stick (EN)
podstatné jméno, sloveso

podstatné jméno “stick”

sg. stick, pl. sticks or uncountable
  1. klacek
    He used a long stick to poke the campfire.
  2. hůl
    Grandma always takes her stick with her when she goes for a walk in the park.
  3. obušek
    The officer pulled out his stick when he saw the crowd getting unruly.
  4. kostka (másla nebo margarínu)
    For the cookies, you'll need to melt a whole stick of margarine.
  5. jeden kus žvýkačky
    I bought a pack of mint gum, but I'll only need one stick for now.
  6. něco omotaného kolem hůlky
    At the fair, I treated myself to a stick of delicious caramel apples.
  7. auto s manuální převodovkou (v USA, hovorově)
    Learning to drive stick is a useful skill, even though automatic cars are more common now.
  8. joystick
    He quickly moved the stick to the left to avoid crashing his spaceship in the game.
  9. flashka
    I transferred all my project files onto a stick to easily share them with my team.
  10. sportovní náčiní (pro kontrolu míče nebo puku)
    He skillfully maneuvered the puck towards the goal with his hockey stick.
  11. jezdecký bičík
    During the race, the jockey used his stick to encourage his horse to run faster.
  12. prkno (v prkenných sportech, jako je surf nebo skateboard)
    He waxed his stick carefully before hitting the waves.
  13. vlajka (v golfu, označuje jamku)
    She aimed carefully, hoping to get her ball close to the stick on the green.
  14. hubená osoba (zejména žena s malým poprsím)
    Despite her athletic prowess, the other girls cruelly called her a stick because of her slender frame.
  15. svislá část spoje (v truhlářství)
    In assembling the cabinet door, he carefully measured and cut the sticks before joining them with the horizontal pieces.
  16. fošna (v US)
    We bought several sticks at the lumberyard to frame the new wall in our kitchen.
  17. vrtule (v americké vojenské hantýrce z první světové války)
    After the engine failure, the pilot sadly remarked that the stick wasn't spinning anymore.
  18. lepivost
    The stick of the gum to the bottom of the table was so strong that it took me an hour to scrape it off.

sloveso “stick”

stick; he sticks; past stuck, part. stuck; ger. sticking
  1. přilnout, přilepit se
    The label stuck to the jar even after washing it.
  2. přilepit
    She stuck the poster to the wall with double-sided tape.
  3. zaseknout se
    The key in the lock stuck and wouldn't turn anymore.
  4. nadále dělat nebo používat
    She decided to stick with her old car, despite its many issues, because she couldn't afford a new one.
  5. udržet se (v používání)
    Despite the years, the habit of waking up early stuck with her.
  6. zůstat věrný
    Even when things got tough, she stuck to her friends, never wavering in her support.
  7. položit rychle nebo nedbale
    It's fine, just stick the backpack in the corner.
  8. zapíchnout
    She stuck the needle into the fabric to start sewing.