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['stɪkɪ]1) (tending to adhere) [hand, floor] appiccicoso; [ substance] appiccicoso, appiccicaticcio; [ label] adesivo2) (hot and humid) [weather, day] afoso, caldo e umido3) (sweaty) [hand, palm] sudato, appiccicaticcio4) (difficult) [situation, problem] sgradevole, difficile••* * *1) (able, or likely, to stick or adhere to other surfaces: He mended the torn book with sticky tape; sticky sweets.) autoadesivo; gommoso2) ((of a situation or person) difficult; awkward.) difficile* * *sticky /ˈstɪkɪ/A a.1 appiccicaticcio; attaccaticcio; appiccicoso; gommoso; colloso; viscoso: sticky mud, fango attaccaticcio; The road was sticky, la strada era appiccicosa; sticky toffees, caramelle gommose; Soft sweets are sticky, le caramelle tenere sono appiccicose; to have sticky fingers, avere le dita appiccicose; (fig.) avere le mani lunghe, essere un ladro2 gommato; adesivo; autoadesivo; che s'incolla: a sticky label, un'etichetta gommata; sticky tape, nastro autoadesivo4 (econ.) rigido; vischioso: Domestic demand is rather sticky, la domanda interna è piuttosto rigida; sticky prices, prezzi vischiosi6 (fam.) poco accomodante; poco disponibile; riluttante; restio; che fa tante storie (fam.): The bank was very sticky about our loan, la banca fece un sacco di storie per concederci il mutuo7 (fam. ingl.) sgradevole; spiacevole; difficile; brutto: The boss put me in a sticky position, il capo mi ha messo in una situazione difficileB n.(fam.) foglietto adesivo; giallino (fam.)● a sticky customer, un cliente difficile (o di difficile contentatura); (fig.) un bastian contrario □ (fam.) sticky end, brutta fine: He'll come to a sticky end if he goes on like this, se va avanti così, farà una brutta fine □ (fam.) sticky-fingered, che ha le mani lunghe (fig.); ladro □ a sticky wicket, ( cricket) un wicket appiccicoso; (fig.) un brutto affare; una situazione difficile: to be on a sticky wicket, trovarsi a mal partito.* * *['stɪkɪ]1) (tending to adhere) [hand, floor] appiccicoso; [ substance] appiccicoso, appiccicaticcio; [ label] adesivo2) (hot and humid) [weather, day] afoso, caldo e umido3) (sweaty) [hand, palm] sudato, appiccicaticcio4) (difficult) [situation, problem] sgradevole, difficile••
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