sticky

sticky
1. adjective
1) klebrig; feucht [Farbe, gestrichener/gewaschener Gegenstand]; zäh [Teig, Brei, Mischung]

sticky label — Aufkleber, der

sticky tape — Klebestreifen, der

2) (humid) schwül [Klima, Luft]; feucht [Haut]
3) (coll.): (unpleasant) vertrackt (ugs.); heikel

a sticky situation — eine brenzlige Lage

2. noun
(coll.) post-it, das (ugs.)
* * *
adjective
1) (able, or likely, to stick or adhere to other surfaces: He mended the torn book with sticky tape; sticky sweets.) klebrig
2) ((of a situation or person) difficult; awkward.) heikel
* * *
sticky
[ˈstɪki]
adj
1. (texture) klebrig
to be \sticky with sth mit etw dat verklebt [o verschmiert] sein
\sticky mass klebrige Masse
\sticky paint [noch] feuchte Farbe
2. (sugary) klebrig
3. (sweaty) person verschwitzt; (humid) weather schwül; air stickig
hot and \sticky (of weather) heiß und stickig
4. (fig: difficult) person schwierig; question, situation heikel
to be \sticky about doing sth bei etw dat sehr zögern
my dad was rather \sticky about letting me go to the party mein Vater ließ mich nur sehr ungern zu der Party gehen
\sticky moment kritischer Moment
\sticky patch schwierige Phase
\sticky problem kompliziertes Problem
5.
to come to [or meet] a \sticky end ein böses Ende nehmen
you'll come to a \sticky end mit dir wird es noch einmal ein schlimmes Ende nehmen
to have \sticky fingers lange Finger haben fam
* * *
['stIkɪ]
adj (+er)
1) klebrig; paint feucht; atmosphere, weather schwül; air stickig; (= sweaty) hands feucht, verschwitzt

I'm all hot and sticky — ich bin total verschwitzt

to have sticky eyes — verklebte Augen haben

to be sticky with blood/sweat — blut-/schweißverklebt sein

sticky bun — ≈ Krapfen m

sticky label — Klebeetikett nt

sticky note — Haftnotiz f

sticky tape (Brit) — Klebeband nt

2) (fig inf) problem, person schwierig; situation, moment heikel

he was a bit sticky about it we had a sticky time in the discussion — er hat dabei Schwierigkeiten gemacht wir hatten in der Diskussion ein paar heikle Augenblicke

to go through a sticky patch — eine schwere Zeit durchmachen

to find the going sticky — sich schwertun

to come to a sticky end — ein böses Ende nehmen

to be or to bat on a sticky wicket — in der Klemme sein

he's got sticky fingers ( Brit fig ) — er hat lange Finger (inf)

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sticky adj (adv stickily)
1. klebrig (with von):
the table was sticky with jam auf dem Tisch klebte Marmelade;
sticky charge MIL Haftladung f;
sticky label Br Klebezettel m
2. schwül, drückend (Wetter)
3. verklemmt (Fenster etc)
4. fig umg
a) eklig, unangenehm:
come to (oder meet) a sticky end ein böses Ende nehmen
b) schwierig, heikel (Problem etc):
be (oder bat) on a sticky wicket Br in der Klemme sein oder sitzen oder stecken umg;
they’re going through a sticky patch in ihrer Ehe kriselt es
c) heikel, kritisch (beide:
about hinsichtlich):
be sticky about doing sth etwas nur ungern tun
d) WIRTSCH starr, unnachgiebig (Preise)
e) WIRTSCH schleppend (Angebot etc)
f) WIRTSCH schwer verkäuflich
g) US kitschig, sentimental (Szene etc)
h) hölzern, steif (Person)
* * *
1. adjective
1) klebrig; feucht [Farbe, gestrichener/gewaschener Gegenstand]; zäh [Teig, Brei, Mischung]

sticky label — Aufkleber, der

sticky tape — Klebestreifen, der

2) (humid) schwül [Klima, Luft]; feucht [Haut]
3) (coll.): (unpleasant) vertrackt (ugs.); heikel

a sticky situation — eine brenzlige Lage

2. noun
(coll.) post-it, das (ugs.)
* * *
adj.
klebrig adj.
pappig adj.

English-german dictionary. 2013.

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