STUFF - Translation from English into Spanish

Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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Spanish

I. stuff [Am stəf, Brit stʌf] N U

1.1. stuff inf (substance, matter):

what's this stuff called?

¿cómo se llama esto?

what's this stuff called?

¿cómo se llama esta cosa? inf

I can't eat this stuff

esto yo no lo trago inf

he rubbed some greasy stuff in his hair

se puso una cosa grasienta en el pelo

this wine/caviar is good stuff

este vino/caviar es del bueno or está muy bien

what sort of stuff does he write?

¿qué tipo de cosa(s) escribe?

my secretary deals with the routine stuff

mi secretaria se encarga de todas las tareas de rutina

she's into Buddhism and all that stuff

le ha dado por el budismo y todo eso

she's into Buddhism and all that stuff

le ha dado por el budismo y todo ese rollo inf

show them what kind of stuff you're made of

demuéstrales lo que vales

show them what kind of stuff you're made of

enséñales lo que es bueno inf

she's made of the right stuff to be an astronaut

tiene pasta para ser astronauta

that's the stuff!

¡así se hace!

that's the stuff!

¡así me gusta!

to do one's stuff she went out on stage and did her stuff

salió al escenario e hizo lo suyo

someone isn't doing his stuff

alguien está fallando

someone isn't doing his stuff

alguien no está haciendo lo que le corresponde

to know one's stuff

ser un experto en la materia

she really knows her stuff

sabe de lo que habla

she really knows her stuff

es una experta en la materia

to strut one's stuff inf

mover el esqueleto inf

1.2. stuff inf (miscellaneous items):

stuff

cosas fpl

and stuff like that

y cosas de esas

and stuff like that

y cosas por el estilo

I left all my stuff at her house

dejé todas mis cosas en su casa

1.3. stuff (drugs):

stuff inf sl

mercancía f sl

2. stuff inf (nonsense, excuse):

stuff

cuento m inf

surely you don't believe all that stuff he tells you?

tú no te creerás todo lo que te cuenta ¿no?

don't give me that stuff about losing your way

no me vengas con el cuento de que te perdiste inf

stuff and nonsense! dated

¡puro cuento! inf

3. stuff (basic element):

their expedition has become the stuff of history/legend

su expedición ha pasado a la historia/se ha convertido en una leyenda

that's the stuff of politics

en eso consiste la política

his novel is the stuff of which publishers' dreams are made

todo editor sueña con una novela así

4. stuff arch (cloth):

stuff

paño m

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

1.1. stuff (fill):

stuff quilt/mattress/toy

rellenar

stuff hole/leak

tapar

to stuff sth with sth she stuffed it with feathers

lo rellenó de plumas

we stuffed our pockets with apples

nos llenamos los bolsillos de manzanas

she stuffed us with food

nos atiborró de comida

he's stuffed her head full of nonsense

le ha llenado la cabeza de tonterías

to stuff oneself/one's face inf

darse un atracón inf

to stuff oneself/one's face inf

ponerse morado inf

to stuff oneself/one's face inf

ponerse ciego Spain inf

1.2. stuff FOOD:

stuff pepper/chicken

rellenar

to stuff sth with sth he stuffed it with rice

lo rellenó de arroz

stuff the chicken with the chestnuts

rellenar el pollo con las castañas

1.3. stuff (in taxidermy):

stuff animal/fish/bird

disecar

1.4. stuff Am POL:

stuff

adulterar

2.1. stuff (thrust):

to stuff sth into sth

meter algo en algo

she stuffed the books into the bag

metió los libros en la bolsa

I stuffed my fingers in(to) my ears

me puse los dedos en los oídos

2.2. stuff (put):

stuff inf

poner

just stuff your things anywhere

pon tus cosas donde quieras

(you can) stuff it! esp Brit sl

¡métetelo donde te quepa! inf

I told him where he could stuff his advice

le dije qué podía hacer con sus consejos

stuff her!

¡que se joda! vulg sl

stuff sack N

stuff sack

saco m para todo

hot stuff N U inf

it's hot stuff (very good)

es sensacional or fantástico

it's hot stuff (controversial)

es controvertido or polémico

he's really hot stuff (physically)

está muy bien inf

he's really hot stuff (physically)

está buenísimo inf

he's really hot stuff (physically)

está como un tren or como un camión inf

Spanish

English

perolero

stuff inf

tiliches

stuff inf

peroles

stuff inf

macundales

stuff inf

mechar

to stuff

comer a dos o cuatro carrillos inf

to stuff oneself inf

atapuzar

to stuff

atapuzarse de algo

to stuff oneself with sth inf

in the PONS Dictionary

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Spanish

I. stuff [stʌf] N no pl

1. stuff inf (things):

stuff

materia f

to know one's stuff

conocer su oficio

2. stuff (belongings):

stuff

cosas f pl

3. stuff:

stuff (material)

material m

stuff (cloth)

tela f

to be the stuff of which heroes are made

tener madera de héroe

the (very) stuff of sth

la esencia de algo

II. stuff [stʌf] VB trans

1. stuff (fill):

stuff

llenar

to stuff sth into sth

meter algo en algo

to stuff sb's head with sth

llenarle a alguien la cabeza de algo

to stuff oneself inf

darse un atracón

2. stuff (preserve):

stuff animal

disecar

hot stuff N

1. hot stuff (good):

to be hot stuff at sth

ser un as en algo

2. hot stuff (sexy):

to be hot stuff

estar bueno

to strut one's stuff iron (dance)

contonearse

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atiborrar

to stuff

atiborrarse de algo

to stuff oneself with sth

tanate

stuff

enredo

stuff

disecar

to stuff

atracar de algo

to stuff with sth

atracarse de algo

to stuff oneself with sth

jamarse

to stuff oneself

inflar

to stuff oneself

in the PONS Dictionary

English

Spanish

I. stuff [stʌf] N

1. stuff inf (things):

stuff

materia f

to know one's stuff

conocer su oficio

2. stuff (belongings):

stuff

cosas f pl

3. stuff:

stuff (material)

material m

stuff (cloth)

tela f

to be the stuff of which heroes are made

tener madera de héroe

the (very) stuff of sth

la esencia de algo

II. stuff [stʌf] VB trans

1. stuff (fill):

stuff

llenar

to stuff sth into sth

meter algo en algo

to stuff sb's head with sth

llenarle a alguien la cabeza de algo

to stuff oneself inf

darse un atracón

2. stuff (preserve):

stuff animal

disecar

hot stuff N

1. hot stuff (good):

to be hot stuff at sth

ser un as en algo

2. hot stuff (sexy):

to be hot stuff

estar bueno

to strut one's stuff iron (dance)

contonearse

Spanish

English

atiborrar

to stuff

atiborrarse de algo

to stuff oneself with sth

tanate

stuff

enredo

stuff

disecar

to stuff

jamar

to stuff oneself

embutir

to stuff

embutir lana en un cojín

to stuff wool into a cushion

embutirse de algo

to stuff oneself with sth

inflar

to stuff oneself

Present

I	stuff
you	stuff
he/she/it	stuffs
we	stuff
you	stuff
they	stuff

Past

I	stuffed
you	stuffed
he/she/it	stuffed
we	stuffed
you	stuffed
they	stuffed

Present Perfect

I	have	stuffed
you	have	stuffed
he/she/it	has	stuffed
we	have	stuffed
you	have	stuffed
they	have	stuffed

Past Perfect

I	had	stuffed
you	had	stuffed
he/she/it	had	stuffed
we	had	stuffed
you	had	stuffed
they	had	stuffed