English–Dutch dictionary
Dutch translation of the English word stiff
| English | Dutch (translated indirectly) | Esperanto |
|---|---|---|
| (rigid; unyielding; unbending) | ; ; ; | |
🔗 In 1839, Charles Goodyear discovered a way of processing natural rubber, which is too stiff when cold and too soft when warm, in such a way as to make it elastic. | ||
| (fast; firm; stable; hard; resolute; solid; steadfast; unflinching) | ; | |
🔗 Kvien also warned Putin to expect stiff resistance from Ukrainians if Russia does invade. | ||
| (cadaver; corpse; carcass; body; dead body) | ||
| (formal; measured) | ||
stiffen (cramp) | ||
| (tighten) | ; ; | |
🔗 Guyal stiffened and turned his face to the sky. | ||
stiffly (rigidly) | ; | |
| English | Dutch |
|---|---|
| stiff | ⇆ afgemeten; ⇆ gepeperd; ⇆ harkerig; ⇆ hartstikke; ⇆ hevig; ⇆ kras; ⇆ lijk; ⇆ moeilijk; ⇆ onbuigzaam; ⇆ star; ⇆ stevig; ⇆ stijf; ⇆ stokkerig; ⇆ stokkig; ⇆ straf; ⇆ strak; ⇆ stram; ⇆ streng; ⇆ stroef; ⇆ stug; ⇆ vast; ⇆ verstijfd |
| a big stiff | ⇆ een grote sufferd |
| as stiff as a poker | ⇆ stokstijf |
| keep a stiff upper lip | ⇆ geen spier vertrekken; ⇆ zich flink houden; ⇆ zich groot houden; ⇆ zich groothouden |
| scared stiff | ⇆ doodsbang; ⇆ doodsbenauwd |
| stiff with cold | ⇆ stijf van de kou |
| that’s a bit stiff | ⇆ dat is kras |
| walk at a stiff pace | ⇆ stevig doorstappen |
| stiffen | ⇆ aantrekken; ⇆ doen verstijven; ⇆ moed inspreken; ⇆ stijf maken; ⇆ stijf worden; ⇆ stijven; ⇆ strenger maken; ⇆ vaster worden; ⇆ verscherpen; ⇆ verstarren; ⇆ verstijven; ⇆ verzwaren |
| stiffly | ⇆ harkerig; ⇆ op afgemeten toon; ⇆ stijf; ⇆ stroef; ⇆ stug |
| stiff‐necked | ⇆ koppig |