| Additional Translations |
| stick n | (dynamite cartridge) | cartucho nm |
| | They used five sticks of dynamite to blow the hole in the rock. |
| | Usaron cinco cartuchos de dinamita para hacer perforar la roca. |
| stick n | dated (baton) | cachiporra nf |
| | | bastón nm |
| | (ES) | porra nf |
| | The police used their sticks to control the crowd. |
| | La policía usó sus cachiporras para controlar a la multitud. |
| | La policía usó sus bastones para controlar a la multitud. |
| | La policía usó sus porras para contener a la multitud. |
| stick n | (lacrosse, hockey stick) | palo nm |
| | (anglicismo) | stick nm |
| | The hockey player broke his stick and needed another one. |
| | El jugador de hockey rompió su palo y necesitó otro. |
| stick n | (airplane control handle) | palanca de mando grupo nom |
| | | palanca de control grupo nom |
| | | timón nm |
| | The pilot pulled back on the stick to fly higher. |
| | El piloto tiró de la palanca de mando para poder remontar vuelo. |
| | El piloto tiró de la palanca de control para poder remontar vuelo. |
| | El piloto tiró del timón para poder remontar vuelo. |
| stick of butter n | US (butter: quarter pound) | barra de mantequilla grupo nom |
| | I need a stick of butter for this recipe. |
| | Necesito una barra de mantequilla para hacer esta receta. |
| stick n | (walking stick) | bastón nm |
| | The old man leaned on his stick as he stood watching the children run across the field. |
| | El anciano se apoyó sobre su bastón mientras se paró a observar cómo los niños corrían por el campo. |
| stick n | informal (criticism) | crítica nf |
| | Karen got a lot of stick off her colleagues for the mistake she'd made. |
| | Karen recibió muchas críticas por parte de sus colegas debido al error que cometió. |
| stick n | (a stab, prick) | pinchazo nm |
| | The patient felt the stick of the needle in her arm. |
| | La paciente sintió el pinchazo de la aguja en el brazo. |
| the sticks npl | informal (remote rural place) (coloquial) | en el quinto pino loc adv |
| | (coloquial) | en el quinto infierno loc adv |
| | (AmS: coloquial) | donde el diablo perdió el poncho loc adv |
| | (coloquial, peyorativo) | en el culo del mundo loc adv |
| | Rosemary lives on a farm in the sticks. |
| | Rosemary vive en una granja en el quinto pino. |
| stick⇒ vi | (become immobilized) | atascarse⇒ v prnl |
| | I was shifting into third gear when the gear lever suddenly stuck. |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. El automóvil se atascó en el barro. |
| stick vi | (remain attached) | quedarse pegado loc verb |
| | The fly stuck to the sticky trap. |
| | La mosca se quedó pegada en el papel pegajoso. |
| stick vi | (be stopped by an obstruction) | atorarse⇒ v prnl |
| | | atascarse⇒ v prnl |
| | The zipper stuck halfway up. |
| | La cremallera se le atoró a mitad de camino. |
| stick vi | informal (remain, endure) (coloquial) | pegarse⇒ v prnl |
| | | quedar⇒ vi |
| | Barry's brothers gave him the nickname "Bud" when he was a child, and it stuck. |
| | Cuando era niño, los hermanos de Barry le pusieron "Bud" de apodo y desde entonces se le pegó. |
| | Cuando era niño, los hermanos de Barry le pusieron "Bud" de apodo y desde entonces se le quedó. |
| stick [sth]⇒ vtr | (puncture) | perforar⇒ vtr |
| | | agujerear⇒ vtr |
| | Julie stuck the plastic with a pin to drain the water. |
| | Julie perforó el plástico para que el agua drenara. |
| stick [sth] vtr | (impale) | atravesar⇒ vtr |
| | The spear stuck the explorer through the heart. |
| | La lanza atravesó el corazón del explorador. |
| stick [sth] vtr | (place in position) (general) | meter⇒ vtr |
| | (hacia afuera) | sacar⇒ vtr |
| | The dog stuck his head out the window. |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. La niña metió su mano entre los barrotes de la cuna. |
| | El perro sacó su cabeza por la ventana. |
