bump in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for bump in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.bump [Brit bʌmp, Am bəmp] N

1. bump (lump):

bump (on body)

protuberanza f

bump (on body)

bernoccolo m (on su)

bump (on road surface)

asperità f

bump (on road surface)

gobba f (on, in su)

2. bump (jolt):

bump

scossone m

bump

urto m

to come down with a bump fig

venire giù di botto

3. bump (sound of fall):

bump

rumore m sordo

bump

tonfo m

4. bump:

to go bump

fare bum

5. bump (of pregnant woman):

bump euph, hum

pancione m

6. bump (of stripper) inf:

bumps and grinds

= movimento erotico di spogliarellista che consiste nello spingere avanti la regione pelvica

II.bump [Brit bʌmp, Am bəmp] VB trans

1. bump (knock):

bump

urtare, andare a sbattere (against, on contro)

to bump one's head

battere la testa

to bump sb off o from wall, seat

fare cadere qn da

2. bump Am (remove) inf:

to bump sb from passenger list, job

rimuovere qn da

3. bump Am SPORTS:

bump inf

scalzare (out of, from da)

4. bump Am (promote) inf:

to bump sb to manager, professor

promuovere qn ad un posto di

5. bump Am (raise) inf → bump up

III.bump [Brit bʌmp, Am bəmp] VB intr

1. bump (knock):

to bump against

urtare contro or (andare a) sbattere contro

2. bump (move jerkily):

to bump along or over vehicle: road

sobbalzare, traballare su

to bump up and down in person: vehicle

farsi scuotere da

IV.bump [Brit bʌmp, Am bəmp]

to come down to earth with a bump

tornare di colpo con i piedi per terra

to feel or read sb's bumps

cercare di capire che testa ha qn

things that go bump in the night

i rumori misteriosi che si sentono di notte

See also bump up

bump up VB [bʌmp -] inf (bump up [sth])

1. bump up (increase):

bump up price, tax, wage

alzare, aumentare (from da; to a)

2. bump up (exaggerate):

bump up real number

gonfiare

bump up VB [bʌmp -] inf (bump up [sth])

1. bump up (increase):

bump up price, tax, wage

alzare, aumentare (from da; to a)

2. bump up (exaggerate):

bump up real number

gonfiare

I.bump into VB [bʌmp -] (bump into [sb, sth]) (collide)

bump into person, object

(andare a) sbattere contro, tamponare

he bumped into me

mi ha sbattuto contro

II.bump into VB [bʌmp -] (bump into [sb]) (meet)

bump into inf

imbattersi in, incontrare per caso

bump off VB [bʌmp -] inf (bump off [sb], bump [sb] off)

bump off

liquidare, stendere, uccidere

speed bump [Am ˈspid ˌbəmp], speed hump [ˈspiːdˌhʌmp] N

speed bump

dosso m artificiale

Translations for bump in the Italian»English Dictionary

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gibbosità

bump

bozzo

bump

stecchire qn

to bump sb off

protuberanza

bump

ancata

bump (with the hip)

bump in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for bump in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.bump [bʌmp] N

1. bump (lump):

bump

protuberanza f

bump on head

bernoccolo m

bump on road

cunetta f

2. bump inf (blow):

bump

colpo m

3. bump (thud):

bump

tonfo m

II.bump [bʌmp] VB trans

bump

sbattere contro

to bump one's head on [or against] sth

sbattere con la testa contro qc

bump off VB trans sl

to bump sb off

far fuori qu

speed bump N

speed bump

dosso m limitatore di velocità

bump into VB trans insep

1. bump into (collide with):

bump into

sbattere contro

2. bump into (meet accidentally):

bump into

imbattersi in

Translations for bump in the Italian»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

rincontrare qu

to bump into sb

stecchire

to bump off

gobba

bump

bernoccolo

bump

dosso

speed bump

prendere/dare una testata

to bump one's head

bump Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to bump sb off

far fuori qu

to bump one's head on [or against] sth

sbattere con la testa contro qc

to bump into a friend

imbattersi in un amico

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

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

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This prevents opening of the action caused by an inadvertent bump or contact to the bolt handle.

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In older participants, a bump for memories reported as most important and happy was found.

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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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Finally, the moment of truth: bump... bump... and slowing to a walk.

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

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You can lean over the dugout seats and bump elbows with a coach.

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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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