stiff Signification, définition

Signification de stiff en français

• 0 not able to be bent easily -- rigide

  • a piece of stiff cardboard un morceau de carton rigide

• 1 not able to be moved easily or smoothly -- raide

  • My ankle is stiff. Ma cheville est ankylosée.

• 2 severe or difficult -- sévère

  • a stiff jail sentence une peine de prison sévère

  • stiff competition compétition rude

• 3 behaving in a formal way -- compassé/-ée

  • a stiff man with no sense of humor un homme compassé sans le moindre sens de l’humour

• 4 (of a drink) containing a lot of alcohol -- bien tassé/-ée

  • I needed a stiff drink. J’avais besoin d’un verre bien tassé.

• 5 (of wind) blowing hard -- fort/forte

  • a stiff breeze une brise forte

• 6 very bored, scared, worried, etc. -- pui meurt d’ennui / mort/morte de peur / d’inquiétude etc.

  • I’m scared stiff of dogs. J’ai une peur bleue des chiens.

• 7 rigid or firm, and not easily bent, folded etc -- raide, rigide

  • He has walked with a stiff leg since he injured his knee

  • stiff cardboard.

• 8 moving, or moved, with difficulty, pain etc -- dur, raide

  • 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.

• 9 (of a cooking mixture etc) thick, and not flowing -- consistant

  • a stiff dough.

• 10 difficult to do -- difficile

  • a stiff examination.

• 11 strong -- fort

  • a stiff breeze.

• 12 (of a person or his manner etc) formal and unfriendly -- froid

  • I received a stiff note from the bank manager.