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Detailed Translations for stiffen from English to Dutch

stiffen:

stiffen verbe

  1. stiffen
    verstijven; verstarren; verstenen
    • verstijven verbe (verstijf, verstijft, verstijfde, verstijfden, verstijfd)
    • verstarren verbe (verstar, verstart, verstarde, verstarden, verstard)
    • verstenen verbe (versteen, versteent, versteende, versteenden, versteend)
  2. stiffen (starch)
    stijven; stijf maken
    • stijven verbe (stijf, stijft, steef, steven, gesteven)
    • stijf maken verbe (maak stijf, maakt stijf, maakte stijf, maakten stijf, stijf gemaakt)

Translation Matrix for stiffen:

VerbRelated TranslationsOther Translations
stijf maken starch; stiffen
stijven starch; stiffen
verstarren stiffen
verstenen stiffen petrify
verstijven stiffen be caught by horror; shiver; shudder
- constrain; tighten; tighten up

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Related Definitions for "stiffen":

  1. make stiff or stiffer1
  2. become stiff or stiffer1
    • He stiffened when he saw his boss enter the room1
  3. restrict1
    • stiffen the regulations1

Wiktionary Translations for stiffen:

stiffen
verb
  1. stijf worden

Cross Translation:
FromToVia
stiffen nauwer aanhalen; opwinden; spannen; strekken; uitrekken raidirtendre ou étendre avec force ; rendre raide.

stiff:


Translation Matrix for stiff:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
stijve hard-on
straf confinement; custody; detention; imprisonment; punishment
- cadaver; clay; corpse; remains
AdjectiveRelated TranslationsOther Translations
ferm firm; standing-on; staunch; stiff bold; brisk; courageous; decisive; drastic; energetic; energetically; firm; forceful; morally strong; muscular; potent; powerful; resolute; robust; solid; stout; strapping; strong; sturdy; tough; unshakable; vigorous; well built
fiks firm; standing-on; staunch; stiff muscular; solid; stout; strong; sturdy; well built
flink firm; standing-on; staunch; stiff big; considerable; conspicuous; enormous; forceful; glorious; great; haughty; hefty; large; lofty; morally strong; muscular; notable; powerful; powerfully built; proud; remarkable; respectable; robust; solid; stout; strapping; striking; strong; sturdy; substantial; tall; tough; vast; vigorous; well built
gemelijk bad-tempered; gruff; grumpy; moody; peevish; stiff; sulky; sullen; surly bad tempered; cantankerous; capricious; complaining; crabbed; crusty; grumbling; grumpy; lamenting; moody; peevish; wailing
harkerig rigid; stiff
hartig stiff; stiff conversation peppered; peppery; salty; seasoned; spiced; spicy; tasty; well-seasoned
houterig rigid; stiff; wooden
knorrig bad-tempered; gruff; grumpy; moody; peevish; stiff; sulky; sullen; surly bad tempered; cantankerous; capricious; complaining; crabbed; crusty; gruff; grumbling; grumpy; lamenting; moody; nagging; peevish; rigid; sullen; surly; wailing
krukkig abstemious; clumsy; doltish; gawky; not very good; owlish; poor; stiff; uneasy; unhandy; wooden
lastig awkward; burdensome; difficult; hard; heavy; massive; stiff; tough aggravating; annoying; awkward; boring; bothersome; critical; delicate; disagreeable; dreadful; dull; hindrance-causing; ill-timed; incompetent; inconvenient; incriminating; perilous; precarious; touchy; tough; tricky; troublesome; unfit; unpleasant; unsuitable; unwelcome
moeilijk awkward; burdensome; difficult; hard; heavy; massive; stiff; tough critical; difficult; hard; problematic; trying
nurks bad-tempered; gruff; grumpy; moody; peevish; stiff; sulky; sullen; surly bad tempered; cantankerous; capricious; complaining; crabbed; crusty; gruff; grumbling; grumpy; lamenting; moody; nagging; peevish; rigid; sullen; surly; wailing
onbeholpen abstemious; clumsy; doltish; gawky; not very good; owlish; poor; stiff; uneasy; unhandy; wooden awkward; clumsy; fumbling
ongemakkelijk awkward; burdensome; difficult; hard; heavy; massive; stiff; tough awkward; hindrance-causing; ill-at-ease; inconvenient; uncomfortable
onhandig abstemious; clumsy; doltish; gawky; not very good; owlish; poor; stiff; uneasy; unhandy; wooden awkward; clumsy; doltish; fumbling; gawky; lanky; loutish; owlish; unhandy
pittig punish; severe; stiff; stiff conversation appetising; appetizing; peppered; peppery; seasoned; spiced; spicy
schutterig abstemious; clumsy; doltish; gawky; not very good; owlish; poor; stiff; uneasy; unhandy; wooden awkward; clumsy; fumbling
slungelig abstemious; clumsy; doltish; gawky; not very good; owlish; poor; stiff; uneasy; unhandy; wooden awkward; clumsy; doltish; gawky; lanky; loutish; owlish; unhandy
star fixed; fossilised; fossilized; petrified; rigid; set; star; stern; stiff
stevig firm; standing-on; staunch; stiff; stiff conversation burly; firm; hefty; muscular; powerful; powerfully built; robust; solid; stable; steady; stout; strapping; strong; sturdy; substantial; vigorous; well built
stijf rigid; stiff; wooden measured
stijve rigid; stiff; wooden
straf punish; severe; stiff
strak fixed; fossilised; fossilized; petrified; rigid; set; star; stern; stiff bluntly; close; close by; coarse; crude; even; fixed; flat; flatly; level; point blank; set; smooth; taut; tight; uniform; unwavering; vulgar
stram rigid; stiff; wooden
stroef rigid; stiff; wooden
stumperig abstemious; clumsy; doltish; gawky; not very good; owlish; poor; stiff; uneasy; unhandy; wooden awkward; bungling; clumsy; fumbling; inept; poor; shaky; wretched
stuntelig abstemious; clumsy; doltish; gawky; not very good; owlish; poor; stiff; uneasy; unhandy; wooden awkward; clumsy; doltish; fumbling; gawky; lanky; loutish; owlish; unhandy
stuurs bad-tempered; gruff; grumpy; moody; peevish; stiff; sulky; sullen; surly edgy; irritated; vexed
sukkelig abstemious; clumsy; doltish; gawky; not very good; owlish; poor; stiff; uneasy; unhandy; wooden
wrevelig bad-tempered; gruff; grumpy; moody; peevish; stiff; sulky; sullen; surly abrupt; disgruntled; put out; resentful; snappy; snarling
zwaar awkward; burdensome; difficult; hard; heavy; massive; stiff; tough burdensome; filling; heavily built; heavy; heavyset; massive; oppressing; oppressive; rich
- buckram; firm; potent; rigid; starchy; steadfast; steady; strong; unbendable; unfaltering; unshakable; unwavering
AdverbRelated TranslationsOther Translations
stijfjes rigid; stiff; tough
- stiffly
OtherRelated TranslationsOther Translations
flink game
ModifierRelated TranslationsOther Translations
niet makkelijk awkward; burdensome; difficult; hard; heavy; massive; stiff; tough
pittig gesprek stiff; stiff conversation
verstard fixed; fossilised; fossilized; petrified; rigid; set; star; stern; stiff

