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stick (EN)
sostantivo, verbo

sostantivo “stick”

sing. stick, pl. sticks o non num.
  1. bastone
    He used a long stick to poke the campfire.
  2. bastone da passeggio
    Grandma always takes her stick with her when she goes for a walk in the park.
  3. manganello
    The officer pulled out his stick when he saw the crowd getting unruly.
  4. panetto
    For the cookies, you'll need to melt a whole stick of margarine.
  5. gomma da masticare
    I bought a pack of mint gum, but I'll only need one stick for now.
  6. qualcosa avvolto attorno a un bastone
    At the fair, I treated myself to a stick of delicious caramel apples.
  7. auto con cambio manuale
    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. chiavetta USB
    I transferred all my project files onto a stick to easily share them with my team.
  10. attrezzo (nel contesto sportivo)
    He skillfully maneuvered the puck towards the goal with his hockey stick.
  11. frustino
    During the race, the jockey used his stick to encourage his horse to run faster.
  12. tavola (nel contesto degli sport da tavola)
    He waxed his stick carefully before hitting the waves.
  13. asta (nel golf)
    She aimed carefully, hoping to get her ball close to the stick on the green.
  14. stecca (persona magra)
    Despite her athletic prowess, the other girls cruelly called her a stick because of her slender frame.
  15. montante (nel contesto della carpenteria)
    In assembling the cabinet door, he carefully measured and cut the sticks before joining them with the horizontal pieces.
  16. asse
    We bought several sticks at the lumberyard to frame the new wall in our kitchen.
  17. elica (nell'argot militare)
    After the engine failure, the pilot sadly remarked that the stick wasn't spinning anymore.
  18. appiccicosità
    The stick of the gum to the bottom of the table was so strong that it took me an hour to scrape it off.

verbo “stick”

infinito stick; lui sticks; pass. stuck; p.p. stuck; ger. sticking
  1. attaccarsi
    The label stuck to the jar even after washing it.
  2. incollare
    She stuck the poster to the wall with double-sided tape.
  3. incepparsi
    The key in the lock stuck and wouldn't turn anymore.
  4. perseverare
    She decided to stick with her old car, despite its many issues, because she couldn't afford a new one.
  5. persistere
    Despite the years, the habit of waking up early stuck with her.
  6. rimanere fedele
    Even when things got tough, she stuck to her friends, never wavering in her support.
  7. piazzare
    It's fine, just stick the backpack in the corner.
  8. infilare
    She stuck the needle into the fabric to start sewing.