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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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