bump in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for bump in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.bump [Am bəmp, Brit bʌmp] N

1.1. bump:

bump (blow)

golpe m

bump (jolt)

sacudida f

bump (collision)

topetazo m

bump (collision)

golpe m

that brought me back to reality with a bump

eso me devolvió de golpe a la realidad

1.2. bump (sound):

bump

golpe m

things that go bump in the night

cosas que dan miedo

2. bump (lump):

bump (in surface)

bulto m

bump (in surface)

protuberancia f

bump (on head)

chichón m

bump (on road)

bache m

3. bump <bumps, pl > Brit:

we gave her/I got the bumps

≈ la manteamos/me mantearon

we gave her/I got the bumps

le dimos/me dieron una pamba Mex inf

II.bump [Am bəmp, Brit bʌmp] VB trans

1. bump (hit, knock lightly):

I bumped my head/elbow on or against the door

me di en la cabeza/el codo con or contra la puerta

I bumped the post as I was reversing

choqué con or contra el poste al dar marcha atrás

2. bump (remove, throw out) Am:

bump inf

echar

we got bumped from the flight

nos quedamos sin plaza en el vuelo

III.bump [Am bəmp, Brit bʌmp] VB intr

1. bump (hit, knock):

to bump (against sth/sb)

darse or chocar (contra or con algo/alguien)

2. bump (move) + adv compl:

the cart bumped over the field

el carro iba dando botes or tumbos por el campo

to bump and grind

bailar contoneándose

bump into VB [Am bəmp -, Brit bʌmp -] (v + prep + o)

1. bump into (collide with):

bump into

darse contra

bump into

chocar contra

I bumped into a tree

me di contra un árbol

2. bump into (meet by chance) inf:

bump into acquaintance

toparse con

bump into acquaintance

tropezarse con

bump into acquaintance

encontrarse con

speed bump N

speed bump

badén m

speed bump

guardia m tumbado Spain

speed bump

tope m Mex

speed bump

policía m acostado Col

speed bump

lomo m de burro RioPl

speed bump

baden m Chil

bump off VB [Am bəmp -, Brit bʌmp -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o) sl

bump off

quitar de en medio inf

bump off

liquidar inf

bump off

pasaportar inf

bump-start [ˈbəmpstɑrt] VB trans

to bump-start a car

hacer arrancar un coche empujándolo

bump up VB [Am bəmp -, Brit bʌmp -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o) inf

bump up

aumentar

Translations for bump in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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trastazo

bump

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bump in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for bump in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.bump [bʌmp] N

1. bump (lump):

bump

bulto m

bump on head

chichón m

bump on road

bache m

2. bump inf (blow):

bump

porrazo m

3. bump (thud):

bump

golpe m

4. bump (collision):

bump

topetazo m

II.bump [bʌmp] VB trans

bump

chocar contra

to bump one's head on/against sth

darse un golpe en la cabeza con/contra algo

bump into VB trans insep

1. bump into (collide with):

bump into

chocar contra

2. bump into (meet):

bump into

topar con

bump off VB trans inf

to bump sb off

cargarse a alguien

speed bump N

speed bump

banda f rugosa

Translations for bump in the Spanish»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

cototo

bump

chichón

bump

topetear

to bump into

testarada

bump on the head

darse una testarada

to bump one's head

darse una testarada con alguien tb. fig

to bump heads

coscorrón

bump on the head

topar contra algo

to bump against [or into] sth

topar con alguien

to bump into sb

topar (a alguien)

to bump into

toparse contra algo

to bump against [or into] sth

toparse con alguien

to bump into sb

bump Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to bump one's head on/against sth

darse un golpe en la cabeza con/contra algo

to bump into a friend

tropezar con un amigo

to bump sb off

cargarse a alguien

to bump against [or into] sth

topar contra algo

to bump against [or into] sth

toparse contra algo

to come down to earth with a bump

caerse del nido fig

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

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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The bench also directed the agencies to put up signage indicating that there is a speed bump ahead.

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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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Typically, during the reminiscence bump only happy memories and memories of important events are recalled.

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The aim is to make developers' lives easier in the long run, but some potential customers are scared off by an initial speed bump.

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Hence, someone's level of intelligence, for example, could be literally read off from the size of a particular bump on his posterior parietal lobe.

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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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Her head went back hard against the headrest, then there was a jarring jolt when she hit the speed bump.

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As the female approaches, the males bump and prod her in the abdomen.

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