plump

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈplʌmp/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/plʌmp/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(plump)

Inflections of 'plump' (adj):
plumper
adj comparative
plumpest
adj superlative
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
plump adj (person: slightly fat) (cortés)rollizo/a adj
  (coloquial)regordete adj mf
  (coloquial)rechoncho/a adj
 I wouldn't call Philip fat, but I'd definitely say he's plump.
 Yo no diría que Phillip es gordo, pero definitivamente es rollizo.
plump adj (full, rounded)relleno/a adj
 Nathan leaned back against the plump cushions.
 Nathan se tiró sobre los almohadones rellenos.
plump [sth] vtr (pillow: make plump)ahuecar vtr
  esponjar vtr
  mullir vtr
 Harriet plumps the pillows, which were rather flat.
 Harriet ahuecó las almohadas que estaban muy aplastadas.
plump [sth] vtr informal (with prep: put carelessly)tirar vtr
  echar vtr
 Paul plumped his schoolbag on the kitchen table.
 Paul tiró su mochila en la mesa de la cocina.
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Additional Translations
InglésEspañol
plump adv (with a heavy drop)pesadamente adv
 The stone went plump into the water.
 La piedra cayó pesadamente en el agua.
plump adv (straight, directly)directamente adv
 The stone landed plump in the middle of the pond.
 La piedra cayó directamente en el medio del pantano.
plump n (sudden drop)caída nf
 The plump of James's buttocks onto the sofa flattened the cushion.
 La caída del culo de James en el sofá aplastó el almohadón.
plump n (sound of sudden drop)plum onomat
 Helen heard the plump as the stone hit the water.
 Helen escuchó el plum cuando la piedra golpeó el agua.
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Locuciones verbales
InglésEspañol
plump [sth] down vtr phrasal sep informal (drop, place carelessly)tirar vtr
 Marion plumped the shopping down on the kitchen worktop.
plump down vi phrasal informal (fall, sit heavily)desplomarse v prnl
 James plumped down on the sofa.
plump [sth] up,
plump up [sth]
vtr phrasal sep
(pillow, etc.: make plump)mullir vtr
 Before I get into bed, I always plump up the pillows.
 Antes de meterme en la cama siempre mullo las almohadas.
  ahuecar vtr
 Antes de meterme en la cama siempre ahueco las almohadas.
plump up vi phrasal (grow rounder, fatter)engordar vi
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Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
plump for [sth] vi + prep informal (choose) (coloquial)quedarse con v prnl + prep
 Money or time? I'd plump for time.
 ¿Dinero o tiempo? Me quedo con el tiempo.
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Collocations: the [sack, mattress] made a plump when it fell, heard a plump [outside, in the other room], where did that plump come from?, more...

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