pumps in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for pumps in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.pump¹ [Brit pʌmp, Am pəmp] N

1. pump TECH:

pump

pompa f

air, vacuum pump

pompa pneumatica, pompa a vuoto

to prime the pump

adescare la pompa

to prime the pump fig

aprire il rubinetto

2. pump (squeeze):

to give sb's hand a pump

dare una vigorosa stretta di mano a qn

3. pump (fire engine):

pump

autopompa f

II.pump¹ [Brit pʌmp, Am pəmp] VB trans

1. pump (push):

pump air, gas, water, blood

pompare (out of da, fuori da)

to pump oil around the engine

fare circolare l'olio nel motore

to pump air into a tyre

pompare aria in un pneumatico

to pump sewage into the sea

pompare liquami in mare

the boiler pumps water to the radiators

la caldaia pompa acqua nei radiatori

to pump the hold dry

prosciugare la stiva (con una pompa, delle pompe)

to pump bullets inf

vomitare pallottole

to pump sb full of drugs inf

imbottire qn di medicine

to pump sb full of lead inf

riempire or imbottire qn di piombo

to pump iron inf

fare pesi

2. pump (move):

pump handle, lever

azionare

to pump the brakes

pigiare sui pedali, frenare a più riprese

3. pump (shake):

to pump sb's hand

stringere energicamente la mano di qn

4. pump (question) inf:

pump person

spremere (about su)

to pump sb for sth details, information

cercare di cavare, carpire qc a qn

to pump money out of sb

spremere qn, spillare denaro a qn

5. pump MED:

to pump sb's stomach

fare una lavanda gastrica a qn

to have one's stomach pumped

subire una lavanda gastrica

III.pump¹ [Brit pʌmp, Am pəmp] VB intr

1. pump (function):

pump machine, piston:

funzionare

2. pump (flow):

pump

sgorgare, scorrere (from, out of da)

3. pump (beat):

pump blood:

pulsare all'impazzata

pump heart:

palpitare, battere all'impazzata

IV.pump¹ [Brit pʌmp, Am pəmp]

all hands to the pumps!

diamoci dentro! mettiamoci sotto!

pump² [Brit pʌmp, Am pəmp] N

1. pump Brit (plimsoll):

pump

scarpa f da ginnastica

2. pump Brit (flat shoe):

pump

ballerina f

3. pump Am (court shoe):

pump

(scarpa) décolleté f

4. pump (dancing shoe):

pump arch

scarpa f da ballo (per uomo)

water pump [ˈwɔːtəpʌmp] N

water pump

pompa f dell'acqua

pump attendant [ˈpʌmpəˌtendənt] N

pump attendant

pompista mf

donkey pump [ˈdɒŋkɪˌpʌmp] N

donkey pump NAUT, TECH

cavallino m

fuel pump [ˈfjuːəlˌpʌmp] N (in a motor vehicle)

fuel pump

pompa f dell'alimentazione

beer pump [bɪə pʌmp] N

beer pump

macchina f per spillare la birra

pump room [Brit, Am ˈpəmp ˌrum] N Brit HISTORY

pump room

= sala in cui si bevono le acque termali

vacuum pump [Am ˈvækˌjum pəmp] N

vacuum pump

pompa f a vuoto

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Translations for pumps in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.pump [pʌmp] N

pump

pompa f

pump for fuel

pompa (di benzina) f

II.pump [pʌmp] VB trans

pump

pompare

heat pump N

heat pump

pomba f termica

air pump N

air pump

pompa f per l'aria

gas pump N

gas pump

pompa f (di benzina)

fuel pump N

fuel pump

pompa f della benzina

suction pump N

suction pump

pompa f aspirante

gas pump N

gas pump

pompa f di benzina

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décolleté (scarpe décolleté)

pumps

décolleté

pumps

scarpa -a

pump

distributore

pump

distributore di benzina

gas pump

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English

Storage heaters may also incorporate an electric heater (utilizing either resistance heaters or heat pumps), which can be used to increase heat output.

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The most common is production of so-called efflux pumps.

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Long queues were witnessed at most petrol pumps with bikers and car owners opting to tank up, instead of regulating their fill of fuel.

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Start by establishing a water-intensive industrial park around a major wastewater treatment facility that pumps out millions of gallons of treated water.

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It has been rendered obsolete by modern hotplate technology and vacuum pumps.

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Micro-hydro plants may use purpose-designed turbines or use industrial centrifugal pumps, connected in reverse to act as turbines.

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Most floor pumps, also commonly called track pumps, have a built in pressure gauge to indicate tire pressure.

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Pumps are supplied for everystage of the bitumen industry.

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With thousands of valves and pumps, this microfluidic biochip has already been used to discover drugs and solve protein structures.

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Additionally, most gas stations were closed, due to power outages leaving the pumps unusable.

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