stuff

stuff
I
noun
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).) materia; material; sustancia; cosa
2) ((unimportant) matter, things, objects etc: We'll have to get rid of all this stuff when we move house.) cosas; chismes, cachivaches, trastos
3) (an old word for cloth.) paño, tela; género
- that's the stuff!
II
verb
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.) atiborrar(se); meter algo de cualquier manera; embutir; atestar
2) (to fill (eg a turkey, chicken etc) with stuffing before cooking.) rellenar
3) (to fill the skin of (a dead animal or bird) to preserve the appearance it had when alive: They stuffed the golden eagle.) disecar
- stuff up
stuff1 n
1. algo
what's that stuff on your shirt? ¿qué es eso que tienes en la camisa?
there's some sticky stuff on my trousers llevo algo pegajoso en el pantalón
2. cosas
have you got all your stuff? ¿tienes todas tus cosas?
stuff2 vb
1. rellenar
the pillow is stuffed with feathers la almohada está rellena de plumas
2. meter
he stuffed the money into a bag metió el dinero en una bolsa
stuff
tr[stʌf]
noun
1 familiar (matter, material, substance) materia, material nombre masculino
it's made of a kind of plastic stuff está hecho de un tipo de material plástico
what's that stuff on your shirt? ¿qué es eso que tienes en la camisa?
do you like cauliflower? - no, I can't stand the stuff ¿te gusta la coliflor? - no, no la aguanto
do you call this stuff lasagne? ¿a esto lo llamas lasaña?
2 familiar (things, possesions) cosas nombre femenino plural, trastos nombre masculino plural
put your stuff over there pon tus cosas por allí
3 familiar (content) cuento, rollo, cosas nombre femenino plural
I've heard all that stuff before ya he oído todo ese rollo
don't give me all that macho stuff! ¡no me vengas con esos cuentos de macho!
we just talked about work and stuff sólo hablamos de trabajo y cosas por el estilo
transitive verb
1 (fill - container, bag, box) llenar (with, de); (- cushion, toy, food) rellenar (with, de); (- hole) tapar
have you stuffed the turkey? ¿has rellenado el pavo?
we stuffed as much as we could in the car metimos cuanto pudimos en el coche
he stuffed his pockets full of sweets se llenó los bolsillos de caramelos
don't stuff her full of nonsense no la llenes de tonterías
2 (dead animal) disecar
3 (push carelessly, shove) meter, poner
he stuffed the letter in his pocket metió la carta en el bolsillo
4 familiar (beat, thrash) dar una paliza a
5 slang (sod) meter
you can stuff your job! ¡métete el trabajo donde te quepa!
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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
that's the stuff! ¡así es!, ¡así me gusta!
to do one's stuff hacer lo suyo
to know one's stuff saber de lo que uno está hablando
to stuff one's face hartarse de comida, atiborrarse, ponerse morado,-a
stuff and nonsense tonterías nombre femenino plural
stuff ['stʌf] vt
: rellenar, llenar, atiborrar
stuff n
1) possessions: cosas fpl
2) essence: esencia f
3) substance: cosa f, cosas fpl
some sticky stuff: una cosa pegajosa
she knows her stuff: es experta
stuff
n.
chismes s.m.pl.
cosa s.f.
cuerpo s.m.
materia s.f.
material s.m.
mejunje s.m.
tela s.f.
v.
ahitar v.
atestar v.
atiborrar v.
emborrar v.
empaquetar v.
hartar v.
hartarse v.
henchir v.
hinchar v.
llenar v.
meter sin orden v.
recalcar v.
rellenar v.

I stʌf
mass noun
1) (colloq)
a) (substance, matter)

what's this stuff called? — ¿cómo se llama esto or (fam) esta cosa?

