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∎ your tea is sugared but not stirred ton thé est sucré mais il faut le remuer;∎ stir the flour into the sauce incorporez la farine à la sauce en remuant∎ a light breeze stirred the leaves une brise légère agitait les feuilles;∎ British familiar stir yourself or your stumps, it's time to go! grouille-toi, il est l'heure de partir!∎ his story has stirred us deeply son histoire nous a profondément émus(d) (rouse, excite) éveiller, exciter;∎ to stir sb's curiosity/sympathy éveiller la curiosité/sympathie de qn;∎ to stir sb to do sth inciter ou pousser qn à faire qch;∎ to stir sb into action pousser qn à agir∎ to stir it (cause trouble) semer la zizanie∎ I shan't stir from my bed until midday je ne bougerai pas de mon lit avant midi;∎ to stir in one's sleep remuer dans son sommeil;∎ the audience were stirring in their seats les spectateurs s'agitaient dans leur fauteuil(b) (awaken, be roused → feeling, anger) s'éveiller;∎ a mood of nationalism was stirring in the country un sentiment nationaliste s'éveillait dans le pays3 noun∎ to give sth a stir remuer qch;∎ the sauce needs a stir il faudrait remuer la sauce(b) (commotion) émoi m, agitation f;∎ to cause or to create or to make quite a stir soulever un vif émoi, faire grand bruit;∎ there was a big stir about or over the unemployment figures les chiffres du chômage ont soulevé un vif émoi(c) (movement) mouvement m;∎ a stir of excitement un frisson d'excitation∎ in stir en taule, en cabane, à l'ombre;∎ stir crazy cinglé (à force d'être en prison)Cookery ajouter ou incorporer en remuant(a) (disturb → dust, mud) soulever(b) (incite, provoke → trouble) provoquer; (→ emotions) exciter, attiser; (→ dissent) fomenter; (→ memories) réveiller; (→ crowd, followers) ameuter;∎ he likes stirring it or things up il aime provoquer -
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A n1 ( act of mixing) to give the tea/sauce a stir remuer le thé/la sauce ;2 ( commotion) agitation f ; to cause ou make a stir faire du bruit ; to cause quite a stir faire sensation ;1 ( mix) remuer [liquid, sauce] ; mélanger [paint, powder] ; have you stirred it? est-ce que tu as bien remué? ; to stir sth into sth incorporer qch à qch ;3 (move, arouse) [music, sight, story] émouvoir [person] ; exciter [curiosity, passions] ; stimuler [imagination] ; éveiller [emotions] ; to stir sb to pity/compassion inspirer de la pitié/compassion à qn ; I was stirred by her story son histoire m'a ému ; a speech which stirs the blood un discours qui fouette le sang ;4 ( incite) to stir sb into doing inciter qn à faire ; to stir sb to action/revolt inciter qn à agir/à la révolte.1 ( move gently) [leaves, papers] trembler ; [curtains] remuer ; [person] bouger ; to stir in one's sleep bouger en dormant ; the audience were stirring in their seats le public s'agitait dans la salle ;2 ( awaken) bouger ;3 ( budge) bouger ; do not stir from that spot ne bouge pas de l'endroit où tu es ;5 ○ ( cause trouble) [person] faire des histoires.he's always stirring it ○ c'est un emmerdeur ○.■ stir in:▶ stir [sth] in, stir in [sth] incorporer [flour, powder] ; ajouter [eggs, milk].■ stir up:▶ stir [sth] up, stir up [sth]2 fig provoquer [trouble] ; attiser [hatred, unrest] ; éveiller [feelings] ; susciter [emotions] ; remuer [past] ; réveiller [memories] ; rassembler [support] ; to stir things up ○ envenimer les choses ;▶ stir [sb] up, stir up [sb] travailler [workers] ; exciter [person, crowd].
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