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1 sticky
['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•• -
2 stick
I 1. [stɪk]1) (piece of wood) bastone m.; (for kindling) bastoncino m., pezzo m. di legno; (for ice cream, lollipop) stecchino m., bastoncino m.2) (anche walking stick) bastone m. (da passeggio)a stick of (French) bread — un bastone, una baguette
4) sport (in hockey, polo) mazza f.5) (conductor's baton) bacchetta f.6) colloq. (piece of furniture) mobile m.7) AE colloq. (person)8) colloq. (criticism)2.to get o take (some) stick beccarsi dure critiche; to give sb. (some) stick — criticare qcn. violentemente
••II 1. [stɪk]to have o get hold of the wrong end of the stick prendere un abbaglio, capire fischi per fiaschi; to up sticks and leave — colloq. prendere armi e bagagli e partire
verbo transitivo (pass., p.pass. stuck)2) (put)stick your coat on the chair — colloq. molla il cappotto sulla sedia
to stick an advert in the paper — colloq. mettere un annuncio sul giornale
to stick sb. in a home — colloq. mettere o ficcare qcn. in un ospizio
3) (fix) incollare, attaccare [ stamp] (in in; on su; to a); attaccare, affiggere [ poster] (in in; on a)"stick no bills" — "divieto di affissione"
4) BE colloq. (bear) sopportare, reggere [person, situation]5) colloq. (impose)2.verbo intransitivo (pass., p.pass. stuck)1) (be pushed)the nail stuck in my foot — mi si è piantato o conficcato un chiodo nel piede
2) (be fixed) [stamp, glue] tenere, attaccareto stick to the pan — [sauce, rice] attaccarsi alla pentola
3) (jam) [drawer, door, lift] bloccarsi4) (remain) restare, rimanereto stick in sb.'s memory o mind restare impresso nella memoria di qcn.; we've caught the murderer, but now we have to make the charges stick — abbiamo preso l'assassino, ora dobbiamo provare la sua colpevolezza
•- stick at- stick by- stick to- stick up* * *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!)2) ((of something pointed) to be pushed into or through something: Two arrows were sticking in his back.)3) (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.)4) (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.)•- 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.)2) (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.)3) (a long piece: a stick of rhubarb.)•- get hold of the wrong end of the stick- get the wrong end of the stick* * *I 1. [stɪk]1) (piece of wood) bastone m.; (for kindling) bastoncino m., pezzo m. di legno; (for ice cream, lollipop) stecchino m., bastoncino m.2) (anche walking stick) bastone m. (da passeggio)a stick of (French) bread — un bastone, una baguette
4) sport (in hockey, polo) mazza f.5) (conductor's baton) bacchetta f.6) colloq. (piece of furniture) mobile m.7) AE colloq. (person)8) colloq. (criticism)2.to get o take (some) stick beccarsi dure critiche; to give sb. (some) stick — criticare qcn. violentemente
••II 1. [stɪk]to have o get hold of the wrong end of the stick prendere un abbaglio, capire fischi per fiaschi; to up sticks and leave — colloq. prendere armi e bagagli e partire
verbo transitivo (pass., p.pass. stuck)2) (put)stick your coat on the chair — colloq. molla il cappotto sulla sedia
to stick an advert in the paper — colloq. mettere un annuncio sul giornale
to stick sb. in a home — colloq. mettere o ficcare qcn. in un ospizio
3) (fix) incollare, attaccare [ stamp] (in in; on su; to a); attaccare, affiggere [ poster] (in in; on a)"stick no bills" — "divieto di affissione"
4) BE colloq. (bear) sopportare, reggere [person, situation]5) colloq. (impose)2.verbo intransitivo (pass., p.pass. stuck)1) (be pushed)the nail stuck in my foot — mi si è piantato o conficcato un chiodo nel piede
2) (be fixed) [stamp, glue] tenere, attaccareto stick to the pan — [sauce, rice] attaccarsi alla pentola
3) (jam) [drawer, door, lift] bloccarsi4) (remain) restare, rimanereto stick in sb.'s memory o mind restare impresso nella memoria di qcn.; we've caught the murderer, but now we have to make the charges stick — abbiamo preso l'assassino, ora dobbiamo provare la sua colpevolezza
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3 squelch
I [skweltʃ] II [skweltʃ]verbo intransitivo [water, mud] fare cic ciacto squelch along, in, out — avanzare, entrare, uscire facendo cic ciac con le scarpe
