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bumping

/ˈbʌmpɪŋ/

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verb

Heurter, cogner

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. "

Le chariot de courses, roulant tout seul, heurtait les jambes des gens dans l'épicerie.

action vehicle traffic

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verb

Heurter, cogner

To move up or down by a step; displace.

Examples :

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

J'ai augmenté la taille de la police pour faciliter la lecture de mon document.

action position

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verb

Remonter un fil de discussion

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. "

Elle a continué à remonter son ancien fil de discussion sur la vente de manuels scolaires afin que davantage d'étudiants le voient.

internet communication computing technology media

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verb

Bouillir soudainement

(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." "

Soyez prudent lorsque vous chauffez ce liquide en laboratoire ; s'il est surchauffé, il pourrait bouillir soudainement et se renverser du bécher.

chemistry physics process technical science

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verb

Déplacer (un passager réservé) sur un vol ultérieur

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. "

En raison de la surréservation de la compagnie aérienne, ils déplacent les passagers du vol de ce matin à celui de l'après-midi.

service business

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verb

Reporter, déplacer

To move the time of (a scheduled event).

Examples :

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

La réunion est reportée à la semaine prochaine car le patron est en dehors de la ville.

time event plan organization

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verb

Crocheter

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. "

Un voleur a été vu en train de crocheter la serrure de la porte d'entrée de la bijouterie tard hier soir.

technology action

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verb

Gronder, retentir

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. "

Le caisson de basses dans la voiture grondait si fort que je pouvais sentir les vibrations.

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verb

Garnir, étoffer

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. "

L'éditeur du manuel scolaire a été accusé d'étoffer la taille de la police et d'ajouter des images inutiles au chapitre afin d'augmenter le nombre de pages et le prix du livre.

writing media technology

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noun

Choc, heurt

The sound or action of a bump.

Examples :

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

Le bébé s'est réveillé de sa sieste à cause du bruit de choc venant d'en bas.