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pumpen

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Danish

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Noun

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pumpen

  1. definite singular of pumpe

German

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Etymology

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16th century, from Pumpe +‎ -en.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈpʊmpən/, [ˈpʊm.pm̩], [-ʔm̩], [-pən]
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  • Hyphenation: pum‧pen

Verb

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pumpen (weak, third-person singular present pumpt, past tense pumpte, past participle gepumpt, auxiliary haben)

  1. 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.
  2. (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.
  3. (bodybuilding) to pump, weightlift, work out
    Synonyms: trainieren, stemmen
    Er geht jeden Tag pumpen.(please add an English translation of this usage example)
  4. (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

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • pumpen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • pumpen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • pumpen” in Duden online
  • pumpen” in OpenThesaurus.de

Norwegian Bokmål

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Alternative forms

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Noun

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pumpen m or f

  1. definite masculine singular of pumpe