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sticky 'wick·et n1) ( in cricket) schwer bespielbare Spielbahn;this is something of a \sticky wicket you've got us into du hast uns da ganz schön was eingebrockt ( fam)to be batting on a \sticky wicket sich dat Schwierigkeiten einhandeln -
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nounat the wicket — [als Schlagmann] auf dem Spielfeld
keep wicket — als Torwächter spielen
* * *['wikit]1) (a hoop through which the balls are driven in the game of croquet or at which the ball is bowled in cricket.) das Tor2) (the ground between two sets of these rods: The wicket has dried out well.) das Spielfeld3) (the ending of a batsman's period of batting: They scored fifty runs for (the loss of) one wicket.) ein (etc.) Schläger, der noch nicht geschlagen hat•- academic.ru/114550/wicket-keeper">wicket-keeper* * *wick·et[ˈwɪkɪt]n BRIT5.* * *['wIkɪt]nthree wickets fell before lunch — es gab drei Wicketwürfe vor der Mittagspause
See:→ sticky3) (US: croquet hoop) Tor nt* * *wicket [ˈwıkıt] s2. (meist vergittertes) Schalterfenster* * *nounat the wicket — [als Schlagmann] auf dem Spielfeld
* * *(kiln) door expr.die zugemauert wird ausdr. (kiln) door n.Ofentür -en f. n.Törchen - n. -
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1. adjective1) klebrig; feucht [Farbe, gestrichener/gewaschener Gegenstand]; zäh [Teig, Brei, Mischung]sticky tape — Klebestreifen, der
2) (humid) schwül [Klima, Luft]; feucht [Haut]2. noun* * *1) (able, or likely, to stick or adhere to other surfaces: He mended the torn book with sticky tape; sticky sweets.) klebrig* * *[ˈstɪki]1. (texture) klebrig\sticky mass klebrige Masse\sticky paint [noch] feuchte Farbe2. (sugary) klebrighot and \sticky (of weather) heiß und stickigmy dad was rather \sticky about letting me go to the party mein Vater ließ mich nur sehr ungern zu der Party gehen\sticky moment kritischer Moment\sticky patch schwierige Phase\sticky problem kompliziertes Problem5.▶ to come to [or meet] a \sticky end ein böses Ende nehmenyou'll come to a \sticky end mit dir wird es noch einmal ein schlimmes Ende nehmen* * *['stIkɪ]adj (+er)1) klebrig; paint feucht; atmosphere, weather schwül; air stickig; (= sweaty) hands feucht, verschwitztI'm all hot and sticky — ich bin total verschwitzt
to be sticky with blood/sweat — blut-/schweißverklebt sein
sticky bun — ≈ Krapfen m
sticky label — Klebeetikett nt
sticky note — Haftnotiz f
sticky tape (Brit) — Klebeband nt
he was a bit sticky about it we had a sticky time in the discussion — er hat dabei Schwierigkeiten gemacht wir hatten in der Diskussion ein paar heikle Augenblicke
to be or to bat on a sticky wicket — in der Klemme sein
he's got sticky fingers ( Brit fig ) — er hat lange Finger (inf)
* * *sticky adj (adv stickily)1. klebrig ( with von):the table was sticky with jam auf dem Tisch klebte Marmelade;2. schwül, drückend (Wetter)3. verklemmt (Fenster etc)4. fig umga) eklig, unangenehm:b) schwierig, heikel (Problem etc):they’re going through a sticky patch in ihrer Ehe kriselt esc) heikel, kritisch ( beide:about hinsichtlich):be sticky about doing sth etwas nur ungern tune) WIRTSCH schleppend (Angebot etc)f) WIRTSCH schwer verkäuflichg) US kitschig, sentimental (Szene etc)h) hölzern, steif (Person)* * *1. adjective1) klebrig; feucht [Farbe, gestrichener/gewaschener Gegenstand]; zäh [Teig, Brei, Mischung]sticky label — Aufkleber, der
sticky tape — Klebestreifen, der
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