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Danish
Noun
pumpen
- definite singular of pumpe
German
Etymology
16th century, from Pumpe + -en.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpʊmpən/, , ,
- Hyphenation: pum‧pen
Verb
pumpen (weak, third-person singular present pumpt, past tense pumpte, past participle gepumpt, auxiliary haben)
- to pump (use a pump, work like a pump)
Das Regenwasser wird aus dem Keller gepumpt.- The rain water is pumped out of the basement.
- (colloquial) to pant, to breathe intensely due to exertion, to exert or push oneself
- Synonyms: schnaufen, hecheln, japsen, sich anstrengen, kämpfen
Am Ende musste sie ganz schön pumpen, aber sie blieb vorn.- At the end she had to pant / exert herself quite a bit, but she stayed ahead.
- (bodybuilding) to pump, weightlift, work out
- Synonyms: trainieren, stemmen
- Er geht jeden Tag pumpen. ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
- (chiefly slang) to borrow or lend; sometimes used in finance contexts, then usually implying unsustainable business models
- Synonyms: leihen, borgen
Diese Staaten pumpen sich das Geld zu horrenden Zinsen.- These countries borrow the money at exorbitant rates of interest.
Die zwei Euro kann ich dir pumpen.- I can lend you the two euro.
Conjugation
Conjugation of
pumpen (
weak, auxiliary
haben)
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Composed forms of
pumpen (
weak, auxiliary
haben)
Derived terms
Related terms
Further reading
- “pumpen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “pumpen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “pumpen” in Duden online
- “pumpen” in OpenThesaurus.de
Norwegian Bokmål
Alternative forms
Noun
pumpen m or f
- definite masculine singular of pumpe