stick insect in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for stick insect in the English»Bulgarian Dictionary

stick insect N

stick insect

тропическо насекомо, подобно на пръчка

Translations for stick insect in the English»Bulgarian Dictionary

insect [ˈɪnsekt] N

insect

насекомо nt

insect bite

ухапване от насекомо

stick¹ [stɪk] N

1. stick:

stick of wood

пръчка f

stick of wood

клечка f

stick of celery, rhubarb

стръкче nt

stick of celery, rhubarb

клонка f

stick of dynamite

пръчка f

stick of chalk

парче nt

stick of deodorant, glue

стик m

2. stick a. SPORTS:

stick for hockey

стик m

walking stick

бастун m

3. stick MUS:

stick

диригентска палка

4. stick MIL:

stick

отряд m

5. stick AUTO, COMPUT:

stick

лост m

control stick

команден лост

gear stick

лост за скорости

6. stick inf (person):

old stick

добър [o. порядъчен] човек

7. stick inf (remote area):

in the sticks

на края на света

8. stick inf (criticism):

to give sb stick (about sth)

скастрям нкг (за нщ)

to take a lot of stick

здравата ме скастрят

Phrases:

to get the wrong end of the stick

разбирам погрешно

sticks and stones may break my bones, but words can never hurt me prov

с думи човек се не убива prov

to be in a cleft stick

в затруднено положение съм

to up sticks Brit inf

събирам си багажа и се премествам да живея на друго място

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

1. stick (adhere):

stick

залепвам (се)

2. stick (be unmovable):

stick person

не мърдам

stick car

заяждам

stick door, window

запъвам

stick door, window

залоствам се

stick mechanism

блокирам

3. stick (endure):

to stick in sb's mind

не излизам от ума на нк

4. stick GAMES:

stick

не искам повече карти

Phrases:

to stick in sb's craw

засяда ми на гърлото

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

1. stick (affix):

stick

прикрепвам

stick

залепвам

2. stick inf (tolerate):

stick

търпя

stick

понасям

3. stick inf (put):

stick

слагам

to stick one's head around the door

подавам си главата на вратата

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Step one, look like a stick insect with a perfect baby bump for nine months.

www.firstpost.com

In the photograph, the stick insect is obviously hanging on by hooks.

www.gizmag.com

In the case of the stick insect, scientists hope new innovations in materials used for the soles of sports shoes might be one application.

www.gizmag.com

Nearby is one of the world's masters of disguise: the stick insect.

www.cbc.ca

Barely moving on the branches is a stick insect the size of my palm.

www.thestar.com

They sequenced more than 1,000 stick insect genomes -- the genetic material of each organism.

phys.org

A stick insect poo can be desiccated completely in an hour or so, but a lion poo can take a fortnight to dry out.

stv.tv

Its common name is the sunny stick insect, derived from the less commonly used sungay stick insect.

en.wikipedia.org

The local name of unknown origin for the walking stick insect which may grow to 33 cm....

en.wikipedia.org

When no males are present in the population, this stick insect exhibits parthenogenesis instead.

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