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stiff [stɪf]1. adjectiveb. [mixture] fermec. [person, limb, muscle] raide ; (from exercise) courbaturé ; [corpse] raide ; [finger] engourdi ; [movement] difficilee. [penalty, sentence] sévère ; [competition, opposition] rude ; [challenge] sérieux ; [climb] raidef. ( = formal) guindé ; [bow] raideg. [price] élevé ; [price rise] forth. [whisky] bien tasséi. [breeze] fort2. noun* * *[stɪf] 1.(colloq) noun1) ( corpse) macchabée (sl) m2) US ( humourless person) rabat-joie mf inv2.1) ( restricted in movement) gen raide; (after sport, sleeping badly) courbaturéto have stiff legs — ( after sport) avoir des courbatures dans les jambes
2) ( hard to move) [drawer] dur à ouvrir; [lever] dur à manier3) ( rigid) [cardboard] raide4) Culinary5) ( not relaxed) [manner, style] compassé6) ( harsh) [warning, sentence] sévère7) ( difficult) [exam, climb] difficile; [competition] rude; [opposition] fort8) ( high) [charge, fine] élevé9) ( strong) [breeze] fort3.adverb (colloq)to be frozen stiff — être frigorifié (colloq)
••to keep a stiff upper lip — encaisser (colloq) sans broncher
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stiff [stɪf]∎ stiff paper/cardboard papier/carton rigide;∎ a stiff brush une brosse à poils durs;∎ to be stiff with terror être glacé de terreur∎ as stiff as a poker raide comme un piquet;∎ to keep a stiff upper lip garder son flegme(b) (thick, difficult to stir) ferme, consistant;∎ beat the mixture until it is stiff battez jusqu'à obtention d'une pâte consistante;∎ beat the eggwhites until stiff battre les blancs en neige jusqu'à ce qu'ils soient (bien) fermes(c) (difficult to move) dur;∎ this door handle is very stiff cette poignée de porte est très dure;∎ the drawers have got a bit stiff les tiroirs sont devenus un peu durs à ouvrir∎ I'm still stiff after playing squash the other day j'ai encore des courbatures d'avoir joué au squash l'autre jour;∎ to have a stiff back avoir mal au dos;∎ to have a stiff neck avoir un ou le torticolis(e) (over-formal → smile, welcome) froid; (→ person, manners, behaviour) froid, guindé; (→ style) guindé(f) (difficult) dur, ardu;∎ to face stiff competition avoir affaire à forte concurrence;∎ it will be a stiff match la partie sera dure;∎ competition for university places is getting stiffer la compétition pour les places à l'université devient de plus en plus acharnée∎ a stiff sentence une condamnation sévère, une lourde condamnation;∎ I sent them a stiff letter je leur ai envoyé une lettre bien sentie(h) (strong → breeze, drink) fort;∎ you need a stiff drink tu as besoin d'un remontant;∎ she poured herself a stiff whisky elle s'est versé un whisky bien tassé(i) (high → price, bill) élevé∎ the place was stiff with men in suits l'endroit était plein de mecs en costume2 adverb∎ familiar to be bored stiff mourir d'ennui□ ;∎ to be worried/scared stiff être mort d'inquiétude/de peur;∎ I was frozen stiff j'étais frigorifié3 noun∎ to have a stiff bander -
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A ○ n1 ( corpse) macchabée ○ m ;B adj1 ( restricted in movement) gen raide ; (after sport, sleeping badly) courbaturé ; to feel stiff after riding/sleeping on the floor se sentir courbaturé après avoir fait du cheval/dormi par terre ; to have a stiff neck avoir un torticolis ; to have stiff legs ( after sport) avoir des courbatures dans les jambes ; ( from old age etc) avoir les jambes ankylosées ;3 ( rigid) [cardboard, fabric, collar] raide ;4 Culin [mixture] consistant, ferme ; beat the egg whites until stiff battre les œufs en neige ferme ;5 ( not relaxed) [manner, person, style] compassé ;6 ( harsh) [letter, warning, penalty, sentence] sévère ;8 ( high) [charge, fine] élevé ;10 ○ US ( drunk) bourré.1 ( cheat) arnaquer [person] ;2 ( fail to tip) ne pas laisser de pourboire à [person].D adv ○ to be bored stiff s'ennuyer à mourir ; to bore sb stiff ennuyer qn mortellement ; to be frozen stiff être frigorifié ○ ; to be scared stiff avoir une peur bleue ; to scare sb stiff faire une peur terrible à qn.to keep a stiff upper lip encaisser ○ sans broncher. -
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bored [bɔ:d](person) qui s'ennuie; (expression, sigh) d'ennui;∎ you look bored tu as l'air de t'ennuyer;∎ to be or get bored s'ennuyer;∎ to be bored with doing sth s'ennuyer à faire qch;∎ I'm bored with my job j'en ai assez de mon travail;∎ I'm getting bored with this conversation j'en ai assez de cette conversation;∎ familiar to be bored stiff or to tears or to death or rigid or out of one's mind s'ennuyer ferme ou à mourir -
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bored [bɔ:d][person] qui s'ennuie* * *[bɔːd]adjective [person] qui s'ennuie; [expression, voice] ennuyé -
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I.bore1 [bɔ:r]a. [person] to be bored s'ennuyer• to bore sb stiff or to death pomper l'air à qn (inf)b. [+ hole, tunnel] percerc. [+ rock] forer2. noun• he's such a bore! ce qu'il peut être raseur ! (inf)II.bore2 [bɔ:r]* * *[bɔː(r)] 1. 2.1) ( person) raseur (colloq)/-euse m/f2) ( situation)3) (also borehole) trou m de forage4) (of gun barrel, pipe) calibre m3.12-bore shotgun — fusil m de calibre 12
transitive verb1) ( annoy) ennuyer2) ( drill) percer [hole]; creuser [well, tunnel]4.to bore into/through — forer dans/à travers
••to bore somebody stiff ou to death ou to tears — faire mourir quelqu'un d'ennui
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B n1 ( person) raseur ○ /-euse m/f ; wine/cricket bore raseur qui ne parle que de vin/de cricket ; he's such a bore quel raseur ○ ;2 ( situation) barbe f ; what a bore! quelle barbe! ; it's an awful bore having to wait quelle barbe de devoir attendre ;4 ( diameter) (of gun barrel, pipe) calibre m ; small-bore rifle carabine f de petit calibre ; 12-bore shotgun fusil m de calibre 12 ;5 ( wave) mascaret m.C vtr1 ( annoy) ennuyer (with avec) ;D vi to bore into/through [person, machine, insect] forer dans/à travers ; her eyes bored into me elle me perçait de son regard.to bore sb stiff ou to death ou to tears faire mourir qn d'ennui ; to bore the pants off sb ○ faire mourir qn d'ennui.
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