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to stump
01
déconcerter, laisser perplexe
to puzzle or challenge someone, typically by presenting a question or problem that is difficult to answer or solve
Transitive: to stump sb
Exemples
The tricky riddle stumped the participants at the puzzle competition.
L'énigme difficile a déconcerté les participants au concours de puzzles.
The complex math problem stumped the students during the exam.
Le problème de mathématiques complexe a déconcerté les étudiants pendant l'examen.
02
déraciner, enlever les souches
to remove the stumps of trees from land
Transitive: to stump an area or land
Exemples
They stumped the field to prepare it for planting crops.
Ils ont déraciné le champ pour le préparer à la plantation des cultures.
The workers spent weeks stumping the land to make it suitable for development.
Les travailleurs ont passé des semaines à déraciner les souches pour rendre le terrain apte au développement.
03
parcourir, faire campagne
to travel through a region or area, giving speeches to promote political views or campaign for office
Transitive: to stump a region
Exemples
They stumped the entire country, holding rallies and town hall meetings.
Ils ont parcouru tout le pays, organisant des rassemblements et des réunions publiques.
The senator stumped in several rural areas, emphasizing education reform.
Le sénateur a parcouru plusieurs zones rurales, en mettant l'accent sur la réforme de l'éducation.
04
piétiner, marcher lourdement
to walk with heavy, stiff steps that make a loud, clumsy noise
Intransitive: to stump somewhere
Exemples
He stumped across the room, annoyed by the noise of his boots.
Il arpenta la pièce, agacé par le bruit de ses bottes.
She stumped down the hall, her footsteps echoing in the quiet house.
Elle arpenta le couloir, ses pas résonnant dans la maison silencieuse.
05
déloger, éliminer
to dismiss a batsman by knocking over their stumps with the ball in cricket
Transitive: to stump a batsman
Exemples
The bowler stumps the batsman with a quick delivery.
Le lanceur déloge le batteur avec une livraison rapide.
The wicketkeeper is stumping the batsman after a failed attempt at a sweep shot.
Le gardien de guichet élimine le batteur après une tentative ratée de coup balayé.
Stump
01
estrade, plateforme
a platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it
02
souche, tronc coupé
the base part of a tree that remains standing after the tree has been felled
03
moignon, souche
the part of a limb or tooth that remains after the rest is removed
04
souche, piquet
one of the three vertical wooden posts that are hammered into the ground at each end of the pitch, with two small horizontal bails resting on top
Exemples
The bowler knocked over the stumps to celebrate taking a wicket.
Le lanceur a renversé les stumps pour célébrer la prise d'un guichet.
The batsman defended his stumps carefully against the fast deliveries.
Le batteur a défendu ses stumps avec soin contre les livraisons rapides.
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stumping
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