I can't eat this stuff — esto yo no lo trago (fam)

this wine is good stuff — este vino es del bueno or está muy bien

what sort of stuff does he write? — ¿qué tipo de cosa(s) escribe?

that's the stuff! — así se hace!, así me gusta!

to do one's stuff: she went out on stage and did her stuff salió al escenario e hizo lo suyo; to know one's stuff — ser* un experto en la materia

b) (miscellaneous items) cosas fpl

and stuff like that — y cosas de ésas, y cosas por el estilo

I left all my stuff at her house — dejé todas mis cosas en su casa

2) (nonsense, excuse) (colloq)

surely you don't believe all that stuff he tells you? — tú no te creerás todo lo que te cuenta ¿no?

stuff and nonsense! — (dated) puro cuento! (fam)

3) (basic element)

their expedition has become the stuff of legend — su expedición se ha convertido en una leyenda

that's the stuff of politics — en eso consiste la política


II
transitive verb
1)
a) (fill) \<\<quilt/mattress/toy\>\> rellenar; \<\<hole/leak\>\> tapar

to stuff something WITH something: we stuffed our pockets with apples nos llenamos los bolsillos de manzanas; to stuff oneself/one's face — (colloq) darse* un atracón (fam), ponerse* morado or ciego (Esp fam)

b) (Culin) rellenar
c) (in taxidermy) disecar*
d) (AmE Pol) \<\<ballot box\>\> adulterar
2)
a) (thrust)

to stuff something INTO something — meter algo en algo

she stuffed the books into the bag — metió los libros en la bolsa

b) (put) (colloq) poner*
c) (esp BrE sl)

I told him where he could stuff his advice — le dije qué podía hacer con sus consejos

stuff her! — que se joda! (vulg)

[stʌf]
1. N
1) * (=substance, material)
a) (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 ese?

do you call this stuff beer? — ¿a esto lo llamas cerveza?

radioactive waste is dangerous stuff — los residuos radiactivos son cosa peligrosa

b) (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! — * ¡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

- know one's stuff
strut I, 2.
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 *

8) (Brit)
** (=girl, woman)

she's a nice bit of stuff — está bien buena **

hot 3.
9) (Drugs) ** mercancía ** f
10) †† (=fabric) género m , tela f
2. 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

- stuff sth down sb's throat

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) ***

4) ** (=defeat) dar un palizón a *, machacar *
3.
VI * (=guzzle) atracarse de comida *, atiborrarse de comida *, darse un atracón *
* * *

I [stʌf]
mass noun
1) (colloq)
a) (substance, matter)

what's this stuff called? — ¿cómo se llama esto or (fam) esta cosa?

I can't eat this stuff — esto yo no lo trago (fam)

this wine is good stuff — este vino es del bueno or está muy bien

what sort of stuff does he write? — ¿qué tipo de cosa(s) escribe?

that's the stuff! — así se hace!, así me gusta!

to do one's stuff: she went out on stage and did her stuff salió al escenario e hizo lo suyo; to know one's stuff — ser* un experto en la materia

b) (miscellaneous items) cosas fpl

and stuff like that — y cosas de ésas, y cosas por el estilo

I left all my stuff at her house — dejé todas mis cosas en su casa

2) (nonsense, excuse) (colloq)

surely you don't believe all that stuff he tells you? — tú no te creerás todo lo que te cuenta ¿no?

stuff and nonsense! — (dated) puro cuento! (fam)

3) (basic element)

their expedition has become the stuff of legend — su expedición se ha convertido en una leyenda

that's the stuff of politics — en eso consiste la política


II
transitive verb
1)
a) (fill) \<\<quilt/mattress/toy\>\> rellenar; \<\<hole/leak\>\> tapar

to stuff something WITH something: we stuffed our pockets with apples nos llenamos los bolsillos de manzanas; to stuff oneself/one's face — (colloq) darse* un atracón (fam), ponerse* morado or ciego (Esp fam)

b) (Culin) rellenar
c) (in taxidermy) disecar*
d) (AmE Pol) \<\<ballot box\>\> adulterar
2)
a) (thrust)

to stuff something INTO something — meter algo en algo

she stuffed the books into the bag — metió los libros en la bolsa

b) (put) (colloq) poner*
c) (esp BrE sl)

I told him where he could stuff his advice — le dije qué podía hacer con sus consejos

stuff her! — que se joda! (vulg)


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