pump

pump
pump [{{t}}pʌmp]
1 noun
(a) {{}}Technology{{}} pompe f;
hand/water pump pompe f à main/à eau
(b) (shoe → for dancing) chausson m; (→ for gym) (chaussure f de) tennis m
(c) {{}}American{{}} {{}}familiar{{}} (heart) cœur m, palpitant m
2 transitive verb
(a) (liquid, gas) pomper;
to pump sth out of sth pomper ou aspirer qch de qch;
the water is pumped into a tank l'eau est acheminée dans un réservoir au moyen d'une pompe;
to pump water into a cavity amener de l'eau à la pompe dans une cavité;
the factory pumps its waste directly into the river l'usine déverse ses déchets directement dans la rivière;
they pumped air into the football ils ont gonflé le ballon de foot;
the heart's function is to pump blood around the body le cœur a pour fonction de pomper le sang dans tout le corps;
coolant is pumped through the system une pompe fait circuler le liquide de refroidissement dans le système;
{{}}American{{}} to pump gas travailler comme pompiste
(b) {{}}Medicine{{}}
to pump sb's stomach faire un lavage d'estomac à qn;
he had to have or to get his stomach pumped on a dû lui faire un lavage d'estomac
(c) (inflate → tyre, ball etc) gonfler
(d) (move back and forth → pedal, handle) appuyer sur ou actionner (plusieurs fois);
pump the brakes or they'll lock freinez progressivement ou les freins se bloqueront;
{{}}figurative{{}} to pump sb's hand secouer vigoureusement la main de qn;
{{}}familiar{{}} to pump iron faire de la gonflette
(e) {{}}familiar{{}} (shoot)
to pump sb full of lead cribler qn de plomb
(f) {{}}familiar{{}} (money) investir ;
he pumped a fortune into the business il a investi une fortune dans cette affaire;
public money is being pumped into the area la région reçoit d'importantes subventions du gouvernement ;
the government has pumped money into the project le gouvernement a injecté des capitaux dans ce projet
(g) {{}}familiar{{}} (interrogate) interroger, tirer les vers du nez à;
they pumped her for information ils l'ont cuisinée
(h) {{}}vulgar{{}} (have sex with) baiser, tringler
3 intransitive verb
(a) (machine, person) pomper; (heart) battre fort
(b) (liquid) couler à flots, jaillir;
blood pumped from the wound du sang coulait de la blessure
►► pump attendant pompiste mf;
pump gun fusil m à pompe;
{{}}Economics{{}} pump priming = relance de l'économie par injection de fonds publics;
pump room (building) pavillon m; (room) buvette f (dans une station thermale)
pump in separable transitive verb
(a) (liquid, gas) refouler;
the village pumps in water from the river l'eau du village est amenée de la rivière à l'aide d'un système de pompage
(b) {{}}familiar{{}} (funds, capital) investir, injecter
pump out
1 separable transitive verb
(a) (liquid, gas) pomper; (stomach) vider;
it took two hours to pump the bilge out il a fallu deux heures pour pomper ou écoper l'eau de la cale
(b) {{}}familiar{{}} {{}}pejorative{{}} (mass-produce → music, graduates, products) produire ; (→ books, essays) produire à la chaîne, pondre en série
2 intransitive verb
(liquid, blood) couler à flots
pump up separable transitive verb
(a) (liquid, mixture) pomper
(b) (inflate) gonfler
(c) {{}}American{{}} {{}}familiar{{}} (excite)
to be all pumped up être tout excité

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