sting1 [stiŋ] samostalnik
zoologija & botanika želo, bodica; pik, ubod, zbod(ljaj), ugriz; huda, pekoča bolečina
figurativno grizenje, neprijeten občutek
figurativno spodbuda, pobuda; poanta, ostrina (epigrama); zamah
botanika koprivni laski
zoologija bodica; zob strupnik
the sting of hunger glodajoč glad
a jest with a sting in it šala (dovtip) s poanto
sting of conscience grizenje vesti
driven by the sting of jealousy spodboden od ljubosumnosti
to have a sting in the tail figurativno slabo se končati