ump in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for ump in the English»French Dictionary

ump [Brit ʌmp, Am əmp] Am inf abrév

ump → umpire

See also umpire

I.umpire [Brit ˈʌmpʌɪə, Am ˈəmˌpaɪ(ə)r] N SPORTS

umpire fig

arbitre m

to act as an umpire between two parties fig

servir d'arbitre entre deux parties

II.umpire [Brit ˈʌmpʌɪə, Am ˈəmˌpaɪ(ə)r] VB trans SPORTS

umpire

arbitrer

III.umpire [Brit ˈʌmpʌɪə, Am ˈəmˌpaɪ(ə)r] VB intr SPORTS

umpire

être l'arbitre

to umpire at a match

arbitrer un match

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The prefix ump- is added to the first two suffixes to produce the empty numbers umpteen and umpty: it is of uncertain origin.

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