What does pompe in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word pompe in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use pompe in French.

The word pompe in French means pump, pump, shoe, cheat notes, push-up, ceremony, pump, suck, milk, bleed, wear out, wear down, copy, copy, give a blow job, pump, prime the pump, feel tired all of a sudden, tap water, sudden tiredness, private, with great pomp, pump-action shotgun, air pump, air pump, hand pump, heat pump, water pump, gas pump, gas station, money drain, money pit, oil pump, pompe à l'huile, fire engine, fuel injection pump, injection pump, insulin pump, foot pump, bicycle pump, vacuum pump, suction pump, centrifugal pump, wind pump, force pump, pressure pump, progressive cavity pump. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word pompe

pump

nom féminin (système de déplacement)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le cœur fonctionne comme une pompe.
The heart functions like a pump.

pump

nom féminin (appareil délivrant du carburant)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Tiens, regarde, la voiture à la pompe 6 a presque fini. Vas-y.
Look, the car at pump 6 has almost finished; get in there.

shoe

nom féminin (familier (chaussure)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
J'ai acheté de nouvelles pompes pour cet hiver.
I bought some new shoes for the winter.

cheat notes

nom féminin (populaire (antisèche)

(plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.")
Un de mes potes a triché à l'examen : il avait des pompes dans sa trousse.
One of my mates cheated in the exam; he had cheat notes in his pencil case.

push-up

nom féminin (surtout au pluriel (exercice physique)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les militaires font une centaine de pompes chaque matin.
Soldiers do a hundred push-ups every morning.

ceremony

nom féminin (soutenu (cortège, cérémonie solennelle)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il est impératif de recevoir le duc avec toute la pompe qui lui est due.
It is imperative that the duke is received with all the ceremony due to him.

pump

verbe transitif (transvaser avec une pompe)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
La fermière pompait l'eau du puits.
The farmer was pumping water from the well.

suck

verbe transitif (aspirer)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Les moustiques femelles pompent le sang pour nourrir leurs petits.
Female mosquitoes suck blood to feed their young.

milk, bleed

verbe transitif (familier (prélever) (figurative, informal)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Mon opérateur de téléphonie m'a encore pompé une grosse somme.
My phone company has milked me for a huge amount of money again.

wear out, wear down

verbe transitif (familier (fatiguer, agacer)

(phrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game.")
Ma voisine m'a pompé tout l'après-midi avec son histoire !
My neighbour bored me all afternoon with her story!

copy

(familier (copier)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Cet élève a pompé son devoir sur son voisin.
This student has copied the work of the person next to him.

copy

(familier (copier sur)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
J'en ai marre que mon voisin pompe sur moi et ait de meilleures notes que moi.
I'm fed up of the student next to me copying off me and getting higher marks than me.

give a blow job

verbe transitif (argot (faire une fellation) (vulgar, slang)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Sa maîtresse pompa Félix Faure qui en mourut.
Felix Faure died when his mistress gave him a blow job.

pump

verbe intransitif (Pêche : ramener un poisson) (fishing)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Ce pêcheur dut pomper pendant 2 heures pour ramener ce thon.
This fisherman had to pump for two hours to bring back this tuna.

prime the pump

locution verbale (figuré (initier [qch]) (figurative)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

feel tired all of a sudden

locution verbale (familier (être soudainement fatigué)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Je me suis activée toute la matinée mais sur les coups de midi, j'ai eu un coup de pompe et je suis allée m'asseoir un peu.

tap water

nom masculin (familier, humoristique (eau du robinet)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Non, merci, pas de café le soir : sers-moi plutôt de ton Château-La-Pompe.

sudden tiredness

nom masculin (familier (petite fatigue soudaine) (uncountable)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Oh, ce n'est rien, juste un petit coup de pompe. Je me remets au travail tout de suite. Avec des jumeaux en bas âge qui ne dorment presque pas, les coups de pompe le matin sont fréquents.
With young twins who hardly sleep, suddenly feeling knackered in the morning isn't unusual.

private

nom masculin (soldat de deuxième classe) (soldier)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

with great pomp

locution adverbiale (soutenu (avec faste)

pump-action shotgun

nom masculin (type d'arme) (firearm)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

air pump

nom féminin (pompe aspirant l'air)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

air pump

nom féminin (gonfleur à air)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

hand pump

nom féminin (pompe manuelle)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il regonfle son vélo avec une pompe à bras.

heat pump

nom féminin (système de chauffage)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

water pump

nom féminin (pompe aspirant l'eau)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

gas pump

nom féminin (appareil délivrant du carburant) (US)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

gas station

nom féminin (familier (station service) (US)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

money drain, money pit

nom féminin (argot (chose nécessitant beaucoup d'argent) (pejorative)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

oil pump

nom féminin (équipement automobile)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La pompe à huile assure la lubrification du moteur.

pompe à l'huile

nom féminin (dessert de Noël) (dessert: French)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La pompe à huile est une brioche traditionnelle de Provence.

fire engine

nom féminin (appareil des pompiers) (apparatus)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La pompe à incendie permet d'éteindre le feu au moyen d'un puissant jet d'eau continu.

fuel injection pump, injection pump

nom féminin (mécanique : pompe des injecteurs) (mechanics)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La pompe à injection permet la mise en pression, le dosage, l'équi-répartition et la distribution du combustible vers les injecteurs.

insulin pump

nom féminin (dispositif d'auto-injection d'insuline) (medical)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

foot pump

nom féminin (gonfleur actionné par les pieds)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

bicycle pump

nom féminin (gonfleur pour roues de vélo)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

vacuum pump

nom féminin (dispositif d'extraction d'air)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

suction pump

nom féminin (pompe aspirant un fluide)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

centrifugal pump

nom féminin (machine rotative qui pompe un liquide) (engineering)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

wind pump

nom féminin (pompe mue par le vent)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
L'eau de ce puits est extraite via une pompe éolienne.

force pump, pressure pump

nom féminin (pompe mue par une pression)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Elle gonfla le matelas avec une pompe foulante.

progressive cavity pump

nom féminin (type de pompe) (engineering)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

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