bump

bump
bump [{{t}}bʌmp]
1 noun
(a) (lump → on head, in path, road surface) bosse f;
he has a big bump on his head il a une grosse bosse au crâne;
a bump in the road une bosse sur la route;
{{}}Cars{{}} to hit a bump passer sur une bosse
(b) (blow, knock) choc m, coup m;
he felt a bump as he reversed the car into the garage il a senti un choc en reculant la voiture dans le garage;
her head hit the shelf with a bump il y a eu un bruit sourd quand elle s'est cogné la tête contre l'étagère;
the boat hit the jetty with a bump le bateau a cogné contre la jetée;
{{}}figurative{{}} to be brought down to earth with a bump être ramené brutalement à la réalité
(c) {{}}Aviation{{}} (air current) courant m ascendant
2 transitive verb
(a) (hit) heurter; (elbow, head, knee) cogner
(b) {{}}familiar{{}} (get rid of) virer;
he got bumped from the football team il s'est fait virer de l'équipe de football;
to be bumped from a flight perdre sa place sur un vol (pour cause de sur-réservation)
3 intransitive verb
(a) (move jerkily) cahoter;
the old bus bumped along the country roads le vieil autobus cahotait le long des petites routes
(b) (collide) se heurter;
the boat bumped against the pier le bateau a buté contre l'embarcadère
(c) {{}}familiar{{}}
to bump and grind (dancer, striptease artist) se déhancher (en simulant l'acte sexuel)
4 adverb
the driver went bump into the car in front le conducteur est rentré en plein dans la voiture de devant;
things that go bump in the night les spectres mpl, les fantômes mpl
5 bumps plural noun
(a) {{}}British{{}}
to give sb the (birthday) bumps = à son anniversaire, tenir à plusieurs quelqu'un par les bras et les jambes, et lui faire toucher le sol un nombre de fois correspondant à son âge, {{}}French Canadian{{}} donner la bascule à qn
(b) {{}}Sport{{}} (rowing race) = à Oxford, course-poursuite dans laquelle chaque bateau doit rattraper pour le heurter le bateau qui le précède
►► {{}}Cars{{}} bump start = démarrage d'un véhicule en le poussant
bump into inseparable transitive verb
(object) rentrer dedans, tamponner; (person) rencontrer par hasard, tomber sur;
he bumped into a lamppost il est rentré dans un réverbère;
I bumped into an old school friend this morning je suis tombé sur un ancien camarade d'école ce matin
bump off separable transitive verb
{{}}familiar{{}} (murder) liquider, supprimer; (with a gun) descendre
bump up separable transitive verb
{{}}familiar{{}} (increase) faire grimper ; {{}}Commerce{{}} (prices) gonfler, faire grimper

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