¿Qué significa 'stick at' en inglés?

"stick at"

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Significado

Mejor traducción

persistir en, no rendirse ante, insistir en

Stick atsignifica perseverar en una tarea o problema, a pesar de ser difícil o frustrante. Viene del inglés antiguo y significa literalmente 'permanecer adherido'. No se confunda con 'stick to' (seguir), pues 'stick at' implica superar obstáculos. Úsalo cuando alguien se esfuerza por lograr algo a pesar de la dificultad, mostrando determinación.

Cuándo usar

Stick atis generally informal. For more formal contexts, consider 'persist in' or 'persevere with'.

Often used in the negative form: 'don't stick at it' to mean 'don't give up'.

It is followed by a noun or gerund (verb+ing). Example: 'Stick at this problem.' or 'Stick at solving this problem.'

Errores comunes

Confusing 'stick at' with 'stick to'. 'Stick to' means to adhere to a plan or rule, while 'stick at' means to persevere.

Trying to translate it literally, resulting in unnatural Spanish phrases. Avoid direct translations like 'pegarse a'.

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