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Detailed Translations for stiffen from English to German

stiffen:

stiffen verb

  1. stiffen
    erstarren; erfrieren; erhärten; verhärten; versteifen; erlahmen; verstocken; eindicken; stillstehen; versteinern; steif werden
    • erstarren verb
    • erfrieren verb (erfriere, erfrierst, erfriert, erfror, erfrort, erfroren)
    • erhärten verb (erhärte, erhärtest, erhärtet, erhärtete, erhärtetet, erhärtet)
    • verhärten verb (verhärte, verhärtst, verhärtt, verhärtte, verhärttet, verhärtet)
    • versteifen verb (versteife, versteifst, versteift, versteifte, versteiftet, versteift)
    • erlahmen verb (erlahme, erlahmst, erlahmt, erlahmte, erlahmtet, erlahmt)
    • verstocken verb (verstocke, verstockst, verstockt, verstockte, verstocktet, verstockt)
    • eindicken verb (dicke ein, dickst ein, dickt ein, dickte ein, dicktet ein, eingedickt)
    • stillstehen verb (stehe still, stehst still, steht still, stand still, standet still, stillgestand)
    • versteinern verb (versteinere, versteinerst, versteinert, versteinerte, versteinertet, versteinert)
  2. stiffen (starch)
    versteifen; eindicken; stärken
    • versteifen verb (versteife, versteifst, versteift, versteifte, versteiftet, versteift)
    • eindicken verb (dicke ein, dickst ein, dickt ein, dickte ein, dicktet ein, eingedickt)
    • stärken verb (stärke, stärkst, stärkt, stärkte, stärktet, gestärkt)

Translation Matrix for stiffen:

VerbRelated TranslationsOther Translations
eindicken starch; stiffen become thicker; boil down; concentrate; condense; thicken
erfrieren stiffen freeze; freeze to death
erhärten stiffen become hard
erlahmen stiffen abate; adulterate; be cripple; be lame; become weak; dilute; enervate; enfeeble; lessen; lose strength; weaken
erstarren stiffen chill; freeze; grow cold; grow numb; numb; stay like a statue
steif werden stiffen clot; coagulate; curdle; set; solidify
stillstehen stiffen come to a standstill; stand still
stärken starch; stiffen acumilate; amplify; deepen; fortify; gain strength; get stronger; intensify; invigorate; strengthen
verhärten stiffen become hard; harden; iron; steel; toughen
versteifen starch; stiffen stretch; tighten
versteinern stiffen petrify
verstocken stiffen
- constrain; tighten; tighten up

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Synonyms for "stiffen":


Antonyms for "stiffen":


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. to become stiff
stiffen
verb
  1. unbeweglich werden

Cross Translation:
FromToVia
stiffen erstarren verstijven — stijf worden
stiffen aufziehen; spannen; anspannen; ausspannen; straffen; anziehen raidirtendre ou étendre avec force ; rendre raide.

stiffen form of stiff:

stiff adj

  1. stiff (rigid; wooden)
  2. stiff (fixed; rigid; stern; )
  3. stiff (difficult; tough; awkward; )
  4. stiff (severe; punish)
  5. stiff (stiff conversation)
  6. stiff (standing-on; firm; staunch)
  7. stiff (clumsy; abstemious; unhandy; )
  8. stiff (rigid; tough)
    steif
  9. stiff (peevish; grumpy; sullen; )
  10. stiff (rigid)

