speed bump in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for speed bump in the English»Spanish Dictionary

speed bump N

speed bump

badén m

speed bump

guardia m tumbado Spain

speed bump

tope m Mex

speed bump

policía m acostado Col

speed bump

lomo m de burro RioPl

speed bump

baden m Chil

Translations for speed bump in the Spanish»English Dictionary

tope

speed bump

guardia tumbado

speed bump

lomo de burro

speed bump

badén (montículo)

speed bump

Translations for speed bump in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.bump [Am bəmp, Brit bʌmp] N

1.1. bump:

bump (blow)

golpe m

bump (jolt)

sacudida f

bump (collision)

topetazo m

bump (collision)

golpe m

that brought me back to reality with a bump

eso me devolvió de golpe a la realidad

1.2. bump (sound):

bump

golpe m

things that go bump in the night

cosas que dan miedo

2. bump (lump):

bump (in surface)

bulto m

bump (in surface)

protuberancia f

bump (on head)

chichón m

bump (on road)

bache m

3. bump <bumps, pl > Brit:

we gave her/I got the bumps

≈ la manteamos/me mantearon

we gave her/I got the bumps

le dimos/me dieron una pamba Mex inf

II.bump [Am bəmp, Brit bʌmp] VB trans

1. bump (hit, knock lightly):

I bumped my head/elbow on or against the door

me di en la cabeza/el codo con or contra la puerta

I bumped the post as I was reversing

choqué con or contra el poste al dar marcha atrás

2. bump (remove, throw out) Am:

bump inf

echar

we got bumped from the flight

nos quedamos sin plaza en el vuelo

III.bump [Am bəmp, Brit bʌmp] VB intr

1. bump (hit, knock):

to bump (against sth/sb)

darse or chocar (contra or con algo/alguien)

2. bump (move) + adv compl:

the cart bumped over the field

el carro iba dando botes or tumbos por el campo

to bump and grind

bailar contoneándose

I.speed [Am spid, Brit spiːd] N

1.1. speed C or U (rate of movement, progress):

speed

velocidad f

what speed were you doing?

¿a qué velocidad ibas?

what is its top speed?

¿cuál es la velocidad máxima (que da)?

they set off at top/high speed

salieron a toda/alta velocidad

they set off at top/high speed

salieron a todo lo que da

at a speed of …

a una velocidad de …

if you carry on at this speed we'll never finish

si sigues a este paso, no vamos a terminar nunca

the car performs well at high speed

el coche responde muy bien a altas velocidades

to pick up or gather speed

cobrar or ganar velocidad

to pick up or gather speed

coger velocidad esp Spain

to lose speed

perder velocidad

the speed of light/sound

la velocidad de la luz/del sonido

to be up to speed (performing as expected)

estar funcionando como se esperaba

to be up to speed (be fully informed)

estar al tanto

to bring sb up to speed

poner a alguien al tanto

1.2. speed (relative quickness):

speed

rapidez f

the speed with which the matter was resolved

la rapidez con la que se resolvió el asunto

the speed of the players

la rapidez de los jugadores

1.3. speed C (in shorthand, typing):

speed

velocidad f

2. speed C PHOTO:

film speed

sensibilidad f de la película

3. speed C (gear):

speed

velocidad f

speed

marcha f

a five-speed gearbox

una caja de cambios de cinco marchas or velocidades f

a ten-speed bicycle

una bicicleta con diez marchas or velocidades

4. speed U (amphetamine):

speed sl

anfetas fpl inf

II.speed <pt & pp sped> [Am spid, Brit spiːd] VB intr

1. speed (go, pass quickly) + adv compl:

the car sped off or away around the corner

el coche se alejó doblando la esquina a toda velocidad

he sped by or past in his new sports car

nos pasó a toda velocidad con su nuevo coche deportivo

the boats sped over the water

los botes se deslizaban sobre el agua a toda velocidad

the hours sped by

las horas pasaron volando

2. speed < pt & pp speeded> (drive too fast):

speed car/motorist:

ir a exceso de velocidad

he was fined for speeding

lo multaron por exceso de velocidad

III.speed <pt & pp speeded> [Am spid, Brit spiːd] VB trans

1. speed (hasten):

speed

acelerar

to speed work/production along

acelerar el trabajo/la producción

helicopters are being used to speed supplies to the area

están usando helicópteros para hacer llegar los suministros rápidamente a la zona

2. speed < pt & pp speeded>:

to speed sb on his/her way

despedir a alguien

to speed sb on his/her way

desearle feliz viaje a alguien

3. speed < pt & pp sped> (grant success) arch:

God speed

vaya (usted) con Dios

See also shutter speed

shutter speed N PHOTO

shutter speed

tiempo m de exposición

speed bump in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for speed bump in the English»Spanish Dictionary

speed bump N

speed bump

banda f rugosa

Translations for speed bump in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.bump [bʌmp] N

1. bump (lump):

bump

bulto m

bump on head

chichón m

bump on road

bache m

2. bump inf (blow):

bump

porrazo m

3. bump (thud):

bump

golpe m

4. bump (collision):

bump

topetazo m

II.bump [bʌmp] VB trans

bump

chocar contra

to bump one's head on/against sth

darse un golpe en la cabeza con/contra algo

I.speed [spi:d] N

1. speed (velocity):

speed

velocidad f

at a speed of ...

a una velocidad de...

2. speed (quickness):

speed

rapidez f

3. speed (gear):

speed

marcha f

4. speed PHOTO:

speed

sensibilidad f

5. speed inf (drug):

speed

speed m

II.speed <sped, sped> [spi:d] VB intr

1. speed (go fast):

speed

ir deprisa

to speed by

pasar volando

2. speed (hasten):

speed

apresurarse

3. speed (exceed speed restrictions):

speed

ir a exceso de velocidad

III.speed <-ed, -ed> [spi:d] VB trans

speed

acelerar

to speed sb on their way

despedir a alguien

speed N

User Entry

at full speed

a toda velocidad

at top speed

a toda velocidad

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

It's really - if you think about it, it's more like a speed bump or something.

www.npr.org

Flooring it with a speed bump five yards away.

www.espncricinfo.com

Another describes a retractable speed bump; yet another, an apparatus and mechanism for fileting fish.

www.cio.co.nz

How fast can you hit a speed bump while driving and live?

www.abc.net.au

They may help any constituent with a sewer backup, pothole or speed bump, but that's service -- not representation.

rabble.ca

A speed bump is a bump in a roadway with heights typically ranging between 3and4 in.

en.wikipedia.org

I contacted the company and a rep cleared up the speed bump issue.

gas2.org

One can actually hear how both trucks and cars gear up to speed from one speed bump to the next.

www.news24.com

It passed the speed bump test without complaints and is very wieldy in car parks and driveways.

www.carsguide.com.au

The bench also directed the agencies to put up signage indicating that there is a speed bump ahead.

www.thehindu.com