* * *[skwel ] 1. noun(the sucking sound made by movement in a thick, sticky substance eg mud.) (splash)2. verb(to make squelches: He squelched across the marsh.) (fare splash)* * *squelch /skwɛltʃ/n.1 rumore del fango appiccicaticcio; cic ciac; splash2 poltiglia; cosa spiaccicata3 (fam.) critica; rabbuffo4 (elettron.) silenziatore.(to) squelch /skwɛltʃ/A v. t.1 schiacciare; spiaccicare2 (fam.) far tacere; ridurre al silenzioB v. i.1 fare il rumore del fango appiccicaticcio; fare cic ciac; fare splash2 diguazzare, sguazzare nel fango.* * *I [skweltʃ] II [skweltʃ]verbo intransitivo [water, mud] fare cic ciacto squelch along, in, out — avanzare, entrare, uscire facendo cic ciac con le scarpe
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4 slime
[slaɪm]* * *(thin, slippery mud or other matter that is soft, sticky and half-liquid: There was a layer of slime at the bottom of the pond.) limo, fanghiglia, melma- slimy- sliminess* * *slime /slaɪm/n. [u]1 limo; fanghiglia; melma2 poltiglia; viscidume3 bava; mucillagine● ( slang USA) slime bucket ► slimebag □ (zool.) slime gland, ghiandola mucosa □ (ind. min.) slime pit, cava di bitume.(to) slime /slaɪm/v. t.1 coprire di limo, di melma* * *[slaɪm] -
5 slime n
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6 stick ****
[stɪk] stuck vb: pt, pp1. n(gen) bastone m, (twig) ramoscello, (support for plants) asticella, bastoncino, (of celery, rhubarb) gambo, (of shaving soap) stick m inv, (of dynamite) candelottoa few sticks of furniture — pochi mobili mpl sgangherati
2. vt1) (with glue etc) incollare2) (thrust, poke: hand etc) ficcare, (sth pointed: pin, needle) conficcare, piantare3) (fam: place, put) metterestick it in your case — mettilo or ficcalo nella borsa
he picked up the papers and stuck them in his briefcase — ha raccolto i documenti e li ha ficcati nella valigetta
4) (fam: tolerate) sopportare5)to be stuck — (door, window) essere bloccato (-a), (knife, screw) essere incastrato (-a)
to be stuck with sb/sth fam — doversi sorbire qn/qc, dover sopportare qn/qc
3. vi(glue, sticky object etc) attaccarsi, appiccicarsi, (food, sauce) attaccarsi, (get jammed: door, lift) bloccarsi, (lock) incepparsi, (in mud etc) impantanarsi, (sth pointed) conficcarsithe nickname seems to have stuck fam — sembra che il soprannome gli (or le etc) sia rimasto
to stick to sb's wheel — (Cycling) incollarsi alla ruota di qn
•- stick by- stick in- stick on- stick to- stick up
См. также в других словарях:
sticky — Pipili, ho opili. Also: pīlalilali, pīlali, lali, aweawe, uo uo; ālikalika (fig., stingy); ūlika, ūlikalika, pīlekaleka, leka, pālololo, lina; pīkale (as water on a poi board). ♦ Any sticky matter, pilipili. ♦ Sticky juice, kēpau. ♦… … English-Hawaiian dictionary
mud — [mʌd] n [U] [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: Probably from Middle Low German mudde] 1.) wet earth that has become soft and sticky ▪ By the end of the game, all the kids were covered in mud. ▪ The path beside the river was slippery with mud. ▪ Many… … Dictionary of contemporary English
mud — ► NOUN 1) soft, sticky matter consisting of mixed earth and water. 2) damaging information or allegations. ● drag through the mud Cf. ↑drag through the mud ● (here s) mud in your eye! Cf. ↑mud in your eye! … English terms dictionary
mud — [mud] n. [ME, prob. < a LowG source as in mudde < IE * meut < base * meu , wet, musty > MOSS, MOTHER2] 1. wet, soft, sticky earth 2. defamatory remarks; libel or slander vt. mudded, mudding to cover or soil with or as with m … English World dictionary
mud|slide — «MUHD slyd», noun. a flow of mud or sticky earth down a slope: »After heavy rains the village was buried by a mudslide … Useful english dictionary
Sticky bomb — For other uses, see Sticky bomb (disambiguation). Sticky bomb Close up view of sticky bombs being manufactured Type Anti tank hand grenade Place … Wikipedia
mud — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ deep ▪ thick ▪ soft, sticky, wet ▪ dried, dry ▪ … Collocations dictionary
sticky — adj. VERBS ▪ be, feel ▪ become, get ▪ get sth, make sth ADVERB ▪ extremely … Collocations dictionary
mud — noun (U) 1 wet earth that has become soft and sticky: His shoes were covered with mud. 2 your name is mud spoken if your name is mud, people are annoyed with you because you have caused trouble: His name is mud in the office after what happened.… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
mud — I. noun Etymology: Middle English mudde, probably from Middle Low German Date: 14th century 1. a slimy sticky mixture of solid material with a liquid and especially water; especially soft wet earth 2. abusive and malicious remarks or charges … New Collegiate Dictionary
mud — [[t]mʌ̱d[/t]] N UNCOUNT Mud is a sticky mixture of earth and water. His uniform was crumpled, untidy, splashed with mud... Their lorry got stuck in the mud … English dictionary
