stubble

• Nom désignant soit les poils courts et rudes sur le visage d'un homme après quelques jours sans se raser, soit les restes courts et raides des tiges de cultures coupées, laissés dans le sol après la récolte.

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.

indénombrable

1. Short facial hairA2formal

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

   Barbe naissante

   • 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.

   Synonymesfuzz

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.

   Chaume

   • 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.