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1 stick-in-the-mud
• vanhoillinen• patavanhoillinen* * *noun (a person who never does anything new.) patavanhoillinen tyyppi -
2 stick
• olla• oksaaviation• ohjaussauva• panna• palikka• painaa• pamppu• riuku• risu• riippua kiinni• tuikata• hämmentyä puheessaan• imeytyä• iskeä• istua• juuttua• työntäistä• työntää• varpu• varsi• epäröidä• sitoa• sietää• arastella• törröttää• puikko• puhkaista• pötkö• pysyä• pysyä uskollisena• tikku• karttu• keihästää• kapula• kepakko• keppifinance, business, economy• kiinnittää• liimata• liisteröidä• liimautua• jäädä• kalikka• jääpallomaila• kanki• jääkiekkomaila• patukka• sauva• seiväs• mailaautomatic data processing• lävistää• survaista• takertua• tanko• tarttua• tarrautua• tarttua (takertua)• tarttua kiinni• tahmautua• piintyä• pistäytyä• pinttyä• pistää• pitää kiinni* * *I stik past tense, past participle - stuck; verb1) (to push (something sharp or pointed) into or through something: She stuck a pin through the papers to hold them together; Stop sticking your elbow into me!) pistää2) ((of something pointed) to be pushed into or through something: Two arrows were sticking in his back.) törröttää3) (to fasten or be fastened (by glue, gum etc): He licked the flap of the envelope and stuck it down; These labels don't stick very well; He stuck (the broken pieces of) the vase together again; His brothers used to call him Bonzo and the name has stuck.) kiinnittää, tarttua4) (to (cause to) become fixed and unable to move or progress: The car stuck in the mud; The cupboard door has stuck; I'll help you with your arithmetic if you're stuck.) juuttua•- sticker- sticky
- stickily
- stickiness
- sticking-plaster
- stick-in-the-mud
- come to a sticky end
- stick at
- stick by
- stick it out
- stick out
- stick one's neck out
- stick to/with
- stick together
- stick up for II stik noun1) (a branch or twig from a tree: They were sent to find sticks for firewood.) keppi2) (a long thin piece of wood etc shaped for a special purpose: She always walks with a stick nowadays; a walking-stick / hockey-stick; a drumstick.) keppi, maila, kapula3) (a long piece: a stick of rhubarb.) varsi, tanko•- get hold of the wrong end of the stick- get the wrong end of the stick -
3 cling
• riippua• roikkua• imeytyä• tarrautua• takertua• tarttua• pitää tiukasti kiinni• piintyä• pinttyä* * *kliŋpast tense, past participle - clung; verb((usually with to) to stick (to); to grip tightly: The mud clung to her shoes; She clung to her husband as he said goodbye; He clings to an impossible hope; The boat clung to (= stayed close to) the coastline.) takertua -
4 with
• ohessa• oheen• ohella• jonkin avulla• jonkun kanssa• seurassa• vaivata• yhdistää• kanssa• kera• keskuudessa• keralla• mukana• mukaan• myötä• parissa• samanlainen• sekoittaa• sulautua• ynnä• luona* * *wið1) (in the company of; beside; among; including: I was walking with my father; Do they enjoy playing with each other?; He used to play football with the Arsenal team; Put this book with the others.) kanssa, joukossa2) (by means of; using: Mend it with this glue; Cut it with a knife.)3) (used in expressing the idea of filling, covering etc: Fill this jug with milk; He was covered with mud.)4) (used in describing conflict: They quarrelled with each other; He fought with my brother.) kanssa5) (used in descriptions of things: a man with a limp; a girl with long hair; a stick with a handle; Treat this book with care.)6) (as the result of: He is shaking with fear.)7) (in the care of: Leave your case with the porter.) huostaan8) (in relation to; in the case of; concerning: Be careful with that!; What's wrong with you?; What shall I do with these books?) kanssa9) (used in expressing a wish: Down with fascism!; Up with Manchester United!)
См. также в других словарях:
stick-in-the-mud — {n.}, {informal} An overcareful person; someone who is old fashioned and fights change. * /Mabel said her mother was a real stick in the mud to make a rule that she must be home by 10 o clock on weeknights and 11:30 Saturdays./ * /Mr. Thomas is a … Dictionary of American idioms
stick-in-the-mud — {n.}, {informal} An overcareful person; someone who is old fashioned and fights change. * /Mabel said her mother was a real stick in the mud to make a rule that she must be home by 10 o clock on weeknights and 11:30 Saturdays./ * /Mr. Thomas is a … Dictionary of American idioms
stick-in-the-mud — (n.) 1733, from STICK (Cf. stick) (v.) on notion of to stick in the mud, to be content to remain in an abject condition … Etymology dictionary
stick-in-the-mud — A stick in the mud is someone who doesn t like change and wants things to stay the same … The small dictionary of idiomes
stick-in-the-mud — stick in the muds N COUNT (disapproval) If you describe someone as a stick in the mud, you disapprove of them because they do not like doing anything that is new or fun. [INFORMAL] Syn: fuddy duddy … English dictionary
stick-in-the-mud — [stik′ n thə mud΄] n. Informal a person who resists change or progress, new ideas, etc … English World dictionary
stick-in-the-mud — stick in the .mud n someone who refuses to try anything new used to show disapproval … Dictionary of contemporary English
stick-in-the-mud — stick in the ,mud noun count INFORMAL someone with traditional ideas who is not willing to enjoy themselves or try new things … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
stick-in-the-mud — stick′ in the mud n. an old fogy • Etymology: 1725–35 … From formal English to slang
stick-in-the-mud — [n] person set in ways antediluvian, conservative, diehard*, fossil*, mossback*, old fogy*, reactionary; concept 423 Ant. adventurer … New thesaurus
stick-in-the-mud — ► NOUN informal ▪ a person who resists change … English terms dictionary
