English

Pronunciation
RP IPA|/�b�mp�/
rhymes|�mp�(ɹ)
audio|en-us-bumper.ogg|Audio (US)

Noun
en-noun

1. Someone or something that bumps.
2. cricket A bouncer.
3. automotive Parts at the front and back of a vehicle which are meant to absorb the impact of a collision.
4. Any mechanical device used to absorb an impact, soften a collision, or protect against impact.

#* The company sells screw-on rubber bumpers and feet.

1. billiards A side wall of a pool table.
2. A drinking vessel filled to the brim.
3. context|television|radio A short ditty or jingle used to separate a show from the advertisements.

Translations
trans-top|someone or something that bumps
Dutch: t|nl|botser|m
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Finnish: törmätä|törmääjä
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trans-top|cricket: bouncer
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trans-top|impact absorber in an automobile
Czech: nárazník m
Dutch: t+|nl|bumper|m
Finnish: puskuri
Japanese: ����
Mandarin Chinese: zh-ts|���|��� (b�oxi�n'g�ng); zh-ts|緩��|��� (hu�nch�ngqì)
Spanish: parachoques m, bómper m italbrac|Central America|Colombia|Dominican Republic|Puerto Rico, t-|es|bumper|m italbrac|Panama|Costa Rica|, defensa m italbrac|Mexico, paragolpes m italbrac|Argentina|Paraguay|Uruguay
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trans-top|mechanical device to absorb impact
Chinese:
:Mandarin: zh-ts|緩��|��� (hu�nch�ngqì)
Dutch: t|nl|stootkussen|n, t|nl|stootblok|n, t|nl|stootrand|m
Finnish: suojus, pehmike, puskuri
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Japanese: ���������� (shokku-abus�b�), 緩�� (������, kansh�ki)
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trans-top|side wall of a pool table
Dutch: t+|nl|boord|m, t+|nl|kant|m
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Finnish: valli
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trans-top|drinking vessel filled to the brim
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trans-top|short ditty or jingle used to separate a show from the advertisements
Dutch: t-|nl|jingle|m, t|nl|aankondigingsjingle|m
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Adjective
en-adj|-

1. large|Large; filled to the bumpers at the top of a silo.

#* We harvested a bumper crop of arugula and parsnips this year.

Translations
trans-top|large
Dutch: t+|nl|groot, t+|nl|vol, t-|nl|immens
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Finnish: runsas
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Dutch

Etymology
From E.|nl.

Pronunciation
IPA|/b�mp�r/

Noun
nl-noun2|m|s|tje

1. A #English|bumper of a car.

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vi:bumper
zh:bumper

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