stuck

coincé, bloqué

Qui ne peut pas bouger ou être déplacé de sa position.

En anglais simple : Unable to move or be moved from a place or position.

• The window is stuck.
• We were stuck in traffic for hours.
• My ring got stuck on my finger.

Comment l'utiliser : stuck in something (The car is stuck in the snow.); stuck between A and B (The ball is stuck between two rocks.)

Synonymes : trapped, jammed

Contraires : free

Expressions courantes : stuck in mud, stuck door, stuck in traffic

bloqué

Qui ne peut pas poursuivre une tâche, faute de savoir quoi faire ensuite.

En anglais simple : Unable to continue a task because you do not know what to do next.

• I am stuck on this puzzle.
• Ask your teacher if you get stuck.
• We were stuck until Leo suggested a solution.

Comment l'utiliser : stuck on something (I am stuck on the last question.); stuck for something (She was stuck for ideas for her story.)

Synonymes : at a loss, stumped

Expressions courantes : stuck on something, get stuck, completely stuck

bloqué, figé

Qui ne fonctionne plus ou ne répond plus, notamment parce qu’un programme informatique s’est arrêté.

En anglais simple : Not working or responding, especially because a computer program has stopped.

• The app is stuck.
• Restart the computer if the screen stays stuck.
• I closed the stuck program and opened it again.

Synonymes : frozen, unresponsive

Contraires : responsive

Expressions courantes : stuck program, stuck app, stuck screen