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stiffen ['stɪfən](a) (paper, fabric) raidir, renforcer(c) (make painful → arm, leg, muscle) courbaturer;∎ his joints had become stiffened by arthritis ses articulations s'étaient raidies à cause de l'arthrite(d) (strengthen → resistance, resolve) renforcer(a) (harden → paper, fabric) devenir raide ou rigide(b) (tense, stop moving) se raidir;∎ everybody in the room suddenly stiffened tout à coup, tout le monde dans la pièce retint son souffle ou s'immobilisa(d) (become hard to move → hinge, handle, door) se coincer(e) (start to ache) s'ankyloser
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