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hump

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noun

Butte, monticule

A mound of earth.

Examples :

"The construction workers built a small hump of earth to support the new wall. "

Les ouvriers du bâtiment ont construit une petite butte de terre pour soutenir le nouveau mur.

geography nature geology environment

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noun

Bosse

A deformity in humans caused by abnormal curvature of the upper spine.

Examples :

"My grandfather has a hump, a slight deformity in his upper spine. "

Mon grand-père a une bosse, une légère déformation de sa colonne vertébrale supérieure.

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noun

Bosse

(animals) A rounded fleshy mass, such as on a camel or zebu.

Examples :

"The camel used its hump to store fat, allowing it to survive for long periods in the desert. "

Le chameau utilisait sa bosse pour stocker de la graisse, ce qui lui permettait de survivre longtemps dans le désert.

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noun

Copulation, acte sexuel

An act of sexual intercourse.

Examples :

"The rumors at school were about a recent hump between two students. "

Les rumeurs à l'école portaient sur un récent acte sexuel entre deux élèves.

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noun

La mauvaise humeur, le cafard

(with definite article) A bad mood.

Examples :

"get the hump, have the hump, take the hump, give someone the hump"

avoir le cafard

attitude mind emotion

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noun

Rustre, butor

A painfully boorish person.

Examples :

"That guy is such a hump!"

Ce type est un vrai rustre !

person character attitude inhuman

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noun

Dos d'âne

A speed hump.

Examples :

"To slow down the cars, the school installed a speed hump on the street. "

Pour ralentir les voitures, l'école a installé un dos d'âne dans la rue.

traffic vehicle way

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noun

Vague d'étrave

A wave that forms in front of an operating hovercraft and impedes progress at low speeds.

Examples :

"The hovercraft's progress was slowed by a large hump forming in front of it. "

La progression de l'aéroglisseur a été ralentie par une importante vague d'étrave se formant devant lui.

nautical vehicle technology

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verb

Bossuer, bomber

To bend something into a hump.

Examples :

"The student had to hump the stack of books to get them to the top shelf. "

L'étudiant a dû bossuer la pile de livres pour les amener sur l'étagère du haut.

body action appearance

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verb

Porter, transporter

To carry (something), especially with some exertion.

Examples :

"The student had to hump a heavy backpack full of books all the way to school. "

L'étudiant a dû porter un lourd sac à dos rempli de livres jusqu'à l'école.

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verb

Faire l'amour, forniquer

To rhythmically thrust the pelvis in a manner conducive to sexual intercourse

Examples :

"The couple, excited about their upcoming vacation, humped playfully on the couch during a movie night. "

Le couple, excité par leurs prochaines vacances, a fait l'amour de manière ludique sur le canapé pendant une soirée cinéma.

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verb

Se donner du mal, faire des efforts

To prepare for a great exertion; to put forth effort.

Examples :

"Before the big presentation, Sarah humped all weekend, studying the data and practicing her delivery. "

Avant la grande présentation, Sarah s'est donné du mal tout le week-end, étudiant les données et s'entraînant à sa présentation.

action energy work

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verb

Irriter, agacer

To vex or annoy.

Examples :

"The noisy construction next door is really humping me; I can't concentrate on my work. "

La construction bruyante d'à côté m'irrite vraiment ; je n'arrive pas à me concentrer sur mon travail.

attitude emotion character

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verb

Manœuvrer des wagons sur la bosse

To shunt wagons / freight cars over the hump in a hump yard.

Examples :

"The train crew humped the freight cars onto the sorting tracks. "

L'équipe du train a manœuvré les wagons de marchandises sur les voies de triage.

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