| stick [sb] with [sth]⇒ vtr | (lumber: with [sth] disagreeable) (coloquial) | clavar a alguien con loc verb |
| | (dinero) | sablear a alguien con loc verb |
| | Harry's friends stuck him with the dinner bill. |
| | Sus amigos lo clavaron con la cuenta de la comida. |
| | Sus amigos le sablearon y le hicieron pagar la factura de la cena. |
| stick [sth/sb]⇒ vtr | UK, informal (tolerate) | soportar⇒, aguantar⇒ vtr |
| | | soportar a, aguantar a vtr + prep |
| Note: Usually used where there is doubt, or with negatives. |
| | I don't think I can stick much more of this film; it's abysmal! |
| | No puedo soportar más esta película, ¡es pésima! |
Locuciones verbales
stick | stick with |
| stick around vi phrasal | informal (stay) | quedarse⇒ v prnl |
| | (coloquial) | plantarse⇒ v prnl |
| | If you stick around after the closing credits, you will catch the movie's extra scene. |
| | Si te quedas después de los créditos finales, podrás ver escenas extra de la película. |
| stick by [sb] vtr phrasal insep | (be faithful to [sb]) | no abandonar a loc verb |
| | | apoyar a vtr + prep |
| stick by [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (not change) | mantenerse firme loc verb |
| | | no cambiar loc verb |
| | Joel stuck by his opinion, despite all the arguments to the contrary. |
| stick [sth] down vtr phrasal sep | (seal with an adhesive) | pegar⇒ vtr |
| | Nowadays you don't have to lick the edge of an envelope before you stick it down. |
| | Me pidió ayuda para pegar las figuritas en el cuaderno. |
| stick [sth] out vtr phrasal sep | (project, cause to protrude) | sacar⇒ vtr |
| | | extender⇒ vtr |
| | If you stick your tongue out again, a bird may come and roost on it. |
| | Si sacas la lengua de nuevo, un pájaro podría pararse en ella. |
| stick out vi phrasal | (project, protrude) | sobresalir⇒ vi |
| | Other children tease him because his ears stick out. |
| | Los otros niños lo cargaban porque sus orejas sobresalían. |
| stick out vi phrasal | figurative (be conspicuous) | destacar⇒ vi |
| | | resaltar⇒, sobresalir⇒ vi |
| | The young man's blue Mohawk stuck out in the corporate offices. |
| | La cresta azul del joven destacaba en las oficinas corporativas. |
| stick [sth] out vtr phrasal sep | slang (endure to the end) | aguantar algo hasta el final vtr + loc adv |
| | By the twentieth mile of the marathon, Adam was exhausted, but he stuck the race out and finally made it to the finish line. |
| | Para la vigésima milla, Adam estaba exhausto, pero aguantó la carrera hasta el final y consiguió llegar a la línea de meta. |
stick [sb/sth] up,
stick up [sb/sth] vtr phrasal sep | informal (carry out armed robbery on) | asaltar⇒, robar⇒ vtr |
| | | asaltar a mano armada, robar a mano armada vtr + loc adv |
| | | asaltar a punta de pistola, robar a punta de pistola vtr + loc adv |
| Note: Ante complemento directo de persona debe usarse la preposición «a». |
| | A gang stuck up that bank over there last week. |
| | Una pandilla asaltó ese banco la semana pasada. |
| stick up for [sb/sth] vtr phrasal insep | informal (defend, support) (coloquial) | defender a vtr + prep |
| | | defender⇒ vtr |
| | When the bullies came around, he stuck up for his little sister. |
| | Cuando los bravucones los rodearon, él defendió a su hermana pequeña. |
Compound Forms:
stick | stick with |
| big stick n | figurative (influencing force) | gran garrote loc nom m |
| | | gran influencia adj + nf |
bread stick,
breadstick n | (baton of crusty bread) | palillo de pan loc nom m |
| | (ES) | colín nm |
| can't stick [sb/sth] | UK, informal (cannot tolerate) | no aguantar a loc verb |
| | (AR, UY, coloquial) | no bancarse a loc verb |
| | (MX, coloquial) | no tragar a loc verb |
| | I can't stick Geoffrey; he's so annoying! |
| celery stick n | (short piece of celery stalk) | tallo de apio nm + loc adj |
Chap Stick,
ChapStick,
chapstick,
chap stick n | ® (lip balm) | bálsamo labial nm + adj mf |
| | | bálsamo de labios nm + loc adj |
