noun🔗ShareDes affaires, des trucsMiscellaneous items or objects; (with possessive) personal effects."My brother packed a bag full of school stuff. "Mon frère a fait un sac rempli de fournitures scolaires.itemthingessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareChoses, affairesUnspecified things or matters."I had to do some stuff."J'avais des choses à faire.thingitemessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareSubstance, matièreThe tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object."The recipe called for a lot of different kinds of stuff: flour, sugar, butter, and eggs. "La recette demandait beaucoup de sortes de matières différentes : farine, sucre, beurre et œufs.materialsubstancethingessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareÉtoffe, tissuA material for making clothing; any woven textile, but especially a woollen fabric."My grandmother used to knit beautiful sweaters out of soft, warm stuff. "Ma grand-mère tricotait de magnifiques pulls avec de la belle étoffe chaude et douce.materialwearessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareMatériaux, fournituresBoards used for building."The carpenter used the sturdy stuff to build the new fence. "Le charpentier a utilisé les matériaux robustes pour construire la nouvelle clôture.materialbuildingessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareTruc, matièreAbstract substance or character."The anxious stuff of deadlines and expectations filled the air in the office. "La matière angoissante des délais et des attentes remplissait l'air du bureau.substancecharacterabstractthingessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareTruc, machinUsed as placeholder, usually for material of unknown type or name."Can I have some of that stuff on my ice-cream sundae?"Puis-je avoir un peu de ce truc sur ma coupe glacée ?thingitemsubstancematerialessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareDrogue, cameNarcotic drugs, especially heroin."The police raided the apartment, finding a large amount of illegal stuff. "La police a perquisitionné l'appartement, trouvant une grande quantité de came illégale.substancemedicinepoliceessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareMeubles, marchandises, ustensiles domestiquesFurniture; goods; domestic vessels or utensils."My grandmother's house is full of antique stuff. "La maison de ma grand-mère est pleine de meubles anciens.propertyitemthingutensilessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareMédicament, potionA medicine or mixture; a potion."The old woman brewed a special stuff to help her grandson feel better. "La vieille femme a préparé une potion spéciale pour aider son petit-fils à se sentir mieux.medicinesubstanceessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareDéchets, absurdités, bêtisesRefuse or worthless matter; hence, also, foolish or irrational language; nonsense; trash."The teacher dismissed the student's rambling explanation as just a lot of stuff. "Le professeur a rejeté l'explication embrouillée de l'élève comme n'étant que des bêtises.thinglanguagenothingessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareGraisse, enduitA melted mass of turpentine, tallow, etc., with which the masts, sides, and bottom of a ship are smeared for lubrication."The shipwright applied the thick stuff to the ship's wooden hull to prevent friction and wear. "Le charpentier de marine a appliqué la graisse épaisse sur la coque en bois du navire pour éviter les frottements et l'usure.nauticalmaterialsubstanceessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePâte à papierPaper stock ground ready for use. When partly ground, it is called half stuff."The printer needs more paper stock; we're running out of stuff. "L'imprimante a besoin de plus de pâte à papier ; nous manquons de pâte.materialsubstanceindustrytechnicalscienceprocessessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareArgent, fricMoney."My dad gave me some stuff to buy school supplies. "Mon père m'a donné du fric pour acheter des fournitures scolaires.businessfinanceasseteconomyessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareRemplir, bourrer, entasserTo fill by packing or crowding something into; to cram with something; to load to excess."The backpack was so heavy because he stuffed it with extra books and snacks. "Le sac à dos était si lourd parce qu'il l'avait rempli de livres et de collations supplémentaires.actionprocessessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareRemplir, bourrerTo fill a space with (something) in a compressed manner."He stuffed his clothes into the closet and shut the door."Il a bourré ses vêtements dans le placard et a fermé la porte.spaceactionessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareFarcir, assaisonnerTo fill with seasoning."She stuffed the turkey for Thanksgiving using her secret recipe."Elle a farci la dinde de Thanksgiving avec sa recette secrète.foodagricultureessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareRemplir, chargerTo load goods into (a container) for transport."The workers are stuffing boxes of books onto the truck for delivery to the library. "Les ouvriers sont en train de charger des boîtes de livres sur le camion pour les livrer à la bibliothèque.commercebusinessindustrynauticalessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareS'empiffrer, se gaver(used in the passive) To sate."I’m stuffed after having eaten all that turkey, mashed potatoes and delicious stuffing."Je suis gavé après avoir mangé toute cette dinde, la purée de pommes de terre et la délicieuse farce.foodessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareCasser, détruireTo break; to destroy."He skidded off the road and totally stuffed his brand new car."Il a dérapé et a totalement détruit sa voiture neuve.actiondisasteressentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareBaiser, enculerTo sexually penetrate."His wife came home early and found him on the couch stuffing the maid."Sa femme est rentrée plus tôt et l'a trouvé sur le canapé en train de baiser la bonne.sexactionbodyessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareFous-moi la paix, fiche-moi le camp(mildly vulgar, often imperative) Used to contemptuously dismiss or reject something. See also stuff it.""Stop asking me about that boring presentation; just stuff it." "Arrête de me parler de cette présentation ennuyeuse ; fiche-moi la paix !attitudelanguageexclamationessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareBattre, vaincreTo heavily defeat or get the better of."Mudchester Rovers were stuffed 7-0 in the semi-final."Mudchester Rovers a été battu 7-0 en demi-finale.sportgameactionessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTasser quelqu'unTo cut off another competitor in a race by disturbing his projected and committed racing line (trajectory) by an abrupt manoeuvre."I got stuffed by that guy on the supermoto going into that turn, almost causing us to crash."Je me suis fait tasser par ce type en supermotard dans ce virage, ce qui a failli nous faire chuter.sportracevehicleactiontechnicalessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareEmmaucher, empaillerTo preserve a dead bird or other animal by filling its skin."The taxidermist carefully stuffed the owl, preparing it for display in the museum. "Le taxidermiste a soigneusement empaillé le hibou, le préparant pour l'exposition au musée.animalartsciencebiologyessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareBoucher, obstruerTo obstruct, as any of the organs; to affect with some obstruction in the organs of sense or respiration."The cold air began to stuff his nose, making it difficult to breathe. "L'air froid a commencé à lui boucher le nez, rendant la respiration difficile.medicinephysiologyorganbodyessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareFarcir, bourrerTo form or fashion by packing with the necessary material."The carpenter stuffed the drawer with old papers and tools. "Le charpentier a farci le tiroir de vieux papiers et d'outils.materialactionessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareBourrer, farcir, gaverTo crowd with facts; to cram the mind of; sometimes, to crowd or fill with false or idle tales or fancies."The teacher stuffed his lecture with so many details about the history of the printing press that the students felt overwhelmed. "Le professeur a bourré sa conférence de tant de détails sur l'histoire de l'imprimerie que les étudiants se sont sentis dépassés.mindeducationessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareCompresser au format StuffItTo compress (a file or files) in the StuffIt format, to be unstuffed later."Before sending the presentation to the client, I need to stuff the files so they take up less space on the email. "Avant d'envoyer la présentation au client, je dois compresser les fichiers au format StuffIt pour qu'ils prennent moins de place dans l'e-mail.computingtechnologyinternettechnicalessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
