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bump [bʌmp]1 noun(a) (lump → on head, in path, road surface) bosse f;∎ he has a big bump on his head il a une grosse bosse au crâne;∎ a bump in the road une bosse sur la route;∎ Cars to hit a bump passer sur une bosse(b) (blow, knock) choc m, coup m;∎ he felt a bump as he reversed the car into the garage il a senti un choc en reculant la voiture dans le garage;∎ her head hit the shelf with a bump il y a eu un bruit sourd quand elle s'est cogné la tête contre l'étagère;∎ the boat hit the jetty with a bump le bateau a cogné contre la jetée;∎ figurative to be brought down to earth with a bump être ramené brutalement à la réalité∎ he got bumped from the football team il s'est fait virer de l'équipe de football;∎ to be bumped from a flight perdre sa place sur un vol (pour cause de sur-réservation)(a) (move jerkily) cahoter;∎ the old bus bumped along the country roads le vieil autobus cahotait le long des petites routes∎ the boat bumped against the pier le bateau a buté contre l'embarcadère∎ to bump and grind (dancer, striptease artist) se déhancher (en simulant l'acte sexuel)4 adverb∎ the driver went bump into the car in front le conducteur est rentré en plein dans la voiture de devant;∎ things that go bump in the night les spectres mpl, les fantômes mpl∎ to give sb the (birthday) bumps = à son anniversaire, tenir à plusieurs quelqu'un par les bras et les jambes, et lui faire toucher le sol un nombre de fois correspondant à son âge, French Canadian donner la bascule à qn(b) Sport (rowing race) = à Oxford, course-poursuite dans laquelle chaque bateau doit rattraper pour le heurter le bateau qui le précède►► Cars bump start = démarrage d'un véhicule en le poussant∎ he bumped into a lamppost il est rentré dans un réverbère;∎ I bumped into an old school friend this morning je suis tombé sur un ancien camarade d'école ce matin
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