bump

bump
bump [bʌmp]
1. noun
   a. ( = blow) coup m ; ( = jolt) secousse f
• the news brought us back to earth with a bump (inf) la nouvelle nous a brutalement rappelés à la réalité
   b. ( = swelling) bosse f
   c. ( = minor accident) accrochage m
2. transitive verb
[car] heurter
• to bump one's head se cogner la tête (against contre)
3. intransitive verb
• to bump along cahoter
► bump into inseparable transitive verb
   a. [+ person] se cogner contre ; [+ vehicle] rentrer dans (inf)
   b. ( = meet) (inf) tomber sur (inf)
► bump off (inf!) separable transitive verb liquider (inf)
► bump up (inf) separable transitive verb
[+ prices, sales, profits] faire grimper
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[bʌmp] 1.
noun
1) (lump) (on body) bosse f (on à); (on road surface) bosse f (on, in sur)
2) (jolt) secousse f
3) (sound of fall) bruit m sourd
4) onomat boum

to go bump — faire boum

5) (colloq) (of pregnant woman) ventre m
2.
transitive verb
1) (knock) cogner (against, on contre)

to bump one's head — se cogner la tête

2) (colloq) US (remove)

to bump somebody from — virer (colloq) quelqu'un de [list, job]

3) (colloq) US (promote)

to bump somebody to — catapulter (colloq) quelqu'un au poste de

3.
intransitive verb
1) (knock)

to bump against — buter contre

2) (move jerkily)

to bump along — [vehicle] brinquebaler sur [road]

to bump over — [vehicle] cahoter sur [road]

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Phrasal Verbs:
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to come down to earth with a bump — être ramené à la dure réalité


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