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1 stiff
[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.) rígido2) (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.) duro3) ((of a cooking mixture etc) thick, and not flowing: a stiff dough.) espesso4) (difficult to do: a stiff examination.) difícil5) (strong: a stiff breeze.) forte6) ((of a person or his manner etc) formal and unfriendly: I received a stiff note from the bank manager.) formal•- stiffly- stiffness
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- scare stiff* * *[stif] n 1 sl cadáver. 2 sl pessoa formal, cerimoniosa. 3 Amer sl pessoa desajeitada, caipira. 4 sl pessoa bêbada. 5 sl trabalhador migrante, trabalhador braçal. • vt sl 1 enganar, trapacear, ludibriar. 2 tratar rudemente, ser injusto com. 3 fracassar comercialmente. • adj 1 duro, rijo, teso. 2 firme, duro de mover. 3 inflexível, tenso. 4 apertado, esticado. 5 espesso, viscoso. 6 denso, compacto. 7 formal, afetado, constrangido, cerimonioso. he’s as stiff as a poker / ele é excessivamente formal (ou cerimonioso). 8 forte, constante (vento). 9 severo, rigoroso. 10 obstinado, persistente. 11 forte, com muito álcool. 12 coll alto, salgado (fig, falando de preço), excessivo. 13 entrevado, emperrado. 14 dolorido. 15 teimoso, intransigente. 16 formal, frio. 17 sl bêbado. • adv 1 duramente, rijamente. 2 muito, extremamente. it bored me stiff / foi muito cansativo ou enfadonho para mim. 3 totalmente. to bore someone stiff aborrecer alguém com conversa chata. to keep a stiff upper lip agüentar firme. to scare someone stiff assustar alguém, amedrontar alguém. -
2 stiff
[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.) rijo2) (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.) duro, rígido3) ((of a cooking mixture etc) thick, and not flowing: a stiff dough.) consistente4) (difficult to do: a stiff examination.) difícil5) (strong: a stiff breeze.) forte6) ((of a person or his manner etc) formal and unfriendly: I received a stiff note from the bank manager.) frio•- stiffly- stiffness - stiffen - stiffening - bore - scare stiff -
3 stiff as a ramrod
stiff as a ramrodteso como uma vareta. -
4 stiff collar
stiff col.lar[st'if kɔlə] n colarinho engomado. -
5 stiff dose
stiff dose[st'if dous] n dose maciça. -
6 stiff neck
stiff neck[st'if nek] n Med torcicolo. -
7 stiff whisky
stiff whis.ky[st'if wiski] n uísque puro. -
8 stiff with cold
stiff with coldenregelado, duro de frio. -
9 to keep a stiff upper lip
to keep a stiff upper lipcoll a) não esmorecer perante dificuldades. b) não demonstrar emoções contidas.————————to keep a stiff upper lipagüentar firme. -
10 a stiff drink
a stiff drinkbebida forte. -
11 a stiff neck
a stiff necktorcicolo. -
12 scared stiff
scared stiff[skɛəd st'if] n morto de medo, apavorado. -
13 to bore someone stiff
to bore someone stiffaborrecer alguém com conversa chata. -
14 to scare someone stiff
to scare someone stiffassustar alguém, amedrontar alguém. -
15 scare stiff
(to bore or frighten very much.) aborrecer/assustar de morte -
16 scare stiff
(to bore or frighten very much.) entediar, assustar -
17 stiffnecked
stiff.neck.ed[stifn'ekt] adj 1 com o pescoço duro. 2 obstinado, teimoso. -
18 stiffen
verb (to make or become stiff(er): You can stiffen cotton with starch; He stiffened when he heard the unexpected sound.) entesar(-se)* * *stiff.en[st'ifən] vt+vi 1 endurecer, apertar, aumentar (preços), firmar-se. 2 entesar, fortalecer, firmar. -
19 bristle
['brisl](a short, stiff hair on an animal or brush: The dog's bristles rose when it was angry.) pelo- bristly* * *bri.stle[br'isəl] n 1 cerda. 2 Bot seda (pêlo áspero). • vt+vi 1 estar em pé, estar eriçado. 2 fazer (pêlo) ficar em pé, eriçar, arrepiar. 3 ter o pêlo eriçado. 4 fig mostrar indignação ou disposição para brigar. he bristles with prejudices ele tem muitos preconceitos. he set up my bristles ele me irritou, me deixou zangado. -
20 cardboard
noun, adjective ((of) a stiff kind of paper often made up of several layers: a cardboard box.) cartão* * *card.board[k'a:dbɔ:d] n 1 papelão, cartão. 2 cartolina. • adj 1 feito de papelão ou cartolina. 2 depr artificial, insubstancial.
