bump up

English

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Verb

bump up (third-person singular simple present bumps up, present participle bumping up, simple past and past participle bumped up)

(transitive, idiomatic) To increase something suddenly.
(transitive, idiomatic) To promote a person to a higher grade.
(transitive, idiomatic) To give a more prominent place to; to advance position in queue.

Translations

to increase something suddenly

French: faire un bond

Russian: (внеза́пно (ru) (vnezápno)) увели́чивать (ru) (uvelíčivatʹ), повыша́ть (ru) (povyšátʹ)

to promote a person to a higher grade

French: promouvoir (fr)

Russian: повыша́ть (ru) (povyšátʹ)

to give a more prominent place to

French: avancer (fr)

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