| | | humectante labial, protector labial nm + adj mf |
| | (®) | ChapStick n propio m |
| Note: As a registered trademark, “Chap Stick” should be capitalized, but it is often not capitalized in informal communication. |
| | I always keep a Chap Stick handy in case my lips get dry. |
| | Siempre tengo humectante labial a mano por si se me secan los labios. |
| cinnamon stick n | (spice: cinnamon bark) | canela en rama loc nom f |
| | I like to put a cinnamon stick in my hot apple cider. |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Para el arroz con leche uso siempre canela en rama. |
| cocktail stick n | (small pointed wooden skewer) | escarbadiente, palillo nm |
| control stick | (aerodynamics) | palanca de mando nf + loc adj |
| | | palanca de control nf + loc adj |
| digging stick n | (tool: sharpened branch used to dig) | coa nf |
| | La coa es una especie de palo aguzado que se usaba primitivamente para la labranza. |
| drive stick v expr | US, informal (drive manual-transmission car) | conducir con cambio manual loc verb |
| | In Europe, almost everybody drives stick. |
| | En Europa, casi todo el mundo conduce con cambio manual. |
fish stick (US),
fish finger (UK) | (piece of fish) | palito de pescado loc nom m |
gearshift,
shift lever (US),
gearstick,
gear stick,
gear lever (UK) n | (vehicle's manual transmission) | palanca de velocidades loc nom f |
| | | palanca de cambios loc nom f |
| | (ES) | cambio de marchas loc nom m |
| | I always waggle the gear stick before starting the engine, to make sure it is in neutral. |
| | This car's gearshift is on the steering column. |
| | Siempre muevo de un lado a otro la palanca de velocidades antes de arrancar el motor para asegurarme de que esté en neutro. // Este auto tiene la palanca de velocidades en la columna de dirección. |
| glue stick n | (adhesive in stick form) (España) | pegamento en barra nm |
| | I used a glue stick to paste my collage together. |
| | Utilicé pegamento en barra para unir las piezas del collage. |
| golf stick n | (club used for playing golf) | palo de golf nm + loc adj |
| | Para mi cumpleaños, me regalaron un juego de palos de golf. |
hand blender,
stick blender n | (handheld food mixer) (ES) | túrmix nf |
| | Hand blenders are great for making thick soups. |
| | Las túrmix son perfectas para hacer sopas espesas. |
| hockey stick n | (long stick used in hockey) | palo de hockey nm + loc adj |
| | Stop hitting your brother with that hockey stick! |
| | ¡Deja de darle a tu hermano con el palo de hockey! |
| joss stick | (incense stick) | incienso nm |
| lacrosse stick n | (stick: for lacrosse) (deporte) | palo de lacrosse nm |
| | The lacrosse stick is used to catch, carry and throw the ball. |
lolly stick,
ice-lolly stick n | UK (stick used as popsicle handle) | palito de helado nm + loc adj |
| | (AmL) | palito de paleta nm + loc adj |
| lolly stick n | UK (wooden stick for crafting) | palito de helado nm + loc adj |
| | (AmL) | palito de paleta nm + loc adj |
| measuring stick n | (ruler, gauge, rod for measuring) | regla nf |
| | My meanest middle school teacher used to hit children with the measuring sticks! |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Cuando era niña los profesores les pegaban a los alumnos con una regla de madera. |
Memory Stick,
memory stick n | ® (computing: flashcard, dongle) | tarjeta de memoria loc nom f |
| | (AR, voz inglesa) | memory stick loc nom f |
| Note: As a registered trademark, “Memory Stick” should be capitalized, but it is usually not capitalized in informal communication. |
| | I use a memory stick to back up my files. |
| | I copied my photos onto my memory stick so that I can show them to my friends on their laptops. |
| | Uso una tarjeta de memoria para hacer una copia de seguridad de mis archivos. |
| the moon on a stick n | figurative (something impossible) | la luna y las estrellas expr |
| | | hasta lo imposible expr |
