rampe

See also: Rampe and rampé

French

Etymology

Back-formation from the Old French verb ramper (“to go up, climb, ascend”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʁɑ̃p/

• Audio:

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Noun

rampe f (plural rampes)

1. ramp, slope
2. banister
3. balustrade, parapet, railing
4. lightbar

Derived terms

• feux de la rampe
• passer la rampe
• rampe de lancement
• sous les feux de la rampe

 

References

• Oxford English Dictionary, 1884–1928, and First Supplement, 1933.

Further reading

• “rampe”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• pâmer, Parme, prame

Italian

Noun

rampe f

1. plural of rampa

Anagrams

• prema

Norman

Etymology

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Noun

rampe f (plural rampes)

1. (Jersey) ramp

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From French rampe.

Noun

rampe f or m (definite singular rampa or rampen, indefinite plural ramper, definite plural rampene)

1. a ramp

References

• “rampe” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From French rampe.

Noun

rampe m (definite singular rampen, indefinite plural rampar, definite plural rampane)

rampe f (definite singular rampa, indefinite plural ramper, definite plural rampene)

1. a ramp

References

• “rampe” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.