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stuff [stʌf] vb (mainly tr) 1. to pack or fill completely; cram 2. (intr) to eat large quantities 3. to force, shove, or squeeze to stuff money into a pocket 4. (Cookery) to fill (food such as poultry or tomatoes) with a stuffing 5. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) to fill (an animal's skin) with material so as to restore the shape of the live animal 6. Slang to have sexual intercourse with (a woman) 7. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Tanning) Tanning to treat (an animal skin or hide) with grease 8. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) US and Canadian to fill (a ballot box) with a large number of fraudulent votes 9. (Business / Commerce) (in marine transport) to pack (a container) See also stuffing and stripping 10. Slang to ruin, frustrate, or defeat n
1. the raw material or fabric of something 2. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Textiles) woollen cloth or fabric 3. any general or unspecified substance or accumulation of objects 4. stupid or worthless actions, speech, ideas, etc. 5. subject matter, skill, etc. he knows his stuff 6. (Economics, Accounting & Finance / Banking & Finance) a slang word for money 7. (Law / Recreational Drugs) Slang a drug, esp cannabis 8. Informal do one's stuff to do what is expected of one that's the stuff that is what is needed 10. Brit slang a girl or woman considered sexually (esp in the phrase bit of stuff) [from Old French estoffe, from estoffer to furnish, provide, of Germanic origin; related to Middle High German stopfen to cram full] stuffer n Usage: Sense 6 of this word was formerly considered to be taboo, and it was labelled as such in previous editions of Collins English Dictionary. However, it has now become acceptable in speech, although some older or more conservative people may object to its use ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
stuff noun 1. things, gear, possessions, effects, materials, equipment, objects, tackle, kit, junk, luggage, belongings, trappings, bits and pieces, paraphernalia, clobber (Brit. slang), impedimenta, goods and chattels He pointed to a duffle bag. 'That's my stuff.' 2. nonsense, rubbish, rot, trash, bunk (informal), foolishness, humbug, twaddle, tripe (informal), baloney (informal), verbiage, claptrap (informal), bunkum, poppycock (informal), balderdash, pants (slang), bosh (informal), stuff and nonsense, tommyrot Don't tell me you believe in all that stuff. 3. substance, material, essence, matter, staple, pith, quintessence The idea that we can be what we want has become the stuff of TV commercials. 4. facts, information, subject, data These chaps know their stuff after seven years of war. verb 1. shove, force, push, squeeze, jam, ram, wedge, compress, stow His trousers were stuffed inside the tops of his boots. stuff yourself gorge, gobble, guzzle, satiate, pig out (slang), sate, overindulge, make a pig of yourself (informal), gormandize I could stuff myself with ten chocolate bars and still feel hungry. Translations stuff [stʌf] A. N 1. (= substance, material) 1.1. (lit) what's that stuff in the bucket? → ¿qué es eso que hay en el cubo? "do you want some beetroot?" - "no, I hate the stuff" → -¿quieres remolacha? -no, la detesto "would you like some wine?" - " no, thanks, I never touch the stuff" → -¿quieres un