stump

obtuse, scrap, snippet, stump

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I. (en -er)

(lille stykke, smule) piece,

(mindre) bit,

(ubrugelig el. kasseret) scrap ( fx of cloth, paper, metal,

knowledge; there was not a scrap of food left);

(brudstykke) fragment ( fx fragments of a vase (, of a shell, of glass); a fragment of an old play);

(løsrevet stykke) snatch ( fx snatches of conversation, of music, of a song);

(rest) stump ( fx of a candle, cigar, pencil, arm, leg, tooth),

(af cigaret, blyant også) stub, end;

(om barn) tiny tot;

(kæleord) pet;

[stumper] pieces, bits, scraps etc;

(rester, også) odds and ends, remnants;

[rive i stumper og stykker] tear to bits (el. shreds);

[slå (, sprænge) i stumper og stykker] smash (, blow) to bits (el.

smithereens), smash (, blow) up;

[redde stumperne] save something out of the wreck; pick up the pieces.

II. adj blunt;

(om vinkel) obtuse.