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pump

Pronunciation: /pʌmp/

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French translation of pump

A. n

  • 1 (for air) pompe (f) bicycle pump = pompe à vélo
  • 2 (plimsoll) chaussure (f) de sport; (GB) (flat shoe) ballerine (f); (US) (shoe with heel) chaussure (f) à talon

B. vtr

  • 1 pomper [air, gas, water] (out of de)
  • 2 (colloq) (question) cuisiner (fam) [person]

C. vi

  • [heart] battre violemment

Phrasal verbs

pump up

gonfler [tyre, air bed]

pump in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of pump in the British & World English dictionary Definition of pump in the US English dictionary

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