(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The secretary walked to the vending machine; her pumps clicking with every step.La secretaria fue hasta la máquina expendedora; sus zapatos de salón taconeando a cada paso.
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Some very strange man came to the office and was trying to pump me for information.Un hombre muy raro vino a la oficina e intentó sonsacarme información.
I pumped the handle, as you said I should, but the tire kept losing air.Movía la manivela de arriba abajo, como tú me dijiste, pero la llanta seguía perdiendo aire.
The doctors gave him the defibrillator one more time, and his heart began to pump.Los médicos le aplicaron el desfibrilador una vez más, y su corazón empezó a latir.
I'm addicted to extreme sports. I love it when I feel my adrenaline pumping.Soy adicta a los deportes de riesgo. Me encanta sentir la adrenalina corriendo por mis venas.
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
they use vacuum pumps to suck the oil outhand-operated irrigation pumpspumps that circulate the fuel around in the enginethere was no water in the building, just a pump in the courtyardturning off the giant electric pumps at the pit bottom would close the pits for everwithout electricity, the beer pumps wouldn't worksomeone has nicked the pump off my bicycle
foot/hand pumpbomba (f) de pie/de mano
my chores included collecting the eggs and using the hand pump to draw water at the wellthe airbed comes supplied with its own foot pumpwe have everything you need to prepare your car for the journey - fan belts, tyre gauges, foot pumps, and tool kits
she drove up in her 1940 Ford and stopped at a pump
3(act of pumping)
I gave the tyre a quick pumple metí un poco de aire al neumático;inflé un poco el neumático;after a few pumps water came gushing forthdespués de darle a la bomba un par de veces, empezó a salir agua a borbotones
to [give] sth a pumpto give sb's hand a pumpI couldn't stop to repair the tyre, so I just gave it a quick pump and carried on"I'm Bill Gleason," said the American, seizing Lynch's hand and giving it a muscular pump
transitive verb
1(with a pump)bombear
gas is pumped from under the sea bedel gas se bombea desde el fondo del mar
she pumps drinking water [from] a welldrill rigs that are busy pumping natural gasto pump air [along] a tubethe machine pumps water along this tube into a collecting tankhe pumped some beer along the tube into a barrel
to pump sth dry[+well, river, lake]secar algo;dejar algo seco
don't pump our wells dry to grow yet more of a crop surplusto irrigate crops, underground aquifers are being pumped dry
the tank was pumped full of water each dayel tanque se llenaba de agua todos los días
to pump sth [full] of sth
to pump gas(US)echar or meter gasolina
when you pump your own gas, be sure to take your purse with youPhil and Karen sometimes pump gas when an employee is sickthey were often expected to pump their own gas
oil is pumped into the house from a tank outsideel combustible se bombea a la casa desde un depósito que hay fuera
a respirator pumped oxygen into her lungsun respirador le bombeaba oxígeno a los pulmones;to pump air into a tyreinflar un neumático;the factory just pumps its waste into the riverla fábrica simplemente vierte sus residuos al río
the money raised will be used to dig bore holes to pump water into the dried-up lake
they are pumping oil out of the wrecked tankerestán bombeando el petróleo del buque cisterna siniestrado
we have been pumping water out of the building for a week
the heart pumps blood round the bodyel corazón hace circular la sangre por el cuerpo
to pump oil [through] a pipewater is pumped [up to] the house
to pump sb's stomachhacer un lavado de estómago a algn
she was released from hospital yesterday after having her stomach pumped
to pump sb drydejar a algn seco
they'd pumped me dry - there was no more I could tell them
(Náut)
to pump (out) the bilgesachicar la sentina
you can put a martini together while I pump bilgesthey dump a lot of oil in the water when they pump their bilges
2
we can't go on pumping money into this projectno podemos seguir metiendo tanto dinero en or inyectándole tanto dinero a este proyecto;he pumped five bullets into her headle metió cinco balas en la cabeza
to pump sb full of drugsatiborrar a algn de drogas
they'd pumped her full of drugs and she was too drowsy to recognise us
to pump sb full of leadacribillar or coser a algn a balazos (informal)
Bogart finally pumps him full of leadthey are pumping money into the projectwe had to pump another £3 million into the projectWest Germany is set to pump huge amounts of resources into East Germanythe central bank will pump money into the banking systemhe pumped facts into their heads
3(move up and down)[+pedal]pisar repetidamente;[+handle]darle repetidamente a
he pumped the acceleratorpisó repetidamente el pedal del acelerador;se puso a darle al pedal del acelerador
I looked at the carburettor and pumped the kick starter until I was exhaustedhe began turning the wheel by pumping a pedal with his foothe was braking, changing down, steering, pumping the throttleNick pumped the accelerator, jumping through the gearsI ran across the field, pumping my armswalking must be fairly vigorous - /the key is to pump your arms faster/ and your legs will followthe dance becomes angry and fearful with pumping arms and tossing heads
to pump sb's hand/armdar un fuerte apretón de manos a algn
he pumped my hand vigorouslyhe pumped my hand and patted me on the backJake seized his hand and shook it, pumping the man's arm (up and down) in his pleasure
to pump ironhacer pesas
he is pumping iron for up to three hours a day
4(question)
I pumped him discreetly about his pastle sonsaqué discretamente todo lo que pude acerca de su pasado;le tiré de la lengua discretamente acerca de su pasado (informal)
she was using him, pumping him, trying to get him to give secrets awayhe ran in every five minutes to pump me about the case
to pump sb for informationsonsacar información a algn
Chuck is pumping everybody for advice on when and how to market his producthe must have pumped Janey for detailshe managed to pump the figures [out of] mestop trying to pump information out of me
intransitive verb
1[+person](at pump)
here's a bucket, get pumping!aquí tienes un balde, ¡a trabajar la bomba!
(on lever)
he was pumping away on the leverestaba moviendo la palanca de arriba abajo sin parar
(on pedal)
he was pumping away, trying to get the car to startpisaba repetidamente el pedal, intentando arrancar el coche
I put my foot on the kick starter and pumped (away) until I was exhausted
2[+pump, machine]
the machine is pumping (away) all the timela máquina de bombeo está en funcionamiento constantemente;the piston was pumping up and downel émbolo subía y bajaba
3[+heart](circulate blood)bombear la sangre;(beat)latir;[+blood, adrenaline]correr por las venas
aerobic exercise gets the heart pumpinghis heart was pumping away furiouslythe adrenalin was pumping and he was raring to go
4[+liquid]
the oil was pumping along the pipelineel petróleo corría por el tubo
blood pumped from the severed arteryla sangre salía a borbotones de la arteria cortada
modifier
pump attendant (n)encargadoaencargada (m) (f) de la gasolinera;aencargada
I asked the pump attendant to fill her up
pump house (n)sala (f) de bombas
a pump house was opened in 1867, and for 50 years the water was coaxed up from the wellstoday the spring is covered entirely by a yellow pump house
pump price (n)[of petrol]precio (m) de la gasolina
pump room (n)sala (f) de bombas
/they might visit the local pump rooms/ readily enough and enjoy the occasional showerthe Pittville Pump Room Museum at Cheltenham
pump[pʌmp]
noun
especially(Britain)(sports shoe)zapatilla (f)
we have to wear pumps for gym
especially(US)(dancing shoe)bailarina (f);(slip-on shoe)zapato (m) de salón
he looked very summery in his white flannels and pumps
