Usage examples of "stick" in English with translation to French

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Stir the paint with a stick. Remue la peinture avec un bâton !
This tape doesn't stick. Ce ruban ne colle pas.
Don't stick your nose where it doesn't belong. Ne fourre pas le nez dans un vase étranger.
I think you had better stick to your present job. Je pense que vous feriez mieux de vous accrocher à votre emploi actuel.
Grandma sprinkled flour on the rolling pin so the dough wouldn't stick to it. Mamie saupoudra de la farine sur le rouleau à pâtisserie pour ne pas que la pâte y adhère.
Shove a stick up your ass. Enfonce-toi un bâton dans le cul.
Please stick this label to your baggage. Veuillez coller cette étiquette sur vos bagages.
He beat the dog with a stick. Il frappa le chien avec un bâton.
We've got to stick to the point. Nous devons nous coller à ce problème.
The shadow of the stick is visible. L'ombre du bâton est visible.
They got the short end of the stick. Ils tiennent la poignée du bâton.
He fashioned a walking stick from a fallen branch. Il façonna une branche tombée en un bâton de marche.
He beat on a drunken man with his stick. Il frappa un ivrogne de son bâton.
The rat was killed by Tom with a stick. Le rat a été tué par Tom avec un bâton.
He was walking with a stick in his hand. Il marchait un bâton à la main.
He whittled the stick to a sharp point with his hunting knife. Il tailla le bâton en une pointe acérée, à l'aide de son couteau de chasse.
The U.S. thinks it is getting the short end of the stick. Les États-Unis s'imaginent tenir la poignée du bâton.
When the school had no books or paper or pencils, she wrote the alphabet on the ground with a stick. Quand l'école n'avait ni livres ni papiers ni crayons, elle écrivait l'alphabet sur le sol à l'aide d'un bâton.
My children like licorice sticks. Mes enfants aiment les bâtons de réglisse.
Tom got stuck in traffic. Tom s'est retrouvé coincé dans les embouteillages.
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