stick2
stuck, stuck /stɪk/Translation
v [t, i]
›
⇨ pegar
I'm going to stick this poster on my bedroom wall Voy a pegar este póster en la pared de mi habitación
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⇨ clavar
Be careful you don't stick the needle in yourself Ten cuidado no vayas a clavarte la aguja
⇨ pinchar
■ constr. Se usa generalmente seguido de una preposición o un adverbiov [t]
› (inform)
⇨ poner
⇨ dejar
Stick those books in the corner Deja esos libros en la esquina
■ constr. Se usa generalmente seguido de una preposición o un adverbiov [i]
→ to stick around→ to stick at sth→ to stick by sth→ to stick by sb→ to stick it out→ to stick out→ to stick sth out [m]→ to stick to sth→ to stick together→ to stick up for sth/sbVéase tb: to {poke/stick} one's mind into sth; to {put/stick} one's oar in; to {stand/stick} out a mile; to stick to one's guns›
⇨ atascarse
I am stuck with this question, can you help me? Me he atascado con esta pregunta, ¿puedes ayudarme?
⇨ quedarse atascado,da
Our car got stuck in the mud Nuestro coche se quedó atascado en el barrizal
The door is stuck, I can't open it No puedo abrir la puerta porque está atascada
⇨ quedarse atrapado,da
to make sth stick (una acusación, una afirmación)
⇨ demostrar
to stick one's neck out (inform)
⇨ arriesgarse
Don't stick your neck out No te arriesgues
⇨ mojarse col.
to stick out a mile
⇨ saltar a la vista
(Definition of stick vvv from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact English-Spanish
© Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)
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