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For the verb: "to stick"| Simple Past: | stuck | | Past Participle: | stuck |
Multiple Entries: stick stuck Pocket Oxford Spanish Dictionary © 2005 Oxford University Press:stick1 /stɪk/ sustantivo - (of wood) palo m, vara f;
(twig) ramita f;
(for fire) astilla f -
- (walking ~) bastón m
- (hockey ~) palo m
- (of celery, rhubarb) rama f, penca f;
(of dynamite) cartucho m;
(of rock, candy) palo m;
a ~ of chalk una tiza;
a ~ of chewing gum un chicle - sticks pl the ~s (colloq): to live out in the ~s vivir en la Cochinchina or (Esp tb) en las Batuecas
stick2 (past &
past p stuck) verbo transitivo - (attach, glue) pegar(conj.⇒)
- (thrust) ‹needle/knife/sword› clavar
- (impale) to ~ sth ON sth clavar algo en algo
- (put, place) (colloq) poner(conj.⇒)
- (tolerate) (esp BrE colloq) aguantar, soportar
verbo intransitivo - (adhere) [glue] pegar(conj.⇒);
[food] pegarse(conj.⇒);
to ~ TO sth pegarse(conj.⇒) or (frml) adherirse(conj.⇒) a algo;
the two pages have stuck together las dos páginas se han pegado;
the song stuck in my mind la canción se me quedó grabada - (become jammed) atascarse(conj.⇒);
see also stuck2
Phrasal Verbsstick at v + prep + o ( colloq) seguir(conj.⇒) con;
~ at it sigue así stick by v + prep + o ‹friend› no abandonar;
‹promise› mantener(conj.⇒) en pie stick out - v + adv
- (protrude) sobresalir(conj.⇒)
- (be obvious) resaltar;
he really ~s out in a crowd uno enseguida lo nota en un grupo de gente
- v + o + adv, v + adv + o (stretch out) (colloq) ‹hand› extender(conj.⇒);
‹tongue› sacar(conj.⇒) stick to v + prep + o - (hold to) ‹road/path› seguir(conj.⇒) por;
‹principles› mantener(conj.⇒);
‹rules› ceñirse(conj.⇒) a, atenerse(conj.⇒) a;
I'll ~ to my original plan seguiré con mi plan original - (not digress from) ‹subject/facts› ceñirse(conj.⇒) a
- (restrict oneself to) limitarse a
stick together v + adv no separarse;
(support each other) mantenerse(conj.⇒) unidos stick up - v + o + adv, v + adv + o
- (on wall) ‹notice› colocar(conj.⇒), poner(conj.⇒)
- (raise) ‹hand› levantar
- v + adv (project): something was ~ing up out of the ground algo sobresalía del suelo;
her hair was ~ing up tenía el pelo de punta, tenía el pelo parado (AmL) stick up for v + adv + prep + o ‹person› sacar(conj.⇒) la cara por, defender(conj.⇒);
to ~ up for oneself hacerse(conj.⇒) valer stick: stick insect~ insect sustantivo insecto m palo;
stick-in-the-mud~-in-the-mud sustantivo (colloq): don't be such a ~-in-the-mud no seas tan rutinario e inflexible stick: stick-on~-on adjetivo adhesivo;
stick shift~ shift sustantivo (AmE) - (lever) palanca f de cambio(s) or (Méx) de velocidades
- (car) coche m (de transmisión) estándar or manual;
stickup~up sustantivo (colloq) atraco m, asalto m Pocket Oxford Spanish Dictionary © 2005 Oxford University Press:stuck1 /stʌk/ past &
past p of stick2 stuck2 adjetivo (pred) - (unable to move): the drawer is ~ el cajón se ha atascado;
the door is ~ la puerta se ha atrancado;
she's ~ at home with the kids all day está todo el día metida en la casa con los niños - (at a loss) atascado;
I got ~ on the second question me quedé atascado en la segunda pregunta - (burdened) (colloq): I was ~ with the bill me tocó pagar la cuenta, me cargaron el muerto (fam);
I got ~ with Bob all evening tuve que aguantar a Bob toda la noche
