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  1. stiffening:
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Detailed Translations for stiffening from English to French

stiffening:

stiffening [the ~] nom

  1. the stiffening (rigor mortis; numbness)
    la raideur; le raidissement

Translation Matrix for stiffening:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
raideur numbness; rigor mortis; stiffening austerity; inflexibility; numbness; precipice; rigidity; severity; starkness; steep inclination; steepness; sternness; stiffness; strictness
raidissement numbness; rigor mortis; stiffening
- rigidification; rigidifying

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Related Definitions for "stiffening":

  1. the act of becoming stiff1
    • stiffening his shoulders, he prepared to advance1
  2. the process of becoming stiff or rigid1

Wiktionary Translations for stiffening:

stiffening
adjective
  1. qui raidit

stiffen:

stiffen verbe

  1. stiffen
    endurcir; figer; raidir; pétrifier; durcir; engourdir; s'endurcir
    • endurcir verbe (endurcis, endurcit, endurcissons, endurcissez, )
    • figer verbe (fige, figes, figeons, figez, )
    • raidir verbe (raidis, raidit, raidissons, raidissez, )
    • pétrifier verbe (pétrifie, pétrifies, pétrifions, pétrifiez, )
    • durcir verbe (durcis, durcit, durcissons, durcissez, )
    • engourdir verbe (engourdis, engourdit, engourdissons, engourdissez, )
    • s'endurcir verbe
  2. stiffen (starch)
    raidir; roidir
    • raidir verbe (raidis, raidit, raidissons, raidissez, )
    • roidir verbe

Translation Matrix for stiffen:

VerbRelated TranslationsOther Translations
durcir stiffen become hard; harden; iron; steel; toughen
endurcir stiffen become hard
engourdir stiffen
figer stiffen
pétrifier stiffen petrify
raidir starch; stiffen
roidir starch; stiffen
s'endurcir stiffen become hard
- 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. to make stiff
  2. to become stiff
stiffen
Cross Translation:
FromToVia
stiffen engourdir; raidir verstijven — stijf worden