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stump [stʌmp]1 noun∎ to be/go on the stump faire une tournée électorale(e) (in cricket) piquet m∎ the question had them stumped la question les a laissés sans voix□ ;∎ she's stumped for an answer (in quiz) elle ne connaît pas la réponse□ ; (for solution) elle ne trouve pas de solution□ ;∎ it stumps me how anybody could be so silly! que quelqu'un puisse être aussi bête, ça me dépasse!□(a) (walk heavily) marcher d'un pas lourd;∎ to stump in/out (heavily) entrer/sortir d'un pas lourd►► Art stump drawing estompe fcasquer, raquer ( for pour);∎ come on, stump up! allez, raque!;∎ I had to stump up for the taxi c'est moi qui ai dû payer le taxi□ -
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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]. -
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stump [stʌmp]1. noun• to stump in/out/along (heavily) entrer/sortir/avancer à pas lourds4. compounds* * *[stʌmp] 1.noun ( of tree) souche f; (of candle, pencil, tooth) bout m; ( limb) moignon m; ( in cricket) piquet m2.transitive verb1) (colloq) ( perplex) déconcerterI'm stumped — ( in quiz) je sèche (colloq); ( nonplussed) aucune idée
2) US Politics faire une tournée électorale dans [state]3.1) ( stamp)to stump in/out — entrer/sortir d'un air mécontent
2) US Politics faire une tournée électorale•Phrasal Verbs:- stump up -
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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)
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