poco de vino? -no gracias, nunca lo pruebo have you got any more of that varnish stuff? → ¿tienes más barniz de ése? do you call this stuff beer? → ¿a esto lo llamas cerveza? radioactive waste is dangerous stuff → los residuos radiactivos son cosa peligrosa 1.2. (fig) there is some good stuff in that book → ese libro tiene cosas buenas I can't read his stuff → no puedo con sus libros he was made of less heroic stuff → no tenía tanta madera de héroe to be made of sterner stuff → no ser tan blandengue show him what kind of stuff you are made of → demuéstrale que tienes madera that's the stuff! → ¡muy bien!, ¡así se hace! 2. (= belongings) → cosas fpl, bártulos mpl, chismes mpl (Sp) where have you put my stuff? → ¿dónde has puesto mis cosas?, ¿dónde has puesto mis bártulos or (Sp) chismes? quite a lot of stuff had been stolen → habían robado bastantes cosas can I put my stuff in your room? → ¿puedo poner mis cosas en tu cuarto? he brought back a lot of stuff from China → trajo muchas cosas de China 3. (= nonsense) → historias fpl all that stuff about how he wants to help us → todas esas historias or todo el cuento ese de que quiere ayudarnos don't give me that stuff! I know what you're been up to! → ¡no me vengas con esas historias or ese cuento! ¡sé lo que pretendes! stuff and nonsense! (o.f.) → ¡tonterías!, ¡puro cuento! 4. to do one's stuff go on, Jim, do your stuff! let's see a goal! → ¡venga Jim! ¡muéstranos lo que vales, mete ese gol! we'll have to wait for the lawyers to do their stuff → tendremos que esperar a que los abogados hagan su parte to know one's stuff → ser un experto see also strut 1 B 5. and stuff → y tal he was busy writing letters and stuff → estaba ocupado escribiendo cartas y tal I haven't got time for boyfriends, the cinema and stuff like that or and all that stuff → no tengo tiempo para novios, el cine y rollos por el estilo 6. (= essence) the (very) stuff of sth: the pleasures and pains that are the stuff of human relationships → las alegrías y las penas que constituyen la esencia de las relaciones humanas he's hardly the stuff of romantic dreams → no es precisamente el ideal de los sueños románticos his feats on the tennis court are the stuff of legend → sus proezas en la cancha de tenis son legendarias 7. I couldn't give a stuff what he thinks → me importa un comino lo que piense 9. (Drugs) → mercancía f B. VT 1. (= fill, pack) [+ chicken, peppers, cushion, toy] → rellenar (with con) [+ sack, box, pockets] → llenar (with de) [+ hole, leak] → tapar; (in taxidermy) [+ animal] → disecar, embalsamar he had to stuff his ears with cotton wool → tuvo que llenarse las orejas de algodón they stuffed him with morphine > → lo atiborraron de morfina to stuff one's head with useless facts → llenarse la cabeza de información que no vale para nada her head is stuffed with formulae → tiene la cabeza llena de fórmulas to stuff a ballot box (US) (Pol) llenar una urna de votos fraudulentos to stuff one's face stuff o.s. (with food) → atracarse or atiborrarse de comida, darse un atracón 2. (= put) to stuff sth in or into sth → meter algo en algo he stuffed his hands in his pockets → se metió las manos en los bolsillos he stuffed it into his pocket → se lo metió de prisa en el bolsillo can we stuff any more in? → ¿caben más? stuff your books on the table → pon tus libros en la mesa to stuff sth down sb's throat → meter a algn algo por la fuerza I'm sick of having ideology stuffed down my throat → estoy harto de que me metan la ideología a la fuerza 3. (Brit) (in exclamations) stuff you! → ¡vete a tomar por culo!