stick

I 1. [stɪk]

nome

1) (piece of wood) bastone m.; (for kindling) bastoncino m., pezzo m. di legno; (for ice cream, lollipop) stecchino m., bastoncino m.

2) (anche walking stick) bastone m. (da passeggio)

3) (rod-shaped piece)

a stick of chalk — un pezzetto di gesso

a stick of dynamite — un candelotto di dinamite

a stick of celery — un gambo di sedano

a stick of (French) bread — un bastone, una baguette

4) sport (in hockey, polo) mazza f.

5) (conductor's baton) bacchetta f.

6) colloq. (piece of furniture) mobile m.

a few sticks (of furniture) — qualche mobile

7) AE colloq. (person)

a funny old stick — un tipo strano

he's a dry old stick — è un vecchio barboso

8) colloq. (criticism)

to get o take (some) stick beccarsi dure critiche; to give sb. (some) stick — criticare qcn. violentemente

2.

nome plurale sticks colloq.

in the sticks — in (piena) campagna

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to have o get hold of the wrong end of the stick prendere un abbaglio, capire fischi per fiaschi; to up sticks and leave — colloq. prendere armi e bagagli e partire

II 1. [stɪk]

verbo transitivo (pass., p.pass. stuck)

1) (stab) conficcare, piantare [pin, spade, knife] (into in)

2) (put)

he stuck his head round the door — cacciò la testa fuori dalla porta

she stuck her hands in her pockets — si ficcò le mani in tasca

stick your coat on the chair — colloq. molla il cappotto sulla sedia

to stick an advert in the paper — colloq. mettere un annuncio sul giornale

to stick sb. in a home — colloq. mettere o ficcare qcn. in un ospizio

3) (fix) incollare, attaccare [stamp] (in in; on su; to a); attaccare, affiggere [poster] (in in; on a)

"stick no bills" — "divieto di affissione"

4) BE colloq. (bear) sopportare, reggere [person, situation]

I can't stick it any longer — non ce la faccio più

5) colloq. (impose)

to stick an extra Ј 10 on the price — fare pagare 10 sterline in più sul prezzo

I was stuck with Paul — mi hanno appioppato Paul

2.

verbo intransitivo (pass., p.pass. stuck)

1) (be pushed)

the nail stuck in my foot — mi si è piantato o conficcato un chiodo nel piede

2) (be fixed) [stamp, glue] tenere, attaccare

to stick to the pan — [sauce, rice] attaccarsi alla pentola

3) (jam) [drawer, door, lift] bloccarsi

4) (remain) restare, rimanere

to stick in sb.'s memory o mind restare impresso nella memoria di qcn.; we've caught the murderer, but now we have to make the charges stick — abbiamo preso l'assassino, ora dobbiamo provare la sua colpevolezza

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- stick around

- stick at

- stick by

- stick out

- stick to

- stick together

- stick up

- stick with

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I [stik] past tense, past participle - stuck; verb

1) (to push (something sharp or pointed) into or through something: She stuck a pin through the papers to hold them together; Stop sticking your elbow into me!)

2) ((of something pointed) to be pushed into or through something: Two arrows were sticking in his back.)

3) (to fasten or be fastened (by glue, gum etc): He licked the flap of the envelope and stuck it down; These labels don't stick very well; He stuck (the broken pieces of) the vase together again; His brothers used to call him Bonzo and the name has stuck.)

4) (to (cause to) become fixed and unable to move or progress: The car stuck in the mud; The cupboard door has stuck; I'll help you with your arithmetic if you're stuck.)

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- sticker

- sticky
- stickily
- stickiness
- sticking-plaster
- stick-in-the-mud
- come to a sticky end
- stick at
- stick by
- stick it out
- stick out
- stick one's neck out
- stick to/with
- stick together
- stick up for II [stik] noun

1) (a branch or twig from a tree: They were sent to find sticks for firewood.)

2) (a long thin piece of wood etc shaped for a special purpose: She always walks with a stick nowadays; a walking-stick / hockey-stick; a drumstick.)

3) (a long piece: a stick of rhubarb.)

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- get hold of the wrong end of the stick

- get the wrong end of the stick

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I 1. [stɪk]

nome

1) (piece of wood) bastone m.; (for kindling) bastoncino m., pezzo m. di legno; (for ice cream, lollipop) stecchino m., bastoncino m.

2) (anche walking stick) bastone m. (da passeggio)

3) (rod-shaped piece)

a stick of chalk — un pezzetto di gesso

a stick of dynamite — un candelotto di dinamite

a stick of celery — un gambo di sedano

a stick of (French) bread — un bastone, una baguette

4) sport (in hockey, polo) mazza f.

5) (conductor's baton) bacchetta f.

6) colloq. (piece of furniture) mobile m.

a few sticks (of furniture) — qualche mobile

7) AE colloq. (person)

a funny old stick — un tipo strano

he's a dry old stick — è un vecchio barboso

8) colloq. (criticism)

to get o take (some) stick beccarsi dure critiche; to give sb. (some) stick — criticare qcn. violentemente

2.

nome plurale sticks colloq.

in the sticks — in (piena) campagna

••

to have o get hold of the wrong end of the stick prendere un abbaglio, capire fischi per fiaschi; to up sticks and leave — colloq. prendere armi e bagagli e partire

II 1. [stɪk]

verbo transitivo (pass., p.pass. stuck)

1) (stab) conficcare, piantare [pin, spade, knife] (into in)

2) (put)

he stuck his head round the door — cacciò la testa fuori dalla porta

she stuck her hands in her pockets — si ficcò le mani in tasca

stick your coat on the chair — colloq. molla il cappotto sulla sedia

to stick an advert in the paper — colloq. mettere un annuncio sul giornale

to stick sb. in a home — colloq. mettere o ficcare qcn. in un ospizio

3) (fix) incollare, attaccare [stamp] (in in; on su; to a); attaccare, affiggere [poster] (in in; on a)

"stick no bills" — "divieto di affissione"

4) BE colloq. (bear) sopportare, reggere [person, situation]

I can't stick it any longer — non ce la faccio più

5) colloq. (impose)

to stick an extra Ј 10 on the price — fare pagare 10 sterline in più sul prezzo

I was stuck with Paul — mi hanno appioppato Paul

2.

verbo intransitivo (pass., p.pass. stuck)

1) (be pushed)

the nail stuck in my foot — mi si è piantato o conficcato un chiodo nel piede

2) (be fixed) [stamp, glue] tenere, attaccare

to stick to the pan — [sauce, rice] attaccarsi alla pentola

3) (jam) [drawer, door, lift] bloccarsi

4) (remain) restare, rimanere

to stick in sb.'s memory o mind restare impresso nella memoria di qcn.; we've caught the murderer, but now we have to make the charges stick — abbiamo preso l'assassino, ora dobbiamo provare la sua colpevolezza

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- stick around

- stick at

- stick by

- stick out

- stick to

- stick together

- stick up

- stick with