bumps in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for bumps 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

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roll out bumps

faire disparaître

Translations for bumps in the French»English Dictionary

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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

avaler les bosses

to zoom over the bumps

accrochage

bump (avec with)

aspérité (de sol, planche)

bump (de in)

le match a fait quelques éclopés

there were a few bumps and bruises as a result of the match

bumps in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for bumps 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 bumps in the French»English Dictionary

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aspérité

bumps

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

bumps 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

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English

In the course of international expansion, the company has run into bumps ranging from political risk to environmental controversy.

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Put your knitting needle through those bumps and knit through it as normal.

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The accelerometers sense turns, bumps, and hills in order to give consistent grading of corners and crests in the printout.

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The skin is devoid of dermal denticles, though there are tiny white bumps on the upper central portion of the disc.

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With tips, her pay bumps up to $87.20 -- before taxes.

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Another drawback of waxing is that some people experience ingrown hairs, red bumps, and minor bleeding.

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Even just standing outside the hall, before the concert, to hear the band practice, could result in goose-bumps, and not just because it was a cold evening.

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Other medications can produce acneiform eruptions (usually pimply bumps and pustules that look like acne).

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Fashion during pregnancy began to show off baby bumps with tight clothing.

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Hives are another cause for skin lumps and are sometimes called "heat bumps" and occasionally "protein bumps" as well, demonstrating the problem with commonly used, non-descriptive colloquial terms.

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