stick up

sporgere, stare ritto

Sporgere da una superficie o stare rivolto verso l'alto.

In inglese semplice: To rise above a surface or point upward.

• Your hair sticks up.
• A bent nail stuck up from the board.
• Why are the dog’s ears sticking up?

Come si usa: stick up out of something (A nail sticks up out of the floor.)

Sinonimi: stand up, protrude

Espressioni comuni: stick up straight, stick up above something

difendere

Difendere qualcuno o qualcosa da critiche o maltrattamenti.

In inglese semplice: To defend someone or something when others criticize them or treat them badly.

• Stick up for yourself.
• She stuck up for her brother when others blamed him.
• Who will stick up for our rights?

Come si usa: stick up for someone/something (He always sticks up for his friends.)

Sinonimi: defend, stand up for

Espressioni comuni: stick up for someone, stick up for yourself

attaccare, affiggere

Fissare qualcosa a una parete o altra superficie con colla, nastro adesivo o materiali simili.

In inglese semplice: To attach something to a wall or another surface, using glue, tape, or similar material.

• Stick up the poster here.
• She stuck the photo up beside her desk.
• Can we stick up a notice in the hall?

Come si usa: stick something up on something (We stuck a map up on the wall.)

Sinonimi: put up, post

Contrari: take down

Espressioni comuni: stick up a poster, stick up a notice

rapinare a mano armata

Derubare una persona o rapinare un luogo minacciando qualcuno con un'arma da fuoco.

In inglese semplice: To steal from a person or place by threatening someone with a gun.

• They planned to stick up a bank.
• A masked man stuck up the petrol station.
• The cashier was stuck up while counting the money.

Come si usa: stick someone/something up (The robbers stuck the shop up at closing time.)

Sinonimi: hold up, rob

Espressioni comuni: stick up a bank, stick up someone

tenere testa, sfidare

Tenere testa a chi cerca di intimidirti o controllarti.

In inglese semplice: To challenge someone who is trying to frighten or control you.

• He stuck up to the bully.
• She finally stuck up to her cruel boss.
• They refused to obey and stuck up to the guards.

Come si usa: stick up to someone (She stuck up to the man who threatened her.)

Sinonimi: stand up to, defy, confront

Contrari: submit

Espressioni comuni: stick up to someone, stick up to bullies

restare fedele a, sostenere

Continuare a sostenere un'idea o svolgere un ruolo nonostante difficoltà o disaccordi.

In inglese semplice: To keep supporting an idea or carrying out a role despite difficulty or disagreement.

• He stuck up for his principles.
• They continued to stick up for their cause despite setbacks.
• She has always stuck up for the position she took.

Come si usa: stick up for something (She stuck up for her beliefs despite the criticism.)

Sinonimi: stand by, remain committed to

Contrari: abandon

Espressioni comuni: stick up for something, stick up for principles