Слово англійською: stiff

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Переклад stiff українською: жорстки́й, туги́й (негнучки́й), затверді́лий, мані́рний, тонки́й карто́н

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stiff

adjective
/stɪf/
(comparative stiffer, superlative stiffest)

    difficult to bend/move

  1. difficult to bend or move
    • a sheet of stiff black cardboard
    • Scrub away any residue with a stiff brush.
    • The windows were stiff and she couldn't get them open.
    2.

    muscles

  2. when a person or a part of their body is stiff, their muscles hurt when they move them
    • I'm really stiff after that bike ride yesterday.
    • I've got a stiff neck.
    3.

    mixture

  3. thick; difficult to stir (= move around with a spoon)
    • Whisk the egg whites until stiff.
    4.

    difficult/severe

  4. more difficult or severe than usual
    • It was a stiff climb to the top of the hill.
    • The company faces stiff competition from its rivals.
    • The new proposals have met with stiff opposition.
    • She offered stiff resistance to a thief attempting to snatch her bag.
    • Firms face stiff penalties for breaking the rules.
    • a stiff breeze/wind (= one that blows strongly)
    5.

    not friendly

  5. (of a person or their behaviour) not friendly or relaxed
    • The speech he made to welcome them was stiff and formal.
    6.

    price

  6. (informal) costing a lot or too much
    • There's a stiff $30 entrance fee to the exhibition.
    7.

    alcoholic drink

  7. [only before noun] strong; containing a lot of alcohol
    • a stiff whisky
    • ‘What you need is a stiff drink,’ he told her.
    8. Word OriginOld English stīf, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch stijf.
Idioms
(keep) a stiff upper lip
  1. to keep calm and hide your feelings when you are in pain or in a difficult situation
    • He was taught to keep a stiff upper lip and never to cry in public.
    • Their reaction contrasts sharply with the stiff upper lip of the English.
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