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(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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wicket [ˈwɪkɪt]* * *['wɪkɪt]1) ( field gate) portillon m; ( sluice gate) petite porte f d'écluse2) US ( transaction window) guichet m3) Sport guichet m••to be on a sticky wicket — (colloq) être dans le pétrin (colloq)
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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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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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Sticky wicket — (or sticky dog, or glue pot) is a metaphor used to describe a difficult circumstance, particularly in cricket. OriginsThe phrase comes from the game of cricket, where it describes a cricket pitch that is in the process of drying after being… … Wikipedia
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Sticky wicket — 1. (cricket) wet but drying wicket that promotes slow bounce in which the ball sticks and then pops; 2. delicate, difficult or disadvantageous situation or set of circumstances: He s on a sticky wicket now that his father has disinherited him … Dictionary of Australian slang
sticky wicket — Australian Slang 1. (cricket) wet but drying wicket that promotes slow bounce in which the ball sticks and then pops; 2. delicate, difficult or disadvantageous situation or set of circumstances: He s on a sticky wicket now that his father has… … English dialects glossary
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