a video game controlled by the game rather than by a player.

• A mob appeared behind us.
• Some mobs attack players at night.
• We defeated the mob and collected its treasure.

Sinónimos: non-player character, NPC

Expresiones frecuentes: hostile mob, mob spawn, attack a mob

rebaño, manada

Grupo grande de animales, especialmente ovejas, ganado vacuno o canguros.

En inglés sencillo: A large group of animals, especially sheep, cattle, or kangaroos.

• A mob of sheep blocked the road.
• We saw a mob of kangaroos near the trees.
• The farmer drove the mob into another paddock.

Cómo se usa: a mob of animals (A mob of cattle moved across the field.)

Sinónimos: herd, flock

Expresiones frecuentes: mob of sheep, mob of kangaroos, large mob

cofia

Gorro de tela suave con el borde fruncido que usaban las mujeres antiguamente.

En inglés sencillo: A soft cloth cap with a gathered edge, worn by women in the past.

• She wore a white mob.
• A ribbon decorated the edge of her mob.
• The women tucked their hair beneath their mobs.

Sinónimos: mob cap

Expresiones frecuentes: linen mob, lace mob, white mob

abalanzarse sobre, rodear

Reunirse en gran número alrededor de alguien o en torno a un lugar.

En inglés sencillo: To gather around someone or somewhere in a large crowd.

• Fans mobbed the singer.
• Shoppers mobbed the store when it opened.
• Reporters were mobbing her outside the courthouse.

Sinónimos: crowd around, swarm, surround

Expresiones frecuentes: mob a star, mob the entrance, mob the store