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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 stick2
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 stick2adj
(= 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
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
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
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
stick2
(stik) noun1. a branch or twig from a tree. They were sent to find sticks for firewood.
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.
3. a long piece. a stick of rhubarb.
get (hold of) the wrong end of the stick to misunderstand a situation, something said etc.
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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
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stuck
pret & pp de stickEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.