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['bʌmpə(r)] 1.1) aut. paraurti m.bumper to bumper — in coda o colonna
2) AE ferr. respingente m.2.* * *noun (a bar on a motor vehicle to lessen damage when it collides with anything.) paraurti* * *bumper /ˈbʌmpə(r)/A n.1 (autom.) paraurti3 (naut.) parabordo4 (ind. min.) basamento5 (metall.) formatrice a scossa6 (antiq.) bicchiere colmoB a. attr.abbondante; eccezionale: a bumper crop, un raccolto eccezionale; bumper issue, numero speciale (di rivista, con più pagine); a bumper crowd, una gran folla● bumper car, autoscontro ( la vetturetta) □ bumper cars, autoscontro (sing.) ( la pista) □ (autom., USA) bumper sticker, adesivo con slogan, per paraurti □ (autom.: del traffico) bumper-to-bumper, con le auto una attaccata all'altra; in fila serrata.* * *['bʌmpə(r)] 1.1) aut. paraurti m.bumper to bumper — in coda o colonna
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3 rear
I 1. [rɪə(r)]1) (of building, room) retro m., lato m. posteriore; (of car) parte f. posteriore2) (of procession, train) coda f.; mil. (of unit, convoy) retroguardia f.3) eufem. (of person) posteriore m., deretano m., didietro m.2.2) aut. [seat, light, bumper, wheel] posterioreII 1. [rɪə(r)] 2.verbo intransitivo (anche rear up) [ horse] impennarsi; [ snake] alzare la testa; fig. [ building] sovrastare* * *I 1. [riə] noun1) (the back part of something: There is a second bathroom at the rear of the house; The enemy attacked the army in the rear.)2) (the buttocks, bottom: The horse kicked him in his rear.)2. adjective(positioned behind: the rear wheels of the car.)- rearguard II [riə] verb1) (to feed and care for (a family, animals etc while they grow up): She has reared six children; He rears cattle.)2) ((especially of a horse) to rise up on the hind legs: The horse reared in fright as the car passed.)3) (to raise (the head etc): The snake reared its head.)•- rear up* * *I 1. [rɪə(r)]1) (of building, room) retro m., lato m. posteriore; (of car) parte f. posteriore2) (of procession, train) coda f.; mil. (of unit, convoy) retroguardia f.3) eufem. (of person) posteriore m., deretano m., didietro m.2.2) aut. [seat, light, bumper, wheel] posterioreII 1. [rɪə(r)] 2.verbo intransitivo (anche rear up) [ horse] impennarsi; [ snake] alzare la testa; fig. [ building] sovrastare -
4 bump
I [bʌmp]1) (lump) (on body) protuberanza f., bernoccolo m.; (on road surface) asperità f., gobba f. (on, in su)2) (jolt) scossone m., urto m.3) (sound of fall) rumore m. sordo, tonfo m.4)5) eufem. scherz. (of pregnant woman) pancione m.••II 1. [bʌmp]2) AE colloq. (remove)to bump sb. from — rimuovere qcn. da [list, job]
3) AE colloq. (promote)2.to bump sb. to — promuovere qcn. ad un posto di [manager, professor]
1) (knock)to bump against — urtare contro, (andare a) sbattere contro
to bump along o over — [ vehicle] sobbalzare, traballare su [ road]
•- bump off- bump up* * *1. verb(to knock or strike (something): She bumped into me; I bumped my head against the ceiling.) andare a sbattere, urtare2. noun1) ((the sound of) a blow or knock: We heard a loud bump.) colpo sordo2) (a swelling or raised part: a bump on the head; This road is full of bumps.) bernoccolo; gobba•- bumper3. adjective(excellent in some way, especially by being large: a bumper crop.) eccezionale- bumpy- bump into
- bump of* * *[bʌmp]1. n2. vt(car) urtare, sbattere•- bump off- bump up* * *bump /bʌmp/n.2 sobbalzo; scossa4 gonfiore, protuberanza; bernoccolo12 ( canottaggio) il raggiungere o toccare con la prua l'imbarcazione che precede ( ottenendo il diritto di precederla alla partenza nella gara successiva)● to come down with a bump, tornare di colpo sulla terra (fig.) □ (fam.) things that go bump in the night, rumori notturni misteriosi.♦ (to) bump /bʌmp/A v. i.1 – to bump against (o into), urtare (contro); andare a sbattere contro: to bump into st., andare a sbattere contro qc.; (autom.) tamponare qc.; I bumped against the table, sono andato a sbattere contro (o ho urtato) la tavola2 – (fam.) to bump into, imbattersi in (q.); incontrare per caso (q.): DIALOGO → - Organizing a meeting- I'll see you Friday if I don't bump into you before, ci vediamo venerdì se non ci incontriamo per caso prima3 (con avv. o compl. di direzione) muoversi sobbalzando: The car bumped along, l'automobile procedeva sobbalzandoB v. t.1 urtare; andare a sbattere contro2 picchiare; battere; sbattere: I bumped my head on the step, ho picchiato la testa contro il gradino3 scuotere; far sobbalzare; spingere a scossoni ( in una data direzione): He bumped the trolley down the ramp, spinse il carrello traballante giù per la rampa; to bump a child on one's knee, far saltellare un bambino sulle ginocchia; to bump st. out of the way, scostare qc. con uno spintone7 ( canottaggio) raggiungere e toccare (un'imbarcazione, ottenendo il diritto di precederla alla partenza nella gara successiva)● ( slang) to bump and grind, (spec. di spogliarellista) ballare dimenando il bacino e facendo la mossa.* * *I [bʌmp]1) (lump) (on body) protuberanza f., bernoccolo m.; (on road surface) asperità f., gobba f. (on, in su)2) (jolt) scossone m., urto m.3) (sound of fall) rumore m. sordo, tonfo m.4)5) eufem. scherz. (of pregnant woman) pancione m.••II 1. [bʌmp]2) AE colloq. (remove)to bump sb. from — rimuovere qcn. da [list, job]
3) AE colloq. (promote)2.to bump sb. to — promuovere qcn. ad un posto di [manager, professor]
1) (knock)to bump against — urtare contro, (andare a) sbattere contro
to bump along o over — [ vehicle] sobbalzare, traballare su [ road]
•- bump off- bump up
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