stubble
To produce a crop in a field of stubble that remains after a preceding crop is…To produce a crop in a field of stubble that remains after a preceding crop is removed, either by sowing a second crop or by allowing shoots to sprout from the roots of the stubble.
» I like your beard stubble.
Мне нравится щетина на твоём подбородке. — odexed
Мені подобається щетина на твоєму підборідді. — deniko
Eccles17 · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
1 sensesTo produce a crop in a field of stubble that remains after a preceding crop is removed, either by sowing a second crop or by allowing shoots to sprout from the roots of the stubble.
Examples
14 sentencesI like your beard stubble.
Мені подобається щетина на твоєму підборідді. — deniko
ruМне нравится щетина на твоём подбородке. — odexed
The hint of stubble on his face evens out his ruddy looks.
I'm not sure if this strategic beard stubble is working for me.
Ruchi thinks bearded men are very unattractive, but she doesn't mind a stubble.
On the field margin beside the stubble, poppies bobbed gently in the breeze.
deIm Feldrain neben den Stoppeln wiegte sich Klatschmohn sacht im Wind. — Yorwba
Origin
From Middle English stuble, from Anglo-Norman stuble, estuble, from Old French estoble, esFrom Middle English stuble, from Anglo-Norman stuble, estuble, from Old French estoble, esteule (whence Modern French éteule), from Latin stipula (“stalk, straw”). Cognate with Dutch stoppel, Central German Stoppel, Upper German Stupfel. Doublet of stipule.
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Forms
stubbles, stubbling, stubbled, stubbledLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle