| Principal Translations |
| pump n | (device that forces flow of fluid or gas) | bomba nf |
| | My bike has a flat tire but luckily I brought my pump. |
| pump n | (device for inflating [sth]) | inflador nm |
| | | hinchador nm |
| | | bomba de aire nf + loc adj |
| | Marilyn's bike tyre has gone flat, so she's looking for a pump to blow it back up again. |
| | El neumático de la bicicleta de Marilyn se pinchó, así que está buscando un inflador para volver a inflarlo. |
| pump n | (water pump) | bomba de agua nf + loc adj |
| | Tom bought a pump after his cellar had been flooded three times. |
| | Tom compró una bomba de agua después de que su sótano se inundara tres veces. |
| pump n | (gasoline dispenser) | surtidor nm |
| | | bomba nf |
| | William pulled up beside the pump, got out of the car, and began to fill the tank. |
| | William se estacionó al lado del surtidor, salió del coche y empezó a llenar el tanque. |
| | William se estacionó al lado de la bomba, salió del coche y empezó a llenar el tanque. |
| pump [sth]⇒ vtr | (force: liquid, air) | bombear⇒ vtr |
| | Ursula is pumping the water out of her cellar, following the recent floods. |
| | Úrsula está bombeando agua de su sótano después de las inundaciones recientes. |
| pump [sth] into [sth] vtr + prep | (insert: air) | poner algo en, bombear algo en vtr + prep |
| | (aire) | inflar⇒ vi |
| | The gas station attendant pumped air into the tires. |
| | El empleado de la estación de servicio puso aire en las llantas. |
| | El empleado de la estación de servicio infló las llantas. |
| pump⇒ vi | (liquid: spurt) | chorrear⇒ vi |
| | Water pumped from the burst pipe. |
| | El agua chorreaba de la cañería. |
| pump [sth]⇒ vtr | (dispense: gasoline) | echar⇒, poner⇒ vtr |
| | | cargar⇒ vtr |
| | Petra pumped petrol into her car's tank. |
| | Petra echó gasolina en su tanque. |
| pump [sth] vtr | (push repeatedly) | bombear⇒ vi |
| | Max pumped the handle, desperately trying to open the door. |
| | Max bombeó la manija, intentando desesperadamente abrir la puerta. |
| Additional Translations |
| pump n | UK, often plural (flat shoe) | zapatilla nf |
| | Janet likes wearing heels, but carries a pair of pumps in her bag for her long walk home. |
| | A Janet le gusta usar tacos, pero lleva unas zapatillas en la cartera para volver a su casa caminando. |
| pump n | UK, often plural (sports, dance: slip-on shoe) | zapatilla nf |
| | (de danza) | bailarina nf |
| | Neil has forgotten his pumps, so he can't do PE today. |
| | Neil se olvidó las zapatillas y no puede hacer la clase de deportes de hoy. |
| pump n | US, usually plural (high-heeled shoe) (gen pl) | tacón nm |
| | (gen pl) | zapato de tacón alto nm + loc adj |
| | (CL, EC, PE; gen pl) | taco nm |
| | Linda always wears pumps in the office. |
| | Linda siempre usa tacones en la oficina. |
| pump [sb]⇒ vtr | figurative, informal (interrogate) (coloquial, figurado) | apretar a vtr + prep |
| | | sacarle información a loc verb |
| | (formal) | sonsacar a vtr + prep |
| | The cops were pumping the suspect, trying to get a confession out of him. |
| | Los policías estaban apretando al sospechoso, intentando sacarle una confesión. |
| pump [sth]⇒ vtr | (breast milk: express using pump) | extraer⇒ vtr |
| | | bombear⇒ vtr |
| | Jess pumps milk every day so that her partner can give their baby his nighttime feeds. |
| | Jess se extrae leche todos los días para que su pareja pueda alimentar al bebé por la noche. |
| pump [sth] into [sth] vtr + prep | figurative (inject) (figurado) | bombear⇒ vtr |
| | | inyectar⇒ vtr |
| | The addict pumped the drug into her vein. |
| | La adicta bombeó la droga en su vena. |
| pump [sb] for [sth] vtr + prep | figurative, informal (interrogate) (coloquial, figurado) | apretar a alguien para loc verb |
| | Karen's colleagues keep pumping her for information about the merger, but she won't tell them anything. |
| | Los colegas de Karen la estaban apretando para que les diera información sobre la fusión, pero ella no decía nada. |
| pump [sth] into [sth] vtr + prep | figurative (invest: money, etc.) | invertir algo en loc verb |
| | The project is failing, but the backers keep pumping money into it anyway. |
| | El proyecto está fallando, pero los patrocinadores están invirtiendo dinero en él de todas maneras. |
| pump [sth] into [sth/sb] vtr + prep | (bullets: fire repeatedly) | disparar⇒, descargar⇒ vtr |
| | | bombear⇒ vtr |
| | The gunman pumped bullets into the car. |
| | El hombre disparó balas dentro del auto. |
Locuciones verbales
pump | pumping |
pump out [sth],
pump [sth] out vtr phrasal sep | (emit, produce) | bombear⇒ vtr |
| | The tabloid newspapers keep pumping out stories about celebrities. |
| pump [sth] out vtr phrasal sep | (extract by pumping) | bombear⇒ vtr |
| | Ursula is pumping out her cellar. |
| pump [sth] up vtr phrasal sep | (inflate) | inflar⇒ vtr |
| | Marilyn is pumping up her bike tyre. |
| | Marilyn está inflando la rueda de su bicicleta. |
| pump [sth] up vtr phrasal sep | figurative, informal (volume: increase) | subir⇒ vtr |
| | | aumentar⇒ vtr |
| | The DJ pumped up the music and people flooded onto the dancefloor. |
| | El DJ subió la música y la gente inundó la pista. |
pump [sb/sth] up,
pump up [sb/sth] vtr phrasal sep | figurative, slang (cause excitement) | animar vtr + prep |
| | | dar ánimos loc verb |
| Note: Ante complemento directo de persona debe usarse la preposición «a». |
| | The cheerleaders did a great job of pumping up the crowd. |
| | La animadora hizo un buen trabajo animando a la multitud. |