stir

stir
stə:
1. past tense, past participle - stirred; verb
1) (to cause (a liquid etc) to be mixed especially by the constant circular movement of a spoon etc, in order to mix it: He put sugar and milk into his tea and stirred it; She stirred the sugar into the mixture.) remover, revolver
2) (to move, either slightly or vigorously: The breeze stirred her hair; He stirred in his sleep; Come on - stir yourselves!) moverse, agitarse
3) (to arouse or touch (a person or his feelings): He was stirred by her story.) conmover, provocar, excitar

2. noun
(a fuss or disturbance: The news caused a stir.) agitación, conmoción
- stir-fry
- stir up

stir vb
1. remover
stir your coffee before you drink it remueve el café antes de bebértelo
2. moverse
nothing stirred under the hot African sun bajo el abrasador sol africano no se movía nada
El pasado y participio pasado de stir se escribe stirred; el gerundio se escribe stirring
stir
tr[stɜːSMALLr/SMALL]
noun
1 (act) acción nombre femenino de agitar
give it a stir remuévelo
2 (slight movement) movimiento
a stir of excitement una leve agitación
3 figurative use (public excitement, commotion) revuelo
it caused a great stir provocó un gran revuelo
transitive verb
1 (liquid, mixture) remover, revolver
has this tea been stirred? ¿has removido este té?
stirring all the time sin dejar de remover
stir the milk into the mixture incorpora la leche a la mezcla removiéndola
2 (move slightly) mover, agitar
the wind stirred the leaves el viento movía las hojas
stir yourself! ¡muévete!
3 (curiosity, interest, etc) despertar, excitar; (anger) provocar; (imagination) avivar, estimular; (emotions) conmover
the poem stirred everyone el poema conmovió a todos
his words stirred us to action sus palabras nos incitaron a la acción
her plight stirred my sympathy su grave situación despertó mi compasión
intransitive verb
1 (move) moverse, agitarse; (wake up) despertarse; (get up) levantarse
he stirred in his sleep se movía mientras dormía
the baby hasn't stirred all evening el bebé no se ha despertado en toda la noche
he didn't stir from the armchair no se movió del sillón
nobody stirs before ten o'clock nadie se levanta antes de las diez
2 (feelings) despertarse
memories began to stir within her los recuerdos empezaron a despertarse en su mente
3 familiar (cause trouble) armar lío, meter cizaña
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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
to stir somebody's blood excitar a alguien
to stir one's stumps moverse
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stir
tr[stɜːSMALLr/SMALL]
noun
1 slang dated (prison) cárcel nombre femenino, chirona
stir ['stər] v, stirred ; stirring vt
1) agitate: mover, agitar
2) mix: revolver, remover
3) incite: incitar, impulsar, motivar
4) or to stir up arouse: despertar (memorias, etc.), provocar (ira, etc.)
stir vi
: moverse, agitarse
stir n
1) motion: movimiento m
2) commotion: revuelo m
stir
n.
agitación s.f.
alboroto s.m.
conmoción s.f.
gran interés s.m.
hurgonada s.f.
meneo s.m.
movimiento s.m. (A fire)
v.
atizar v.
v.
agitar v.
arrebatar v.
batir v.
bullir v.
conmover v.
encandilar v.
mecer v.
menear v.
mover v.
rebullir v.
remover v.
revolver v.
stɜːr, stɜː(r)
I
noun
a) c (action)

to give something a stir — remover* or (esp AmL) revolver* algo

b) u (movement) movimiento m, agitación f
c) u (excitement) revuelo m, conmoción f

to cause o create o make a stir — causar revuelo


II
1.
-rr- transitive verb
1) (mix) \<\<liquid/mixture\>\> remover*, revolver* (esp AmL)

to stir something INTO something: stir the cream into the soup — añada la crema a la sopa y remueva (or revuelva)

2)
a) (move slightly) agitar, mover*
b) (get moving) (colloq) mover*

come on, stir yourself! — vamos, muévete! (fam)

c) (waken) despertar*
3)
a) (arouse) \<\<sympathies\>\> despertar*; \<\<imagination\>\> estimular
b) (move, affect) conmover*
c) (provoke, incite)

to stir somebody into action — empujar or incitar a alguien a la acción


2.
vi
1)
a) (change position) moverse*, agitarse
b) (venture out) moverse*, salir*
c) (wake up) despertarse*; (get up) levantarse

it was midday before anyone stirred — nadie se levantó hasta el mediodía

nobody is stirring yet — no hay nadie despierto todavía, nadie se ha despertado todavía

2) (cause trouble) (BrE colloq) armar lío (fam), meter cizaña
Phrasal Verbs:

I [stɜː(r)]
1. N
1)

to give sth a stir — remover algo

2) (=disturbance, ado) conmoción f

to cause a stir — causar conmoción

there was a great stir in parliament — hubo una gran conmoción en el parlamento

it didn't make much of a stir — apenas despertó interés alguno

2. VT
1) [+ liquid etc] remover, revolver; [+ fire] atizar, hurgar

to stir sugar into coffee — añadir azúcar al café removiéndolo

stir before using — agítese antes de usar

2) (=move) mover

a breeze stirred the leaves — una brisa agitó las hojas

nothing could stir him from his chair — no había nada que lo levantara de la silla

come on, stir yourself or your stumps * — ¡venga, muévete!, ¡anda, muévete!

3) (fig) [+ interest] despertar; [+ emotions] provocar, excitar; [+ imagination] estimular, avivar

to stir sb to pity — causar compasión a algn

to feel deeply stirred — conmoverse profundamente, estar muy emocionado

we were all stirred by the speech — el discurso nos conmovió a todos

to stir sb to do sth — incitar a algn a hacer algo

3. VI
1) (=move) moverse

she hasn't stirred all day — no se ha movido en todo el día

don't you stir from here — no te muevas de aquí

he never stirred from the spot — no se apartó del lugar ni un momento

nobody is stirring yet — están todavía en la cama

2) * (=make trouble) acizañar, meter cizaña

II
** [stɜː(r)]
N (esp US) (=prison) chirona ** f
* * *
[stɜːr, stɜː(r)]
I
noun
a) c (action)

to give something a stir — remover* or (esp AmL) revolver* algo

b) u (movement) movimiento m, agitación f
c) u (excitement) revuelo m, conmoción f

to cause o create o make a stir — causar revuelo


II
1.
-rr- transitive verb
1) (mix) \<\<liquid/mixture\>\> remover*, revolver* (esp AmL)

to stir something INTO something: stir the cream into the soup — añada la crema a la sopa y remueva (or revuelva)

2)
a) (move slightly) agitar, mover*
b) (get moving) (colloq) mover*

come on, stir yourself! — vamos, muévete! (fam)

c) (waken) despertar*
3)
a) (arouse) \<\<sympathies\>\> despertar*; \<\<imagination\>\> estimular
b) (move, affect) conmover*
c) (provoke, incite)

to stir somebody into action — empujar or incitar a alguien a la acción


2.
vi
1)
a) (change position) moverse*, agitarse
b) (venture out) moverse*, salir*
c) (wake up) despertarse*; (get up) levantarse

it was midday before anyone stirred — nadie se levantó hasta el mediodía

nobody is stirring yet — no hay nadie despierto todavía, nadie se ha despertado todavía

2) (cause trouble) (BrE colloq) armar lío (fam), meter cizaña
Phrasal Verbs:

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