stiff

rigido, indolenzito

Difficile da piegare o muovere con facilità, soprattutto quando i muscoli fanno male.

In inglese semplice: Difficult to bend or move easily, especially because your muscles hurt.

• My neck is stiff.
• His legs felt stiff after the long walk.
• This stiff cardboard will not bend easily.

Sinonimi: rigid

Contrari: flexible

Espressioni comuni: stiff neck, stiff muscles, stiff cardboard

severo, duro

Molto severo o difficile da affrontare.

In inglese semplice: Very severe or difficult to deal with.

• He received a stiff fine.
• The new team faces stiff competition.
• Judges imposed stiffer penalties this year.

Sinonimi: severe, harsh, tough

Contrari: mild

Espressioni comuni: stiff fine, stiff penalty, stiff competition

forte

Che ha grande forza o produce un effetto intenso.

In inglese semplice: Having a strong effect or great force.

• He wanted a stiff drink.
• A stiff breeze shook the trees.
• She poured herself a stiffer whisky.

Sinonimi: strong, powerful

Contrari: weak

Espressioni comuni: stiff drink, stiff breeze, stiff dose

lavoratore comune

Persona comune, soprattutto chi lavora duramente per pochi soldi.

In inglese semplice: An ordinary person, especially someone who works hard for little money.

• He is a working stiff.
• Most working stiffs cannot afford that hotel.
• She writes stories about ordinary stiffs with boring jobs.

Sinonimi: ordinary person, working person

Espressioni comuni: working stiff, ordinary stiff, poor stiff

cadavere

Termine colloquiale e poco rispettoso per il corpo di una persona morta.

In inglese semplice: The body of a dead person.

• They found a stiff upstairs.
• The detective examined the stiff in the morgue.
• Two stiffs lay under white sheets.

Sinonimi: corpse, dead body

Espressioni comuni: a stiff, find a stiff

gonzo

Persona che si lascia ingannare o truffare facilmente.

In inglese semplice: A person who is easily tricked or cheated.

• The stiff believed every word.
• They tricked another stiff into paying.
• The thieves searched for stiffs with plenty of cash.

Sinonimi: sucker, mark

Espressioni comuni: a gullible stiff, cheat a stiff

non pagare

Non pagare a qualcuno il denaro che gli si deve.

In inglese semplice: If you do this, you fail to pay someone money you owe them.

• They stiffed the waiter.
• My last boss stiffed me on my wages.
• Have any customers stiffed you today?

Come si usa: stiff someone on something (The customer stiffed her on the tip.)

Sinonimi: cheat, shortchange

Espressioni comuni: stiff someone, stiff the waiter