stuff

stuff
[stʌf] n
no pl
1) (fam: indeterminate matter) Zeug nt (oft pej) (fam)
we've heard all this \stuff before das haben wir doch alles schon mal gehört!;
there is a lot of \stuff about it on TV im Fernsehen wird dauernd darüber berichtet;
his latest book is good \stuff sein neues Buch ist echt gut;
that's the \stuff! (Brit) (fam) so ist's richtig!;
to do one's \stuff (fam) seine Sache gut machen;
to know one's \stuff sich akk auskennen;
he certainly knows his \stuff er weiß, wovon er spricht
2) (possessions) Sachen fpl, Zeug nt (oft pej) (fam)
camping \stuff Campingsachen pl
3) (material) Material nt, Stoff m;
sticky \stuff klebriges Zeug
4) (characteristics)
he's made of the same \stuff as his father er ist aus demselben Holz geschnitzt wie sein Vater;
she's a nice bit of \stuff (Brit) (sl) sie ist nicht ohne (fam)
the [very] \stuff of sth das Wesentliche [o der Kern] einer S. gen;
the \stuff of which heroes are made der Stoff, aus dem Helden sind
PHRASES:
\stuff and nonsense (Brit) (dated) dummes Zeug (pej) (fam), Blödsinn (pej) (fam)
sb doesn't give a \stuff about sth (Brit) (fam) jdm ist etw scheißegal (fam) vt
1) (fam: gorge)
to \stuff sb/oneself jdn/sich voll stopfen;
to \stuff down <-> sth etw in sich akk hineinstopfen (pej), etw verschlingen (pej); [o (hum) (fam) verdrücken];
to \stuff one's face sich dat den Bauch vollschlagen (fam)
to \stuff sb with food jdn mästen (pej)
2) (esp Brit, Aus) (vulg: have sex)
to \stuff sb jdn vögeln (vulg); [o (sl) bumsen];
3) (vulg: strong disapproval)
\stuff it [or (Brit a.) that] ! Scheiß drauf! (derb)
(esp Brit, Aus)
\stuff him! der kann mich mal! (derb), zum Teufel mit ihm! (sl)
(Brit, Aus)
get \stuffed! du kannst mich mal! (derb), leck mich am Arsch! (derb)
4) (push inside)
to \stuff sth etw stopfen;
(fill) etw ausstopfen;
(in cookery) etw füllen;
they \stuffed the money into a bag and ran from the bank sie stopften das Geld in eine Tasche und rannten aus der Bank;
\stuffed chicken gefülltes Hähnchen;
to \stuff sb's head with sth (fig) jdm etw eintrichtern (fam)
5) (in taxidermy)
to \stuff animals Tiere ausstopfen

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