stubble

• Sustantivo que designa o bien el vello facial corto y áspero que aparece en el rostro de un hombre tras varios días sin afeitarse, o bien los restos cortos y rígidos de los tallos de los cultivos segados que quedan en el campo tras la cosecha.

A noun referring either to short, stiff hairs on a man's face after not shaving for a few days, or to the short, rough remains of cut crop stems left in the ground after harvesting.

incontable

1. Short facial hairA2formal

   Short, stiff hairs that appear on a man's face after not shaving for a day or two.

   Barba incipiente

   • He had a few days' worth of stubble on his chin.
   • She didn't mind the feel of his stubble when he kissed her.
   • He decided to grow some stubble for a more rugged look.

   Sinónimosfuzz

2. Remains of harvested plantsB1formal

   The short, stiff stalks of grain or other plants left standing in a field after the crop has been cut.

   Rastrojo

   • The field was covered in dry stubble after the wheat harvest.
   • Birds often search for fallen grain in the stubble.
   • Farmers sometimes burn the stubble to prepare the soil for the next planting.