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1 sticky
(a) (adhesive) adhésif, gommé(b) (tacky, gluey → hands, fingers) collant, poisseux; (→ substance, surface, jamjar) gluant, poisseux;∎ his mouth was all sticky with jam il avait la bouche poisseuse de confiture;∎ to have sticky fingers avoir les doigts collants ou poisseux; figurative être porté sur la fauche(d) (humid → weather) moite, humide;∎ it was a hot, sticky afternoon c'était un après-midi chaud et moite∎ British to be (batting) on a sticky wicket être dans une situation difficile□ ;∎ British to come to a sticky end mal finir□►► familiar sticky bun petit pain m sucré;sticky label étiquette f autocollante, étiquette f gommée;sticky tape ruban m adhésif;sticky toffee pudding = pudding au caramel cuit à la vapeur -
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sticky [ˈstɪkɪ]1. adjectiveb. [substance, object, fingers] collant ; [surface] gluantc. ( = sweaty) moite ; [weather, day] chaud et humide2. compounds* * *['stɪkɪ]1) ( tending to adhere) [hand, floor, substance] collant; [label] adhésif/-ive2) ( hot and humid) lourd3) ( sweaty) moiteto feel ou be hot and sticky — transpirer
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3 sticky
sticky n2 ( hot and humid) [weather, day] lourd ;4 ( difficult) [situation, problem, period] difficile ; to be sticky about sth/doing ne pas être très conciliant pour qch/faire. -
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1) (able, or likely, to stick or adhere to other surfaces: He mended the torn book with sticky tape; sticky sweets.) collant2) ((of a situation or person) difficult; awkward.) épineux -
5 tape
tape [teɪp]1. nouna. (magnetic) ( = actual tape) bande f magnétique ; ( = audio cassette) cassette f (audio inv) ; ( = video cassette) cassette f vidéo invc. ( = record) enregistrer3. compounds* * *[teɪp] 1.1) gen bande f (magnétique); ( cassette) cassette f; ( video) cassette f vidéo; ( recording) enregistrement m2) ( strip of fabric) ruban m3) (also adhesive tape, sticky tape) scotch® m5) ( for measuring) mètre m ruban2.transitive verb1) ( record) enregistrerto tape something from — enregistrer quelque chose transmis à [radio, TV]
2) ( stick)to tape somebody's hands together — attacher les mains de quelqu'un avec du scotch®
to tape something to — coller quelque chose à [surface, door]
•Phrasal Verbs:- tape up••to have somebody taped — (colloq) savoir ce que vaut quelqu'un
to have something taped — (colloq) connaître quelque chose comme sa poche
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6 cricket
cricket [ˈkrɪkɪt]1. nouna. ( = insect) grillon m2. adjective━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━Le cricket est souvent considéré comme un sport typiquement anglais, bien qu'il soit pratiqué dans toute la Grande-Bretagne et dans beaucoup de pays du Commonwealth. C'est surtout un sport d'été, dans lequel deux équipes de onze joueurs s'affrontent selon des règles assez complexes.Comme le base-ball aux États-Unis, ce sport a fourni à la langue courante un certain nombre d'expressions imagées, parmi lesquelles « a sticky wicket » (une situation difficile) ; « to knock someone for six » (démolir qn) ; « to be stumped » (sécher) et le fameux « it's not cricket » (cela ne se fait pas, ce n'est pas correct).* * *['krɪkɪt]1) Zoology grillon m2) Sport cricket m•• -
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[‹æm] I noun(a thick sticky substance made of fruit etc preserved by being boiled with sugar: raspberry jam; ( also adjective) a jam sandwich.) confiture- jammyII 1. past tense, past participle - jammed; verb1) (to crowd full: The gateway was jammed with angry people.) bloquer2) (to squeeze, press or wedge tightly or firmly: He jammed his foot in the doorway.) coincer3) (to stick and (cause to) be unable to move: The door / steering-wheel has jammed.) (se) bloquer4) ((of a radio station) to cause interference with (another radio station's broadcast) by sending out signals on a similar wavelength.) brouiller2. noun1) (a crowding together of vehicles, people etc so that movement is difficult or impossible: traffic-jams.) embouteillage2) (a difficult situation: I'm in a bit of a jam - I haven't got enough money to pay for this meal.) pétrin•- jam on
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sticky — adjective 1 SWEETS/HONEY ETC made of or covered with a substance that sticks to surfaces: Jeremy s hands were sticky with jam. | tea and sticky buns 2 sticky label/tape etc BrE a label 1 (1) etc that has glue on one side so that it sticks to… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
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sticky — adjective (stickier; est) Date: 1731 1. a. adhesive b. (1) viscous, gluey (2) coated with a sticky substance < hands sticky with sap > 2. humid, muggy; al … New Collegiate Dictionary
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