stuff

stuff
stuff [stʌf]
1. noun
   a. (inf) look at that stuff regarde ça
• it's dangerous stuff c'est dangereux
• what's this stuff in this jar? qu'est-ce que c'est que ce truc (inf) dans le pot ?
• there's some good stuff in what he writes il y a de bonnes choses dans ce qu'il écrit
• all that stuff about wanting to help us toutes ces belles paroles comme quoi il veut nous aider
• that's the stuff! bravo !
• stuff and nonsense! (inf!) balivernes !
• he knows his stuff il connaît son sujet
   b. ( = miscellaneous objects) (inf) trucs (inf) mpl ; ( = possessions) (inf) affaires fpl
• he brought back a lot of stuff from China il a rapporté des tas de choses de Chine
• put your stuff away range tes affaires
   c. it is the stuff of politics c'est l'essence même de la politique
2. transitive verb
( = fill) [+ cushion, toy] rembourrer (with avec ) ; [+ animal] empailler ; [+ sack, pockets] remplir (with de ) ; [+ chicken, tomato] farcir (with avec ) ; ( = cram) [+ objects, clothes, books] fourrer
• he stuffed the papers into a drawer il a fourré les papiers dans un tiroir
• to stuff o.s. with food se gaver de nourriture
• I'm stuffed j'en peux plus (inf)
• he was stuffing himself (inf) il s'empiffrait (inf)
• to stuff one's head with useless facts se farcir la tête de connaissances inutiles
3. intransitive verb
( = guzzle) (inf) s'empiffrer (inf)
* * *
[stʌf] 1.
noun [U]
1) (unnamed substance) truc (colloq) m

what's that stuff in the bottle? — qu'est-ce que c'est dans la bouteille?

that cement stuff — cette espèce de ciment

she loves the stuff — elle adore ça

expensive stuff, caviar — ça coûte cher, le caviar

we've sold lots of the stuff — nous en avons vendu beaucoup

it's strong stuff — c'est costaud (colloq)

2) (colloq) (unnamed objects) trucs (colloq) mpl; (implying disorder) bazar (colloq) m; (belongings) affaires fpl
3) (colloq) (content of speech, book, film etc)

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

have you read much of her stuff? — as-tu lu beaucoup de ce qu'elle a écrit?

it's romantic stuff — c'est romantique

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 f

to be made of somewhat coarser stuff — être plus grossier de nature

2.
transitive verb
1) (fill, pack) garnir, rembourrer (with de); (implying haste) bourrer (with de); (block up) boucher (with avec)
2) (pack in) fourrer (colloq)

to stuff something up one's jumper — cacher quelque chose sous son pull

to stuff food into one's mouth — se bâfrer (colloq)

3) Culinary farcir
4) [taxidermist] empailler
3.
stuffed past participle adjective Culinary farci; [toy animal] en peluche; [bird, fox] empaillé
Phrasal Verbs:
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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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