stump

souche, moignon

Petite partie qui reste après avoir coupé la plus grande partie d’un arbre, d’un membre ou d’une chose semblable.

En anglais simple : The short part left after most of a tree, limb, or similar thing has been cut off.

• He sat on a tree stump.
• We removed three stumps from the garden.
• The doctor examined the stump of his injured leg.

Comment l'utiliser : stump of something (Only the stump of the old tree remained.)

Synonymes : stub

Expressions courantes : tree stump, stump of something, remove a stump

tribune électorale

Lieu ou occasion permettant de prononcer des discours politiques devant les électeurs.

En anglais simple : A place or occasion for giving political speeches to voters.

• The candidate was back on the stump.
• His stump speech focused on local jobs.
• She took the stump to defend her party’s plans.

Comment l'utiliser : on the stump (She spent the summer on the stump.)

Synonymes : campaign platform

Expressions courantes : on the stump, take the stump, stump speech

estompe

Outil en papier roulé très serré, utilisé pour frotter et adoucir les traits de crayon ou de fusain.

En anglais simple : A tightly rolled paper tool used to rub and soften pencil or charcoal marks.

• Blend the shading with a stump.
• The artist rubbed the charcoal with a paper stump.
• These stumps help soften pencil marks.

Synonymes : blending tool

Expressions courantes : blending stump, paper stump, use a stump

jambe

Jambe d’une personne, surtout quand on parle de se déplacer ou de se dépêcher.

En anglais simple : A person’s leg, especially when talking about moving or hurrying.

• Stir your stumps; we are late!
• He told the children to move their stumps.
• She stirred her stumps and hurried down the road.

Synonymes : leg

Expressions courantes : stir your stumps, move your stumps

déconcerter, laisser perplexe

Mettre quelqu’un dans l’impossibilité de répondre à une question ou de résoudre un problème.

En anglais simple : To leave someone unable to answer a question or solve a problem.

• That question stumped me.
• The puzzle has stumped several experts.
• Can you find a riddle that will stump her?

Comment l'utiliser : stump someone (The final question stumped everyone.)

Synonymes : baffle, puzzle, confuse

Expressions courantes : stump someone, stump an expert, stump the class, stump the experts

faire campagne

Prononcer des discours publics pour soutenir un candidat politique ou une cause.

En anglais simple : To give public speeches supporting a political candidate or cause.

• He stumps for local candidates.
• She spent weeks stumping for education reform.
• The former president will stump for his party tomorrow.

Comment l'utiliser : stump for someone/something (She stumped for the party’s candidate.)

Synonymes : campaign

Expressions courantes : stump for someone, stump for something

sillonner en campagne

Parcourir une région en prononçant des discours politiques pour gagner des voix.

En anglais simple : To travel around an area giving political speeches to win votes.

• She plans to stump the district.
• He stumped the state for three weeks.
• Both candidates are stumping rural counties before election day.

Comment l'utiliser : stump a place (The candidate stumped the state before the election.)

Expressions courantes : stump the state, stump the district, stump the country