stub

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Inflections of 'stub' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
stubs
v 3rd person singular
stubbing
v pres p
stubbed
v past
stubbed
v past p
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
stub n (end part of a ticket)billete nm
  talón de recibo loc nom m
  resguardo nm
  (MX)talón nm
 The cinema usher tore Rachel's ticket and gave her back the stub.
 El acomodador del cine rompió la entrada de Rachel y le devolvió el billete.
stub n (end part of a check) (AmL, cheque)talón nm
  (ES)matriz nf
 Sean carefully filled in the stub before tearing out the cheque.
 Sean rellenó el talón cuidadosamente antes de arrancar el cheque.
stub n (short pencil)cabo nm
 Wendy had sharpened her pencil so many times, there was only a stub left.
 Wendy había afilado su lápiz tantas veces que ya solo le quedaba el cabo.
stub n (cigarette end)colilla nf
  (MX, coloquial)bacha nf
 James finished his cigarette and put the stub in the ashtray.
 James terminó de fumar y puso la colilla en el cenicero.
stub [sth] vtr (toe, finger)golpearse algo v prnl
  darse un golpe en algo loc verb + prep
 Helen stubbed her toe on the leg of the table.
 Helen se golpeó un dedo del pie contra la pata de la mesa.
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Additional Translations
InglésEspañol
stub n (short protruding thing)punta nf
  (árbol)tocón nm
 The dog's tail had been docked, leaving just a stub.
 Al perro le habían cortado la cola. Solo le quedaba la punta.
stub n (internet: short article) (literal)artículo corto nm + adj
  (voz inglesa)stub nm
 Nancy was trying to find some information about the town, but the only article she could find was just a stub.
 Nancy intentaba buscar más información sobre el pueblo, pero lo único que encontró fue un artículo corto.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Locuciones verbales
InglésEspañol
stub [sth] out,
stub out [sth]
vtr phrasal sep
(cigarette: extinguish)apagar vtr
 James stubbed his cigarette out in the ashtray.
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Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
spur track,
spur,
stub track
n
(rail transport)vía auxiliar nf + adj mf
stub axle n (automotive: axle for a steered wheel)eje con muñón central nm + loc adj
  eje con mangueta nm + loc adj
stub nail n (short thick metal fastener)chinche nf
  tachuela nf
stub nail n (old horseshoe fastener)tachuela nf
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'stub' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
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Collocations: a stub [shaft, wall] , a [ticket, check, voucher] stub, [can, may] I see your (ticket) stub?, more...

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