air pump in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for air pump in the English»Italian Dictionary

air pump [Brit, Am ˈɛr pəmp] N

air pump

pompa f pneumatica

Translations for air pump in the English»Italian Dictionary

pump air, gas, water, blood

pompare (out of da, fuori da)

air, vacuum pump

pompa pneumatica, pompa a vuoto

to pump air into a tyre

pompare aria in un pneumatico

pump up tyre, air bed

gonfiare

Translations for air pump in the Italian»English Dictionary

pompa pneumatica

air pump

pompare aria in un pneumatico

to pump air into a tyre

Translations for air pump in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.pump¹ [Brit pʌmp, Am pəmp] N

1. pump TECH:

pump

pompa f

air, vacuum pump

pompa pneumatica, pompa a vuoto

to prime the pump

adescare la pompa

to prime the pump fig

aprire il rubinetto

2. pump (squeeze):

to give sb's hand a pump

dare una vigorosa stretta di mano a qn

3. pump (fire engine):

pump

autopompa f

II.pump¹ [Brit pʌmp, Am pəmp] VB trans

1. pump (push):

pump air, gas, water, blood

pompare (out of da, fuori da)

to pump oil around the engine

fare circolare l'olio nel motore

to pump air into a tyre

pompare aria in un pneumatico

to pump sewage into the sea

pompare liquami in mare

the boiler pumps water to the radiators

la caldaia pompa acqua nei radiatori

to pump the hold dry

prosciugare la stiva (con una pompa, delle pompe)

to pump bullets inf

vomitare pallottole

to pump sb full of drugs inf

imbottire qn di medicine

to pump sb full of lead inf

riempire or imbottire qn di piombo

to pump iron inf

fare pesi

2. pump (move):

pump handle, lever

azionare

to pump the brakes

pigiare sui pedali, frenare a più riprese

3. pump (shake):

to pump sb's hand

stringere energicamente la mano di qn

4. pump (question) inf:

pump person

spremere (about su)

to pump sb for sth details, information

cercare di cavare, carpire qc a qn

to pump money out of sb

spremere qn, spillare denaro a qn

5. pump MED:

to pump sb's stomach

fare una lavanda gastrica a qn

to have one's stomach pumped

subire una lavanda gastrica

III.pump¹ [Brit pʌmp, Am pəmp] VB intr

1. pump (function):

pump machine, piston:

funzionare

2. pump (flow):

pump

sgorgare, scorrere (from, out of da)

3. pump (beat):

pump blood:

pulsare all'impazzata

pump heart:

palpitare, battere all'impazzata

IV.pump¹ [Brit pʌmp, Am pəmp]

all hands to the pumps!

diamoci dentro! mettiamoci sotto!

pump² [Brit pʌmp, Am pəmp] N

1. pump Brit (plimsoll):

pump

scarpa f da ginnastica

2. pump Brit (flat shoe):

pump

ballerina f

3. pump Am (court shoe):

pump

(scarpa) décolleté f

4. pump (dancing shoe):

pump arch

scarpa f da ballo (per uomo)

I.air [Brit ɛː, Am ɛr] N

1. air (substance):

air

aria f

in the open air

all'aria aperta

I need a change of air

ho bisogno di cambiare aria

to come up for air swimmer, animal:

risalire in superficie per respirare

to let the air out of a tyre, balloon

sgonfiare un pneumatico, una mongolfiera

2. air (atmosphere, sky):

air

aria f

he threw the ball up into the air

lanciò la palla in aria

the helicopter rose up into the air

l'elicottero si sollevò nell'aria

the birds of the air

i volatili

the swans took to the air

i cigni hanno preso il volo

to send sth, to travel by air

spedire qc per via aerea, viaggiare in aereo

Turin (seen) from the air

Torino vista dall'aereo

the battle was fought on the ground and in the air

la battaglia fu combattuta dalle forze di terra e dell'aria

to clear the air storm:

rinfrescare l'aria

to clear the air fig

chiarire la situazione

3. air RADIO, TV:

to be, go on the air broadcaster, interviewee:

