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stub

UK
/stʌb/
US
/stʌb/
stub out

Translations

stubnoun
stubs
pl
UK
/stʌb/
US
/stʌb/
talonPour un billet, un reçu ou un document détachable.
She kept the ticket stub as a souvenir from the concert.
Elle a gardé le talon du billet comme souvenir du concert.
boutPour une petite extrémité restante ou un fragment court.
The artist used a stub of charcoal to sketch the outline.
L’artiste a utilisé un bout de fusain pour esquisser le contour.
He threw the cigarette stub into the ashtray.
Il a jeté le mégot de cigarette dans le cendrier.
Additional translations
bouchonInformatique : élément factice servant de substitut temporaire.
Synonyms
remnant
stump
remainder
leftover
fragment
stubverb
stubbed
Past Simple
stubbed
Past Participle
stubbing
Gerund
UK
/stʌb/
US
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se cognerSe dit surtout d’un orteil ou du pied heurtant un obstacle.
I stubbed my toe on the coffee table last night.
Je me suis cogné l’orteil contre la table basse hier soir.
rognerPour raccourcir ou couper l’extrémité de quelque chose.
She stubbed the pencil to make it easier to fit in her case.
Elle a rogné le crayon pour qu’il entre plus facilement dans sa trousse.
écraserPour une cigarette.
He stubbed out his cigarette in the ashtray before entering the building.
Il a écrasé sa cigarette dans le cendrier avant d’entrer dans le bâtiment.
Synonyms
remove
truncate
clip
snip
cut off
stubadjective
more stub
Comp.
most stub
Super.
Used attributively, especially in computing or documentation, to denote something serving as a placeholder or being incomplete.
facticeSurtout en informatique ou dans la documentation, pour un élément servant de substitut temporaire.
The API still contains several stub methods that return dummy data.
L’API contient encore plusieurs méthodes factices qui renvoient des données bidon.
tronquéPour quelque chose de court, incomplet ou seulement partiellement achevé.
The report was in a stub state when the project was cancelled.
Le rapport était dans un état tronqué lorsque le projet a été annulé.

Definitions

stubnoun
The part of a check, receipt, ticket, or other document that is kept for record-keeping purposes.
She kept the ticket stub as a souvenir from the concert.
A short piece remaining after something has been removed or cut off.
He threw the cigarette stub into the ashtray.
A short, thick pencil or crayon.
The artist used a stub of charcoal to sketch the outline.
A small, truncated part of something, often used in computing to refer to a placeholder for a function or program.
The developer created a stub to simulate the function during testing.
stubverb
To accidentally strike one's toe against something.
I stubbed my toe on the coffee table last night.
To extinguish a cigarette by pressing the burning end against a surface.
He stubbed out his cigarette in the ashtray before entering the building.
To remove the end of something, such as a plant or a pencil.
She stubbed the pencil to make it easier to fit in her case.
stubadjective
Serving as a placeholder or incomplete substitute, especially in computing or documentation.
The API still contains several stub methods that return dummy data.
Short or truncated; only partially complete.
The report was in a stub state when the project was cancelled.
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