(Sp) , ¡vete al carajo!(LAm) oh, stuff it! I've had enough for today → ¡a la mierda! ¡por hoy ya vale! if you don't like it, you can stuff it → si no te gusta te jodes (you know where) you can stuff that! → ¡ya sabes por dónde te lo puedes meter! stuff the government! → ¡que se joda el gobierno! get stuffed! → ¡vete a tomar por culo!(Sp) , ¡vete al carajo!(LAm) stuff [ˈstʌf] n (= substance) → truc m > I need some stuff for hay fever → J'ai besoin d'un truc contre le rhume des foins. What's that stuff in the bucket? → C'est quoi ce truc dans le seau? stuff n → Zeug nt; black/sweet etc stuff → schwarzes/süßes etc Zeug; the stuff that dreams are made of → der Stoff, aus dem die Träume sind; the stuff of tragedy → echte Tragik; show him what kind of stuff you’re made of → zeig ihm, aus welchem Holz du geschnitzt bist; there was a lot of rough stuff → es ging ziemlich rau zu; there is some good stuff in that book → in dem Buch stecken ein paar gute Sachen; it’s poor/good stuff → das ist schlecht/gut; this book is strong stuff → das Buch ist starker Tobak; this tea is strong stuff → der Tee ist ziemlich stark; I can’t read his stuff → ich kann sein Zeug nicht lesen; his later stuff is less original → seine späteren Sachen sind weniger originell; he brought me some stuff to read/to pass the time → er hat mir etwas zum Lesen/zur Unterhaltung mitgebracht; books and stuff → Bücher und so (inf); and stuff like that → und so was (inf); all that stuff about how he wants to help us → all das Gerede, dass er uns helfen will; stuff and nonsense → Quatsch m (inf), → Blödsinn m; all this stuff about Father Christmas (inf) → all der Quatsch vom Weihnachtsmann (inf) (inf) she’s a nice bit of stuff → die ist nicht ohne (inf); a drop of the hard stuff → ein Schluck von dem scharfen Zeug; that’s the stuff! → so ists richtig!, weiter so!; to do one’s stuff → seine Nummer abziehen (inf); go on, do your stuff! → nun mach mal or doch! (inf); he did his stuff well → er hat seine Sache gut gemacht; to know one’s stuff → wissen, wovon man redet, sich auskennen ? hot stuff (inf: = drugs) → Stoff m (inf) vt (= fill) container, room, person → vollstopfen; hole → zustopfen, verstopfen; contents, object, books → (hinein)stopfen (→ into in +acc); (into envelope) → stecken (→ into in +acc); to stuff somebody with food → jdn mit Essen vollstopfen, jdn mästen (inf); to stuff one’s face (inf) → sich vollstopfen (inf); I’m stuffed (inf: with food) → ich bin total voll (inf); to stuff something away → etw wegstecken; he stuffed it away in his pocket → er stopfte es in seine Tasche; he stuffed some money into my hand → er drückte mir Geld in die Hand; to stuff one’s fingers into one’s ears → sich (dat) → die Finger in die Ohren stecken; to be stuffed up (with a cold) → verschnupft sein, eine verstopfte Nase haben; my nose is stuffed up → ich habe eine verstopfte Nase (Cook) → füllen cushion etc → füllen; toy → ausstopfen; (in taxidermy) → ausstopfen; a stuffed toy → ein Stofftier nt (Brit inf) stuff it (= be quiet) → halts Maul! (inf), → Schnauze! (inf); get stuffed! → du kannst mich mal (inf)!; I told him to stuff it or to get stuffed → ich habe ihm gesagt, er kann mich mal (inf); you