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stiff [stɪf]∎ stiff paper/cardboard papier/carton rigide;∎ a stiff brush une brosse à poils durs;∎ to be stiff with terror être glacé de terreur∎ as stiff as a poker raide comme un piquet;∎ to keep a stiff upper lip garder son flegme(b) (thick, difficult to stir) ferme, consistant;∎ beat the mixture until it is stiff battez jusqu'à obtention d'une pâte consistante;∎ beat the eggwhites until stiff battre les blancs en neige jusqu'à ce qu'ils soient (bien) fermes(c) (difficult to move) dur;∎ this door handle is very stiff cette poignée de porte est très dure;∎ the drawers have got a bit stiff les tiroirs sont devenus un peu durs à ouvrir∎ I'm still stiff after playing squash the other day j'ai encore des courbatures d'avoir joué au squash l'autre jour;∎ to have a stiff back avoir mal au dos;∎ to have a stiff neck avoir un ou le torticolis(e) (over-formal → smile, welcome) froid; (→ person, manners, behaviour) froid, guindé; (→ style) guindé(f) (difficult) dur, ardu;∎ to face stiff competition avoir affaire à forte concurrence;∎ it will be a stiff match la partie sera dure;∎ competition for university places is getting stiffer la compétition pour les places à l'université devient de plus en plus acharnée∎ a stiff sentence une condamnation sévère, une lourde condamnation;∎ I sent them a stiff letter je leur ai envoyé une lettre bien sentie(h) (strong → breeze, drink) fort;∎ you need a stiff drink tu as besoin d'un remontant;∎ she poured herself a stiff whisky elle s'est versé un whisky bien tassé(i) (high → price, bill) élevé∎ the place was stiff with men in suits l'endroit était plein de mecs en costume2 adverb∎ familiar to be bored stiff mourir d'ennui□ ;∎ to be worried/scared stiff être mort d'inquiétude/de peur;∎ I was frozen stiff j'étais frigorifié3 noun∎ to have a stiff bander -
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frozen ['frəʊzən]1 pp of freeze∎ frozen peas petits pois mpl surgelés;∎ the lake is frozen solid le lac est complètement gelé;∎ my hands are frozen j'ai les mains gelées ou glacées;∎ I'm frozen stiff je suis gelé jusqu'à la moelle (des os);∎ figurative frozen with terror mort de peurfrozen food compartment congélateur m;Medicine frozen shoulder épaule f ankylosée;frozen yoghurt yaourt m glacé
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