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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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