stir

stir
stir [{{t}}stɜ:(r)] (pt & pp stirred, cont stirring)
1 transitive verb
(a) (mix) remuer, tourner;
your tea is sugared but not stirred ton thé est sucré mais il faut le remuer;
stir the flour into the sauce incorporez la farine à la sauce en remuant
(b) (move) agiter, remuer;
a light breeze stirred the leaves une brise légère agitait les feuilles;
{{}}British{{}} {{}}familiar{{}} stir yourself or your stumps, it's time to go! grouille-toi, il est l'heure de partir!
(c) (touch) émouvoir;
his story has stirred us deeply son histoire nous a profondément émus
(d) (rouse, excite) éveiller, exciter;
to stir sb's curiosity/sympathy éveiller la curiosité/sympathie de qn;
to stir sb to do sth inciter ou pousser qn à faire qch;
to stir sb into action pousser qn à agir
(e) {{}}British{{}} {{}}familiar{{}}
to stir it (cause trouble) semer la zizanie
2 intransitive verb
(a) (move → person) bouger, remuer; (→ leaves) remuer;
I shan't stir from my bed until midday je ne bougerai pas de mon lit avant midi;
to stir in one's sleep remuer dans son sommeil;
the audience were stirring in their seats les spectateurs s'agitaient dans leur fauteuil
(b) (awaken, be roused → feeling, anger) s'éveiller;
a mood of nationalism was stirring in the country un sentiment nationaliste s'éveillait dans le pays
(c) {{}}familiar{{}} (cause trouble) semer la zizanie
3 noun
(a) (act of mixing)
to give sth a stir remuer qch;
the sauce needs a stir il faudrait remuer la sauce
(b) (commotion) émoi m, agitation f;
to cause or to create or to make quite a stir soulever un vif émoi, faire grand bruit;
there was a big stir about or over the unemployment figures les chiffres du chômage ont soulevé un vif émoi
(c) (movement) mouvement m;
a stir of excitement un frisson d'excitation
(d) {{}}familiar{{}} (prison) taule f, placard m, cabane f;
in stir en taule, en cabane, à l'ombre;
stir crazy cinglé (à force d'être en prison)
stir in separable transitive verb
{{}}Cookery{{}} ajouter ou incorporer en remuant
stir up separable transitive verb
(a) (disturb → dust, mud) soulever
(b) (incite, provoke → trouble) provoquer; (→ emotions) exciter, attiser; (→ dissent) fomenter; (→ memories) réveiller; (→ crowd, followers) ameuter;
he likes stirring it or things up il aime provoquer
(c) {{}}literary{{}} (fire) attiser, tisonner

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