stick (EN)

substantivo, verbo

substantivo “stick”

1. galho
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   He used a long stick to poke the campfire.
2. bengala
   Grandma always takes her stick with her when she goes for a walk in the park.
3. cassetete
   The officer pulled out his stick when he saw the crowd getting unruly.
4. tablete (de manteiga ou margarina)
   For the cookies, you'll need to melt a whole stick of margarine.
5. chiclete (em formato de barra)
   I bought a pack of mint gum, but I'll only need one stick for now.
6. algo enrolado ou preso a um pau (para diferenciar de "galho")
   At the fair, I treated myself to a stick of delicious caramel apples.
7. carro de câmbio manual (nos EUA, informalmente)
   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. pen drive
   I transferred all my project files onto a stick to easily share them with my team.
10. taco (em esportes)
    He skillfully maneuvered the puck towards the goal with his hockey stick.
11. chicote (em corridas de cavalo)
    During the race, the jockey used his stick to encourage his horse to run faster.
12. prancha (em esportes de prancha)
    He waxed his stick carefully before hitting the waves.
13. mastro (no golfe, o mastro com uma bandeira)
    She aimed carefully, hoping to get her ball close to the stick on the green.
14. magricela
    Despite her athletic prowess, the other girls cruelly called her a stick because of her slender frame.
15. montante (na carpintaria)
    In assembling the cabinet door, he carefully measured and cut the sticks before joining them with the horizontal pieces.
16. tábua
    We bought several sticks at the lumberyard to frame the new wall in our kitchen.
17. hélice (do avião, gíria militar dos EUA)
    After the engine failure, the pilot sadly remarked that the stick wasn't spinning anymore.
18. aderência
    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”

1. grudar
   The label stuck to the jar even after washing it.
2. colar
   She stuck the poster to the wall with double-sided tape.
3. emperrar
   The key in the lock stuck and wouldn't turn anymore.
4. persistir (em "continuar fazendo ou usando")
   She decided to stick with her old car, despite its many issues, because she couldn't afford a new one.
5. permanecer (em uso)
   Despite the years, the habit of waking up early stuck with her.
6. manter-se fiel
   Even when things got tough, she stuck to her friends, never wavering in her support.
7. largar (de maneira rápida ou descuidada)
   It's fine, just stick the backpack in the corner.
8. cravar
   She stuck the needle into the fabric to start sewing.