stump

stump
stump
A n
1 (of tree) souche f ; the stump of a tree une souche ;
2 (of candle, pencil, cigar, tail, tooth) bout m ;
3 (of limb) moignon m ;
4 (in cricket) piquet m ;
5 US Pol (rostrum) tribunal m.
B vtr
1 ○ (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 ;
2 Sport (in cricket) éliminer, mettre [qn] hors jeu [batsman] ;
3 US Pol faire une tournée électorale dans [state, region].
C vi
1 (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 ;
2 US Pol faire une tournée électorale ; to stump for sb/sth faire campagne pour qn/qch.
Idioms
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 ○ .
Phrasal verb
■ stump up ○ GB :
▶ stump up débourser (for pour) ;
▶ stump up [sth], stump [sth] up débourser [money, amount].

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