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sting

  (stĭng)

1. To pierce or wound painfully with or as if with a sharp-pointed structure or organ, as that of certain insects.
2. To cause to feel a sharp, smarting pain by or as if by pricking with a sharp point: smoke stinging our eyes.
3. To cause to suffer keenly in the mind or feelings: Those harsh words stung me bitterly.
4. To spur on by or as if by sharp irritation.
5. Slang. To cheat or overcharge.

1. To have, use, or wound with or as if with a sharp-pointed structure or organ, as that of certain insects.
2. To cause or feel a sharp, smarting pain.

1. The act of stinging.
2. The wound or pain caused by or as if by stinging.
3. A sharp, piercing organ or part, often ejecting a venomous secretion, as the modified ovipositor of a bee or wasp or the spine of certain fishes.
4. A stinging power, quality, or capacity.
5. A keen stimulus or incitement; a goad or spur: the sting of curiosity.
6. Slang. A complicated confidence game planned and executed with great care, especially an operation organized and implemented by undercover agents to apprehend criminals.

[Middle English stingen, from Old English stingan.]

Distinctive background music used to add emphasis to an important moment in a motion picture or television program; also called stinger.

verb

1. To cause to become sore or inflamed: burn, inflame, irritate. See help/harm/harmless.
2. To feel or cause to feel a sensation of heat or discomfort: bite, burn, smart. See pain/pleasure.
3. To get money or something else from by deceitful trickery: bilk, cheat, cozen, defraud, gull, mulct, rook, swindle, victimize. Informal chisel, flimflam, take, trim. Slang diddle¹, do, gyp, stick. See honest/dishonest.

noun

1. A sensation of physical discomfort occurring as the result of disease or injury: ache, pain, pang, prick, prickle, smart, soreness, stab, stitch, throe, twinge. Informal misery. See pain/pleasure.
2. A cutting quality: bite, edge, incisiveness, keenness, sharpness. See sharp/dull.
3. A stimulating or intoxicating effect: Informal punch, wallop. Slang kick. See drugs/temperance.

An injury caused by a sharp, painful penetration of the skin, often accompanied by exposure to an irritating chemical or the venom of an insect or other animal.

1. injury caused by a poisonous substance produced by an animal or plant (biotoxin) and introduced into a patient which it contacts, together with mechanical trauma incident to its introduction. See also insect bites and stings.
2. the organ used to inflict such injury.
3. the illicit prerace administration of a stimulant to a horse with the object of improving its performance.

Dansk (Danish)
n. - stik, brod, svie, smerte, skarphed
v. tr. - stikke, svie, brænde, provokere, såre, ophidse, snyde
v. intr. - svie, brænde

idioms:

• sting in the tail    krølle på historien, overraskende eller ubehagelig del
• sting into    sætte i gang
• take the sting out    tage brodden af

Nederlands (Dutch)
steek, angel, steken, prikken, bijten

Français (French)
n. - (Zool) dard, aiguillon, piqûre, sensation de brûlure, (US) coup monté, (US) arnaque
v. tr. - piquer, cingler, (fig) piquer (qn) au vif, arnaquer, taper (de l'argent) (fam)
v. intr. - piquer (les yeux), cuire (une coupure), piquer (un antiseptique)

idioms:

• sting in the tail    (avoir) une fin inattendue (une histoire)
• sting into    pousser à
• take the sting out    rendre (qch) moins blessant (une remarque), atténuer l'effet de

Deutsch (German)
n. - Stich, Schärfe, Stachel, Nesselkapsel, Giftzahn
v. - stechen, brennen, treffen

idioms:

• sting in the tail    (verborgener) Haken
• sting into    jmdn. zu etw. anstacheln/dazu anstacheln, etw. zu tun
• take the sting out    einer Sache den Stachel nehmen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - κεντρί, κέντρισμα, τσίμπημα, τσούξιμο, (μτφ.) δηκτικός υπαινιγμός, μπηχτή, (αργκό) κόλπο, κομπίνα
v. - κεντρίζω, αγκυλώνω, τσούζω, (καθομ.) γδέρνω, χαρατσώνω, (αργκό) εξαπατώ

idioms:

• sting in the tail    πίσω έχει η αχλάδα την ουρά!
• sting into    υποχρεώνω, παρακινώ
• take the sting out    μειώνω την οδυνηρότητα

Italiano (Italian)
pungere, colpire, ferire, truffare, puntura, aculeo, pungiglione

idioms:

• sting for    steccare
• sting in the tail    brutta sorpresa
• take the sting out    ripagare del boccone amaro

Português (Portuguese)
n. - picada (f), ferrão (m)
v. - picar, doer

idioms:

• sting in the tail    final inesperado de estória que desagrada
• take the sting out    tratar um caso desagradável mais facilmente

Русский (Russian)
жало, жгучий волосок, укус, ожог крапивы, ядовитость, острая боль, острота, жалить, причинять острую боль, чувствовать острую боль, возбуждать

idioms:

• sting for    выманить, выпросить или собрать деньги
• sting in the tail    скрытое жало, самое неприятное в конце
• take the sting out    стараться смягчить (что-л.), ослабить впечатление (от чего-л.)

Español (Spanish)
n. - picadura, escozor, aguijón
v. tr. - escocer, picar, pinchar, purgir, mordicar, morder (la serpiente), atormentar, carcomecer, remorder (la conciencia), aguijonear, estimular
v. intr. - escocer, picar, pinchar, purgir, mordicar, morder (la serpiente), atormentar, carcomnecer, remorder (la conciencia), aguijonear, estimular

idioms:

• sting in the tail    alusión sarcástica, sarcasmo
• sting into    torear a alguien para que haga algo
• take the sting out    quitar el hierro

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - gadd, stick, sting, styng, sveda
v. - skärpa, sticka, stinga, såra, reta, skinna, klå

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
刺, 针刺, 刺痛, 刺激, 叮, 被刺痛, 感到灼痛

idioms:

• sting in the tail    故事消息等节尾时的刺激性
• sting into    使刺动...
• take the sting out    使不引起痛苦

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 刺, 針刺, 刺痛
v. tr. - 刺, 刺激, 刺痛
v. intr. - 刺, 叮, 被刺痛, 感到灼痛

idioms:

• sting in the tail    故事消息等節尾時的刺激性
• sting into    使刺動...
• take the sting out    使不引起痛苦

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 찌르기, 찔린 상처, 강렬한 자극
v. tr. - ~을 찌르다, 얼얼하게 하다, (남을) 괴롭히다
v. intr. - 쏘다, 찌르다, 괴로움을 주다

idioms:

• sting into    자극하다
• take the sting out    혹독함을 완화 시키다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 刺す, 刺すように痛む, ひりひりさせる, 刺激して…させる, 突き刺さる, 刺激する
n. - 針, 毒牙, 刺すこと, 刺されること, 皮肉, 痛み, 苦痛

idioms:

• sting for    だましとる
• sting in the tail    悪いあと味, 皮肉
• take the sting out    遠回わしに人を非難する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) لسعه, لدغه, عمليه نصب و احتيال (فعل) لسع, لدغ, احتال على‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮סיב צורבני, עקיצה, כאב חד, מבצע משטרתי סמוי, נימה חדה‬
v. tr. - ‮עקץ, הכאיב, ייסר, עורר, דרבן, רימה‬
v. intr. - ‮חש כאב חד‬

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