stick (EN)

nom, verbe

nom “stick”

1. bâton
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   He used a long stick to poke the campfire.
2. canne
   Grandma always takes her stick with her when she goes for a walk in the park.
3. matraque
   The officer pulled out his stick when he saw the crowd getting unruly.
4. bâtonnet (de beurre ou de margarine)
   For the cookies, you'll need to melt a whole stick of margarine.
5. bâton de chewing-gum
   I bought a pack of mint gum, but I'll only need one stick for now.
6. objet enroulé autour d'un bâton
   At the fair, I treated myself to a stick of delicious caramel apples.
7. voiture à transmission manuelle (aux États-Unis)
   Learning to drive stick is a useful skill, even though automatic cars are more common now.
8. manette
   He quickly moved the stick to the left to avoid crashing his spaceship in the game.
9. clé USB
   I transferred all my project files onto a stick to easily share them with my team.
10. crosse
    He skillfully maneuvered the puck towards the goal with his hockey stick.
11. cravache
    During the race, the jockey used his stick to encourage his horse to run faster.
12. planche (pour les sports de planche)
    He waxed his stick carefully before hitting the waves.
13. mât (dans le golf)
    She aimed carefully, hoping to get her ball close to the stick on the green.
14. allumette (pour une personne mince)
    Despite her athletic prowess, the other girls cruelly called her a stick because of her slender frame.
15. montant (en menuiserie)
    In assembling the cabinet door, he carefully measured and cut the sticks before joining them with the horizontal pieces.
16. planche (de bois)
    We bought several sticks at the lumberyard to frame the new wall in our kitchen.
17. hélice (d'avion, argot militaire américain)
    After the engine failure, the pilot sadly remarked that the stick wasn't spinning anymore.
18. caractère collant
    The stick of the gum to the bottom of the table was so strong that it took me an hour to scrape it off.

verbe “stick”

1. coller
   The label stuck to the jar even after washing it.
2. fixer (avec de la colle ou comme si on utilisait de la colle)
   She stuck the poster to the wall with double-sided tape.
3. se bloquer
   The key in the lock stuck and wouldn't turn anymore.
4. persévérer dans
   She decided to stick with her old car, despite its many issues, because she couldn't afford a new one.
5. perdurer
   Despite the years, the habit of waking up early stuck with her.
6. rester fidèle
   Even when things got tough, she stuck to her friends, never wavering in her support.
7. poser rapidement ou négligemment
   It's fine, just stick the backpack in the corner.
8. enfoncer
   She stuck the needle into the fabric to start sewing.