pump in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for 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!

fuel pump N

fuel pump

pompe f d'alimentation

stirrup pump N

stirrup pump

pompe f à main portative

foot pump N

foot pump

pompe f à pied

filter pump N TECH

filter pump

pompe f à filtrer

pump-priming N

1. pump-priming TECH:

pump-priming

amorçage m d'une pompe

2. pump-priming FIN:

pump-priming

injection f de crédits

pump-priming attr aid, capital, funds

de soutien

pump room N Brit HISTORY

pump room

buvette f (d'un établissement thermal)

petrol pump N Brit (at garage, in engine)

petrol pump

pompe f à essence

pump-action ADJ

pump-action gun:

pump-action

à pompe

pump dispenser N

pump dispenser

vaporisateur m

pump in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for pump in the English»French Dictionary

I.pump¹ N

pump

pompe f

water/fuel pump

pompe à eau/essence

II.pump¹ 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 air into a tire

pomper de l'air dans une roue

to pump money into an 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

pump² [pʌmp] N (high-heeled shoe)

pump

escarpin m

heat pump N

heat pump

pompe f à chaleur

gas pump N

gas pump

pompe f à essence

fuel pump N

fuel pump

pompe f d'alimentation

pump out VB trans

1. pump out (clear):

pump out water

pomper

to pump out flooded houses

pomper l'eau des maisons inondées

2. pump out (produce):

pump out students, novels

débiter

pump out music, information

débiter

Translations for pump in the French»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

escarpin

pump

gonfleur

(air) pump

tire-lait

breast pump

pomper

to pump

pump Glossary of Refrigeration Technology courtesy of GEA Bock GmbH

Translations for pump in the French»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

pompe à chaleur

heat pump

pompe à huile

oil pump

pompe à engrenage

gear pump

graissage par pompe à huile

oil pump lubrication

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Gas enters through small inlets in the top of the chamber, and exits to the vacuum pump system through the bottom.

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The fuel pump was usually made with a brass housing and steel plunger operating with a variable stroke length.

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Each pump has a flow control valve and a backflow preventing check valve on the outlet, and shutoff valves on both inlet and outlet.

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A peristaltic pump delivers an aqueous or organic sample into an analytical nebulizer where it is changed into mist and introduced directly inside the plasma flame.

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From repurposed to refurbished the buyers will have to hustle to pump up their profits.

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After a thorough screening, the milk will be collected using a suction pump and then pooled and pasteurised before storing it in bottles.

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An attempt was then made to pump out the motor room, but a gasket blew out and there were no means for repair.

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This equipment included pitot tubes, a tachometer, stroboscopic lighting equipment, contact meters and a vacuum pump.

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This functionality is required in some vehicle racing applications, since an electric fuel pump may otherwise continue operating after a collision or rollover.

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The most commonly used source is a separate power unit, a small petrol (gasoline) engine connected to a hydraulic pump.

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