sticking in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for sticking in the English»Serbian Dictionary

'stick·ing plaster N Brit

sticking plaster

flaster m

sticking plaster

hanzaplast m inf

stick¹ [stɪk] N

1. stick:

stick (small thin tree branch)

prut m

stick (thin piece of wood)

štap m

2. stick (severe criticism):

to get stick

dobiti zasluženo biti kritikovan

to give sb stick

dati nekome zasluženo kritikovati nekoga

3. stick (a piece of sth):

carrot sticks

štapići šargarepe

celery sticks

struk celera

a stick of chewing gum

komad žvakaće gume

4. stick (used in a certain function):

stick

palica f

hockey/polo stick

palica za hokej/polo

walking stick

štap za (hodanje)

5. stick MUS:

stick

udaraljka f

stick (of a conductor)

dirigentska palica f

6. stick AUTO, mech:

stick

ručica f

gear stick

ručica menjača

7. stick pej inf (remote area):

out in the sticks

u nedođiji

Phrases:

to get the shit-end of the stick Am coll!

izvući deblji kraj

to up sticks Brit inf

dići jedra odseliti se

I.stick² <stuck, stuck> [stɪk] VB intr

1. stick:

stick (fix by adhesion)

zalepiti // lepiti

stick (be fixed)

prilepiti se // lepiti se

this glue won't stick

ovaj lepak ne drži

2. stick fig (attach oneself):

to stick to sb [like a leech]

zakačiti se za nekoga (kao pijavica) inf

3. stick car:

stick (be unable to move) (be unmovable)

zaglaviti se perf

help me up — I'm stuck

pomozi mi - zaglavio sam se

4. stick fig:

stick (unable to continue)

zapeti // zapinjati

stick (unable to leave)

zaglaviti se perf

5. stick (endure):

stick

ostati // ostajati

to stick in sb's mind

ostati u nečijim mislima

6. stick (persevere):

to stick at sth

istrajati u nečemu

7. stick (keep within limits):

to stick to one's budget

držati se predviđenog budžeta

to stick to a diet

držati se dijete

8. stick (not give up):

to stick with traditions

zadržati običaje

9. stick (continue to support, comply with):

to stick by sb

ostati uz nekoga

to stick by sth

ostati dosledan nečemu

I stick by what I said

ostajem pri onome što sam rekao

10. stick inf (need, be at a loss for):

I'm stuck for money at the moment

trenutno sam u škripcu s parama inf

he was stuck for words

ostao je bez reči

Phrases:

to stick to one's guns

ostati pri svome

II.stick² <stuck, stuck> [stɪk] VB trans

1. stick (affix):

stick

prilepiti // lepiti to - na

2. stick inf (put):

stick your things wherever you like

stavi svoje stvari gde hoćeš

to stick one's head around the door

promoliti glavu iza vrata

Phrases:

to stick one's nose into sb's business

zabadati nos gde mu nije mesto

'ski stick N Brit

ski stick

štap m za skijanje

'walk·ing stick N

walking stick (for old people)

štap m

walking stick (for invalids)

štaka f

non-'stick ADJ

non-stick

koji se ne lepi

'glue stick N

glue stick

lepak m u stiku

'cock·tail stick N

cocktail stick

čačkalica f

'stick-up N esp Am inf

stick-up

oružana pljačka f

'shoot·ing stick N

shooting stick

rasklopiva stolica f

sticking Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

sticking plaster

hanzaplast

that's my story and I'm sticking to it!

to je moja verzija i nje ću se držati!

to get the shit-end of the stick Am coll!

izvući deblji kraj

to stick one's head around the door

promoliti glavu iza vrata

to stick one's nose into sb's business

zabadati nos gde mu nije mesto

to prod a horse with a stick

bocnuti konja štapom

the carrot and on [the] stick

štap i šargarepa

to stick down sth down [on paper]

nabacati na papir

to stick down sth down [on paper]

nažvrljati

to stick together through thick and thin

ostati zajedno i u dobru i u zlu

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

But it's voluntary and besides it's a sticking plaster approach - treat symptoms but ignore the cause.

www.scoop.co.nz

This is the sticking plaster solution but it addresses none of the fundamental issues.

www.independent.ie

There can be no return to the status quo and no short-term sticking plaster approach.

talkofthetown.ie

For example, sticking to the habit of doing one pushup per day requires very little energy to get started.

lifehacker.com

Chopsticks are never left sticking vertically into rice, as this resembles incense sticks (which are usually placed vertically in sand) during offerings to the dead.

en.wikipedia.org

The paddles' roughness and water-repellent properties stop water from sticking as it hits.

www.space.com

It's easy to point out that counties are generally insured to the hilt for these eventualities, but that's a short-term sticking plaster.

www.telegraph.co.uk

To allow efficient stacking of product in the furnace during sintering and prevent parts sticking together, many manufacturers separate ware using ceramic powder separator sheets.

en.wikipedia.org

Too little current can lead to sticking of the filler wire.

en.wikipedia.org

It has been noted that they maintain special scratching posts, where they get rid of pollen and nectar sticking to their head.

en.wikipedia.org