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1 Translation result for stiff in Spanish

adjective

stiff adjective

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rígido, tieso; agarrotado, entumecido; acartonado, poco natural; fuerte (dícese del viento, etc.); severo, difícil, duro

Example sentences of
stiff adjective

  • •When I got out of bed this morning my back was stiff as a board.
  • •Beat the egg whites until they are stiff.
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Synonyms of
stiff adjective

rigid, inflexible, tense, wooden, difficult, severe, stilted, strong

Detailed synonyms for stiff adjective

Stiff, rigid, inflexible, tense, wooden significan difícil de doblar o de animar.
  • Stiff puede aplicarse a cualquier grado de esta condición <muscles will become stiff if they aren't stretched>.
    antonyms: supple, relaxed
  • Rigid se aplica a algo tan tieso que no se puede doblar sin romperse <a rigid board>.
    antonyms: elastic, flexible
  • Inflexible recalca la falta de elasticidad o maleabilidad <shoes with inflexible soles>.
    antonyms: flexible
  • Tense connota el estirar o forzar al punto en que se pierde la elasticidad o la flexibilidad <he looked tense and unhappy>.
    antonyms: expansive
  • Wooden connota la dura inflexibilidad y seca rigidez de la madera, y connota asimismo una cualidad tiesa, y a menudo una torpe o pesada falta de vida <moved in a wooden manner>.
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Reverse translation for stiff

rígido  - rigid, stiff, strict 
tieso  - stiff, rigid, upright, erect 
agarrotado
entumecido  - numb, stiff (of muscles, joints, etc.) 
acartonado
poco natural
fuerte  (dícese del viento, etc.) - strong, intense, loud, extreme, excessive 
severo  - harsh, severe, strict, stark 
difícil  - difficult, hard 
duro  - hard, tough, harsh, severe 
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