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stuck
(stŭk)v.
Past tense and past participle of stick.
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stuck
(stʌk)vb
the past tense and past participle of stick 2
adj
1. informal baffled or nonplussed
2. (foll by on) slang keen (on) or infatuated (with)
3. get stuck in get stuck into informal
a. to perform (a task) with determination
b. to attack (a person) verbally or physically
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stuck
(stʌk)v.
pt. and pp. of stick 2.
Idioms: stuck on, Informal. infatuated with.
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Adj. 1. stuck - caught or fixed; "stuck in the mud"
unstuck - free; "a man with a mule got my car unstuck"; "the gears locked in second and would not come unstuck"
2. stuck - baffled; "this problem has me completely stuck"
colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech
perplexed - full of difficulty or confusion or bewilderment; "perplexed language"; "perplexed state of the world"
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stuck
adjective
3. burdened, saddled, lumbered, landed, loaded, encumbered Many people are now stuck with fixed-rate mortgages.
4. (Informal) baffled, stumped, at a loss, beaten, nonplussed, at a standstill, bereft of ideas, up against a brick wall (informal), at your wits' end They will be there to help if you're stuck.
be stuck on something or someone (Slang) be infatuated with, be obsessed with, be keen on, be enthusiastic about, be mad about, be wild about (informal), be hung up on (slang), be crazy about, for, or over (informal) She's stuck on him because he was her first lover.
get stuck into something (Informal) set about, tackle, get down to, make a start on, take the bit between your teeth The sooner we get stuck into this, the sooner we'll finish.
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Translations
bezradnýzaseknutý
sidde fast
jumissaolla jumiutunut
zapeozapeti
行きづまった行き詰っている
곤경에 빠진막힌
zataknjen
fastnasitta fast
ชะงัก ติดติดชะงัก
bị tắckẹt
stuck
[ˈstʌk] pt
pp of stick
adj
(= jammed) → coincé(e)
to be stuck [door, window, key, drawer, lid, lift, person] → être coincé(e)
The door was stuck → La porte était coincée.
to get stuck [lid, key, drawer] → se coincer ; [person] → rester coincé(e), rester bloqué(e); [animal] → rester coincé(e)
The mouse got stuck in a hole → La souris resta coincée dans un trou.
to be stuck [door, window, key, drawer, lid, lift, person] → être coincé(e)
The door was stuck → La porte était coincée.
to get stuck [lid, key, drawer] → se coincer ; [person] → rester coincé(e), rester bloqué(e); [animal] → rester coincé(e)
The mouse got stuck in a hole → La souris resta coincée dans un trou.
[vehicle] to be stuck (in mud) → être enlisé(e); (in sand) → être enlisé(e)
to get stuck (in mud, sand) → s'enliser
to get stuck (in mud, sand) → s'enliser
(= unable to get away) [person] → coincé(e)
We got stuck in a traffic jam → Nous sommes restés coincés dans un embouteillage.
I was stuck at home with flu → J'étais coincé chez moi avec la grippe.
I'm stuck in a relationship that I don't enjoy → Je suis coincé dans une relation qui ne me satisfait pas.
We got stuck in a traffic jam → Nous sommes restés coincés dans un embouteillage.
I was stuck at home with flu → J'étais coincé chez moi avec la grippe.
I'm stuck in a relationship that I don't enjoy → Je suis coincé dans une relation qui ne me satisfait pas.
(= stumped) → coincé(e)
to be stuck (= stumped) → être coincé(e)
Ask for help the minute you're stuck → Demandez de l'aide dès que vous êtes coincé.
to get stuck (= stumped) → se retrouver coincé(e)
They used the dictionary when they got stuck → Ils servent du dictionnaire lorsqu'ils se retrouvent coincés.
to be stuck (= stumped) → être coincé(e)
Ask for help the minute you're stuck → Demandez de l'aide dès que vous êtes coincé.
to get stuck (= stumped) → se retrouver coincé(e)
They used the dictionary when they got stuck → Ils servent du dictionnaire lorsqu'ils se retrouvent coincés.