can stuff your job etc → du kannst deinen blöden Job etc behalten (inf); stuff him! → der kann mich mal! (inf); stuff the tax reform! → ich scheiß auf die Steuerreform! (sl) vi (inf: = eat) → sich vollstopfen (inf) vr to stuff oneself (with food/on cakes) → sich (mit Essen/Kuchen) vollstopfen (inf) stuff [stʌf] 1. n a. (substance) → roba there is some good stuff in that book → ci sono delle buone cose in quel libro it's dangerous stuff → è roba pericolosa do you call this stuff beer? → questa robaccia la chiami birra? I can't read his stuff → non riesco a leggere quello che scrive he's the stuff that heroes are made of → ha la stoffa dell'eroe b. (possessions, equipment) → cose fpl, roba she leaves her stuff scattered about → lascia la sua roba sparsa in giro c. (fam) (nonsense) all that stuff about her leaving → tutte quelle storie sulla sua partenza stuff and nonsense! → sciocchezze! d. (fam) to do one's stuff → fare la propria parte go on, do your stuff! → forza, fai quello che devi fare! he certainly knows his stuff → sa il fatto suo 2. vt (fill) → riempire (Culin) → farcire; (animal, for exhibition) → impagliare to stuff (with) (container) → riempire (di) (cushion, toy) → imbottire (di) to stuff into (stow, contents) → ficcare (in) he stuffed it into his pocket → se lo ficcò in tasca my nose is stuffed up → ho il naso chiuso get stuffed! (offensive) → va' a farti fottere! stuffed shirt (fam) → pallone m gonfiato to stuff o.s. (with food) → rimpinzarsi, strafogarsi stuff [stʌf] 1. n a. (substance) → roba there is some good stuff in that book → ci sono delle buone cose in quel libro it's dangerous stuff → è roba pericolosa do you call this stuff beer? → questa robaccia la chiami birra? I can't read his stuff → non riesco a leggere quello che scrive he's the stuff that heroes are made of → ha la stoffa dell'eroe b. (possessions, equipment) → cose fpl, roba she leaves her stuff scattered about → lascia la sua roba sparsa in giro c. (fam) (nonsense) all that stuff about her leaving → tutte quelle storie sulla sua partenza stuff and nonsense! → sciocchezze! d. (fam) to do one's stuff → fare la propria parte go on, do your stuff! → forza, fai quello che devi fare! he certainly knows his stuff → sa il fatto suo 2. vt (fill) → riempire (Culin) → farcire; (animal, for exhibition) → impagliare to stuff (with) (container) → riempire (di) (cushion, toy) → imbottire (di) to stuff into (stow, contents) → ficcare (in) he stuffed it into his pocket → se lo ficcò in tasca my nose is stuffed up → ho il naso chiuso get stuffed! (offensive) → va' a farti fottere! stuffed shirt (fam) → pallone m gonfiato to stuff o.s. (with food) → rimpinzarsi, strafogarsi n stuff [staf] 1 material or substance What is that black oily stuff on the beach?; The doctor gave me some good stuff for removing warts; Show them what stuff you're made of! (= how brave, strong etc you are). goed مادَّه вещество látka, hmota, mast stof; materiale das Zeug υλικό materia; material; sustancia; cosa aine ماده aine chose; produit; étoffe חוֹמֶר सामग्री građa, materijal anyag; dolog bahan efni cosa; sostanza もの (막연한 어떤) 물건 medžiaga, masė []viela; materiāls bahan spul materiale, stoff; medisin, middel coś, rzecz substância lucru; produs; materie вещество; материал látka, hmota snov stvar material, ämne, stoff, saker, grejor, virke สิ่งของ madde, cisim 材料 матеріал; ліки سامان