No. 6,703 in Spanish
collantes
"Collantes" means "adhering" or "sticking."
In a sentence
Las pegatinas tienen adhesivos muy collantes.
The stickers have very sticky adhesives.
Here 'collantes' is used to describe the sticky nature of adhesives on stickers.
La situación se volvió más collante con la llegada de más problemas.
The situation became stickier with the arrival of more problems.
In this instance, 'collantes' metaphorically refers to a complex situation becoming more entangled and difficult.
Los caramelos estaban tan collantes que fue difícil despegar el envoltorio.
The candies were so sticky that it was difficult to remove the wrapper.
Here 'collantes' characterizes the physical stickiness of the candies.
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