Значение stiff в русском языке

• 0 hard and difficult to bend -- жесткий

  • stiff material

• 1 A door, drawer, etc that is stiff does not move as easily as it should. -- тугой (о двери, ящике и т. д.)

• 2 If a part of your body is stiff, it hurts and is difficult to move. -- онемевший

  • I've got a stiff neck.

• 3 very severe or difficult -- тяжелый, ожесточенный

  • stiff competition/opposition

  • We need stiffer penalties for drink driving.

• 4 behaving in a way that is formal and not relaxed -- чопорный

• 5 A stiff substance is thick and does not move around easily. -- густой, плотный

  • Whip the cream until it is stiff.

• 6 a strong alcoholic drink -- крепкий напиток/крепкое виски/крепкая водка и т. д.

  • I need a stiff brandy.

• 7 a wind that is quite strong -- сильный ветер

• 8 extremely bored, worried, etc -- изнемогающий от скуки/испуганный до смерти/обеспокоенный до смерти и т. д.

  • The lecture was awful - I was bored stiff.