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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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stiff [stɪf]1. adjectiveb. [mixture] fermec. [person, limb, muscle] raide ; (from exercise) courbaturé ; [corpse] raide ; [finger] engourdi ; [movement] difficilee. [penalty, sentence] sévère ; [competition, opposition] rude ; [challenge] sérieux ; [climb] raidef. ( = formal) guindé ; [bow] raideg. [price] élevé ; [price rise] forth. [whisky] bien tasséi. [breeze] fort2. noun* * *[stɪf] 1.(colloq) noun1) ( corpse) macchabée (sl) m2) US ( humourless person) rabat-joie mf inv2.1) ( restricted in movement) gen raide; (after sport, sleeping badly) courbaturéto have stiff legs — ( after sport) avoir des courbatures dans les jambes
2) ( hard to move) [drawer] dur à ouvrir; [lever] dur à manier3) ( rigid) [cardboard] raide4) Culinary5) ( not relaxed) [manner, style] compassé6) ( harsh) [warning, sentence] sévère7) ( difficult) [exam, climb] difficile; [competition] rude; [opposition] fort8) ( high) [charge, fine] élevé9) ( strong) [breeze] fort3.adverb (colloq)to be frozen stiff — être frigorifié (colloq)
••to keep a stiff upper lip — encaisser (colloq) sans broncher
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A ○ n1 ( corpse) macchabée ○ m ;B adj1 ( restricted in movement) gen raide ; (after sport, sleeping badly) courbaturé ; to feel stiff after riding/sleeping on the floor se sentir courbaturé après avoir fait du cheval/dormi par terre ; to have a stiff neck avoir un torticolis ; to have stiff legs ( after sport) avoir des courbatures dans les jambes ; ( from old age etc) avoir les jambes ankylosées ;3 ( rigid) [cardboard, fabric, collar] raide ;4 Culin [mixture] consistant, ferme ; beat the egg whites until stiff battre les œufs en neige ferme ;5 ( not relaxed) [manner, person, style] compassé ;6 ( harsh) [letter, warning, penalty, sentence] sévère ;8 ( high) [charge, fine] élevé ;10 ○ US ( drunk) bourré.1 ( cheat) arnaquer [person] ;2 ( fail to tip) ne pas laisser de pourboire à [person].D adv ○ to be bored stiff s'ennuyer à mourir ; to bore sb stiff ennuyer qn mortellement ; to be frozen stiff être frigorifié ○ ; to be scared stiff avoir une peur bleue ; to scare sb stiff faire une peur terrible à qn.to keep a stiff upper lip encaisser ○ sans broncher. -
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Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > stiff-necked
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[stif]1) (rigid or firm, and not easily bent, folded etc: He has walked with a stiff leg since he injured his knee; stiff cardboard.) raide2) (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.) dur; raide3) ((of a cooking mixture etc) thick, and not flowing: a stiff dough.) consistant4) (difficult to do: a stiff examination.) difficile5) (strong: a stiff breeze.) fort6) ((of a person or his manner etc) formal and unfriendly: I received a stiff note from the bank manager.) froid•- stiffly- stiffness - stiffen - stiffening - bore - scare stiff -
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1.arg., Crim. cadavre; fam. macchabée2. adj.raide; roide; rigide; guindé; pf. intransigeant3. to stiffarg. Crim.1) truander/arnaquer/baiser qqn2) tuer; fam. descendre; liquider; dessouder; buter qqnEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > stiff
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raide (sol, béton)Dictionary of Engineering, architecture and construction > stiff
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10 stiff cohesive soil
Dictionary of Engineering, architecture and construction > stiff cohesive soil
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11 stiff concrete
béton coulé très sec m, béton épais m, béton sec mDictionary of Engineering, architecture and construction > stiff concrete
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12 stiff leg
mât m, mât de grue mDictionary of Engineering, architecture and construction > stiff leg
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13 stiff plaster
Dictionary of Engineering, architecture and construction > stiff plaster
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14 stiff raft
Dictionary of Engineering, architecture and construction > stiff raft
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15 stiff competition
Ind., Comm. concurrence féroce/acharnéeEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > stiff competition
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16 stiff penalty
Jur. fam. sanction lourde/sévèreEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > stiff penalty
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17 stiff mix
English-French architecture and construction dictionary > stiff mix
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18 stiff-mud process
English-French architecture and construction dictionary > stiff-mud process
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19 dry to stiff concrete
Dictionary of Engineering, architecture and construction > dry to stiff concrete
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20 to keep a stiff upper lip
garder son flegme/son sang froid; demeurer impassibleEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > to keep a stiff upper lip
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