(= lumbered) → coincé(e)
to be stuck with sb → être coincé avec qn
to be stuck with sth → être coincé avec qchstuck-up [ˌstʌkˈʌp] adj (= arrogant) → coincé(e)
to be stuck with sb → être coincé avec qn
to be stuck with sth → être coincé avec qchstuck-up [ˌstʌkˈʌp] adj (= arrogant) → coincé(e)
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stuck
pret, ptp of stick 2adj
(= baffled) (→ mit) to be stuck → nicht klarkommen, nicht zurechtkommen ; to get stuck → nicht weiterkommen ; I was really stuck → ich war total aufgeschmissen (inf)
(inf) he/she is stuck for something → es fehlt ihm/ihr an etw (dat), → ihm/ihr fehlt etw ; I’m a bit stuck for cash → ich bin ein bisschen knapp bei Kasse ; he wasn’t exactly stuck for something to say → man kann nicht gerade sagen, dass ihm der Gesprächsstoff fehlte ; to be stuck for somebody → jdn dringend brauchen
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stuck
[stʌk]1. pt & pp of stick
2. adj
b. (stumped) I'm stuck (fam) (with crossword, puzzle) → non riesco ad andare avanti
to be stuck for an answer → non sapere cosa rispondere
he's never stuck for an answer → ha sempre la risposta pronta
to be stuck for an answer → non sapere cosa rispondere
he's never stuck for an answer → ha sempre la risposta pronta
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stick2
(stik) noun1. a branch or twig from a tree. They were sent to find sticks for firewood. tak غُصْن съчка galho větev der Zweig gren; kvist ξυλαράκι ramita kepp, oks تكه چوب oksa brindille ענף लाठी, डंडा šiblje, pruće gally ranting kayu spÿta, kvistur, sprek bastoncello, stecco 枝 가지 pagalys, šakalys žagars kayu tak pinne, tørrkvist patyk ramo rămurică ветка; прут konár veja grančica pinne, kvist กิ่งไม้ çubuk 枝條 гілочка, гілка درخت کی ٹہنی que củi 枝条
2. a long thin piece of wood etc shaped for a special purpose. She always walks with a stick nowadays; a walking-stick / hockey-stick; a drumstick. stok, staf عَصا бастун bastão hůl der Stock stok; -stok; stav; -stav; -stik ραβδί, μπαστούνι bastón kepp, pulk عصا keppi, maila canne; baguette, etc. מקל लकड़ी štap, palica bot tongkat (göngu)stafur; kylfa bastone; bacchetta 杖 (어떤 용도의) 스틱 lazda, lazdelė svečturi tongkat stok stokk; kølle; stikke; stake kij, laska pau baston; baghetă палочка; трость; клюшка; подсвечник palica palica štap käpp, klubba, pinne, [ljus]stake ไม้เท้า sopa, değnek 手杖,棍 палиця; прут چھڑی cái gậy 手杖,棍
3. a long piece. a stick of rhubarb. stok قَضيب пръчка pedaço stvol der Stengel stang κλαδί, ματσούκι palo, vara kaigas, kang قطعه tanko, varsi tige חתיכה बत्ती सलाई, वर्तिका šipka, prut szár bilah stöngull gambo; stecca 棒 긴 막대 lazda, stiebas stublājs; garš gabals; stienītis sesuatu yang panjang stok stang laska pedaço tulpină стебель stvol steblo dug komad stång, bit, stjälk แท่ง sap 莖 паличка کسی چیز کا لمبا پتلا ٹکڑا cán 茎
get (hold of) the wrong end of the stick to misunderstand a situation, something said etc. verkeerd verstaan يُسيء فَهْم المَوْقِف заблуждавам се compreender mal špatně pochopit die Sache falsch verstehen få helt galt fat i noget παρανοώ, παρεξηγώ coger el rábano por las hojas valesti mõistma غلط فهميدن ymmärtää väärin mal comprendre לְהָבִין לא נָכוֹן गलत समझना pogrešno shvatiti neku situaciju félreérti a helyzetet salah paham misskilja fraintendere 誤解する 오해하다 ne taip suprasti pārprast salah faham het bij het verkeerde eind hebben være på feil spor rozumieć na opak compreender mal a nu înţelege превратно понять zle pochopiť napačno razumeti pogrešno shvatiti situaciju få alltihop om bakfoten เข้าใจผิด bir şeyi yanlış anlamak 誤解 неправильно зрозуміти کسی چیز کو غلط سمجھنا hiểu nhầm tình hình, cái gì ai nói 误解
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stuck
→ حَائِر , مَحْجُوز bezradný, zaseknutý sidde fast feststecken , nicht zurechtkommen κολλημένος , μπλοκαρισμένος atascado jumissa, olla jumiutunut coincé , être bloqué zapeo, zapeti bloccato , inceppato 行きづまった, 行き詰っている 곤경에 빠진, 막힌 klem , vastgelopen fast , fastkjørt utknąć , zablokowany bloqueado , preso , travado застрявший , столкнувшийся с непреодолимой трудностью fastna, sitta fast ชะงัก ติด, ติดชะงัก saplanmış , takılmak bị tắc, kẹt 卡住的 , 被难住的Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
- It's stuck → لا تَعْمَلُ → Je to zaseklé → Den sidder fast → Er steckt fest → Κόλλησε → Está atascado → Se on jumissa → C'est coincé → Zapelo je → È bloccato → 動かなくなりました → 고장났어요 → Het zit vast → Den sitter fast → Zacięło się → Está travado → Заело → Denhar fastnat → ติดกัน → Takıldı → Bị kẹt rồi → 塞住了
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