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1 stiv
formal, inflexible, rigid, set, stiff* * *adj( stærkere, F el. fagligt) rigid;( stivet) starched;(mods lind) stiff ( fx beat the cream till it is stiff), thick,(om gélé etc) firm;( om bevægelse) stiff,( om optræden) stiff, formal;(se også III. stift);T I like that! that's the limit! that beats everything![ blive stiv] grow stiff, stiffen,( om gélé) set,T jell;[ gøre stiv] make stiff, stiffen;[ med sb:][ han tog det i stiv arm] he took it in his stride,(dvs uden at kny) he did not bat an eyelid;[ vi må tage det i stiv arm] we must stick it out;[ i stift bind] in boards, hard-covered;[ stiv flip] starched collar;[ en stiv kuling] a stiff breeze;[ et stift led] a stiff joint;[ en stiv pris] a stiff price;[ stift skæg] bristly beard;T that's a bit thick;[ en stiv time] a solid hour;[ en stiv whisky] a stiff whisky;(se også pind, I. puds, I. øre);[ med præp:][ stiv af skræk] paralysed with terror;[ være stiv i](dvs være dygtig til) be well up in;[ han er stiv i papirerne] he is well up in the subject. -
2 væsen
being, creature, make-up, nature, thing* * *(et -er)( skabning) being ( fx a human being), creature, thing,( tings virkelige natur) essence, substance;( persons) nature,( ydre optræden) manner ( fx he has a frank (, reserved) manner), manners pl ( fx charming (, pleasant, stiff) manners),F bearing ( fx a modest bearing);[ gøre stort væsen af] make a fuss about. -
3 løjer
antics, lark* * *pl fun;[ det er grove løjer!] that's a bit stiff![ gøre (el. drive) løjer med en] make fun of somebody, play tricks on somebody,( narre også) pull somebody's leg;[ så skal du se løjer!] and then you'll see (fun and games)! -
4 skræk
dread, fear, fright, funk, horror, terror* * *(en)( frygt) fear,( stærkere) terror;( pludselig) fright,( stærkere) scare,( svagere, F) alarm;( noget skrækindjagende) terror;[ han er min skræk] he is my pet aversion;[ skræk og rædsel] fear and dread;[ panisk skræk] panic terror, panic;[ med præp:][ være ved at dø af skræk] be frightened to death,T be scared stiff;[ ryste af skræk] tremble with fear;[ af skræk for] for fear of;[ have en skræk for] be mortally afraid of,( uvilje) have a violent aversion to;[ få en skræk i livet] get frightened, get a fright (, scare);[ jage én en skræk i livet] give somebody a fright (, scare);[ slippe med skrækken] be more frightened than hurt;[ til skræk og advarsel] as a deterrent (to others);[ straffe en til skræk og advarsel] make an example of somebody.
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