stuff
BrE /stʌf/ AmE /stæf/
noun en → es
things that you own or use, especially things in your home or office
cosas, objetos, artículos
- a lot of stuff
Collocations pack up all the stuff · clean out the stuff
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I need to clean out all this old stuff.
Necesito limpiar todo este viejo desecho.
a material used for making something, especially clothing or furniture
material, tela, tejido
- wool stuff
Collocations cotton stuff · furniture stuffing
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This jacket is made of a soft, wooly stuff.
Esta chaqueta está hecha de un material suave y lanudo.
information or ideas that you have learned about a subject, especially in school
información, conocimientos, datos
- learn some stuff
Collocations school stuff · work-related stuff
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I need to study more of this stuff before the exam.
Necesito estudiar más de estos temas antes del examen.
things that are not important or specific and do not need to be named
cosas, cosas varias, desechos
- a bunch of stuff
Collocations throw away the old stuff · get rid of all that junk
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There's a lot of old stuff in the attic.
Hay muchas cosas viejas en el ático.
a substance used for filling something, especially furniture or toys
relleno, material de relleno
- stuffed with stuff
Collocations cushion stuffing · toy stuffing
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The toy is stuffed with soft, fluffy stuff.
El juguete está relleno con un material suave y acolchado.
a substance or mixture of substances that has a particular quality or use
sustancia, mezcla de sustancias
- chemical stuff
Collocations medical stuff · technical stuff
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The doctor gave me some medical stuff to take.
El médico me dio algunos medicamentos para tomar.
materials used for making something, especially in art or crafts
materiales, recursos
- craft stuff
Collocations art supplies · craft materials
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I bought some craft stuff for my project.
Compré algunos materiales de manualidades para mi proyecto.
information or ideas that are not important and do not need to be named specifically
cosas, información, datos
- talk about stuff
Collocations personal stuff · work-related stuff
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We talked about all sorts of stuff.
Hablamos de todo tipo de cosas.
Idioms
estar lleno de cosas
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The room is full of old stuff.
La habitación está llena de cosas viejas.
deshacerse de las cosas
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We need to get rid of all this old stuff.
Necesitamos deshacernos de todas estas cosas viejas.
empaquetar las cosas
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I need to pack up all this stuff before we leave.
Necesito empaquetar todas estas cosas antes de irnos.