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I [stʌf]nome U1) (unnamed substance) roba f., cose f.pl.what's that stuff in the bottle? — che cos'è quella roba o che cosa c'è nella bottiglia?
expensive stuff, caviar — roba cara, il caviale
it's strong stuff — (of drink, drug, detergent) è roba forte
2) colloq. (unnamed objects) roba f., robe f.pl.; (implying disorder) pasticcio m.; (belongings) roba f., cose f.pl.3) colloq. (content of speech, book, film, etc.)who wrote this stuff? — chi ha scritto questo? spreg. chi ha scritto questa roba(ccia)?
have you read much of her stuff? — hai letto qualcosa di suo o qualche sua opera?
painting and drawing and stuff like that — colloq. pittura, disegno e cose del genere
4) (fabric) stoffa f. (anche fig.)••a bit of stuff — colloq. una bella tipa
to do one's stuff — colloq. fare quello che si deve fare
to know one's stuff — colloq. sapere il fatto proprio
II 1. [stʌf]that's the stuff! — colloq. è quello che ci vuole! ben fatto! ben detto!
1) (fill, pack) riempire, imbottire [cushion, pillow] ( with di); (implying haste) riempire [pocket, suitcase] ( with di); (block up) tappare [hole, crack]to stuff one's hands in one's pockets — infilarsi o ficcarsi le mani in tasca
to stuff sth. up one's jumper — infilarsi qcs. sotto la maglia
3) gastr. farcire [ turkey]4) impagliare [ animal]2.verbo riflessivo colloq.to stuff oneself — rimpinzarsi, riempirsi
- stuff up* * *I noun1) (material or substance: What is that black oily stuff on the beach?; The doctor gave me some good stuff for removing warts; Show them what stuff you're made of! (= how brave, strong etc you are).)2) ((unimportant) matter, things, objects etc: We'll have to get rid of all this stuff when we move house.)3) (an old word for cloth.)•- that's the stuff! II verb1) (to pack or fill tightly, often hurriedly or untidily: His drawer was stuffed with papers; She stuffed the fridge with food; The children have been stuffing themselves with ice-cream.)2) (to fill (eg a turkey, chicken etc) with stuffing before cooking.)3) (to fill the skin of (a dead animal or bird) to preserve the appearance it had when alive: They stuffed the golden eagle.)•- stuffing- stuff up* * *I [stʌf]nome U1) (unnamed substance) roba f., cose f.pl.what's that stuff in the bottle? — che cos'è quella roba o che cosa c'è nella bottiglia?
expensive stuff, caviar — roba cara, il caviale
it's strong stuff — (of drink, drug, detergent) è roba forte
2) colloq. (unnamed objects) roba f., robe f.pl.; (implying disorder) pasticcio m.; (belongings) roba f., cose f.pl.3) colloq. (content of speech, book, film, etc.)who wrote this stuff? — chi ha scritto questo? spreg. chi ha scritto questa roba(ccia)?
have you read much of her stuff? — hai letto qualcosa di suo o qualche sua opera?
painting and drawing and stuff like that — colloq. pittura, disegno e cose del genere
4) (fabric) stoffa f. (anche fig.)••a bit of stuff — colloq. una bella tipa
to do one's stuff — colloq. fare quello che si deve fare
to know one's stuff — colloq. sapere il fatto proprio
II 1. [stʌf]that's the stuff! — colloq. è quello che ci vuole! ben fatto! ben detto!
1) (fill, pack) riempire, imbottire [cushion, pillow] ( with di); (implying haste) riempire [pocket, suitcase] ( with di); (block up) tappare [hole, crack]to stuff one's hands in one's pockets — infilarsi o ficcarsi le mani in tasca
to stuff sth. up one's jumper — infilarsi qcs. sotto la maglia
3) gastr. farcire [ turkey]4) impagliare [ animal]2.verbo riflessivo colloq.to stuff oneself — rimpinzarsi, riempirsi
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