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1 rigid
['rɪdʒɪd]1) (strict) [ rules] rigido, ferreo; [ controls] rigido, rigoroso, severo; [ timetable] rigido, rigoroso2) (inflexible) [person, attitude] rigido, rigoroso, inflessibile, severo••to bore sb. rigid — colloq. annoiare a morte qcn
* * *['ri‹id]1) (completely stiff; not able to be bent (easily): An iron bar is rigid.) rigido2) (very strict, and not likely to change: rigid rules; rigid discipline; rigid views on education; a stern, rigid headmaster.) severo•- rigidly- rigidness
- rigidity* * *rigid /ˈrɪdʒɪd/a.rigido ( anche fig.); duro; ( di persona) inflessibile: a rigid plastic box, una scatola di plastica rigida; rigid regulations, norme rigide, severe; You're too rigid in your thinking, sei troppo inflessibile nelle tue opinioni● (aeron.) rigid airship, dirigibile rigido □ (edil.) rigid frame, telaio rigido □ to be rigid with terror, essere irrigidito dal terrore □ (fam.) to shake sb. rigid, paralizzare q. per la paura; ( anche) fare restare q. di stuccorigidly avv. rigidness n. [u].* * *['rɪdʒɪd]1) (strict) [ rules] rigido, ferreo; [ controls] rigido, rigoroso, severo; [ timetable] rigido, rigoroso2) (inflexible) [person, attitude] rigido, rigoroso, inflessibile, severo••to bore sb. rigid — colloq. annoiare a morte qcn
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2 stiff
I [stɪf]nome colloq.1) (corpse) cadavere m.2) AE (humourless person) musone m. (-a), persona f. scontrosaII 1. [stɪf]1) (restricted in movement) rigido, duro; (after sport, sleeping badly) irrigidito, indolenzito2) (hard to move) [ drawer] duro da aprire; [ lever] duro da muovere4) gastr.5) (not relaxed) [manner, person, style] rigido, compassato6) (harsh) [warning, sentence] severo, duro7) (difficult) [ exam] difficile; [ climb] erto, scosceso; [ competition] duro, accanito; [ opposition] duro, tenace8) (high) [charge, fine] salato, elevato2.avverbio colloq.to be scared stiff — avere una paura nera, essere spaventato a morte
to scare sb. stiff — fare una paura nera a qcn., spaventare qcn. a morte
••to keep a stiff upper lip — non mettere in mostra le proprie emozioni, non fare una piega
* * *[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.) rigido; indolenzito2) (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.) rigido, duro; indolenzito3) ((of a cooking mixture etc) thick, and not flowing: a stiff dough.) denso, spesso, consistente4) (difficult to do: a stiff examination.) difficile5) (strong: a stiff breeze.) forte6) ((of a person or his manner etc) formal and unfriendly: I received a stiff note from the bank manager.) freddo•- stiffly- stiffness
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- scare stiff* * *I [stɪf]nome colloq.1) (corpse) cadavere m.2) AE (humourless person) musone m. (-a), persona f. scontrosaII 1. [stɪf]1) (restricted in movement) rigido, duro; (after sport, sleeping badly) irrigidito, indolenzito2) (hard to move) [ drawer] duro da aprire; [ lever] duro da muovere4) gastr.5) (not relaxed) [manner, person, style] rigido, compassato6) (harsh) [warning, sentence] severo, duro7) (difficult) [ exam] difficile; [ climb] erto, scosceso; [ competition] duro, accanito; [ opposition] duro, tenace8) (high) [charge, fine] salato, elevato2.avverbio colloq.to be scared stiff — avere una paura nera, essere spaventato a morte
to scare sb. stiff — fare una paura nera a qcn., spaventare qcn. a morte
••to keep a stiff upper lip — non mettere in mostra le proprie emozioni, non fare una piega
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