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['stɪfn]vi* * *verb (to make or become stiff(er): You can stiffen cotton with starch; He stiffened when he heard the unexpected sound.) sztywnieć, usztywniać -
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verb (to make or become stiff(er): You can stiffen cotton with starch; He stiffened when he heard the unexpected sound.) iecietināt; sastingt* * *stīvināt; kļūt stīvam; sastingt; pieņemties -
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verb (to make or become stiff(er): You can stiffen cotton with starch; He stiffened when he heard the unexpected sound.) (su)kietinti, standinti, sustingti -
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v. styvna, stelna; göra styv, göra stel* * *verb (to make or become stiff(er): You can stiffen cotton with starch; He stiffened when he heard the unexpected sound.) [] stelna, stelna till -
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verb (to make or become stiff(er): You can stiffen cotton with starch; He stiffened when he heard the unexpected sound.) vyztužit; ztuhnout* * *• tuhnout• vyztužit• ztvrdnout• zakalit• ztuhnout• zvýšit• naškrobit -
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verbделать(ся) негибким, жестким и пр.; to stiffen linen with starch крахмалить белье; his resolution stiffened его решение стало более твердым* * *(v) застывать; крепнуть* * *придавать жесткость (особ. путем крахмаления)* * *['stiff·en || stɪfn] v. делать тугим, делать негибким, густеть; коченеть, костенеть, деревенеть* * *повышатьповышаться* * *1) придавать жесткость (особ. путем крахмаления) 2) мор. увеличивать остойчивость (судна) 3) а) делать более густым б) застывать; затвердевать; схватываться (о бетоне) 4) а) усиливать б) воен. подбадривать (солдат) в) закаляться 5) сленг убивать 6) умирать (о человеке) -
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verb (to make or become stiff(er): You can stiffen cotton with starch; He stiffened when he heard the unexpected sound.) vystužiť; stuhnúť* * *• vystužit• zatvrdit sa• zakalit sa• zatvrdnút• zvýšit• znehybniet• spevnovat• stvrdnút• stavat sa ostrejším• stuhnút• tuhnút• tvrdnút• urobit tuhým• naškrobit -
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v посилювати (вимоги, умови тощо)- to stiffen (trade) embargo посилювати (торгову) блокаду -
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verb (to make or become stiff(er): You can stiffen cotton with starch; He stiffened when he heard the unexpected sound.) a (se) încorda -
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կարծրանալ, սառչել to stiffen: թանձրանալ, պնդանալ -
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verb (to make or become stiff(er): You can stiffen cotton with starch; He stiffened when he heard the unexpected sound.) σκληραίνω/πιάνομαι/κοκαλώνω/γίνομαι άκαμπτος -
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53 stiffen the crows!
австрал.(stiffen (или stone) the crows!)чёрт возьми!, нечего сказать!; вот те раз!, вот те на! (восклицание, выражающее досаду или удивление)‘Stone the crows!’ he swore softly. ‘Some climb!’ (T. A. G. Hungerford, ‘The Ridge and the River’, ch. 10) — - Ну и подъем, черт побери! - тихо выругался Уайлдер.
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verbto make or become stiff(er):يَتَصَلَّبHe stiffened when he heard the unexpected sound.
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verb (to make or become stiff(er): You can stiffen cotton with starch; He stiffened when he heard the unexpected sound.) (se) raidir -
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verb (to make or become stiff(er): You can stiffen cotton with starch; He stiffened when he heard the unexpected sound.) enrijecer(-se), empertigar(-se) -
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58 stiffen resistance
Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > stiffen resistance
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59 stiffen structure
Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > stiffen structure
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60 stiffen wall
Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > stiffen wall
См. также в других словарях:
Stiffen — Stiff en, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Stiffened}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Stiffening}.] [See {Stiff}.] 1. To make stiff; to make less pliant or flexible; as, to stiffen cloth with starch. [1913 Webster] Stiffen the sinews, summon up the blood. Shak. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Stiffen — Stiff en, v. i. To become stiff or stiffer, in any sense of the adjective. [1913 Webster] Like bristles rose my stiffening hair. Dryden. [1913 Webster] The tender soil then stiffening by degrees. Dryden. [1913 Webster] Some souls we see, Grow… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
stiffen — index fix (make firm) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
stiffen — 1590s, from STIFF (Cf. stiff) (adj.) + EN (Cf. en) (1). Related: Stiffened; stiffening … Etymology dictionary
stiffen — [v] make or become harder anneal, benumb, brace, cake, candy, cement, chill, clot, coagulate, condense, congeal, crystallize, curdle, firm, fix, freeze, gel, harden, inflate, inspissate, jell, jelly, ossify, petrify, precipitate, prop, reinforce … New thesaurus
stiffen — ► VERB 1) make or become stiff. 2) make or become stronger or more steadfast. DERIVATIVES stiffener noun … English terms dictionary
stiffen — [stif′ən] vt., vi. to make or become stiff or stiffer stiffener n … English World dictionary
stiffen — UK [ˈstɪf(ə)n] / US verb Word forms stiffen : present tense I/you/we/they stiffen he/she/it stiffens present participle stiffening past tense stiffened past participle stiffened 1) [intransitive] to suddenly hold your body in a stiff way, often… … English dictionary
stiffen — stiff|en [ stıfn ] verb 1. ) intransitive to suddenly hold your body in a stiff way, often because you become nervous, worried, angry, or unfriendly: She stiffened as the footsteps came closer and closer. stiffen with/in: He stiffened with rage.… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
stiffen — [[t]stɪ̱f(ə)n[/t]] stiffens, stiffening, stiffened 1) VERB If you stiffen, you stop moving and stand or sit with muscles that are suddenly tense, for example because you feel afraid or angry. Ada stiffened at the sound of his voice... The father… … English dictionary
stiffen — stiff|en [ˈstıfən] v 1.) if you stiffen, your body suddenly becomes firm, straight, or still because you feel angry or anxious ≠ ↑relax ▪ He touched her, and she stiffened. 2.) [I and T] to become stronger, more severe, or more determined, or to… … Dictionary of contemporary English