pump

a machine for moving liquid or gas from one place to another, usually by using pressure

bombear, bomba

• water pump

Collocations fire pump · oil pump

• The fire engine has a powerful water pump.

  El camión de bomberos tiene una potente bomba de agua.

to move liquid or gas from one place to another using a machine or your hand

bombear, extraer, sacar con una bomba

• pump something out of/into somewhere

Collocations pump water into a tank · pump oil from the ground

• The workers are pumping oil from the well.

  Los trabajadores están bombeando petróleo desde el pozo.

a device for inflating tyres or balls, usually hand-operated

bomba de aire, inflador

• car pump

Collocations bike pump · football pump

• I need to buy a bike pump.

  Necesito comprar una bomba de aire para bicicleta.

to inflate tyres or balls using a device, usually hand-operated

inflar con una bomba

• pump something up

Collocations pump up tyres · pump up a ball

• I need to pump up the tyres before I go for a ride.

  Necesito inflar las llantas antes de salir en bicicleta.

to press or push something repeatedly, especially to make a machine work

apretar repetidamente, presionar

• pump something

Collocations pump the brakes · pump a lever

• He was pumping the brake pedal to slow down.

  Estaba apretando el pedal del freno para reducir la velocidad.

to move your arms and legs up and down quickly, usually to make a machine work or to stay warm

bailar con las piernas y los brazos, moverse rápidamente

• pump your arms/legs

Collocations pump legs · pump arms

• She was pumping her legs to stay warm.

  Ella movía rápidamente las piernas para mantenerse caliente.

to make something happen or increase quickly and suddenly

hacer que algo suceda de repente, aumentar rápidamente

• pump money into something

Collocations pump money into the economy · pump resources into a project

• The government is pumping millions of dollars into the healthcare system.

  El gobierno está invirtiendo millones de dólares en el sistema de salud.

to make a lot of effort to do something, especially when it is difficult or tiring

esforzarse mucho por hacer algo

• pump away

Collocations pump away at something

• She was pumping away at the pedals.

  Ella estaba esforzándose mucho en los pedales.