pump

1. noun

1) (a machine for making water etc rise from under the ground: Every village used to have a pump from which everyone drew their water.) bomba

2) (a machine or device for forcing liquid or gas into, or out of, something: a bicycle pump (for forcing air into the tyres).) bomba

2. verb

1) (to raise or force with a pump: Oil is being pumped out of the ground.) bombear

2) (to get information from by asking questions: He tried to pump me about the exam.) sondar

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- pump up

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[p∧mp] n 1 bomba de ar, de água ou de gasolina. 2 sandálias ou sapatilhas. 3 coll coração. • vt+vi 1 elevar por meio de bomba, bombear. 2 emitir, lançar, arrojar. 3 esgotar por meio de bomba. 4 sondar, perquirir. 5 arrancar, extrair, obter. 6 encher (pneumáticos). 7 latejar, pulsar. 8 arquejar, ofegar, arfar. 9 vulg trepar, foder, ter relação sexual. he is pumped out ele está esgotado. pumped up em um estado de extrema excitação. pump him for interrogue-o sobre. they pumped out his stomach fizeram-lhe lavagem estomacal. to pump out produzir ou fornecer em grandes quantidades. to pump up the music/volume, etc. tocar música num volume bem alto.