stuffing in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for stuffing in the English»French Dictionary

stuffing [Brit ˈstʌfɪŋ, Am ˈstəfɪŋ] N

1. stuffing FOOD:

stuffing

farce f

chestnut stuffing

farce aux marrons

2. stuffing:

stuffing (of furniture, pillow)

rembourrage m

stuffing (of stuffed animal)

paille f

to knock the stuffing out of sb inf punch:

désarçonner qn

to knock the stuffing out of sb illness:

mettre qn à plat inf

to knock the stuffing out of sb defeat, loss, event:

démoraliser qn

ballot-box stuffing N Am

ballot-box stuffing

fraude f électorale

sage-and-onion stuffing N

sage-and-onion stuffing

farce f à l'oignon et à la sauge

I.stuff [Brit stʌf, Am stəf] N U

1. stuff (unnamed substance):

stuff

truc m inf

stuff

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? inf

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 inf

I don't eat pre-packaged stuff if I can help it

j'évite autant que possible de manger des trucs pré-emballés inf

this stuff stinks!

ça pue ce truc! inf

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 dangereux

acid is dangerous stuff

l'acide est un truc dangereux inf

gin? never touch the stuff inf

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 inf

2. stuff inf mpl:

stuff (unnamed objects)

trucs inf

stuff (implying disorder)

bazar m inf

stuff (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? inf

she brought down a load of stuff from the attic

elle a descendu un tas de trucs du grenier inf

don't leave your stuff all over the floor

ne laisse pas traîner les affaires par terre inf

don't leave your stuff all over the floor

ne laisse pas traîner ton bazar par terre inf

3. stuff (content of speech, book, film, etc) inf:

the sort of stuff you read in the newspapers

le genre de chose qu'on lit dans les journaux

the sort of stuff you read in the newspapers

le genre de truc qu'on lit dans les journaux inf

who wrote this stuff? (gen)

qui a écrit ça?

who wrote this stuff? 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 inf

it's not my kind of stuff

ce n'est pas mon truc inf

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 inf

il aime la peinture et le dessin et tout ce genre de trucs inf

the book's all about music and stuff

le livre parle de la musique et tout ça

4. stuff (fabric):

stuff lit

étoffe f

stuff 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. stuff (drugs):

stuff inf

came f inf

stuff inf

drogue f

6. stuff (stolen goods):

stuff inf

marchandise f inf

II.stuff [Brit stʌf, Am stəf] VB trans

1. stuff:

stuff (fill, pack) cushion, pillow, furniture

garnir, rembourrer (with de)

stuff (implying haste, carelessness) pocket, cupboard, suitcase

bourrer (with de)

stuff (block up) hole, crack

boucher (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 inf

bâfrer inf

to stuff one's face inf

s'empiffrer sl

get stuffed sl!

va te faire voir! sl

stuff the system sl!

au diable le système! inf

stuff you sl!

va te faire voir! sl

2. stuff (pack in):

stuff

fourrer inf (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 qc sous son pull

to stuff sth under the bed

fourrer qc sous le lit

to stuff food into one's mouth

se bâfrer inf

you know where you can stuff it sl!

tu sais où tu peux te le mettre vulg sl

tell him he can take his precious plan and stuff it sl!

dis-lui que son projet il peut se le mettre où je pense! vulg sl

3. stuff FOOD:

stuff turkey, tomato, olive

farcir

4. stuff taxidermist animal, bird:

stuff

empailler

III.stuffed ADJ

stuffed tomato, vine leaf, olive

farci

stuffed toy animal

en peluche

stuffed bird, fox

empaillé

IV.to stuff oneself VB refl

to stuff oneself refl inf:

to stuff oneself

bâfrer inf

to stuff oneself

s'empiffrer sl

V.stuff [Brit stʌf, Am stəf]

a bit of stuff inf, pej

une gonzesse inf, pej

a bit of stuff inf, pej

une nana inf

to do one's stuff inf

faire ce qu'on a à faire

go on—do your stuff inf!

vas-y—fais ce que tu as à faire, vas-y—à toi de jouer

to know one's stuff inf

connaître son affaire inf

that's the stuff inf!

c'est bon!, c'est ça!

that's the stuff to give them or to give the troops inf!

c'est ce que demande le peuple!

