sticking plaster in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for sticking plaster in the English»Serbian Dictionary

'stick·ing plaster N Brit

sticking plaster

flaster m

sticking plaster

hanzaplast m inf

Translations for sticking plaster in the English»Serbian Dictionary

sticking plaster

hanzaplast

Translations for sticking plaster in the English»Serbian Dictionary

I.plas·ter ['plɑːstəʳ] N no pl

1. plaster (in building):

plaster

gips m

plaster

malter m

2. plaster MED:

plaster

gips m

3. plaster Brit (for cuts):

plaster

flaster m

sticking plaster

hanzaplast

II.plas·ter ['plɑːstəʳ] VB trans

1. plaster (mortar):

plaster

naneti gips

plaster

omalterisati // malterisati fig

the rain had plastered her hair to her head

kiša joj je slepila kosu

2. plaster inf (put all over):

plaster

premezati // premazivati

plastered with mud

prekriven blatom

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

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Building something for the future is not the same as putting a sticking plaster over critical services.

www.edp24.co.uk

He wrote all his answers, unable as he was to speak through the sticking plaster.

en.wikipedia.org

Quotas are a short-term sticking plaster, not a long-term solution.

www.telegraph.co.uk

People are still angry that the solution last time was a sticking plaster rather than a comprehensive long-term vision.

www.newsandstar.co.uk

But nobody thinks that this sticking plaster solution will work forever.

www.independent.ie

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

talkofthetown.ie

Don't hold your breath that the latest sticking plaster has solved matters.

www.telegraph.co.uk

Scientists have unveiled a sticking plaster-type device which can be used to treat skin cancer.

news.stv.tv

This approach is an expensive and temporary sticking plaster over the problem.

www.bbc.co.uk

They work with people over time rather than going for a sticking plaster approach.

www.oxfordtimes.co.uk