| night stick n | colloquial (police officer's baton) | porra, cachiporra nf |
| | (AmL) | macana nf |
| | (CL) | luma nf |
| | (CO) | bolillo nm |
nonstick,
non-stick adj | (cookware: with coated surface) | antiadherente adj mf |
| | Eggs are best cooked in a nonstick pan. |
| | Los huevos se cocinan mejor en una sartén antiadherente. |
| pogo stick n | (toy) (juguete) | pogo saltarín loc nom m |
| | | saltador nm |
| pointer stick n | (wand used in visual presentations) | puntero nm |
| popsicle stick n | US, ® (stick used as ice-lolly handle) | palito de helado nm + loc adj |
| | (AmL) | palito de paleta nm + loc adj |
| popsicle stick n | US (wooden stick for crafting) | palito de helado nm + loc adj |
| | (AmL) | palito de paleta nm + loc adj |
| rhythm stick | (musical instrument) | claves nfpl |
| selfie stick n | (device: taking a selfie) (voz inglesa) | selfie stick loc nom m |
| | | palo selfie, palito selfie loc nom m |
| stick figure n | (simple line drawing of a person) | hombre de palitos loc nom m |
| | | figura de palitos loc nom f |
| | | monigote nm |
stick [sth] in,
stick in [sth] vtr + adv | (insert) | introducir⇒ vtr |
| | The baker stuck in a skewer to see whether her cake was ready. |
stick [sth] in [sth],
stick [sth] into [sth] vtr + prep | (insert into [sth]) | meter⇒ vtr |
| | | insertar⇒ vtr |
| | Gary stuck a fork in the steaks to see if they were cooked. |
| stick in your craw v expr | figurative (feel reluctance over) (coloquial: gesto en garganta) | tenerlo acá loc verb |
| | (AR, vulgar) | dar por las bolas loc verb |
| | I'll apologise, but it sticks in my craw; I know I was in the right. |
| | Me disculparé, pero lo tengo acá, yo sé que tenía razón. |
| | Me disculparé, pero me da por las bolas, yo sé que tenía razón. |
| stick in your mind v expr | informal, figurative (remain in your thoughts or memory) (figurado, recordar) | grabarse en la cabeza loc verb |
| stick in your throat v expr | (food: difficult to swallow) (comida) | ser difícil de tragar loc verb |
| stick in your throat v expr | figurative (be difficult to say) (figurado) | atorarse en la garganta loc verb |
stick in your throat,
stick in your craw v expr | figurative (be difficult to accept) (figurado) | ser difícil de tragar loc verb |
stick insect,
also US: stick bug,
walking stick n | (very slender insect) | insecto palo loc nom m |
| stick it out v expr | (endure [sth] difficult) | aguantar hasta el final vtr + loc adv |
| stick it to [sb] v expr | slang (give [sb] harsh treatment) (coloquial) | darle duro a alguien loc verb + prep |
| | (ES: coloquial) | meter caña a alguien loc verb + prep |
| | (vulgar) | joder a alguien vtr + prep |
| stick like a leech v expr | informal (accompany, follow [sb] constantly) (figurado) | pegarse como una lapa loc verb pron, frase hecha |
stick man,
stick figure n | (simple line drawing of a person) | hombre de palitos loc nom m |
| | | figura de palitos loc nom f |
| | | monigote nm |
stick [sth] on,
stick on [sth] vtr + adv | (affix, glue) | pegar⇒ vtr |
| | Albert licked the postage stamps and stuck them on. |
stick [sth] on [sth],
stick [sth] onto [sth] vtr + prep | (affix to [sth], glue to [sth]) | pegar algo en algo vtr + prep |
| | The children were using PVA glue to stick gems on their homemade cards. |
| stick out like a sore thumb v expr | (be very conspicuous) | llamar la atención loc verb |
| stick puppet n | (toy figure held by a rod) | marioneta de palo nf |
| stick shift n | US (vehicle: transmission lever) | palanca de velocidades loc nom f |
| | | palanca de cambios loc nom f |
| | (ES) | cambio de marchas loc nom m |
| stick shift n | US (vehicle: manual transmission) | transmisión manual loc nom f |
| | | cambio manual loc nom m |
| stick-shift n as adj | US (vehicle: with manual transmission) | de transmisión manual loc adj |
| | | de cambio manual loc adj |
| | (informal) | manual adj mf |
