dump

dump
dump [dʌmp]
1. noun
   a. ( = place) décharge f
• to be down in the dumps (inf) avoir le cafard (inf)
   b. (for munitions) dépôt m
   c. ( = unpleasant place) (inf) trou m perdu (inf) ; ( = house, hotel) (inf) trou m à rats (inf)
   d. (Computing) vidage m
2. transitive verb
   a. [+ rubbish] déposer ; [+ sand, bricks] décharger ; [+ goods for sale] vendre à bas prix
   b. ( = set down) [+ package, passenger] (inf) déposer
   c. ( = get rid of) (inf) [+ thing] bazarder (inf) ; [+ boyfriend, girlfriend] larguer (inf)
   d. (Computing) [+ data file] vider
• to dump to the printer transférer sur l'imprimante
* * *
[dʌmp] 1.
noun
1) (public) décharge f publique; (rubbish heap) tas m d'ordures
2) Military

arms/munitions dump — dépôt m d'armes/de munitions

3) (colloq) péj (town, village) trou (colloq) m; (house) baraque (colloq) f minable
4) Computing vidage m

screen dump — recopie f d'écran

2.
transitive verb
1) jeter [refuse]; ensevelir [nuclear waste]; déverser [waste, sewage]
2) (colloq) (get rid of) plaquer (colloq) [boyfriend]; se débarrasser de [car, shopping]
3) (colloq) (put down) poser
4) Computing faire un vidage de [data]
••

to be down in the dumps — (colloq) avoir le cafard (colloq)


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