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Related Definitions for "stiff":

  1. incapable of or resistant to bending1
    • a palace guardsman stiff as a poker1
    • stiff hair1
    • a stiff neck1
  2. rigidly formal1
    • the letter was stiff and formal1
  3. not moving or operating freely1
    • a stiff hinge1
  4. having a strong physiological or chemical effect1
    • a stiff drink1
  5. marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable1
  6. powerful1
    • a stiff current1
    • a stiff breeze1
  7. in a stiff manner1
  8. extremely1
    • bored stiff1
    • frightened stiff1
  9. the dead body of a human being1
    • the murderer confessed that he threw the stiff in the river1
  10. an ordinary man1
    • a lucky stiff1
    • a working stiff1

Wiktionary Translations for stiff:

stiff
adjective
  1. of an object, rigid, hard to bend, inflexible
  2. figuratively: of policies and rules and their application and enforcement
  3. of a person, formal in behavior, unrelaxed
  4. colloquial: harsh, severe
  5. of muscles, or parts of the body
stiff
adjective
  1. niet gemakkelijk te vervormen of te buigen

Cross Translation:
FromToVia
stiff stug steifunbiegsam, fest, starr
stiff stug steifmehr oder weniger medizinisch und nur auf den Körper bezogen: in einzelnen Gelenken oder dem ganzen Körper entweder vorübergehend oder auch dauerhaft wenig beweglich, ungelenk
stiff stug steifin übertragener Bedeutung auf eine Geisteshaltung bezogen: unpersönlich, förmlich, ohne Ausstrahlung und Charisma
stiff gevestigd; hecht; stevig; vast ferme — Qui a de la consistance, de la dureté.
stiff abrupt; bruusk; kortaf; gespannen; ingespannen; pakkend; spannend; strak; houterig; star; stijf; stram; stug; steil raide — Traductions à trier suivant le sens
stiff houterig; star; stijf; stram; stug rigide — Qui ne fléchir pas.