pump

I [pʌmp]

nome tecn. pompa f.

bicycle pump — pompa della bicicletta

to prime the pump — adescare la pompa; fig. aprire il rubinetto

II [pʌmp]

nome

1) BE (plimsoll) scarpa f. da ginnastica

2) BE (flat shoe) ballerina f.

3) AE (court shoe) (scarpa) décolleté f.

III 1. [pʌmp]

verbo transitivo

1) (push) pompare [air, gas, water, blood] (out of da, fuori da; into in)

the boiler pumps water to the radiators — la caldaia pompa acqua nei radiatori

to pump bullets — colloq. vomitare pallottole

to pump sb. full of drugs — colloq. imbottire qcn. di medicine

to pump iron — colloq. fare pesi

2) (move) azionare [handle, lever]

3) (shake)

to pump sb.'s hand — stringere energicamente la mano a qcn

4) colloq. (question) spremere [person] (about su)

5) med.

to pump sb.'s stomach — fare una lavanda gastrica a qcn

2.

verbo intransitivo

1) (function) [machine, piston] funzionare

2) (flow) sgorgare, scorrere (from, out of da)

3) (beat) [blood] pulsare all'impazzata; [heart] palpitare, battere all'impazzata

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- pump out

- pump up

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1. noun

1) (a machine for making water etc rise from under the ground: Every village used to have a pump from which everyone drew their water.) pompa

2) (a machine or device for forcing liquid or gas into, or out of, something: a bicycle pump (for forcing air into the tyres).) pompa

2. verb

1) (to raise or force with a pump: Oil is being pumped out of the ground.) pompare

2) (to get information from by asking questions: He tried to pump me about the exam.) strappare/carpire (informazioni)

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- pump up

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I [pʌmp]

nome tecn. pompa f.

bicycle pump — pompa della bicicletta

to prime the pump — adescare la pompa; fig. aprire il rubinetto

II [pʌmp]

nome

1) BE (plimsoll) scarpa f. da ginnastica

2) BE (flat shoe) ballerina f.

3) AE (court shoe) (scarpa) décolleté f.

III 1. [pʌmp]

verbo transitivo

1) (push) pompare [air, gas, water, blood] (out of da, fuori da; into in)

the boiler pumps water to the radiators — la caldaia pompa acqua nei radiatori

to pump bullets — colloq. vomitare pallottole

to pump sb. full of drugs — colloq. imbottire qcn. di medicine

to pump iron — colloq. fare pesi

2) (move) azionare [handle, lever]

3) (shake)

to pump sb.'s hand — stringere energicamente la mano a qcn

4) colloq. (question) spremere [person] (about su)

5) med.

to pump sb.'s stomach — fare una lavanda gastrica a qcn

2.

verbo intransitivo

1) (function) [machine, piston] funzionare

2) (flow) sgorgare, scorrere (from, out of da)

3) (beat) [blood] pulsare all'impazzata; [heart] palpitare, battere all'impazzata

•

- pump out

- pump up