bump in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for bump in the English»French Dictionary

I.bump [Brit bʌmp, Am bəmp] N

1. bump (lump):

bump (on body)

bosse f (on à)

bump (on road surface)

bosse f (on, in sur)

2. bump (jolt):

bump

secousse f

to come down with a bump fig

dégringoler inf

3. bump (sound of fall):

bump

bruit m sourd

4. bump (onomatopoeic):

bump

boum m

to go bump

faire boum

5. bump (of pregnant woman):

bump euph, hum

ventre m

6. bump (of stripper) inf:

bumps and grinds

déhanchements mpl érotiques

II.bump [Brit bʌmp, Am bəmp] VB trans

1. bump (knock):

bump

cogner (against, on contre)

to bump one's head

se cogner la tête

to bump the car

cabosser la voiture

to bump sb off or from wall, seat

faire tomber qn de

2. bump Am (remove):

bump inf

virer inf (from de)

3. bump Am inf SPORTS:

bump

déloger (out of, from de)

4. bump Am (promote) inf:

to bump sb to

catapulter qn au poste de inf

5. bump Am (raise) inf → bump up

III.bump [Brit bʌmp, Am bəmp] VB intr

1. bump (knock):

to bump against

buter contre

2. bump (move jerkily):

to bump along vehicle: road

brinquebaler sur

to bump over vehicle: road

cahoter sur

to bump up and down in person: vehicle

se faire secouer dans

IV.bump [Brit bʌmp, Am bəmp]

to come down to earth with a bump

être ramené à la dure réalité

to feel or read sb's bumps

interpréter les bosses crâniennes de qn

things that go bump in the night

les bruits effrayants de la nuit

See also bump up

I.bump up VB [Brit bʌmp -, Am bəmp -] inf (bump up [sth])

1. bump up (increase):

bump up

faire grimper inf (from de, to à)

2. bump up (exaggerate):

bump up

gonfler inf

I.bump into VB [Brit bʌmp -, Am bəmp -] (bump into [sb/sth]) (collide)

bump into person, object

rentrer dans

he bumped into me

il m'est rentré dedans

II.bump into VB [Brit bʌmp -, Am bəmp -] (to bump into [sb] inf) (meet)

bump into

tomber sur inf

I.bump up VB [Brit bʌmp -, Am bəmp -] inf (bump up [sth])

1. bump up (increase):

bump up

faire grimper inf (from de, to à)

2. bump up (exaggerate):

bump up

gonfler inf

I.bump off VB [Brit bʌmp -, Am bəmp -] inf (bump off [sb], bump [sb] off)

bump off

liquider inf

speed bump N

speed bump → speed hump

See also speed hump

speed hump N

speed hump

ralentisseur m

speed hump

dos-d'âne m

Translations for bump in the French»English Dictionary

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accrochage

bump (avec with)

aspérité (de sol, planche)

bump (de in)

trucider

to bump off inf

protubérance (gén)

bump, protuberance form

bosse (sur le nez)

bump

bosse

bump

se faire une bosse

to get a bump

bosse (sur un terrain)

bump

bosse (sur une piste de ski)

mogul, bump

faire une bosse à sa voiture

to dent ou bump one's car

bump in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for bump in the English»French Dictionary

I.bump [bʌmp] N

1. bump (swelling):

bump

bosse f

2. bump (protrusion):

bump

protubérance f

speed bump

ralentisseur m

3. bump inf (blow):

bump

léger coup m

4. bump (thud):

bump

bruit m sourd

5. bump (collision):

bump

léger accrochage m

6. bump Brit (belly):

she has a big bump

elle est enceinte jusqu'aux yeux

II.bump [bʌmp] VB trans

bump car

tamponner

bump one's head

se cogner

III.bump [bʌmp] VB intr

to bump along

cahoter

to bump up and down

être secoué de tous côtés

to bump against sth

se cogner contrer qc

speed bump N

speed bump

ralentisseur m

bump into VB trans insep

1. bump into (collide with):

bump into

rentrer dans

2. bump into (meet):

bump into

tomber sur

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to run [or bump] into sb/sth

tomber sur qn/qc

Translations for bump in the French»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

bosse

bump

heurter qn (à pied)

to bump into sb

se heurter à [ou contre] qn/qc personne, véhicule

to bump into sb/sth

se heurter

to bump into each other

saler l'addition

to bump up the bill

faire la peau à qn inf

to bump sb off

tomber sur qn

to bump into sb

bump Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

speed bump

ralentisseur m

she has a big bump

elle est enceinte jusqu'aux yeux

to bump along

cahoter

to bump up and down

être secoué de tous côtés

to bump against sth

se cogner contrer qc

to run [or bump] into sb/sth

tomber sur qn/qc

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Another describes a retractable speed bump; yet another, an apparatus and mechanism for fileting fish.

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This prevents opening of the action caused by an inadvertent bump or contact to the bolt handle.

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Ferrets are notoriously clumsy in their surroundings during their dance and will often bump into or fall over objects and furniture.

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For adolescents and young adults the reminiscence bump and the recency effect coincide.

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These make-or-break events of space missions can be things that go bump in the night: sometimes you get second chances and sometimes not.

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The "biological/ maturational account" suggests that genetic fitness is improved by having many memories that fall within the reminiscence bump.

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That's a really easy one to give to the stuntwoman, but she loves a stunt bump.

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Finally, the moment of truth: bump... bump... and slowing to a walk.

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For example, if the driver's foot is slightly jostled by a bump in road, the accelerator pedal would tend to stay at its setting.

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Two or three blurred objects flitted past the undercarriage, then they were down, with a slight bump.

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