vacuum pump in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for vacuum pump in the English»French Dictionary

vacuum pump N

vacuum pump

pompe f à vide

Translations for vacuum pump in the English»French Dictionary

air/vacuum pump

pompe à air/à vide

Translations for vacuum pump in the French»English Dictionary

pompe à (faire le) vide

vacuum pump

pompe à vide

vacuum pump

Translations for vacuum pump in the English»French Dictionary

I.pump [Brit pʌmp, Am pəmp] N

1. pump TECH:

pump

pompe f

air/vacuum pump

pompe à air/à vide

to prime the pump lit

amorcer la pompe

to prime the pump fig

réamorcer la pompe

2. pump (squeeze):

to give sb's hand a pump

donner une poignée de main vigoureuse à qn

3. pump (plimsoll):

pump

chaussure f de sport

4. pump Brit (flat shoe):

pump

ballerine f

5. pump Am (shoe with heel):

pump

chaussure f à talon

6. pump (dancing shoe):

pump dated

chausson m de danse (pour homme)

7. pump (fire-engine):

pump

autopompe f

II.pump [Brit pʌmp, Am pəmp] VB trans

1. pump (push):

pump air, gas, water, blood

pomper (out of de)

to pump oil around the engine

pomper l'huile autour du moteur

to pump air into a tyre

injecter de l'air dans un pneu

to pump sewage into the sea

déverser les eaux usées dans la mer

the boiler pumps water to the radiators

la chaudière distribue l'eau dans les radiateurs

to pump the hold dry

pomper la cale à sec

to pump bullets

cracher des balles

to pump sb full of drugs inf

gaver qn de médicaments

to pump sb full of lead inf

truffer qn de plomb inf

to pump sb full of lead inf

mitrailler qn

to pump iron inf

faire de la gonflette inf

2. pump (move):

pump handle, lever

actionner

to pump the brakes

freiner par petits coups successifs

3. pump (shake):

to pump sb's hand

donner une poignée de main vigoureuse à qn

4. pump (question):

pump inf

cuisiner inf (about à propos de)

to pump sb for sth details, information

essayer de soutirer qc à qn

to pump sth out of sb

soutirer qc à qn

5. pump MED:

to pump sb's stomach

faire un lavage d'estomac à qn

to have one's stomach pumped

avoir un lavage d'estomac

III.pump [Brit pʌmp, Am pəmp] VB intr

1. pump (function):

pump machine, piston:

fonctionner

2. pump (flow):

pump

gicler (from, out of de)

3. pump (beat):

pump blood, heart:

battre violemment

IV.pump [Brit pʌmp, Am pəmp]

all hands to the pumps!

il faut que tout le monde s'y mette!

I.vacuum [Brit ˈvakjuːm, Am ˈvækˌju(ə)m] N

1. vacuum PHYS:

vacuum

vide m

partial vacuum

vide partiel

to create a vacuum

faire le vide

to observe an effect in a vacuum

observer un effet sous vide

2. vacuum (lonely space):

vacuum

vide m

emotional/intellectual vacuum

vide affectif/intellectuel

it left a vacuum in our lives

ça a fait un grand vide dans notre vie

I'm in a vacuum

je n'ai pas de points de repère

3. vacuum:

vacuum, a. vacuum cleaner

aspirateur m

Phrases:

vacuum, a. vacuum clean to give [sth] a vacuum sofa, carpet

passer un coup d'aspirateur sur

vacuum, a. vacuum clean to give [sth] a vacuum room

passer l'aspirateur dans

II.vacuum [Brit ˈvakjuːm, Am ˈvækˌju(ə)m] VB trans a. vacuum clean

vacuum carpet, upholstery

passer [qc] à l'aspirateur

vacuum room, house

passer l'aspirateur dans

vacuum pump in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for vacuum pump in the English»French Dictionary

pump¹ [pʌmp] N

1. pump Aus, Brit (low heeled slip on shoe):

pump

semelle f plate

2. pump Am, Aus (high-heeled shoe):

pump

escarpin m

3. pump (plimsoll):

pump

espadrille f

I.pump² N

pump

pompe f

water/fuel pump

pompe à eau/essence

II.pump² VB trans

1. pump (use pump on):

pump

pomper

to pump water out of a boat

pomper l'eau pour l'évacuer d'un bateau

to pump oil through a pipeline

pomper du pétrole dans un pipeline

to pump into a tyre

pomper de l'air dans une roue

to pump money into a industry

injecter de l'argent dans une industrie

pumped full of heroin

plein d'héroïne

to pump sb's stomach MED

faire un lavage d'estomac à qn

2. pump (interrogate):

pump

tirer les vers du nez à

I.vacuum [ˈvækju:m] N

1. vacuum (space):

vacuum a. fig

vide m

to fill/leave a vacuum

remplir/laisser un vide

2. vacuum (vacuum cleaner):

vacuum

aspirateur m

II.vacuum [ˈvækju:m] VB trans

vacuum carpet

passer l'aspirateur sur

vacuum room

passer l'aspirateur dans

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Once this interval is reached, the vacuum pump is shut off and the vacuum chamber release valve is opened to equalize air pressure.

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With suitable port connections, the devices may be either a compressor or a vacuum pump.

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A vacuum pump is typically used to draw a vacuum.

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If intakes and outlets are submerged, a vacuum pump may be applied at the crest to prime the siphon.

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An electrically-operated pump for this purpose would usually be called a vacuum pump.

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Secondly was the vacuum back, the film (large-format single sheet film) was placed here and held in position by a vacuum pump.

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The vacuum is normally generated by using a high vacuum pump.

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The two missing steps were an inadequate speed on the vacuum pump, and a missing graining step to produce sugar crystals.

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Notable modifications to this car include an electric vacuum pump and hydraulic steering pump allowing the car to function even when the engine is deactivated.

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Later the device will be placed in a vacuum chamber, connected to a vacuum pump and a mass spectrometer.

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