chất liệu, vật liệu 材料 2 (unimportant) matter, things, objects etc We'll have to get rid of all this stuff when we move house. goeters مَتاع، أشياء غَيْر مُهِمَّه боклуци krámy ting; habengut das Zeug άχρηστα αντικείμενα cosas; chismes, cachivaches, trastos kraam, värk چيزها؛وسايل tavarat affaires דְבָרִים उपादान, सामान, माल bezvrijedna stvar, glupost vacak barang-barang drasl roba がらくた 잡동사니, 사소한 것 šlamštas grabažas; nieki barang rommel ting rzeczy, rupiecie tralha chestii, prostii, fleacuri ерунда; хлам krámy, cárachy navlaka stvar saker, grejor ของที่ไม่จำเป็น önemsiz şey 廢舊物 речі; мотлох بے کار شے món, đồ đạc 废旧物 3 an old word for cloth. doek قِماش ост. вълнен плат látka stof der Wollstoff ύφασμα paño, tela; género riie لباس kangas étoffe אָרִיג कपड़ा sukno, tkanje (ruha)anyag kain fataefni stoffa 布 직물, 모직물 medžiaga audums kain stof tøy, stoff materiał pano haine материя látka blago odeća tyg คำพูดหรือการกระทำ kumaş (古)紡織品 одяг کپڑا dẻ (古)纺织品 know one's stuff to be skilful and knowledgeable in one's chosen subject. kennis hê, kundig wees يكون ماهِرا ومُطَّلِعا في موضوعِه разбирам си от работата vyznat se (v) kunne sit kram sich gut auskennen ξέρω τη δουλειά μου saber de lo suyo, ser un entendedor de, ser bueno en oma asja tundma كار خود را بلد بودن osata asiansa s'y connaître לִהיוֹת מוּמחֶה सम्बद्ध कार्य में अच्छा होना znati svoj posao kitűnő anyagismerete van ahli di bidangnya vera vel að sér í sínu fagi (sapere il fatto proprio) よく心得ている 유능하다 gerai išmanyti savo dalyką būt sava amata pratējam mahir zijn vak kennen kunne sine ting znać swój fach saber do riscado a se descurca bine знать своё дело vyznať sa (v) spoznati se na kaj znati svoj posao kunna sin sak ซึ่งชำนาญและฉลาดในวิชาหนึ่งที่เลือก işini bilmek 對份內的工作很內行,精通自己的業務 знати свою справу اپنے مضمون میں ماہر ہونا thạo nghề của mình 对份内的工作很内行,精通自己的业务 that's the stuff! that's just what is wanted! dis wat verlang word هذا المَطلوب تماما ха така to je ono! det er lige, hvad der er brug for das ist genau richtig αυτό είναι! (που χρειάζεται) ¡así es!, ¡es eso mismo! just see! !خودش است noin sitä pitää voilà ce qu'il faut זְהוּ זֶה सही वस्तु to je ono pravo! ez az! þarna kom það! þetta er lagið! (ben fatto!), (proprio così!) それだ 좋았어, 그래야지 būtent tai, ko ir reikia lūk, tā!; tieši tas, kas vajadzīgs! itulah dia dat is wat we nodig hebben sånn skal det være O to chodzi! assim é que eu gosto! asta e tocmai ceea ce ne trebuie это то, что надо! to je ono! to je tisto to je prava stvar det är grejor det! สิ่งที่ต้องการ Ha şöyle!, Aferin!, Bravo! 正是所要物品 це те, що потрібно! وہ چیز جس کی تلاش تھی đó mới là cái đang cần 正是所要物品 stuff2 v stuff [staf] 1 to pack or fill tightly, often hurriedly or untidily His drawer was stuffed with papers; She stuffed the fridge with food; The children have been stuffing themselves with ice-cream. volstop يَحْشو натъпквам nacpat (se) proppe vollstopfen παραγεμίζω, φουσκώνω atiborrar(se); meter algo de cualquier manera; embutir; atestar (täis) toppima, pugima انباشتن sulloa (se) bourrer (de) לְמַלֵא सामग्री से भरना napuniti, nakljukati (meg)töm menjejali troða í riempire; rimpinzarsi 詰める (~에) 채워 넣다 prigrūsti, prikimšti piebāzt; piekraut; pārēsties penuhkan volproppen stoppe, proppe, stappe napychać, objadać się encher a împinge; a îndesa набивать; объедаться napchať (sa) nabasati (se) napuniti fylla, packa, stoppa, proppa i sig บรรจุ tıka basa doldurmak (亂)塞 