Stuff in spanish
pronunciation: koʊsɑs part of speech: noun
stuff1 = cosas, material.
Example: Rehyping old stuff as if it were new is not only annoyingly deceptive but doesn't sell any books to suspicious customers.more:
» be the stuff of legends = hacerse leyenda, hacerse legendario, ser legendario.
Example: It will be the stuff of legend, endless discussion and limitless inspiration for the brave of heart.» don't sweat the small stuff = no te ahogues en un vaso de agua, no hagas una montaña de un grano de arena, no te angusties con pequeñeces.
Example: Don't sweat the small stuff -- it's not worth hurting your health and wellbeing.» foodstuffs = comestibles, comida, alimentos, víveres. [Generalmente usado en plural]
Example: Attention has focussed on the labelling of foodstuffs and the testing and approval of food additives.» know + Posesivo + stuff = saber de lo que Uno estar hablando, conocer muy bien la materia, ser un experto en la materia, conocer muy bien + Posesivo + oficio, conocer muy bien + Posesivo + trabajo, hablar con propiedad, hablar con conocimiento de causa.
Example: It is a richly documented, smoothly narrated, and lavishly illustrated study by a historian who knows his stuff and tells it with panache.» pack (up) + Posesivo + stuff = hacer las maletas, recoger + Posesivo + cosas.
Example: My fiance that I have been with for the past 7 years packed her stuff while I was at work and moved into her cousin's house.» strut + Posesivo + stuff = pavonearse, darse aires, contornearse, andar con arrogancia, sacar pecho.
Example: Christy likes to strut her stuff in any way possible to get attention.» the stuff dreams are made of = el sueño de todo ser viviente, el sueño de toda persona, el sueño de todos.
Example: The novel 'The stuff dreams are made of' suggests that the real part of us is not the body or the personality, both of which are transitory, but the inner consciousness.» We are such stuff as dreams are made on = de ilusiones vive el hombre.
Example: The poem closes with a strange hint of allusion to the Shakespearean quotation 'We are such stuff as dreams are made on'.stuff2 = pasta, pasta de papel. [Suspensión acuosa que contiene los materiales necesarios para fabricar el papel]
Example: The water of the stuff poured into the middle of the cylinder through its wire-mesh cover, and was immediately pumped out from one end leaving a film of fibres on the surface.stuff3 = meter a la fuerza de un modo desordenado, atiborrar.
Example: However, he would prefer a binding that will stand up to being stuffed into after-hours book drops and being hauled from one library to another.more:
» stuff + Posesivo + face = atracarse, atracarse de comida, atiborrarse, atiborrarse de comida, darse un atracón, ponerse morado, ponerse ciego, ponerse tibio, comer a dos carrillos.
Example: We got stuck waiting for a train back for almost two hours, so we sat in a country pub in the arse of nowhere, stuffing our faces and playing dominoess.» stuff + Reflexivo + with = atracarse de, atracarse de comida, atiborrarse de, atiborrarse de comida, darse un atracón de, ponerse morado de, ponerse ciego de, comer a dos carrillos.
Example: As soon as he had stuffed himself with a host of good dishes, he began to leap and spring, to laugh and to fart like a little ass well stuffed with barley.» stuff + the ballot box = manipular las urnas, sabotear las urnas.
Example: In the January election, the Kurds dealt with the problem of being a relatively small minority in the province by stuffing the ballot boxes.» stuff this for a lark! = ¡a tomar por culo todo!, ¡al carajo todo!.
Example: So stuff this for a lark I'll find some testosterone on the Internet and start self-medicating.» stuff with = rellenar de.
Example: Ink balls consisted of leather pads 15 cm. in diameter, mounted in wooden cups and handles and stuffed with wool or horsehair = Los tampones constaban de almohadillas de cuero de 15 cm de diámetro, montados en cuencos de madera y mangos y rellenas de lana o pelo de caballo.