Translations for „sticky end“ in the English » German Dictionary

sticky end N

sticky end

klebriges Ende („sticky end“ ist auch im Deutschen gebräuchlich)

Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

you'll come to a sticky end

mit dir wird es noch einmal ein schlimmes Ende nehmen

to come to [or meet] a sticky end

ein böses Ende nehmen

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

That's unsurprising as when it did appear in the press it was usually on the sticky end of stories relating to problematic public-sector projects.

www.cio.co.uk

But there are many "showstoppers", any and all of which can bring humanity and biodiversity to a sticky end.

theconversation.com

Without this, the 10-millennia-old experiment called farming could come to a sticky end.

www.ft.com

Maybe, ran the subtext, they would meet the same sticky end.

www.independent.co.uk

Another shows where a politician came to a sticky end along the nearby beach.

www.mirror.co.uk

As the prey approaches, bolas spiders swing their lure, trying to whack the moth with the sticky end.

www.wired.com

The so-called revival could come to a sticky end.

www.independent.ie

Elementary, meanwhile, made him a grubby blackmailer typing his way to a sticky end.

www.denofgeek.com

The rest of this episode hangs together really well though as events reach a satisfyingly sticky end.

www.denofgeek.com

To compensate for the lower efficiency, the concentration of ligase used is higher than sticky end ligation (10x or more).

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