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stiff´ly — stiff «stihf», adjective, adverb, noun, verb. –adj. 1. not easily bent; fixed; rigid: »a stiff brush. He wore a stiff collar. 2. hard to move: »a stiff gear. The old hinges on the barn door are stiff. 3. not able to move easily: »a stiff neck.… … Useful english dictionary
Stiff — Stiff, a. [Compar. {Stiffer}; superl. {Stiffest}.] [OE. stif, AS. st[=i]f; akin to D. stijf, G. steif, Dan. stiv, Sw. styf, Icel. st[=i]fr, Lith. stipti to be stiff; cf. L. stipes a post, trunk of a tree, stipare to press, compress. Cf. {Costive} … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Stiff — may refer to:*Stiffness, a material s resistance to bending *Stiff differential equation, an equation that exhibits behaviour at two widely different scales (the differential equations describing stiff materials are stiff differential equations)… … Wikipedia
stiff — [stɪf] verb [transitive] informal to not pay someone money that you owe them or that they expect to be given, for example by not leaving a tip in a restaurant see also working stiff * * * Ⅰ. stiff UK US /stɪf/ adjective ► … Financial and business terms
stiff — [stif] adj. [ME stif < OE, akin to Ger steif < IE * stip , a pole, stick together (var. of base * steib(h) , rod) > L stipes, stem, stake, log, stipare, to crowd, cram] 1. hard to bend or stretch; rigid; firm; not flexible or pliant 2.… … English World dictionary
Stiff — bezeichnet: Stiff Records, ein britisches Independent Label Stiff Little Fingers, eine Punkband aus Belfast Stiff man Syndrom, eine neurologische Krankheit Stiff Upper Lip, ein Albumtitel von AC/DC Stiff ist der Familienname folgender Person:… … Deutsch Wikipedia
stiff — stiff; stiff·en; stiff·en·er; stiff·ish; stiff·ly; stiff·ness; … English syllables
stiff — [adj1] hard, inflexible annealed, arthritic, benumbed, brittle, buckram, cemented, chilled, congealed, contracted, creaky, firm, fixed, frozen, graceless, hardened, immalleable, impliable, incompliant, indurate, inelastic, jelled, mechanical,… … New thesaurus
stiff — ► ADJECTIVE 1) not easily bent; rigid. 2) not moving freely; difficult to turn or operate. 3) unable to move easily and without pain. 4) not relaxed or friendly; constrained. 5) severe or strong: stiff fines. 6) (stiff with) informal full of … English terms dictionary
stiff´en|er — stiff|en «STIHF uhn», transitive verb. to make stiff or stiffer: »She stiffened the shirt with starch. –v.i. to become stiff or stiffer: »The jelly will stiffen as it cools. The wind was stiffening as the storm approached. Figurative. He… … Useful english dictionary
stiff|en — «STIHF uhn», transitive verb. to make stiff or stiffer: »She stiffened the shirt with starch. –v.i. to become stiff or stiffer: »The jelly will stiffen as it cools. The wind was stiffening as the storm approached. Figurative. He stiffened with… … Useful english dictionary