essere, andare in onda

to go off the air

cessare le trasmissioni

while the programme was still on the air

mentre il programma era ancora in onda

the series will be back on the air in January

la serie sarà di nuovo in onda a gennaio

he went on the air to reassure the public

andò in onda per rassicurare la gente

off the air, she confided that …

durante un fuori onda, confidò che …

the channel goes off the air at midnight

la rete cessa le trasmissioni a mezzanotte

4. air (manner):

air (of person)

aria f

air (aura, appearance) (of place)

aspetto m

air (aura, appearance) (of place)

atmosfera f

with an air of innocence, indifference

con aria innocente, indifferente

an air of mystery surrounds the project

un alone di mistero circonda il progetto

he has a certain air about him

ha un certo non so che

5. air MUS:

air

aria f

6. air (breeze):

air liter

brezza f

II.air [Brit ɛː, Am ɛr] VB trans

1. air (dry):

air

(fare) asciugare

don't wear that shirt, it hasn't been aired

non metterti quella maglia, non è ancora asciutta

2. air (freshen by exposing to air):

air room

aerare, ventilare, arieggiare

air garment, bed

far prendere aria a

3. air (express):

air opinion, view

esprimere, far conoscere

to air one's grievances

far sentire il proprio malcontento

to air one's knowledge

sfoggiare la propria cultura

4. air Am (broadcast):

air

mandare in onda

III.air [Brit ɛː, Am ɛr]

there's something in the air

c'è qualcosa nell'aria

he could sense trouble in the air

sentiva aria di tempesta

there's a rumour in the air that …

corre voce che …

to put on airs, to give oneself airs pej

darsi delle arie

our plans are still totally up in the air

i nostri progetti sono ancora per aria

to be walking or treading on air

essere al settimo cielo

to disappear or vanish into thin air

svanire nel nulla

they produced or conjured these figures out of thin air

le loro statistiche erano completamente campate in aria, inventate

air pump in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for air pump in the English»Italian Dictionary

air pump N

air pump

pompa f per l'aria

Translations for air pump in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.pump [pʌmp] N

pump

pompa f

pump for fuel

pompa (di benzina) f

II.pump [pʌmp] VB trans

pump

pompare

I.air [er] N

1. air (earth's atmosphere):

air

aria f

2. air (space overhead, sky):

air

aria f

to fire into the air

sparare in aria

to be up in the air fig

essere ancora in alto mare

3. air AVIAT:

by air

in aereo

to travel by air

viaggiare in aereo

4. air TV, RADIO, CINE:

to be on the air

essere in onda

to be taken off the air

non essere più mandato in onda

5. air (aura, quality):

air

aria f

to have an air of confidence/danger

avere un aspetto sicuro/pericoloso

6. air MUS:

air

aria f

Phrases:

out of thin air

dal nulla

to disappear into thin air

svanire nel nulla

II.air [er] ADJ

air

aereo, -a

III.air [er] VB trans

1. air TV, RADIO:

air

trasmettere

the program will be aired on Saturday

il programma andrà in onda sabato

2. air (expose to air):

air

arieggiare

3. air (publicize):

to air one's grievances

esternare il proprio malcontento

IV.air [er] VB intr

1. air TV, RADIO:

air

andare in onda

2. air (be exposed to air):

air

prendere aria

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Even glass bead-making torches, which are essentially bunsen burners with an added air pump, can only achieve temperatures of.

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The air pump was originally on the left of the smokebox; later it was moved to the right.

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Later, his interest in diving led to him to design an air pump.

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Air lines are also used for diving where s compressor or a hand-powered air pump supplies air to a diver.

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The introduction of the air pump into the hobby is considered by several historians of the hobby to be a pivotal moment in its development.

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He also performed numerous investigations with an air pump, and noted that the mercury fell as air was pumped out.

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Filtration may be aided with an air pump to improve wearer comfort.

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Air was to be supplied from the surface by two tubes with floats, connected to an air pump inside the submarine.

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The latter can also be attributed to poor aeration, which can be negated by inclusion of an air pump or spray bar in the setup.

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A ski area may have the required high-output water pumps, but not an air pump.

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