набивати, заповнювати ٹھونسنا nhồi, lèn (乱)塞 2 to fill (eg a turkey, chicken etc) with stuffing before cooking. vul يَحْشو пълня nadívat fylde; farsere füllen γεμίζω, βάζω γέμιση rellenar täitma داخل چيزي را براي پختن پر كردن täyttää farcir לְמַלֵא ठूस-ठूसकर खाना puniti, puniti nadjevom megtölt vmivel mengisi seta fyllingu í farcire 詰め物をする (요리전에 터키, 치킨 등의) 속을 채우다 prikimšti, įdaryti pildīt mengisi farceren farsere, fylle med stuffing faszerować rechear a umple фаршировать plniť napolniti napuniti späcka, fylla ยัดไส้ doldurmak 在烹調前往雞肚中填佐料 начиняти, фарширувати پکانے سے پہلے مرغ وغیرہ میںمسالہ بھرنا nhồi 在烹调前往鸡肚中填佐料 3 to fill the skin of (a dead animal or bird) to preserve the appearance it had when alive They stuffed the golden eagle. opstop يُحَنِّط напълвам vycpat udstoppe ausstopfen ταριχεύω, βαλσαμώνω disecar täitma, topist tegema پوست جانوري را پر كردن täyttää empailler לְפַחלֵץ जानवर की खाल भरना tapecirati, nadijevati kitöm mengopset stoppa upp impagliare はくせいにする (박제를 위해) 속을 채우다 iškimšti, padaryti iškamšą izbāzt; izgatavot izbāzeni awet opzetten stoppe ut wypychać embalsamar a împăia набивать чучело výplň, vypchať nagačiti preparirati stoppa upp ทำสัตซืที่ตายแล้วให้เหมือนมีชีวิต doldurmak (為製作鳥獸標本)而充填(東西) набивати чучело тварини مردہ جانوروں کی کھالوں کو بھر کر محفوظ کرنا nhồi vật liệu vào... (为制作鸟兽标本)而充填(东西) n stuffing 1 material used for stuffing eg toy animals The teddy-bear had lost its stuffing. opstopsel حَشْوَة التَّحْنيط материал за пълнене vycpávka polstring; fyld die Füllung υλικό παραγεμίσματος relleno täitematerjal آكندني täyte rembourrage מִילוּי भराव, भरत punjenje tömés bahan pengisi fylling, stopp, tróð imbottitura 詰め物 (인형, 소파 등의) 속 kamšalas (rotaļlietas, spilvena) pildījums bahan pengisi vulsel fyll, polstring wypełnienie recheio umplutură набивка výplň, vypchávka polnilo punjenje stoppning, fyllning ของที่ใช้ยัดไส้หมอนหรือที่นอน dolgu maddesi, kıtık 填充料 набивка; начинка بھرنے کی چیز bông nhồi gối 填充料 2 a mixture containing eg breadcrumbs, spices, sausage-meat etc, used for stuffing chickens etc. vulsel حَشْوَة الطَّعام пълнеж nádivka fyld; fars die Füllung γέμιση relleno täidis مايه ي پر كردن täyte farce מַלִית मसाला nadjev töltelék bahan isi untuk ayam, kodok dsb. fylling ripieno 詰め物 (요리에 친킨 등의 속을 체우는 데 사용되는) 빵 부스러기 등의 소 įdaras pildījums bahan isi untuk ayam farce fyll, stuffing farsz recheio umplutură начинка plnka nadev nadev fyllning เครื่องยัดไส้อาหาร dolma içi 填餡 начинка مرغ میں بھرنے کے لیے استعمال ہونے والے مسالے وغیرہ hỗn hợp để nhồi trước khi nấu ăn 填馅 stuff up to block He stuffed the hole up with some newspaper; I've got a cold and my nose is stuffed up. verstop يَسُد запушвам ucpat fylde; stoppe verstopfen βουλώνω obstruir; taponar (la nariz); estar acatarrado kinni toppima, umbe minema بستن tukkia boucher סָתוּם पूरी तरह बन्द करना začepiti bedugaszol menyumbat stífla, fylla í tappare, turare ふさぐ (구멍 등을) 막다 už(si)kimšti nosprostot; nosprostoties menyumbat dichtstoppen tette igjen, stoppe til zatykać tapar a astupa затыкать; закладывать upchať zamašiti blokirati proppa igen, täppa till อุด tıkama 塞(滿) затикати; закладати بند کرنا lèn, bịt 塞(满) stuff → حشوة věc sager Stoff πράγματα bártulos, cosas aine trucs stvari roba もの 물질 spul saker og ting rzeczy coisas, troços материал saker สิ่งต่างๆ madde chất liệu 物件 How to thank TFD for its existence? 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