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1 tieso
adj.stiff, inflexible, rigid, tough.* * *► adjetivo1 (rígido) stiff, rigid2 (erguido) upright, erect3 (tenso) taut, tight5 figurado (en forma) in good shape► adverbio1 hard, strongly\dejar tieso,-a a alguien (pasmado) to leave somebody agape 2 (muerto) to do somebody in 3 (sin dinero) to leave somebody pennilessponer las orejas tiesas to prick up one's earsquedarse tieso,-a de frío figurado to be frozen stiff* * *(f. - tiesa)adj.* * *1. ADJ1) (=duro) stiff; (=rígido) rigid; (=erguido) erect; (=derecho) straight; (=tenso) taut2) (=sano) fit; (=vivo) sprightly; (=alegre) chirpy *3) (=poco amable) [en conducta] stiff; [en actitud] rigid4) (=orgulloso) proud; (=presumido) conceited, stuck-up *; (=pagado de sí mismo) smug5) (=terco) stubborn; (=firme) firm, confidentponerse tieso con algn — to stand one's ground, insist on one's rights; pey to be stubborn with sb
tenerlas tiesas con algn — to put up a firm resistance to sb, stand up for o.s.
6) * (=sin dinero) (flat) broke *2.ADV strongly, energetically, hard* * *I- sa adjetivo1)a) ( rígido) stiff2) < persona>b) (fam) ( muerto) stone dead (colloq)dejar a alguien tieso — (fam) ( matarlo) to bump somebody off (sl); ( pasmarlo) to leave somebody speechless
IIquedarse tieso — (fam) ( morirse) to kick the bucket (colloq); ( helarse) to freeze to death (colloq)
* * *= skint, broke, starched.Ex. How does it feel to be skint in a world that seems to be obsessed with money and riches?.Ex. The article is entitled 'Tough luck: To be a professional sport climber in America probably means you're broke, fed up and still no match for the foreign competition'.Ex. Portraits of that nature are a thing of the past with people sitting around looking stiff and starched.----* estar tieso de frío = be frozen stiff.* quedarse tieso = be frozen stiff.* quedarse tieso de frío = be frozen stiff.* * *I- sa adjetivo1)a) ( rígido) stiff2) < persona>b) (fam) ( muerto) stone dead (colloq)dejar a alguien tieso — (fam) ( matarlo) to bump somebody off (sl); ( pasmarlo) to leave somebody speechless
IIquedarse tieso — (fam) ( morirse) to kick the bucket (colloq); ( helarse) to freeze to death (colloq)
* * *= skint, broke, starched.Ex: How does it feel to be skint in a world that seems to be obsessed with money and riches?.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Tough luck: To be a professional sport climber in America probably means you're broke, fed up and still no match for the foreign competition'.Ex: Portraits of that nature are a thing of the past with people sitting around looking stiff and starched.* estar tieso de frío = be frozen stiff.* quedarse tieso = be frozen stiff.* quedarse tieso de frío = be frozen stiff.* * *A1 (rígido) stiffcon las orejas tiesas with ears pricked upB ‹persona›1 (erguido) upright, erect; (orgulloso) stiffdejar a algn tieso ( fam) (matarlo) to bump sb off (sl), to do sb in ( colloq) (pasmarlo) to leave sb speechless, amaze sbquedarse tieso ( fam) (morirse) to kick the bucket ( colloq), to croak (sl) (pasmarse) to be left speechless o amazed; (helarse) to freeze to death ( colloq), to get frozen stiff ( colloq)* * *
tieso◊ -sa adjetivo
1
‹ carne› tough
2 ‹ persona› ( erguido) upright, erect;
( orgulloso) stiff;◊ quedarse tieso (fam) ( helarse) to get frozen stiff (colloq)
tieso,-a adjetivo
1 (erguido) upright, erect
2 (rígido) stiff
3 fam (serio) stiff
4 (orgulloso) proud
♦ Locuciones: fam fig quedarse tieso (sorprenderse) to be amazed/stunned
(morir) to die
' tieso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
tiesa
English:
stiff
- tight
* * *tieso, -a adj1. [rígido] stiff;quedarse tieso [de frío] to be frozen stiff;me quedé tieso del susto I was scared stiff;tiene las orejas tiesas his ears are pricked;muy Famse le puso tiesa he got a hard-on2. [erguido] erectiba muy tiesa con su vestido nuevo she was parading around in her new dressdejar tieso a alguien to bump sb off;quedarse tieso to croak* * *adj stiff, rigid;quedarse tieso fig be astonished;estar tieso fig fam be dead* * *tieso, -sa adj1) : stiff, rigid2) : upright, erect* * *
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