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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
2) (humid) schwül [Klima, Luft]; feucht [Haut]2. noun* * *adj.klebrig adj.pappig adj.
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