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| stiff [coll.] - dead body | die Leiche pl.: die Leichen | ||||||
| stiff [coll.] (Amer.) | der Kerl pl.: die Kerle | ||||||
| stiff [coll.] (Amer.) | der Typ pl.: die Typen [coll.] | ||||||
| stiff competition | harter Wettbewerb | ||||||
| stiff quillwort [BOT.] | Igelsporiges Brachsenkraut Lat.: Isoëtes echinospora | ||||||
| stiff quillwort [BOT.] | Stachelsporiges Brachsenkraut Lat.: Isoëtes echinospora | ||||||
| stiff sedge [BOT.] | Starre Segge Lat.: Carex bigelowii | ||||||
| stiff bottlebrush [BOT.] | Schmalblättriger Zylinderputzer Lat.: Callistemon linearis, Melaleuca linearis | ||||||
| stiff connection [ENGIN.] | steife Verbindung | ||||||
| stiff penshell [ZOOL.] | Steife Steckmuschel Lat.: Atrina rigida [Invertebrates] | ||||||
| stiff brome [BOT.] | Zweijährige Zwenke Lat.: Brachypodium distachyon, Trachynia distachya | ||||||
| stiff element - for earthquake protection [ARCH.] | aussteifendes Element | ||||||
| stiff hedgenettle [BOT.] | Aufrechter Ziest Lat.: Stachys recta | ||||||
| stiff extrusion [TECH.] | die Steifverpressung no plural | ||||||
Possible base forms | |||||||
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| stiff (Verb) | |||||||
Verbs | |||||||
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| to stiff so. | stiffed, stiffed | [coll.] chiefly (Amer.) - not pay a tip | jmdm. kein Trinkgeld geben | gab, gegeben | | ||||||
| to stiff so. | stiffed, stiffed | [coll.] chiefly (Amer.) - swindle | jmdn. bescheißen | beschiss, beschissen | [coll.] | ||||||
| to stiff so. | stiffed, stiffed | [coll.] - kill | jmdn. kaltmachen | machte kalt, kaltgemacht | [coll.] | ||||||
| to grow stiff | erstarren | erstarrte, erstarrt | | ||||||
| to whisk sth. stiff [COOK.] | etw.acc. steifschlagen or: steif schlagen | schlug steif, steifgeschlagen / schlug, geschlagen | - Eiweiß | ||||||
| to be bored stiff | sichacc. zu Tode langweilen | ||||||
| so. is scared stiff [coll.] | jmdm. geht die Muffe [coll.] | ||||||
Adjectives / Adverbs | |||||||
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| stiff-necked adj. | halsstarrig | ||||||
| stiff-necked adj. | hartnäckig | ||||||
| stiff-bristled adj. | mit harten Borsten | ||||||
| frozen stiff | steif vor Kälte | ||||||
| extremely stiff | stocksteif [coll.] | ||||||
| very stiff | stocksteif [coll.] | ||||||
| torsionally stiff [TECH.] | drehstarr | ||||||
| moderately stiff | mäßig steif | ||||||
Phrases / Collocations | |||||||
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| a stiff price | ein hoher Preis | ||||||
| stark and stiff | stocksteif adj. | ||||||
| to scare so. stiff | jmdm. eine Heidenangst einjagen | ||||||
| to bore so. stiff | jmdn. zu Tode langweilen | ||||||
| to bore so. stiff | jmdn. anöden | ödete an, angeödet | [coll.] | ||||||
| (as) stiff as a poker [fig.] | stocksteif [coll.] [fig.] | ||||||
| (as) stiff as a poker [fig.] | (so) steif wie ein Stock [fig.] | ||||||
| Keep a stiff upper lip! | Halt die Ohren steif! | ||||||
| to be scared stiff [coll.] | Fracksausen haben [coll.] | ||||||
| to be scared stiff [coll.] | Muffe haben [coll.] | ||||||
| to be scared stiff [coll.] | eine Heidenangst haben | ||||||
| to be scared stiff [coll.] | eine Höllenangst haben | ||||||
| to be scared stiff [coll.] | Muffensausen haben [coll.] | ||||||
| to be scared stiff [coll.] | vor Angst erstarren | erstarrte, erstarrt | | ||||||
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