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adjectivebe frozen stiff — steif vor Kälte sein; [Wäsche, Körper[teile]:] steif gefroren sein
3) (formal) steif; förmlich [Brief, Stil]4) (difficult) hart [Test]; schwer [Frage, Prüfung]; steil [Abstieg, Anstieg]be stiff going — (fig. coll.) harte Arbeit sein
5) stark, (Seemannsspr.) steif [Wind, Brise]6) (not bending, not working freely, aching) steif [Gelenk, Gliedmaßen, Nacken, Person]; schwergängig [Angel, Kolben, Gelenk]9) (thick) zäh[flüssig]10) (coll.)be bored/scared/worried stiff — sich zu Tode langweilen/eine wahnsinnige Angst haben (ugs.) /sich (Dat.) furchtbare (ugs.) Sorgen machen
* * *[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.) steif2) (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.) steif4) (difficult to do: a stiff examination.) schwierig5) (strong: a stiff breeze.) steif6) ((of a person or his manner etc) formal and unfriendly: I received a stiff note from the bank manager.) steif•- academic.ru/92115/stiffly">stiffly- stiffness
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- scare stiff* * *[stɪf]I. nworking \stiff Prolet m pejyou lucky \stiff! du Glückspilz! famII. adjhis clothes were \stiff with dried mud seine Kleidung starrte vor angetrocknetem Schmutzthe handle on this door is rather \stiff der Türgriff lässt sich schlecht bewegen\stiff brush harte Bürste\stiff cardboard fester Karton\stiff collar steifer Kragento keep a \stiff upper lip Haltung bewahrencome on Richard, keep a \stiff upper lip komm, Richard, lass dir nichts anmerken\stiff brandy starker Weinbrand\stiff breeze steife Brise\stiff challenge große Herausforderung\stiff criticism herbe Kritik\stiff competition harter Wettbewerb\stiff drink harter Drink\stiff resistance erbitterter Widerstanda \stiff right/left BOXING eine harte Rechte/Linke6. (high) [extrem] hoch\stiff cuts einschneidende Kürzungen\stiff fee/tax überzogene Gebühr/Steuer7. (difficult) question schwer, schwierig\stiff climb/work-out anstrengende Klettertour/anstrengendes FitnesstrainingI got frozen \stiff waiting at the bus stop ich wäre fast erfroren, als ich an der Bushaltestelle warteteI've been worried \stiff ich habe mir wahnsinnige Sorgen gemachtto be scared \stiff zu Tode erschrocken sein1. (cheat)▪ to be \stiffed betrogen werden2. (not tip)to \stiff a porter/taxi driver/waiter einem Gepäckträger/Taxifahrer/Kellner kein Trinkgeld geben3. (snub)4. (kill)▪ to \stiff sb jdn kaltmachen slV. vi film, TV programme ein Misserfolg m sein, floppen* * *[stɪf]1. adj (+er)1) steif; corpse starr, steif; brush, bristles hart; dough, paste fest2) resistance, drink, dose stark; fight zäh, hart; sentence, challenge, competition hart; opposition stark, heftig; breeze steif; climb, test schwierig; examination, task schwer, schwierig; penalty, punishment schwer; price, demand hoch3) door, lock, drawer klemmend4)to be stiff with cold —
to go stiff with terror — in Angststarre verfallen
5) smile kühl; bow, person, manner, atmosphere steif2. advsteif3. n (inf)Leiche f* * *stiff [stıf]A adj (adv stiffly)b) TECH schwer gängig (Gang, Schraube)2. zäh, dick, steif (Teig etc):b) stark (Medizin)6. figa) hart (Gegner etc)b) scharf (Konkurrenz etc)c) hartnäckig, verbissen (Kampf, Widerstand etc)7. schwierig, hart (Aufgabe etc)8. hart (Strafe)9. WIRTSCHa) stabil, fest:a stiff market eine stabile Marktlageb) überhöht (Preise)10. steif, förmlich (Atmosphäre etc)11. a) steif, linkisch (Person)b) starr, schematisch (Stil etc)12. umg unglaublich:a bit stiff ziemlich stark, allerhand14. sl blau, besoffenB s sl1. Leiche f2. chancenloses Pferd3. a) allg Kerl m:poor stiff armes Schwein umgb) steifer oder linkischer Kerlc) Besoffene(r) m/f(m)d) Tippelbruder m oft hum4. a) gefälschter Scheckb) Wechsel mC v/t sl1. einem Kellner etc kein Trinkgeld geben* * *adjective1) (rigid) steif; hart [Bürste, Stock]be frozen stiff — steif vor Kälte sein; [Wäsche, Körper[teile]:] steif gefroren sein
2) (intense, severe) hartnäckig; schroff [Absage]; kräftig [Standpauke]3) (formal) steif; förmlich [Brief, Stil]4) (difficult) hart [Test]; schwer [Frage, Prüfung]; steil [Abstieg, Anstieg]be stiff going — (fig. coll.) harte Arbeit sein
5) stark, (Seemannsspr.) steif [Wind, Brise]6) (not bending, not working freely, aching) steif [Gelenk, Gliedmaßen, Nacken, Person]; schwergängig [Angel, Kolben, Gelenk]8) (strong) steif (ugs.) [Drink]; stark [Dosis, Medizin]9) (thick) zäh[flüssig]10) (coll.)be bored/scared/worried stiff — sich zu Tode langweilen/eine wahnsinnige Angst haben (ugs.) /sich (Dat.) furchtbare (ugs.) Sorgen machen
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