| stick to one's guns v expr | figurative, slang (not change one's mind) | mantenerse firme loc verb |
| | | seguir en sus trece, mantenerse en sus trece loc verb |
| stick to your guns v expr | figurative, informal (not change beliefs) | mantenerse firme loc verb |
| | (informal) | seguir en sus trece, mantenerse en sus trece expr |
| | Natalie's parents tried to dissuade her from starting up an online business, but she stuck to her guns and her store became a huge success. |
stick to your knitting,
tend to your knitting v expr | figurative, informal (stay within area of expertise) | meterte en lo tuyo expr |
| | | meterte en tus asuntos expr |
| stick to your ribs expr | (food: hearty) | llenar⇒ vi |
| stick together vi + adv | informal, figurative (be united) | mantenerse unidos loc verb |
| Note: Requiere un sujeto plural. |
| | We will stick together through thick and thin! |
| | Nos mantendremos unidos en las buenas y en las malas. |
| stick together vi + adv | (adhere to one another) | estar pegados loc verb |
| | | pegarse⇒ v prnl |
| | The plot of the novel didn't make sense because several pages had stuck together. |
| | La trama de la novela no tenía sentido porque varias páginas estaban pegadas. |
| stick two fingers up at [sb] v expr | UK (make rude hand gesture) | levantarle el dedo a loc verb + prep |
| | (AR, voz inglesa) | hacerle fuck you a loc verb + prep |
| Note: En español el equivalente es con un solo dedo. |
| | Dave stuck two fingers up at the driver of the car which had nearly hit him. |
| | Dave le levantó el dedo al conductor del auto que casi lo choca. |
| stick two fingers up to [sb/sth] v expr | UK, figurative (defy [sb], be disrespectful) | mostrarle su desprecio a loc verb + prep |
| | | hacerle un desplante a loc verb + prep |
| | The election defeat was the voters' way of sticking two fingers up to the government. |
| | La derrota en las elecciones fue el modo en que la gente le mostró su desprecio al gobierno. |
| stick vacuum cleaner n | (slimline cleaning appliance) | aspiradora vertical loc nom f |
| stick your neck out expr | (do [sth] risky) (coloquial) | jugarse el pellejo loc verb |
| | | jugarse la vida loc verb |
stick your oar in,
put your oar in v expr | informal, figurative (interfere) | meterse⇒ v prnl |
| | | meter las narices expr |
| | We can sort this out ourselves, thank you; there's no need for you to stick your oar in! |
| | Podemos resolverlo nosotros, gracias. No es necesario que te metas. |
| stick your tongue out v expr | (show tongue as rude gesture) | sacar la lengua loc verb |
| | ¡No le saques la lengua a la gente, Paola! Van a creer que eres una niña maleducada. |
| stick-in-the-mud n | figurative, pejorative, informal (person: unadventurous) | persona poco aventurera nf + loc adj |
| | | persona aburrida nf + adj |
| | | cerrado, cerrada nm, nf |
| stick-on adj | informal (self-adhesive) | adhesivo/a adj |
| | Lucie wears stick-on eyelashes. |
| | Lucie usa pestañas adhesivas. |
stick-up,
also US: stickup n | informal (armed robbery) | atraco nm |
| | | robo nm |
| swagger stick n | (batonlike stick) | bastón de mando loc nom m |
| | | bastón nm |
| swizzle stick n | (wand for stirring cocktails) | mezclador nm |
| | | agitador de cócteles grupo nom |
| walking stick n | (cane used as aid to walking) | bastón nm |
| | Because of his limp, Mr. Williams always used a walking stick. |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Tiene que andar con bastón desde la operación de rodilla. |
| walking stick n | informal, US (stick insect: resembles a stick) | bicho palo loc nom m |
| | (AR) | bicho palito loc nom m |
| | Walking sticks hang upside down to shed their skin. |
| wooden stick n | (baton, club, etc. made of wood) | bastón nm |
| the wrong end of the stick expr | (mistaken idea) | es un malentendido expr |
| | I'm not having an affair with your wife! I was just comforting her because she was upset; you've got hold of the wrong end of the stick. |