steckenbleiben

stẹ|cken|blei|ben

vi sep irreg aux sein (fig)

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1) (to be hindered in movement; to be prevented from making progress: The tractor is bogged down in the mud.) be bogged down

2) (to make or become fixed: The bullet was lodged in his spine.) lodge

3) (to (cause to) become fixed and unable to move or progress: The car stuck in the mud; The cupboard door has stuck; I'll help you with your arithmetic if you're stuck.) stick

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steckenbleiben v/i → stecken B 2

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(Verhandlungen) v.

to come to a standstill expr.

to reach deadlock expr. (beim Vortrag) v.

to dry up v. v.

to bog down v.

to get stuck expr.