pompare

to pump

p o m ˈp a . r e
pomp to pump + are Infinitive
verb Rare #40,558
to pump
IT: La macchina serve a pompare l'acqua.
EN: The machine is used to pump water.

Devi pompare.

You have to pump.

— The Experiment - Cercasi cavie umane (2001)

Continua a pompare finché l'acqua esce fredda.

Keep pumping until the water runs cold.

— Il mio vicino Totoro (1988)

Si misero a pompare.

They started pumping.

Per pompare l’acqua sembrano usare soprattutto i mulini a vento.

They seem to use windmills mainly to pump water.

È perché è morto e il cuore ha smesso di pompare.

It's because he died and his heart stopped pumping.

— Thirst (2009)

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