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humps

/hʌmps/

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noun

Bosses, monticules

A mound of earth.

Examples :

"The children loved playing on the humps of grass in the park. "

Les enfants adoraient jouer sur les monticules d'herbe dans le parc.

geology geography nature

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noun

Bosse, déformation

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

Examples :

"The doctor examined the child's back, looking for any signs of humps that could indicate scoliosis. "

Le médecin a examiné le dos de l'enfant, à la recherche de signes de bosses qui pourraient indiquer une scoliose.

body medicine anatomy physiology appearance

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noun

Bosses

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

Examples :

"The camel used its humps to store water during its long journey across the desert. "

Le chameau utilisait ses bosses pour stocker de l'eau pendant son long voyage à travers le désert.

animal body part biology physiology

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noun

Copulation, acte sexuel

An act of sexual intercourse.

Examples :

"The rumors about the couple were true; they had been having frequent humps. "

Les rumeurs sur le couple étaient vraies ; ils avaient fréquemment des rapports sexuels.

sex action body human

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noun

Le cafard, le bourdon

(with definite article) A bad mood.

Examples :

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

Avoir le cafard, avoir le bourdon, prendre le cafard, donner le cafard à quelqu'un.

attitude mind emotion

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Rustre, butor

A painfully boorish person.

Examples :

"That guy is such a hump!"

Ce type est vraiment un rustre !

person character attitude human

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Dos d'âne

Examples :

"The driver slowed down to carefully cross the humps in the school parking lot. "

Le conducteur a ralenti pour franchir prudemment les dos d'âne du parking de l'école.

traffic vehicle place

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noun

Vagues, bosses

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

Examples :

"The hovercraft struggled, slowed by the humps forming in the water ahead. "

L'aéroglisseur luttait, ralenti par les vagues qui se formaient dans l'eau devant lui.

technology vehicle nautical physics

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verb

Bossuer, bomber

To bend something into a hump.

Examples :

"The student carefully humped the stack of papers into a neat pile on the desk. "

L'étudiant a soigneusement bossué la pile de papiers pour en faire un tas bien rangé sur le bureau.

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verb

Porter, transporter

To carry (something), especially with some exertion.

Examples :

"The construction worker had to humps bags of cement up the stairs all day. "

L'ouvrier du bâtiment a dû porter des sacs de ciment dans les escaliers toute la journée.

action body work

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verb

Effectuer des mouvements pelviens rythmiques

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

body sex action physiology human

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verb

Faire un effort, se donner du mal

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

Examples :

"The runner humped her shoulders and leaned forward, ready to sprint at the starting gun. "

La coureuse a fait un effort, a haussé les épaules et s'est penchée en avant, prête à sprinter au coup de pistolet.

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Agacer, contrarier

To vex or annoy.

Examples :

""It really humps me when people are late for meetings." "

Ça m'agace vraiment quand les gens sont en retard aux réunions.

attitude emotion mind

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verb

Manœuvrer des wagons sur une bosse

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

Examples :

"The workers hump the freight cars over the hill in the rail yard to sort them quickly. "

Les ouvriers manœuvrent les wagons sur la bosse dans la gare de triage pour les trier rapidement.

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