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Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

English

French

I. stiff [Brit stɪf, Am stɪf] N inf

1. stiff (corpse):

stiff: macchabée m inf

2. stiff Am (humourless person):

stiff: rabat-joie mf inv

3. stiff Am (man):

a working stiff: un travailleur

4. stiff Am (drunk):

stiff: poivrot m inf

5. stiff Am (hobo):

stiff: clochard m

II. stiff [Brit stɪf, Am stɪf] ADJ

1. stiff (restricted in movement):

stiff (gen): raide

stiff (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

to have stiff legs (from old age etc): avoir les jambes ankylosées

2. stiff (hard to move):

stiff drawer, door: dur à ouvrir

stiff lever: dur à manier

stiff gear: dur à passer

3. stiff (rigid):

stiff cardboard, fabric, collar: raide

4. stiff FOOD:

stiff mixture: consistant, ferme

beat the egg whites until stiff: battre les œufs en neige ferme

5. stiff (not relaxed):

stiff manner, person, style: compassé

6. stiff (harsh):

stiff letter, warning, penalty, sentence: sévère

7. stiff (difficult):

stiff exam, climb: difficile

stiff competition: rude

stiff opposition: fort

8. stiff (high):

stiff charge, fine: élevé

9. stiff (strong):

stiff breeze: fort

I need a stiff drink: j'ai besoin d'un verre bien tassé inf

10. stiff Am (drunk):

stiff inf: bourré

III. stiff [Brit stɪf, Am stɪf] VB trans Am inf

1. stiff (cheat):

stiff person: arnaquer

2. stiff (fail to tip):

stiff person: ne pas laisser de pourboire à

IV. stiff [Brit stɪf, Am stɪf] ADV inf

to be bored stiff: s'ennuyer à mourir

to bore sb stiff: ennuyer qn mortellement

to be frozen stiff: être frigorifié inf

to be scared stiff: avoir une peur bleue

to scare sb stiff: faire une peur terrible à qn

V. stiff [Brit stɪf, Am stɪf]

to keep a stiff upper lip: encaisser sans broncher inf

stiff-arm [Brit, Am ˈstɪf ˌɑrm] VB trans Am

stiff-arm: écarter [qn] avec les bras

stiff-necked [Brit, Am ˈstɪf ˈˌnɛkt] ADJ pej

stiff-necked: guindé

French

English

courbatu (courbatue): stiff

être tout courbatu: to be stiff all over

j'ai les bras courbatus: my arms are stiff

macchabée: stiff sl

balai-brosse: stiff broom

avoir la pétoche: to be scared stiff inf

flanquer la pétoche à qn: to scare sb stiff inf

ankyloser: to get stiff

j'ai les jambes ankylosées: my legs are stiff

torticolis: stiff neck

avoir un ou le torticolis: to have a stiff neck

rigide carton: stiff

in the PONS Dictionary

English

French

stiff¹ [stɪf] N inf

stiff: cadavre m

stiff² ADJ

1. stiff (hard):

stiff: raide

to be stiff: avoir des courbatures

2. stiff (strong):

stiff alcohol, wind: fort(e)

3. stiff (severe):

stiff sentence: sévère

stiff welcome: froid(e)

stiff-necked ADJ

stiff-necked: entêté(e)

French

English

ankylosé(e) personne: stiff

barber qn: to bore sb stiff

se barber: to get bored stiff

pincé(e) sourire, ton: stiff

torticolis: stiff neck

constipé(e): stiff

rouillé(e) muscles: stiff

rigide carton: stiff

in the PONS Dictionary

English

French

stiff¹ [stɪf] N sl (dead body)

stiff: cadavre m

stiff² ADJ

1. stiff (hard):

stiff: raide

stiff dough: dur(e)

to be stiff: avoir des courbatures

to be bored stiff inf: s'ennuyer à cent sous de l'heure

2. stiff (tense):

stiff a. fig: tendu(e)

3. stiff (strong):

stiff alcohol, wind: fort(e)

4. stiff (severe):

stiff sentence, penalty: sévère

stiff welcome: froid(e)

stiff-necked ADJ

stiff-necked: entêté(e)

French

English

constipé(e): stiff

torticolis: stiff neck

barber qn: to bore sb stiff

barber: to get bored stiff

bassiner qn: to bore sb stiff

avoir la pétoche: to be scared stiff

rigide carton: stiff

rouillé(e) muscles: stiff

Present
I	stiff
you	stiff
he/she/it	stiffs
we	stiff
you	stiff
they	stiff

Past
I	stiffed
you	stiffed
he/she/it	stiffed
we	stiffed
you	stiffed
they	stiffed

Present Perfect
I	have	stiffed
you	have	stiffed
he/she/it	has	stiffed
we	have	stiffed
you	have	stiffed
they	have	stiffed

Past Perfect
I	had	stiffed
you	had	stiffed
he/she/it	had	stiffed
we	had	stiffed
you	had	stiffed
they	had	stiffed

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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to scare sb stiff: faire une peur bleue à qn

hard/tough/stiff cheese! inf: pas de chance!

to be stiff: avoir des courbatures

être raide comme la justice inf: to be (as) stiff as a board

battre les blancs (d'œufs) en neige: to beat the egg whites until they form stiff peaks

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