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unstick [ˈʌnˈstɪk](preterite, past participle unstuck) transitive verb• to come unstuck [stamp, notice] se décoller ; (inf) [plan] tomber à l'eau ; [person, team] commencer à avoir des problèmes -
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steam [sti:m]1 noun∎ she wiped the steam from the mirror elle essuya la buée sur la glace∎ to run on or to work by steam marcher à la vapeur;∎ at full steam à toute vapeur, à pleine vitesse;∎ full steam ahead! en avant toute!;∎ to do sth under one's own steam faire qch par ses propres moyens;∎ the battle against drugs is finally picking up steam la lutte contre la drogue est enfin bien lancée;∎ familiar to let off steam se défouler;∎ familiar to run out of steam s'essouffler□, s'épuiser□(boiler, locomotive etc) à vapeur∎ steam the stamps off the envelope passez l'enveloppe à la vapeur pour décoller les timbres;∎ to steam open an envelope décacheter une enveloppe à la vapeur∎ steamed vegetables légumes mpl (cuits) à la vapeur(a) (give off steam → soup, kettle, wet clothes) fumer(b) (cook in steam) cuire à la vapeur(c) (go → train, ship)∎ the train steamed into/out of the station le train entra en gare/quitta la gare;∎ the liner steamed into the harbour le paquebot entra dans le port;∎ cargo boats regularly steamed across the Atlantic des cargos à vapeur traversaient régulièrement l'Atlantique;∎ figurative my brother steamed on ahead mon frère filait devant;∎ figurative she steamed into/out of the room elle est entrée dans/sortie de la pièce comme une furie►► steam bath bain m de vapeur;steam coal charbon m à vapeur, houille f de chaudière;steam cooking cuisson f à la vapeur;steam engine Technology moteur m à vapeur; Railways locomotive f à vapeur;steam heat chaleur f fournie par la vapeur;steam iron fer m (à repasser) à vapeur;Technology steam jacket enveloppe f de cylindre, chemise f de vapeur;steam point point m d'ébullition;steam power vapeur f;British familiar old-fashioned steam radio (broadcasting) ≃ la bonne vieille radio (par opposition à la télévision); (set) poste m de radio antédiluvien;American steam shovel bulldozer m;steam turbine turbine f à vapeur;steam whistle sifflet m à vapeur➲ steam up(window, glasses) s'embuer, se couvrir de buée(a) (window, glasses) embuer∎ to steam sb up mettre qn en pétard ou en boule -
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unstuck [‚ʌn'stʌk]1 pt & pp of unstick(envelope, label) décollé;∎ to come unstuck se décoller; figurative (plan, policy) tomber à l'eau; (person) se casser la figure
См. также в других словарях:
Unstick — Un*stick , v. t. [1st pref. un + stick.] To release, as one thing stuck to another. Richardson. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
unstick — index detach, disengage Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
unstick — ► VERB (past and past part. unstuck) ▪ cause to become no longer stuck together. ● come unstuck Cf. ↑come unstuck … English terms dictionary
unstick — [unstik′] vt. unstuck, unsticking to loosen or free (something stuck) … English World dictionary
unstick — [[t]ʌnstɪ̱k[/t]] unsticks, unsticking, unstuck V ERG If you unstick something or if it unsticks, it becomes separated from the thing that it was stuck to. → See also unstuck [V n] Mike shook his head, to unstick his hair from his sweating… … English dictionary
unstick — transitive verb (unstuck; sticking) Date: 1706 to release from a state of adhesion … New Collegiate Dictionary
unstick — /un stik /, v., unstuck, unsticking. v.t. 1. to free, as one thing stuck to another. v.i. 2. to become unstuck: Finally, the car s horn unstuck. [1700 10; UN 2 + STICK2] * * * … Universalium
unstick — verb To free something from the condition of being stuck (mechanically, or with adhesive) … Wiktionary
unstick — Synonyms and related words: cast off, detach, diffuse, disengage, disjoin, disperse, doff, ease, ease off, free, let go, let up, liberate, loose, loosen, relax, release, remove, scatter, slack, slack off, slacken, take off, unbar, unbind, unbolt … Moby Thesaurus
unstick — un stick || ‚ʌn stɪk v. free, loose, separate (something stuck or attached) … English contemporary dictionary
unstick — verb (unsticks, unsticking, past and past participle unstuck) 1》 cause to become no longer stuck together. 2》 Brit. informal (of an aircraft) take off … English new terms dictionary