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bumping

/ˈbʌmpɪŋ/

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verb

Chocar, golpear

To knock against or run into with a jolt.

Examples :

"The shopping cart, rolling along by itself, was bumping into people's legs in the grocery store. "

El carrito de la compra, rodando solo, estaba chocando con las piernas de la gente en la tienda de comestibles.

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verb

Golpear, chocar

To move up or down by a step; displace.

Examples :

"I bumped the font size up to make my document easier to read."

Aumenté el tamaño de la fuente para que mi documento fuera más fácil de leer.

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verb

Subir un hilo

To post in an Internet forum thread in order to raise the thread's profile by returning it to the top of the list of active threads.

Examples :

"She kept bumping her old forum post about selling textbooks so more students would see it. "

Ella siguió subiendo su antiguo mensaje en el foro sobre la venta de libros de texto para que más estudiantes lo vieran.

internet communication computing technology media

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verb

Hervir repentinamente

(of a superheated liquid) To suddenly boil, causing movement of the vessel and loss of liquid.

Examples :

""Be careful when heating that liquid in the lab; if it's superheated, it might start bumping and spill out of the beaker." "

Ten cuidado al calentar ese líquido en el laboratorio; si está sobrecalentado, podría hervir repentinamente y derramarse del vaso de precipitados.

chemistry physics process technical science

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verb

Trasladar (a un pasajero con reserva) a un vuelo posterior

To move (a booked passenger) to a later flight because of earlier delays or cancellations.

Examples :

"Due to the airline's overbooking, they are bumping passengers from this morning's flight to the afternoon. "

Debido a la sobreventa de la aerolínea, están trasladando a los pasajeros del vuelo de esta mañana al de la tarde.

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verb

Posponer, aplazar

To move the time of (a scheduled event).

Examples :

"The meeting is bumping to next week because the boss is out of town. "

La reunión se pospone a la semana que viene porque el jefe está fuera de la ciudad.

time event plan organization

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verb

Abrir con ganzúa

To pick (a lock) with a repeated striking motion that dislodges the pins.

Examples :

"A thief was seen bumping the front door lock of the jewelry store late last night. "

Anoche, se vio a un ladrón abriendo con ganzúa la cerradura de la puerta principal de la joyería.

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verb

Retumbar, resonar

To make a loud, heavy, or hollow noise; to boom.

Examples :

"The subwoofer in the car was bumping so loud, I could feel the vibrations. "

El subwoofer del coche retumbaba tan fuerte que podía sentir las vibraciones.

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verb

Rellenar, ampliar

To spread out material so as to fill any desired number of pages.

Examples :

"The textbook publisher was accused of bumping the font size and adding unnecessary images to the chapter in order to increase the book's page count and price. "

El editor del libro de texto fue acusado de ampliar el tamaño de la fuente y agregar imágenes innecesarias al capítulo para aumentar el número de páginas y el precio del libro.

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noun

Choque, golpe

The sound or action of a bump.

Examples :

"The baby woke up from his nap due to the loud bumping coming from downstairs. "

El bebé se despertó de su siesta debido al fuerte golpe que venía de abajo.