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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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[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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