sticky

pegajoso

Que se pega a lo que toca y suele dejar una capa difícil de quitar.

En inglés sencillo: Clinging to things it touches, often leaving a layer that is hard to remove.

• My hands are sticky.
• The honey left a sticky patch on the table.
• Wash the sticky juice off your fingers.

Expresiones frecuentes: sticky fingers, sticky hands, sticky mess, sticky tape

complicado, delicado

Difícil de resolver o manejar, sobre todo porque un error podría traer problemas.

En inglés sencillo: Difficult or awkward to deal with, especially because a mistake could cause trouble.

• We are in a sticky situation.
• Pay became a sticky issue during the negotiations.
• She helped us through a sticky patch.

Sinónimos: tricky, awkward, difficult

Antónimos: straightforward

Expresiones frecuentes: sticky situation, sticky problem, sticky issue

nota adhesiva

Papel pequeño para escribir notas breves, con una parte que se pega a las superficies.

En inglés sencillo: A small piece of paper with a part that attaches to surfaces, used for short notes.

• She left a sticky on my desk.
• I wrote the password hint on a sticky.
• His screen was covered with colourful stickies.

Sinónimos: sticky note

Expresiones frecuentes: yellow sticky, write a sticky, sticky on something