Translation Matrix for stiff:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- cadaver; clay; corpse; remains
AdjectiveRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- buckram; firm; potent; rigid; starchy; steadfast; steady; strong; unbendable; unfaltering; unshakable; unwavering
AdverbRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- stiffly
Not SpecifiedRelated TranslationsOther Translations
stümperhaft clumsy; loutish
ModifierRelated TranslationsOther Translations
abgespannt abstemious; clumsy; doltish; gawky; not very good; owlish; poor; stiff; uneasy; unhandy; wooden dog-tired; done; exhausted; faint; feeble; finished; frail; off colour; pale; sick; wan; washed out; weak; worn out
beharrlich firm; standing-on; staunch; stiff persistent
beständig firm; standing-on; staunch; stiff constant; continual; continuous; lasting; persistent; stable; steady
bäuerisch abstemious; clumsy; doltish; gawky; not very good; owlish; poor; stiff; uneasy; unhandy; wooden arrogant; banal; below the belt; boorish; coarse; gross; ill-bred; impudent; insolent; nasty; overbearing; presumptuous; rotten; rude; rustic; shabby; shameless; trite; trivial; uncivilised; uncivilized; uneducated; unmannerly; unsavory; unsavoury; vapid; vulgar
dauerhaft firm; standing-on; staunch; stiff consistent; constant; continual; continuous; durable; everlasting; firm; lasting; reliable; solid; sound; stable; staunch; steady; stout; substantial
dünn abstemious; clumsy; doltish; gawky; not very good; owlish; poor; stiff; uneasy; unhandy; wooden delicate; diluted; fine; liquid; meager; meagre; petite; poor; puny; rare; rarefied; skinny; slender; slim; small-boned; subtle; teneous; thin; watery
eckig abstemious; clumsy; doltish; gawky; not very good; owlish; poor; stiff; uneasy; unhandy; wooden angular; brutal; inhuman; pityless; rugged; ruthless; sharp; sharp-edged
eine heftige Debatte stiff; stiff conversation
eisern firm; punish; severe; standing-on; staunch; stiff cast-iron; deafening; headstrong; iron; loud; made of iron; muscular; obstinate; persistent; solid; stiff-necked; stout; strong; stubborn; sturdy; well built; wilful; willful
entspannt abstemious; clumsy; doltish; gawky; not very good; owlish; poor; stiff; uneasy; unhandy; wooden
erstarrt fixed; fossilised; fossilized; petrified; rigid; set; star; stern; stiff clotted; curdled; frozen; grown stiff; rigid; turned to stone
fest punish; severe; stiff aloud; deep rooted; drastic; durable; energetic; firm; forceful; inherent; out loud; potent; powerful; reliable; solid; sound; stable; staunch; stout; strong; substantial; vigorous
flau abstemious; clumsy; doltish; gawky; not very good; owlish; poor; stiff; uneasy; unhandy; wooden abject; bland; blurred; cowardly; craven; cringing; dawdling; delicate; dim; drab; dragging; drooping; dull; faint; flat; fragile; frail; grey; hazy; inactive; indolent; inert; languid; lazy; limp; lingering; listless; mat; misty; passive; poor; ragged; ramshackle; rickety; saltless; shuffling; slow; slow of understanding; sluggish; tardy; tasteless; tender; unclear; undefinable; unsavory; unsavoury; vague; vulnerable; wobbly; wonky
flegelhaft abstemious; clumsy; doltish; gawky; not very good; owlish; poor; stiff; uneasy; unhandy; wooden arrogant; audacious; bold; boorish; discourteous; ill-bred; ill-mannered; impertinent; impolite; impudent; indecent; insolent; loutish; oafish; offensive; overbearing; presumptuous; rude; rustic; sanguine; shameless; uncivilised; uncivilized; uneducated; unmannerly
gebrechlich abstemious; clumsy; doltish; gawky; not very good; owlish; poor; stiff; uneasy; unhandy; wooden delicate; faint; feeble; fragile; frail; inferior; meager; meagre; pale; poor; puny; ragged; ramshackle; rickety; sick; skinny; tender; thin; vulnerable; wan; weak; wobbly; wonky
gezalzenes stiff; stiff conversation
grob abstemious; clumsy; doltish; gawky; not very good; owlish; poor; stiff; uneasy; unhandy; wooden abominable; appalling; arrogant; banal; barbaric; beastly; below the belt; bestial; big-boned; blurred; bold; boorish; brutal; chubby; coarse; commonplace; cruel; crying shame; crying to heaven; detailed; disgraceful; doggish; elaborate; extensive; faint; gross; gruesome; hard; hard-handed; harsh; heavily-built; heavy; hefty; heinous; ill-bred; impolite; improper; impudent; inappropriate; indelicat; inhuman; inhumane; insolent; nasty; out of focus; out of place; outrageous; overbearing; pityless; plump; presumptuous; rank; rotten; rough; rude; rustic; ruthless; seedy; shabby; shameless; shocking; squat; stocky; subdued; tactless; trite; trivial; uncalled for; uncivilised; uncivilized; uncontrolled; uneducated; unmannerly; unsavory; unsavoury; unseemly; unsuitable; untrue; vague; vapid; violent; vulgar
grobschlächtig abstemious; clumsy; doltish; gawky; not very good; owlish; poor; stiff; uneasy; unhandy; wooden arrogant; big-boned; boorish; hefty; ill-bred; impolite; impudent; insolent; large-limbed; overbearing; presumptuous; rude; rustic; shameless; stocky; uncivilised; uncivilized; uneducated; unmannerly
handfest punish; severe; stiff assured; conclusive; durable; firm; incontrovertible; indisputable; irrefutable; reliable; solid; sound; stable; stout; substantial; sure
hauteng rigid; stiff; wooden short of cash; short of money; tight
heftige stiff; stiff conversation
