stiff

stiff
stif
adjective
1) (rigid or firm, and not easily bent, folded etc: He has walked with a stiff leg since he injured his knee; stiff cardboard.) rígido, tieso
2) (moving, or moved, with difficulty, pain etc: I can't turn the key - the lock is stiff; I woke up with a stiff neck; I felt stiff the day after the climb.) duro
3) ((of a cooking mixture etc) thick, and not flowing: a stiff dough.) espeso
4) (difficult to do: a stiff examination.) difícil
5) (strong: a stiff breeze.) fuerte
6) ((of a person or his manner etc) formal and unfriendly: I received a stiff note from the bank manager.) frío, formal, estirado
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- stiffness
- stiffen
- stiffening
- bore
- scare stiff
stiff adj rígido / duro
to be stiff tener agujetas
my legs are stiff tengo agujetas en las piernas
stiff
tr[stɪf]
adjective
1 (hair, fabric) rígido,-a, tieso,-a; (card, collar, brush, lock) duro,-a
2 (joint) entumecido,-a; (muscle) agarrotado,-a
■ he's got a stiff neck tiene tortícolis
■ I feel stiff after yesterday's work-out tengo agujetas después del entrenamiento de ayer
3 (door, window) difícil de abrir, difícil de cerrar
4 (not liquid) espeso,-a, consistente
5 (person, manner) estirado,-a, tieso,-a; (smile) forzado,-a
6 figurative use (climb, test, etc) difícil, duro,-a; (breeze) fuerte; (sentence, punishment) severo,-a
■ there's stiff competition for the post hay mucha competencia por el puesto
7 familiar (price, fee) excesivo,-a
8 familiar (drink) fuerte, cargado,-a
noun
1 slang (corpse) fiambre nombre masculino
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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
to keep a stiff upper lip poner a mal tiempo buena cara
to be bored stiff aburrirse como una ostra
to be frozen stiff estar helado,-a hasta los huesos
to be scared stiff estar muerto,-a de miedo
to be worried stiff estar preocupadísimo,-a
stiff ['stɪf] adj
1) rigid: rígido, tieso
a stiff dough: una masa firme
2) : agarrotado, entumecido
stiff muscles: músculos entumecidos
3) stilted: acartonado, poco natural
4) strong: fuerte (dícese del viento, etc.)
5) difficult, severe: severo, difícil, duro
stiff
adj.
• duro, -a adj.
• empinado, -a adj.
• entumecido, -a adj.
• espeso, -a adj.
• estirado, -a adj.
• fuerte adj.
• rígido, -a adj.
• subido, -a adj.
• tieso, -a adj.
• yerto, -a adj.
n.
• cadáver s.m.

I stɪf
adjective -er, -est
1)
a) <collar/bristles> duro; <fabric> tieso, duro; <corpse> rígido; <muscles> entumecido, agarrotado

to have a stiff neck — tener* tortícolis

I'm stiff after that walk — estoy dolorido or (esp AmL) adolorido despues de la caminata

b) <paste/dough> consistente

beat the egg whites until they are stiff — bata las claras hasta que estén firmes

2) <test/climb> difícil, duro; <resistance> férreo, tenaz; <penalty> fuerte, severo; <terms/conditions> duro; <breeze/drink> fuerte
3) <person/manner> almidonado, acartonado, estirado; <bow/smile> forzado, poco espontáneo

II
adverb (colloq)

I'm frozen stiff — estoy helado hasta los huesos (fam)

we were bored stiff — nos aburrimos como ostras (fam)

scared stiff — muerto de miedo


III
noun (sl) fiambre m (fam), cuerpo m
[stɪf]
1. ADJ
(compar stiffer) (superl stiffest)
1) (=rigid) [card, paper, chair] rígido, duro; [collar, fabric] duro, tieso; [brush, boots] duro; [corpse] rígido
2) (=firm) [paste, mixture] compacto, consistente

beat the egg whites until stiff — bata las claras de huevo a punto de nieve

3) (Physiol) [joints, limbs, muscles] entumecido, agarrotado; [fingers] rígido, agarrotado; [movement] rígido

inactivity can make your joints stiff — sus articulaciones se pueden entumecer or agarrotar por la inactividad

to become or get stiff — [joints, limbs, muscles] entumecerse, agarrotarse

to feel stiff — (because of cold, injury etc) sentirse agarrotado; (after exercise) tener agujetas

I feel stiff all over — (after exercise) tengo agujetas por todo el cuerpo

to have a stiff neck — tener tortícolis

to be stiff with cold — estar aterido, estar entumecido de frío

- be as stiff as a board or poker
- keep a stiff upper lip
4) (=unresponsive) [door, drawer, lock] duro, que no abre bien, atorado (esp LAm)

the lock was stiff — costaba abrir el cerrojo, el cerrojo no abría bien

5) (=cold, formal) [smile, bow] frío; [person, manner] estirado, frío; [atmosphere] estirado, frío

he gave a stiff bow — se inclinó con frialdad or con formalidad

stiff and formal — [person, manner, atmosphere] estirado y formal

6) (=tough) [climb, test] difícil, duro; [penalty, sentence, fine] severo; [resistance] tenaz; [challenge] difícil; [opposition, competition] duro
7) (=high) [price] excesivo, exorbitante; [price rise] fuerte
8) (=strong) [breeze] fuerte; [drink] cargado

she poured herself a stiff whisky — se sirvió un vaso grande de whisky

that's a bit stiff! * — ¡eso es mucho or demasiado!, ¡se han pasado! *

2.
ADV

to be bored stiff — aburrirse como una ostra

to be frozen stiff — estar muerto de frío

to be scared stiff — estar muerto de miedo

to be worried stiff — estar muy preocupado, estar preocupadísimo

3. N
**
1) (=corpse) cadáver m , fiambre * m hum
2) (US) (=tramp) vagabundo(-a) m / f ; (=drunk) borracho(-a) m / f
* * *

I [stɪf]
adjective -er, -est
1)
a) <collar/bristles> duro; <fabric> tieso, duro; <corpse> rígido; <muscles> entumecido, agarrotado

to have a stiff neck — tener* tortícolis

I'm stiff after that walk — estoy dolorido or (esp AmL) adolorido despues de la caminata

b) <paste/dough> consistente

beat the egg whites until they are stiff — bata las claras hasta que estén firmes

2) <test/climb> difícil, duro; <resistance> férreo, tenaz; <penalty> fuerte, severo; <terms/conditions> duro; <breeze/drink> fuerte
3) <person/manner> almidonado, acartonado, estirado; <bow/smile> forzado, poco espontáneo

II
adverb (colloq)

I'm frozen stiff — estoy helado hasta los huesos (fam)

we were bored stiff — nos aburrimos como ostras (fam)

scared stiff — muerto de miedo


III
noun (sl) fiambre m (fam), cuerpo m

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