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Spanish translation of stick

A. vt (past & past p stuck)

  • 2 a (thrust) [needle/knife/sword] clavar b (impale) to stick sth ON sth = clavar algo en algo

B. vi

  • 1 (adhere) [glue] pegar*; [food] pegarse* to stick TO sth = pegarse* or (frml) adherirse* a algo the two pages have stuck together = las dos páginas se han pegado the song stuck in my mind = la canción se me quedó grabada

Phrasal verbs

stick at

v + prep + o (colloq) seguir* con stick at it = sigue así

stick by

v + prep + o [friend] no abandonar; [promise] mantener* en pie

stick out

a v + adv a (protrude) sobresalir* b (be obvious) resaltar he really sticks out in a crowd = uno enseguida lo nota en un grupo de gente b v + o + adv, v + adv + o (stretch out) (colloq) [hand] extender*; [tongue] sacar*

stick to

v + prep + o a (hold to) [road/path] seguir* por; [principles] mantener*; [rules] ceñirse* a, atenerse* a I'll stick to my original plan = seguiré con mi plan original b (not digress from) [subject/facts] ceñirse* a c (restrict oneself to) limitarse a

stick together

v + adv no separarse; (support each other) mantenerse* unidos

stick up

a v + o + adv, v + adv + o a (on wall) [notice] colocar*, poner* b (raise) [hand] levantar b v + adv (project) something was sticking up out of the ground = algo sobresalía del suelo her hair was sticking up = tenía el pelo de punta, tenía el pelo parado (AmL)

stick up for

v + adv + prep + o [person] sacar* la cara por, defender* to stick up for oneself = hacerse* valer

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