hilflos abstemious; clumsy; doltish; gawky; not very good; owlish; poor; stiff; uneasy; unhandy; wooden awkward; clumsy; defenceless; defenseless; delicate; faint; feeble; fragile; frail; fumbling; helpless; impotent; pale; poor; powerless; sick; tender; vulnerable; wan; weak
hinfällig abstemious; clumsy; doltish; gawky; not very good; owlish; poor; stiff; uneasy; unhandy; wooden delicate; dilapidated; faint; feeble; flimsy; fragile; frail; inferior; languishing; lean; lingering; long in the tooth; miserable; pale; poor; ragged; ramshackle; rickety; ruinous; seedy; shabby; sick; sickly; tender; thin; unsightly; vulnerable; wan; weak; wobbly; wonky
hölzern rigid; stiff; wooden timber; timbre; wood-like; wooden
kantig abstemious; clumsy; doltish; gawky; not very good; owlish; poor; stiff; uneasy; unhandy; wooden angular; brutal; crenated; inhuman; jagged; keen-edged; pityless; rugged; ruthless; serrated; sharp; sharp-edged; toothed
kraftlos abstemious; clumsy; doltish; gawky; not very good; owlish; poor; stiff; uneasy; unhandy; wooden abstemious; bad; dead; deceased; defenceless; defenseless; effete; faint; feeble; frail; helpless; impotent; lifeless; limp; listless; no energy; pale; passed away; poor; powerless; sick; slackly; spiritless; unable; wan; washed-out; weak
krankhaft abstemious; clumsy; doltish; gawky; not very good; owlish; poor; stiff; uneasy; unhandy; wooden pathological; sick
kränklich abstemious; clumsy; doltish; gawky; not very good; owlish; poor; stiff; uneasy; unhandy; wooden ailing; clumsy; delicate; faint; feeble; fragile; frail; having one's period; in bad health; maladroit; meager; meagre; menstruating; pale; poor; puny; ragged; ramshackle; rickety; sick; sickly; skinny; tender; thin; vulnerable; wan; weak; wobbly; wonky
lahm abstemious; clumsy; doltish; gawky; not very good; owlish; poor; stiff; uneasy; unhandy; wooden crippled; drained; faint; feeble; frail; lame; languid; listless; pale; palsied; paralysed; sick; wan; washed out; weak
lasch abstemious; clumsy; doltish; gawky; not very good; owlish; poor; stiff; uneasy; unhandy; wooden indolent; lax; supine
lustlos abstemious; clumsy; doltish; gawky; not very good; owlish; poor; stiff; uneasy; unhandy; wooden dawdling; dragging; drained; drooping; faint; feeble; frail; inactive; indolent; inert; languid; lazy; lifeless; limp; lingering; listless; no energy; pale; passive; shuffling; sick; slow; slow of understanding; sluggish; tardy; wan; washed out; washed-out; weak
lästig abstemious; clumsy; doltish; gawky; not very good; owlish; poor; stiff; uneasy; unhandy; wooden aggravating; annoying; awkward; boring; bothersome; critical; delicate; disagreeable; dreadful; dull; embarrassed; hindrance-causing; ill-at-ease; ill-timed; incompetent; inconvenient; incriminating; perilous; precarious; touchy; tough; tricky; troublesome; uncomfortable; unfit; unpleasant; unsuitable; unwelcome
mißlich abstemious; clumsy; doltish; gawky; not very good; owlish; poor; stiff; uneasy; unhandy; wooden awkward; critical; dangerous; deceptive; delicate; hazardous; ill-at-ease; perilous; precarious; risky; touchy; uncomfortable; unsafe
nicht einfach awkward; burdensome; difficult; hard; heavy; massive; stiff; tough
prall rigid; stiff; wooden bulge; plump; rotund; round; short of cash; short of money; tight
rauh rigid; stiff; wooden barren; cold; hard; hard-handed; harsh; inhospitable; rough; violent
schlacksig abstemious; clumsy; doltish; gawky; not very good; owlish; poor; stiff; uneasy; unhandy; wooden awkward; clumsy; doltish; fumbling; gawky; lanky; loutish; owlish; unhandy
schlaff abstemious; clumsy; doltish; gawky; not very good; owlish; poor; stiff; uneasy; unhandy; wooden dead; deceased; dozy; drained; drowsy; dull; effete; faint; feeble; fragile; frail; fuzzy; helpless; impotent; languid; lifeless; listless; pale; passed away; poor; powerless; ragged; ramshackle; rickety; sick; sleepy; soporific; spiritless; wan; washed out; weak; wobbly; wonky
schlapp abstemious; clumsy; doltish; gawky; not very good; owlish; poor; stiff; uneasy; unhandy; wooden dawdling; dragging; drained; drooping; dull; effete; faint; feeble; flabby; fragile; frail; helpless; impotent; inactive; indolent; inert; languid; lazy; lifeless; limp; lingering; listless; no energy; pale; passive; poor; pouchy; powerless; ragged; ramshackle; rickety; shuffling; sick; slow; slow of understanding

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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
noun
  1. slang: cadaver, dead person
  2. US: person who leaves without paying the bill
verb
  1. to fail to pay money one owes
stiff
adjective
  1. -
  2. unbiegsam, fest, starr
  3. mehr oder weniger medizinisch und nur auf den Körper bezogen: in einzelnen Gelenken oder dem ganzen Körper entweder vorübergehend oder auch dauerhaft wenig beweglich, ungelenk
  4. in übertragener Bedeutung auf eine Geisteshaltung bezogen: unpersönlich, förmlich, ohne Ausstrahlung und Charisma
  5. Seemannssprache: heftig, stark bewegt

Cross Translation:
FromToVia
stiff hart; fest ferme — Qui a de la consistance, de la dureté.
stiff steil; schroff; abschüssig; jäh; starr; steif raide — Traductions à trier suivant le sens
stiff starr; steif; spröde rigide — Qui ne fléchir pas.

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