unstuck in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for unstuck in the English»French Dictionary

I.unstuck [Brit ʌnˈstʌk, Am ˌənˈstək] VB pt VB pp

unstuck → unstick

II.unstuck [Brit ʌnˈstʌk, Am ˌənˈstək] ADJ

1. unstuck lit:

to come unstuck stamp, glue:

se décoller

2. unstuck inf, fig:

unstuck person, organization

connaître un échec, aller à vau l'eau

unstuck plans

tomber à l'eau

to come unstuck in one's exams/attempt

échouer à ses examens/dans sa tentative

See also unstick

unstick <pret, pp unstuck> [Brit ʌnˈstɪk, Am ˌənˈstɪk] VB trans

unstick

décoller

unstick <pret, pp unstuck> [Brit ʌnˈstɪk, Am ˌənˈstɪk] VB trans

unstick

décoller

Translations for unstuck in the French»English Dictionary

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décoller bouts de ruban adhésif

to unstick

se brûler les ailes fig

to come to grief, to come unstuck

unstuck in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for unstuck in the English»French Dictionary

unstuck [ˌʌnˈstʌk] ADJ

1. unstuck (not stuck):

unstuck

décollé(e)

2. unstuck inf (fail):

to come unstuck

échouer

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

to come unstuck Aus, Brit

se décoller

Translations for unstuck in the French»English Dictionary

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décoller

to unstick

unstuck Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to come unstuck

échouer

to come unstuck Aus, Brit

se décoller

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Despite his initially successful plan, he comes badly unstuck.

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Allowing one wheel to spin can propel a vehicle forward enough to get it unstuck, whereas both wheels applying a limited amount of power will not produce the same effect.

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She begins to write her story down, almost positive that it's just her writer's block becoming unstuck.

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I wasn't a fan of those bailouts - the investors took the risk and came unstuck.

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While still in flight, he climbed forward, unstuck the engine's valve train, and restarted the motor for the trip home.

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If they're not, they know to carry out corrective actions to get their motors unstuck.

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When the paper was finally unstuck, what remained visible and readable was his vote for the party-list.

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You have to be willing to get yourself unstuck and take action daily.

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Until the 1870s, the postage stamp itself was cancelled with rhombus of points with a hole in the middle; it is impossible to know where an unstuck stamp was used.

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Their plans come unstuck when their inept bungling lands them both in prison.

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