stir

stir
stir
A n
1 (act of mixing) to give the tea/sauce a stir remuer le thé/la sauce ;
2 (commotion) agitation f ; to cause ou make a stir faire du bruit ; to cause quite a stir faire sensation ;
3 ○ argot des prisonniers (prison) in stir en taule ○ .
B vtr (p prés etc -rr-)
1 (mix) remuer [liquid, sauce] ; mélanger [paint, powder] ; have you stirred it? est-ce que tu as bien remué? ; to stir sth into sth incorporer qch à qch ;
2 (move slightly) [breeze] agiter, faire bouger [leaves, papers] ;
3 (move, arouse) [music, sight, story] émouvoir [person] ; exciter [curiosity, passions] ; stimuler [imagination] ; éveiller [emotions] ; to stir sb to pity/compassion inspirer de la pitié/compassion à qn ; I was stirred by her story son histoire m'a ému ; a speech which stirs the blood un discours qui fouette le sang ;
4 (incite) to stir sb into doing inciter qn à faire ; to stir sb to action/revolt inciter qn à agir/à la révolte.
C vi (p prés etc -rr-)
1 (move gently) [leaves, papers] trembler ; [curtains] remuer ; [person] bouger ; to stir in one's sleep bouger en dormant ; the audience were stirring in their seats le public s'agitait dans la salle ;
2 (awaken) bouger ;
3 (budge) bouger ; do not stir from that spot ne bouge pas de l'endroit où tu es ;
4 littér (awake) [love, hope] naître ; [memories] se réveiller ;
5 ○ (cause trouble) [person] faire des histoires.
D v refl (p prés etc -rr-) to stir oneself se secouer ○ .
Idiom
he's always stirring it ○ c'est un emmerdeur ○ .
Phrasal verbs
■ stir in :
▶ stir [sth] in, stir in [sth] incorporer [flour, powder] ; ajouter [eggs, milk].
■ stir up :
▶ stir [sth] up, stir up [sth]
1 (whip up) [wind] faire voler [dust, leaves] ; [propeller] aspirer [mud] ;
2 fig provoquer [trouble] ; attiser [hatred, unrest] ; éveiller [feelings] ; susciter [emotions] ; remuer [past] ; réveiller [memories] ; rassembler [support] ; to stir things up ○ envenimer les choses ;
▶ stir [sb] up, stir up [sb] travailler [workers] ; exciter [person, crowd].

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