I don't give a stuff inf!

je m'en fiche! inf

I don't give a stuff inf!

je m'en fous! sl

hot stuff N inf

to be hot stuff (talented) person:

être un crack

to be hot stuff pop group:

être super inf

to be hot stuff (attractive)

être sexy

to be hot stuff (titillating) book, film:

être osé

he thinks he's hot stuff

il ne se prend pas pour rien

rough stuff N inf

rough stuff

violence f

rough stuff

bagarre f inf

I.stuff up VB [Brit stʌf -, Am stəf -] (stuff [sth] up, stuff up [sth])

stuff up crack, hole:

stuff up

boucher (with avec)

I'm all stuffed up, my nose is stuffed up

j'ai le nez bouché

sob stuff N inf, pej

sob stuff

sensiblerie f pej

Translations for stuffing in the French»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

empaillage (de chaise)

straw stuffing

empaillage (d'animal)

stuffing

rembourrage (de siège, coussin)

stuffing

stuffing in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for stuffing in the English»French Dictionary

stuffing N no pl

1. stuffing (padding):

stuffing

rembourrage m

2. stuffing (food mixture):

stuffing

farce f

I.stuff [stʌf] N

1. stuff no pl inf (thing):

stuff

truc m

it's boring stuff

c'est ennuyeux

2. stuff (things):

stuff

trucs mpl

to write good stuff

écrire bien

3. stuff (belongings):

stuff

affaires fpl

4. stuff no pl (basic characteristics):

stuff

essence f

5. stuff (one's knowledge):

to know one's stuff

s'y connaître

6. stuff (material):

stuff

étoffe f

7. stuff Brit vulg (attractive female):

bit of stuff

nana f

8. stuff inf (drugs):

stuff

came f

II.stuff [stʌf] VB trans

1. stuff (fill):

stuff a. fig

remplir

stuff cushion

rembourrer

stuff animals

empailler

to stuff sth into sth

fourrer qc dans qc

to stuff sb's head with sth

bourrer la tête de qn avec qc

2. stuff inf (eat greedily):

to stuff oneself

s'empiffrer

to stuff down

engloutir

3. stuff FOOD:

stuff

farcir

stuffed tomatoes

tomates farcies

4. stuff Brit, Aus vulg (have sex with):

stuff

se farcir

get stuffed!

va te faire foutre!

III.stuff [stʌf] VB intr

stuff

se goinfrer

hot stuff N (sexy woman, man)

hot stuff

canon m

Translations for stuffing in the French»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

farce

stuffing

bourre

stuffing

bourrage d'un coussin, matelas

stuffing

frusques

stuff no pl

le tout-venant

ordinary stuff

s'empiffrer de qc

to stuff oneself with sth

bourrer

to stuff

bourrer qn de nourriture

to stuff sb with food

se bourrer de qc

to stuff oneself with sth

stuffing Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to strut one's stuff iron hum inf

danser de façon provocante

to be made of sterner stuff

être d'une autre trempe

it's boring stuff

c'est ennuyeux

bit of stuff

nana f

to stuff sb's head with sth

bourrer la tête de qn avec qc

to stuff a seat with sth

rembourrer un siège avec qc

he can really stuff it down!

qu'est-ce qu'il boulotte!

to stuff sth full of sth

farcir qc de qc

to keep churning out the same stuff

faire du rabâchage

to stuff sb's head with sth

se bourrer le crâne avec qc

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

He is a rebel, but not without a cause, for there are shirts that need un-stuffing, egos that need deflating.

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The sandwich is made with pulled turkey, cranberry sauce, stuffing and mayonnaise.

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About 260 people sat down during two seatings for a full-out turkey, potatoes and stuffing meal served by four police offi-cers and other volunteers.

www.brantfordexpositor.ca

If you must stuff a chop, precook the stuffing so you can get them off the heat sooner.

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By stuffing billions of dollars of taxpayers' money into the balance-sheet holes of the banking industry, governments have transmogrified private risk into public liabilities.

www.marketoracle.co.uk

There was simply no rapport betwixt the bird and its stuffing, no communion of flavours, in fact, no evidence of flavour at all.

www.independent.ie

They managed on rent from most of their house, typing, proofreading and envelope-stuffing work, and loans and gifts of grouse and partridge from friends.

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The tattooing and stuffing of large nose plugs (yaping hullo), once popular among the women, has gradually declined in recent years.

www.thehindu.com

If you have stuffing left over, place in a buttered ovenproof dish.

www.telegraph.co.uk

I've got turkey with cranberry sauce, yams with marshmallow stuffing.

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