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1 stump
A n2 (of candle, pencil, cigar, tail, tooth) bout m ;3 ( of limb) moignon m ;4 ( in cricket) piquet m ;B vtr1 ○ ( perplex) déconcerter [person, expert] ; to be stumped by sth être en peine d'expliquer qch ; to be stumped for an answer/a solution ne pas trouver de réponse/de solution ; the question had me stumped je n'ai pas su répondre à la question ; I'm stumped ( in quiz) je sèche ○ ; ( nonplussed) aucune idée ;C vi1 ( stamp) to stump in/out entrer/sortir d'un air mécontent ; to stump up the stairs monter lourdement l'escalier ; to stump off partir d'un air mécontent ;to be on the stump US être en tournée électorale ; to be up a stump ○ US être troublé ; to stir one's stumps ○ se remuer un peu ○.■ stump up ○ GB:▶ stump up débourser (for pour) ;▶ stump up [sth], stump [sth] up débourser [money, amount]. -
2 stuck
stuck [stʌk]1. verbpast tense, past participle of stick2. adjective[person, machine] bloquéI was stuck with the job of organizing it all je me suis retrouvé avec toute l'organisation sur les bras (inf)* * *[stʌk] 1. 2.1) ( caught) coincéto be stuck with — (colloq) se farcir [task]; ne pas pouvoir se débarrasser de [object, person]
2) (colloq) ( stumped)to be stuck — sécher (colloq)
3) ( in a fix)••to be stuck on somebody — (colloq) avoir quelqu'un dans la peau (colloq)
См. также в других словарях:
stump — [stʌmp] noun [C] I 1) the part of a tree that is left above the ground after it has been cut off at the base 2) the remaining part of someone s arm, leg, or finger after the rest is cut off 3) one of the three sticks that you try to hit in the… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
stump — stump1 [stʌmp] n [Date: 1200 1300; : Middle Low Germa] 1.) the bottom part of a tree that is left in the ground after the rest of it has been cut down ▪ an old tree stump 2.) the short part of someone s leg, arm etc that remains after the rest of … Dictionary of contemporary English
