stiff

I [stɪf]

nome colloq.

1) (corpse) cadavere m.

2) AE (humourless person) musone m. (-a), persona f. scontrosa

II 1. [stɪf]

aggettivo

1) (restricted in movement) rigido, duro; (after sport, sleeping badly) irrigidito, indolenzito

to have a stiff neck — avere il torcicollo

2) (hard to move) [drawer] duro da aprire; [lever] duro da muovere

3) (rigid) [cardboard] rigido

4) gastr.

beat the egg whites until stiff — montare i bianchi d'uovo a neve ferma

5) (not relaxed) [manner, person, style] rigido, compassato

6) (harsh) [warning, sentence] severo, duro

7) (difficult) [exam] difficile; [climb] erto, scosceso; [competition] duro, accanito; [opposition] duro, tenace

8) (high) [charge, fine] salato, elevato

9) (strong) [breeze] forte

I need a stiff drink — ho bisogno di bere qualcosa di forte

2.

avverbio colloq.

to be bored stiff — annoiarsi da morire

to be frozen stiff — essere congelato

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

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to keep a stiff upper lip — non mettere in mostra le proprie emozioni, non fare una piega

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[stif]

adjective

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; indolenzito

2) (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; indolenzito

3) ((of a cooking mixture etc) thick, and not flowing: a stiff dough.) denso, spesso, consistente

4) (difficult to do: a stiff examination.) difficile

5) (strong: a stiff breeze.) forte

6) ((of a person or his manner etc) formal and unfriendly: I received a stiff note from the bank manager.) freddo

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- stiffly

- stiffness
- stiffen
- stiffening
- bore
- scare stiff

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I [stɪf]

nome colloq.

1) (corpse) cadavere m.

2) AE (humourless person) musone m. (-a), persona f. scontrosa

II 1. [stɪf]

aggettivo

1) (restricted in movement) rigido, duro; (after sport, sleeping badly) irrigidito, indolenzito

to have a stiff neck — avere il torcicollo

2) (hard to move) [drawer] duro da aprire; [lever] duro da muovere

3) (rigid) [cardboard] rigido

4) gastr.

beat the egg whites until stiff — montare i bianchi d'uovo a neve ferma

5) (not relaxed) [manner, person, style] rigido, compassato

6) (harsh) [warning, sentence] severo, duro

7) (difficult) [exam] difficile; [climb] erto, scosceso; [competition] duro, accanito; [opposition] duro, tenace

8) (high) [charge, fine] salato, elevato

9) (strong) [breeze] forte

I need a stiff drink — ho bisogno di bere qualcosa di forte

2.

avverbio colloq.

to be bored stiff — annoiarsi da morire

to be frozen stiff — essere congelato

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

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to keep a stiff upper lip — non mettere in mostra le proprie emozioni, non fare una piega