stuck:stuck-up /'stʌk'ʌp/ adjetivo (colloq) estirado (fam) Subscribe to the Oxford Concise or Unabridged dictionary for more translations, meanings and examples. Diccionario Espasa Concise © 2000 Espasa Calpe:stick [stɪk] nombre 1 palo (walking) stick, bastón 2 (de un árbol) ramita (de apio) rama (de dinamita) cartucho | | II | vtr (ps & pp stuck) 1 clavar: he stuck a knife into my leg, me clavó una navaja en la pierna 2 familiar meter to stick one's nose into sthg, entrometerse en algo 3 poner: stick it on the table, ponlo en la mesa vulgar you can stick your money!, ¡sabes dónde te puedes meter el dinero! 4 pegar (con cola) 5 familiar aguantar: I can't stick him, no lo aguanto | | III | verbo intransitivo 1 (con pegamento) pegar (barro, comida, etiquetas, etc) pegarse 2 (no poder mover) atascarse 3 (un cuchillo) clavarse ♦ LOC: to get the wrong end of the stick, coger el rábano por las hojas to give sb stick, dar un palo a alguien to live (out) in the sticks, vivir en el quinto pino to stick at nothing, no detenerse ante nada |
Diccionario Espasa Concise © 2000 Espasa Calpe:stuck [stʌk] ps & pp ➙ stick
stick: WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2010| Compound Forms: |
| big stick | | | mano dura |
| cancer stick | n | US slang (cigarette) | pitillo nm |
| cancer stick | n | US slang (cigarette) | pito nm |
| carrot and stick | n | (figurative phrase: attraction and repulsion) fig: herramientas para motivar | el palo y la zanahoria x |
| gear stick | n | automotriz | palanca de cambios nf |
| gear stick | n | automotriz | palanca de marchas nf |
| hockey stick | | | stick de hockey n |
| joss stick | n | | pebete nm |
| joss stick | n | | varita de incienso nf |
| joy stick | | (computing) informática | palanca de juego |
| lacrosse stick | | (sports) deporte | palo de lacrosse nm |
| measuring stick | | | barra de medición |
| pick-up stick | | | juego de las pajitas nm |
| pogo stick | | | saltador nm |
| pogo-stick | n | | cangurín nm |
| pogo-stick | n | | palo de acero para saltar con el impulso de las piernas nm |
| pogo-stick | n | | palo de pogo nm |
| pogo-stick | n | | también pogo |
| pogo-stick | n | | también pogo stick |
| shooting stick | n | imprenta | botador |
| shooting stick | n | | bastón taburete |
| ski stick | n | para esquiar | bastón |
| stick around | | | quedarse vi |
| stick at | | (stick at nothing) | no tener miramientos |
| stick at | | (stick at it!) | no te amedrentes |
| stick at | | (stick at something) | no desviarse de v |
| stick down | | GB (to write) | apuntar rápidamente v |
| stick down | | | pegar v |
| stick insect | n | | insecto palo nm |
| stick out | | | sobresalir v |
| stick out | | (stick out for) | porfiar v |
| stick to | | | pegarse a v |
| stick together | | (people) | mantenerse unidos v |
| stick up | | (stick up one's legs up in the air) | levantar v |
| stick up for | | (stick up for oneself) | hacerse valer v |
| stick up for | | (stick up for someone) | defender a v |
| stick with | | (stick with someone) | permanecer con v |
| stick with | | (stick with something) | quedarse con v |
| swizzle stick | n | | agitador nm |
| swizzle stick | n | | varilla de coctel nf |
| walking stick | | | bastón nm | | | Report an error | stuck: WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2010| Compound Forms: |
| get stuck | | | atascarse v |
| get stuck in the mud | | | atollarse v |
| get stuck with | | US (UK = get lumbered with) | tener que cargar con v | | | Report an error | Forum discussions with the word(s) "stuck" in the title:' stuck' also found in these entries:
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