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A n ¢1 ( unnamed substance) truc ○ m, chose f ; what's that stuff in the box/on the table? qu'est-ce que c'est que ce truc ○ dans la boîte/sur la table? ; what's that stuff in the bottle? qu'est-ce que c'est dans la bouteille? ; there's some black stuff stuck to my shoe il y a un truc ○ noir collé à ma chaussure ; I don't eat pre-packaged stuff if I can help it j'évite autant que possible de manger des trucs ○ pré-emballés ; this stuff stinks! ça pue ce truc! ○ ; have we got any more of that cement stuff? est-ce qu'on a encore de cette espèce de ciment? ; she loves the stuff elle adore ça ; acid is dangerous stuff l'acide est (un truc ○) dangereux ; gin? never touch the stuff ○ le gin? je n'y touche jamais ; expensive stuff, caviar ça coute cher, le caviar ; we've sold lots of the stuff nous en avons vendu beaucoup ; it's strong stuff (of drink, drug, detergent) c'est costaud ○ ;2 ○ ( unnamed objects) trucs ○ mpl ; ( implying disorder) bazar ○ m ; ( personal belongings) affaires fpl ; what's all this stuff in the hall? qu'est-ce que c'est que ces trucs ○ or ce bazar ○ dans l'entrée? ; she brought down a load of stuff from the attic elle a descendu un tas de trucs ○ du grenier ; don't leave your stuff all over the floor ne laisse pas traîner les affaires or ton bazar ○ par terre ;3 ○ (content of speech, book, film, etc) the sort of stuff you read in the newspapers le genre de chose or de truc ○ qu'on lit dans les journaux ; who wrote this stuff? gen qui a écrit ça? ; pej qui a écrit cette chose? ; there's some good stuff in this article il y a de bonnes choses dans cet article ; this poem is good stuff c'est un bon poème ; have you read much of her stuff? as-tu lu beaucoup de ce qu'elle a écrit? ; this stuff is excellent/absolute rubbish c'est excellent/complètement nul ○ ; it's not my kind of stuff ce n'est pas mon truc ○ ; it's romantic/terrifying stuff c'est romantique/terrifiant ; I sent him a tape of my stuff je lui ai envoyé une cassette de ce que je fais ; do you believe all that stuff about his private life? tu crois à tout ce qu'on dit sur sa vie privée? ; there was a lot of stuff about the new legislation in his speech il a beaucoup parlé de la nouvelle législation dans son discours ; he likes painting and drawing and stuff like that ○ il aime la peinture et le dessin et tout ce genre de trucs ○ ; the book's all about music and stuff le livre parle de la musique et tout ça ;4 ( fabric) lit étoffe f ; fig essence f ; such conflicts are the very stuff of drama de tels conflits sont l'essence même du drame ; this is the stuff that heroes/traitors are made of c'est l'étoffe dont on fait les héros/les traîtres ; the stuff that dreams are made of la substance (même) des rêves ; her husband was made of somewhat coarser/finer stuff son mari était plus grossier/plus raffiné de nature ;6 ○ ( stolen goods) marchandise ○ f.B vtr1 (fill, pack) garnir, rembourrer [cushion, pillow, furniture] (with de) ; (implying haste, carelessness) bourrer [pocket, cupboard, suitcase] (with de) ; ( block up) boucher [hole, crack] (with avec) ; a book stuffed with useful information un livre bourré d'informations utiles ; they stuffed his head with useless information ils lui ont bourré la tête de faits inutiles ; to stuff one's face ○ bâfrer, s'empiffrer ◑ ; get stuffed ◑ ! va te faire voir ◑ ! ; stuff the system ◑ ! au diable ○ le système! ; stuff you ◑ ! va te faire voir ◑ ! ;2 ( pack in) fourrer ○ [objects, clothes, paper] (in, into dans) ; we stuffed paper into the cracks nous avons fourré du papier dans les fissures ; she stuffed the papers/some clothes into a bag elle a fourré les papiers/des vêtements dans un sac ; to stuff one's hands in one's pockets se fourrer les mains dans les poches ; to stuff sth up one's jumper cacher qch sous son pull ; to stuff sth under the bed fourrer qch sous le lit ; to stuff food into one's mouth se bâfrer ○ ; you know where you can stuff it ◑ ! tu sais où tu peux te le mettre ● ; tell him he can take his precious plan and stuff it ◑ ! dis-lui que son projet il peut se le mettre où je pense ● ! ;3 Culin farcir [turkey, tomato, olive] ;4 [taxidermist] empailler [animal, bird].a bit of stuff ○ péj une gonzesse ○ pej, une nana ○ ; to do one's stuff ○ faire ce qu'on a à faire ; go on-do your stuff ○ ! vas-y-fais ce que tu as à faire, vas-y-à toi de jouer ; to know one's stuff ○ connaître son affaire ○ ; that's the stuff ○ ! c'est bon!, c'est ça! ; that's the stuff to give them ou to give the troops ○ ! c'est ce que demande le peuple! ; I don't give a stuff ○ ! je m'en fiche ○ !, je m'en fous ◑ !■ stuff up ;▶ stuff [sth] up, stuff up [sth] boucher [crack, hole] (with avec) ; I'm all stuffed up, my nose is stuffed up j'ai le nez bouché. -
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stuff [stʌf]1. noun• that's the stuff! bravo !• stuff and nonsense! (inf!) balivernes !( = fill) [+ cushion, toy] rembourrer ( with avec ) ; [+ animal] empailler ; [+ sack, pockets] remplir ( with de ) ; [+ chicken, tomato] farcir ( with avec ) ; ( = cram) [+ objects, clothes, books] fourrer• to stuff o.s. with food se gaver de nourriture* * *[stʌf] 1.noun [U]1) ( unnamed substance) truc (colloq) mexpensive stuff, caviar — ça coûte cher, le caviar
it's strong stuff — c'est costaud (colloq)
2) (colloq) ( unnamed objects) trucs (colloq) mpl; ( implying disorder) bazar (colloq) m; ( belongings) affaires fpl3) (colloq) (content of speech, book, film etc)who wrote this stuff? — gen qui a écrit ça?; pej qui a écrit cette chose?
do you believe all that stuff about his private life? — tu crois à tout ce qu'on dit sur sa vie privée?
4) ( fabric) lit étoffe f; fig essence f2.transitive verb1) (fill, pack) garnir, rembourrer ( with de); ( implying haste) bourrer ( with de); ( block up) boucher ( with avec)2) ( pack in) fourrer (colloq)3) Culinary farcir4) [taxidermist] empailler3.stuffed past participle adjective Culinary farci; [toy animal] en peluche; [bird, fox] empailléPhrasal Verbs:- stuff up••a bit of stuff — (colloq) péj une gonzesse (colloq) pej
to do one's stuff — (colloq) faire ce qu'on a à faire
to know one's stuff — (colloq) connaître son affaire (colloq)
that's the stuff! — (colloq) c'est bon!
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