Pesquisar
to stump
01
deixar perplexo, desconcertar
to puzzle or challenge someone, typically by presenting a question or problem that is difficult to answer or solve
Transitive: to stump sb
Example
The tricky riddle stumped the participants at the puzzle competition.
O enigma complicado desconcertou os participantes na competição de quebra-cabeças.
The complex math problem stumped the students during the exam.
O problema complexo de matemática deixou perplexos os alunos durante o exame.
02
desenraizar, remover os tocos
to remove the stumps of trees from land
Transitive: to stump an area or land
Example
They stumped the field to prepare it for planting crops.
Eles desenraizaram o campo para prepará-lo para o plantio de culturas.
The workers spent weeks stumping the land to make it suitable for development.
Os trabalhadores passaram semanas arrancando tocos para tornar o terreno adequado para o desenvolvimento.
03
viajar, fazer campanha
to travel through a region or area, giving speeches to promote political views or campaign for office
Transitive: to stump a region
Example
They stumped the entire country, holding rallies and town hall meetings.
Eles percorreram todo o país, realizando comícios e reuniões públicas.
The senator stumped in several rural areas, emphasizing education reform.
O senador percorreu várias áreas rurais, enfatizando a reforma educacional.
04
andar pesadamente, caminhar com passos barulhentos
to walk with heavy, stiff steps that make a loud, clumsy noise
Intransitive: to stump somewhere
Example
He stumped across the room, annoyed by the noise of his boots.
Ele caminhou pesadamente pela sala, irritado com o barulho de suas botas.
She stumped down the hall, her footsteps echoing in the quiet house.
Ela caminhou pesadamente pelo corredor, seus passos ecoando na casa silenciosa.
05
derrubar, eliminar
to dismiss a batsman by knocking over their stumps with the ball in cricket
Transitive: to stump a batsman
Example
The bowler stumps the batsman with a quick delivery.
O arremessador derruba o batedor com um lançamento rápido.
The wicketkeeper is stumping the batsman after a failed attempt at a sweep shot.
O guarda-redes elimina o batedor após uma tentativa falhada de um golpe de varrer.
Stump
01
palco, plataforma
a platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it
02
toco, cepo
the base part of a tree that remains standing after the tree has been felled
03
toco, coto
the part of a limb or tooth that remains after the rest is removed
04
toco, poste
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
Example
The bowler knocked over the stumps to celebrate taking a wicket.
O arremessador derrubou os stumps para celebrar a tomada de um wicket.
The batsman defended his stumps carefully against the fast deliveries.
O batedor defendeu seus stumps cuidadosamente contra as entregas rápidas.
