stir

stir
I [stɜː(r)]
nome
1) (act of mixing)

to give the sauce a stir — dare una rimescolata alla salsa

2) (commotion)

to cause o make a stir — fare rumore o sensazione

II 1. [stɜː(r)]
verbo transitivo (forma in -ing ecc. -rr-)
1) (mix) mescolare, girare [liquid, sauce]; mescolare, mischiare [paint, powder]

to stir sth. into sth. — incorporare qcs. in qcs., aggiungere qcs. in qcs. mescolando

2) (move slightly) [breeze] muovere, agitare [leaves, papers]
3) (move, arouse) commuovere [person]; stimolare, eccitare [curiosity, imagination]

to stir sb. to pity — ispirare pietà a qcn

2.
verbo intransitivo (forma in -ing ecc. -rr-)
1) (move gently) [leaves, papers] tremare, muoversi; [curtains] muoversi

to stir in one's sleep — [person] muoversi o agitarsi nel sonno

2) (awaken) svegliarsi
3.
verbo riflessivo (forma in -ing ecc. -rr-)

to stir oneself — agitarsi

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[stə:] 1. past tense, past participle - stirred; verb
1) (to cause (a liquid etc) to be mixed especially by the constant circular movement of a spoon etc, in order to mix it: He put sugar and milk into his tea and stirred it; She stirred the sugar into the mixture.) rimescolare
2) (to move, either slightly or vigorously: The breeze stirred her hair; He stirred in his sleep; Come on - stir yourselves!) muovere, muoversi, agitare, agitarsi
3) (to arouse or touch (a person or his feelings): He was stirred by her story.) scuotere
2. noun
(a fuss or disturbance: The news caused a stir.) agitazione
- stir-fry
- stir up
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stir (1) /stɜ:(r)/
n.
1 rimescolata; rimestata
2 (fig.) movimento; animazione; agitazione; confusione; eccitazione; scompiglio; subbuglio; trambusto: The crowd was in a stir, la folla era in agitazione; There was a great stir in the town, la città era tutta in subbuglio
3 (econ., fin.) gran movimento (di prezzi, corsi azionari, ecc.)
It (o he) has made a great stir, ha fatto una gran sensazione; ha fatto colpo □ Give the fire a stir, attizza un po' il fuoco!
stir (2) /stɜ:(r)/
n. [u]
(slang) carcere; prigione; gattabuia: to be in stir, essere in gattabuia
● (slang USA) stir-crazy, fuori di testa per la lunga prigionia; (per estens.) che dà i numeri (perché è obbligato a stare a casa, ecc.).
♦ (to) stir /stɜ:(r)/
A v. t.
1 agitare; increspare; muovere; scuotere; rimescolare; rimestare: A light breeze stirred the curtains, una leggera brezza muoveva le tendine; to stir (up) tea [the soup], rimescolare il tè [rimestare la zuppa]; Not a breath stirred the lake, non un alito di vento increspava il lago; He stirred the log, mosse (o spostò) il ceppo
2 (spesso to stir up) eccitare; incitare; irritare; fomentare; suscitare; scuotere (fig.): to stir sb.'s interest, suscitare l'interesse di q.; to stir sb. to action, incitare q. ad agire; to stir up a rebellion, fomentare una rivolta
3 attizzare (il fuoco; anche fig.): He stirred (up) hatred in the natives for the colonialists, ha attizzato l'odio degli indigeni per i colonialisti
B v. i.
1 agitarsi; muoversi; spostarsi; cambiare di posto: New forces are stirring in our society, nuove forze si agitano nella nostra società
2 essere in piedi; esser già alzato; essere attivo: He is not stirring yet, non s'è ancora alzato (dal letto)
3 (fam.) soffiare sul fuoco (fig.); spargere pettegolezzi; fare il mestatore; seminare zizzania (sparlando di q.)
to stir sb.'s blood, far bollire (o rimescolare) il sangue a q.; eccitare q.; entusiasmare q. □ (fam.) to stir one's stumps, affrettarsi; sbrigarsi; spicciarsi; muovere le gambe □ to stir sb. to the depths, commuovere profondamente q.to stir sb.'s wrath, suscitare l'ira di q.; mandare q. in collera □ not to stir an eyelid, restare impassibile; non muover ciglio □ not to stir a finger, non muovere un dito (per aiutare q.).
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I [stɜː(r)]
nome
1) (act of mixing)

to give the sauce a stir — dare una rimescolata alla salsa

2) (commotion)

to cause o make a stir — fare rumore o sensazione

II 1. [stɜː(r)]
verbo transitivo (forma in -ing ecc. -rr-)
1) (mix) mescolare, girare [liquid, sauce]; mescolare, mischiare [paint, powder]

to stir sth. into sth. — incorporare qcs. in qcs., aggiungere qcs. in qcs. mescolando

2) (move slightly) [breeze] muovere, agitare [leaves, papers]
3) (move, arouse) commuovere [person]; stimolare, eccitare [curiosity, imagination]

to stir sb. to pity — ispirare pietà a qcn

2.
verbo intransitivo (forma in -ing ecc. -rr-)
1) (move gently) [leaves, papers] tremare, muoversi; [curtains] muoversi

to stir in one's sleep — [person] muoversi o agitarsi nel sonno

2) (awaken) svegliarsi
3.
verbo riflessivo (forma in -ing ecc. -rr-)

to stir oneself — agitarsi


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