noun, feminine/pɔ̃p/plural: pompes
pump; push-up; Style of strumming, used especially in gypsy jazz
From Middle French pompe, from Middle Dutch pompe (“device for raising water, pump”). Related to Middle Low German pumpe (“a pump”). More at pump.
/pɔ̃p/
pump; push-up; Style of strumming, used especially in gypsy jazz
From Middle French pompe, from Middle Dutch pompe (“device for raising water, pump”). Related to Middle Low German pumpe (“a pump”). More at pump.
a solemn procession; pomp, vainglory; style, class
From Middle French pompe, from Old French pompe (“extravagant ceremony, pomp”), from Latin pompa (“display, procession, parade”), from Ancient Greek πομπή (pompḗ, “procession, send-off”), from πέμπω (pémpō, “to send”).
shoe
Synonyms: godasse, chaussure
Related: bien dans ses pompes, cirer les pompes
From English pump (“a shoe", originally, "a low shoe without fasteners”), of uncertain origin.