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[stʌf]1. n1) (substance) roba2) (possessions, equipment) cose fpl, roba3)(
fam: nonsense) all that stuff about her leaving — tutte quelle storie sulla sua partenza4) famgo on, do your stuff! — forza, fai quello che devi fare!
2. vt(fill) riempire, Culin farcire, (animal: for exhibition) impagliareto stuff (with) — (container) riempire (di), (cushion, toy) imbottire (di)
to stuff into — (stow: contents) ficcare (in)
get stuffed! offensive — va' a farti fottere!
stuffed shirt fam — pallone m gonfiato
to stuff o.s. (with food) — rimpinzarsi, strafogarsi
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♦ stuff /stʌf/n. [u]1 materia; materiale; roba; sostanza: What's this stuff?, che cos'è questa roba?; This is good stuff, questa è roba buona; DIALOGO → - New clothes- They've got some really nice stuff in that shop, hanno della roba veramente carina in quel negozio; hard stuff, superalcolici; droga pesante2 stoffa (fig., ma arc. in senso concreto); tessuto (spec. di lana): a stuff gown, una toga di lana ( indossata dagli avvocati che non vestono la seta)5 (spreg.) cosa senza valore; robaccia; (fig.) sciocchezze: Take that stuff away!, porta via quella robaccia!; What stuff he writes!, che sciocchezze scrive!6 faccenda; storia: What's this stuff about you giving up college?, che cos'è questa storia che vuoi lasciare l'università?9 (fam.) campo; materia; ramo: Our teacher knows his stuff, il nostro insegnante conosce bene la sua materia● (leg., in Inghil.) stuff-gown barristers, avvocati patrocinanti «ordinari» ( sono la quasi totalità; cfr. to take silk, sotto silk) □ (fam. ingl.) a bit of stuff, un bel pezzo di roba; una bella donna □ (fam.) to do one's stuff, fare quello che si deve fare; fare la propria parte; ( anche) esibirsi; far vedere quel che si sa fare: (fam.) Do your stuff!, fa' vedere quel che sai fare! □ (fam.) doctor's stuff, medicine □ to know one's stuff, sapere il fatto proprio: That boy knows his stuff, quel ragazzo sa il fatto suo (o ha tutti i numeri) □ (fam.) to be short of stuff, essere a corto di quattrini □ Stuff and nonsense!, balle!; fesserie!; sciocchezze! □ That's the stuff!, bravo!; proprio così!; ben fatto!; ben detto! □ (spreg.) political stuff, cose della politica; (la) politica: I don't know much about political stuff, di politica non me ne intendo □ (fam.) That's the stuff to give them!, questo è quello che ci vuole per loro! □ This book is good stuff, questo è un buon libro □ This wine is sorry stuff, questo vino è una porcheria □ He is made of sterner stuff than his brother, ha più forza di carattere che suo fratello.(to) stuff /stʌf/A v. t.1 riempire; imbottire ( anche fig.); turare: to stuff a bag with straw, riempire di paglia un sacco; to stuff a cushion with down, imbottire di piume un cuscino; to stuff one's ears with cotton wool, turarsi le orecchie con la bambagia; to stuff sb. 's head with nonsense, imbottire di sciocchezze la testa a q.4 rimpinzare; ingrassare: to stuff a child with sweets, rimpinzare un bambino di dolci; to stuff a goose, ingrassare un'oca5 cacciare; ficcare; comprimere: He stuffed a handkerchief into his pocket, si è cacciato un fazzoletto in tasca9 (volg.) chiavare, scopare, fottere (volg.)B v. i.rimpinzarsi; ingozzarsi; abbuffarsi: He stuffed with crisps, si è abbuffato di patatine● to stuff dates into one's mind, riempirsi la testa di date □ to stuff food into one's mouth, riempirsi la bocca di cibo; ( anche) ingozzarsi di cibo □ ( slang) to stuff it, abbozzare; mandare giù (fig.) □ to stuff oneself, rimpinzarsi; ingozzarsi; abbuffarsi. -
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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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