stuff

stuff
stuff
A n ¢
1 (unnamed substance) truc m, chose f ; what's that stuff in the box/on the table? qu'est-ce que c'est que ce truc dans la boîte/sur la table? ; what's that stuff in the bottle? qu'est-ce que c'est dans la bouteille? ; there's some black stuff stuck to my shoe il y a un truc noir collé à ma chaussure ; I don't eat pre-packaged stuff if I can help it j'évite autant que possible de manger des trucs pré-emballés ; this stuff stinks! ça pue ce truc! ; have we got any more of that cement stuff? est-ce qu'on a encore de cette espèce de ciment? ; she loves the stuff elle adore ça ; acid is dangerous stuff l'acide est (un truc ) dangereux ; gin? never touch the stuff le gin? je n'y touche jamais ; expensive stuff, caviar ça coute cher, le caviar ; we've sold lots of the stuff nous en avons vendu beaucoup ; it's strong stuff (of drink, drug, detergent) c'est costaud ;
2 (unnamed objects) trucs mpl ; (implying disorder) bazar m ; (personal belongings) affaires fpl ; what's all this stuff in the hall? qu'est-ce que c'est que ces trucs or ce bazar dans l'entrée? ; she brought down a load of stuff from the attic elle a descendu un tas de trucs du grenier ; don't leave your stuff all over the floor ne laisse pas traîner les affaires or ton bazar par terre ;
3 (content of speech, book, film, etc) the sort of stuff you read in the newspapers le genre de chose or de truc qu'on lit dans les journaux ; 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 ; this poem is good stuff c'est un bon poème ; have you read much of her stuff? as-tu lu beaucoup de ce qu'elle a écrit? ; this stuff is excellent/absolute rubbish c'est excellent/complètement nul ; it's not my kind of stuff ce n'est pas mon truc ; it's romantic/terrifying stuff c'est romantique/terrifiant ; I sent him a tape of my stuff je lui ai envoyé une cassette de ce que je fais ; do you believe all that stuff about his private life? tu crois à tout ce qu'on dit sur sa vie privée? ; there was a lot of stuff about the new legislation in his speech il a beaucoup parlé de la nouvelle législation dans son discours ; he likes painting and drawing and stuff like that il aime la peinture et le dessin et tout ce genre de trucs ; the book's all about music and stuff le livre parle de la musique et tout ça ;
4 (fabric) lit étoffe f ; fig essence f ; such conflicts are the very stuff of drama de tels conflits sont l'essence même du drame ; this is the stuff that heroes/traitors are made of c'est l'étoffe dont on fait les héros/les traîtres ; the stuff that dreams are made of la substance (même) des rêves ; her husband was made of somewhat coarser/finer stuff son mari était plus grossier/plus raffiné de nature ;
5 (drugs) came f, drogue f ;
6 (stolen goods) marchandise f.
B vtr
1 (fill, pack) garnir, rembourrer [cushion, pillow, furniture] (with de) ; (implying haste, carelessness) bourrer [pocket, cupboard, suitcase] (with de) ; (block up) boucher [hole, crack] (with avec) ; a book stuffed with useful information un livre bourré d'informations utiles ; they stuffed his head with useless information ils lui ont bourré la tête de faits inutiles ; to stuff one's face bâfrer, s'empiffrer ; get stuffed ! va te faire voir ! ; stuff the system ! au diable le système! ; stuff you ! va te faire voir ! ;
2 (pack in) fourrer [objects, clothes, paper] (in, into dans) ; we stuffed paper into the cracks nous avons fourré du papier dans les fissures ; she stuffed the papers/some clothes into a bag elle a fourré les papiers/des vêtements dans un sac ; to stuff one's hands in one's pockets se fourrer les mains dans les poches ; to stuff sth up one's jumper cacher qch sous son pull ; to stuff sth under the bed fourrer qch sous le lit ; to stuff food into one's mouth se bâfrer ; you know where you can stuff it ! tu sais où tu peux te le mettre ; tell him he can take his precious plan and stuff it ! dis-lui que son projet il peut se le mettre où je pense ! ;
3 Culin farcir [turkey, tomato, olive] ;
4 [taxidermist] empailler [animal, bird].
C stuffed pp adj [tomato, vine leaf, olive] farci ; [toy animal] en peluche ; [bird, fox] empaillé.
D v refl to stuff oneself bâfrer , s'empiffrer .
Idioms
a bit of stuff péj une gonzesse pej, une nana ; to do one's stuff faire ce qu'on a à faire ; go on-do your stuff ! vas-y-fais ce que tu as à faire, vas-y-à toi de jouer ; to know one's stuff connaître son affaire ; that's the stuff ! c'est bon!, c'est ça! ; that's the stuff to give them ou to give the troops ! c'est ce que demande le peuple! ; I don't give a stuff ! je m'en fiche !, je m'en fous !
Phrasal verb
stuff up ;
stuff [sth] up, stuff up [sth] boucher [crack, hole] (with avec) ; I'm all stuffed up, my nose is stuffed up j'ai le nez bouché.

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