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For now, as though no time had passed but the time it had taken to dream it, the leaves were stiff with age again, sultry September had come and gone and the wind was blowing the flies away.
Denn auch jetzt, als sei keine Zeit vergangen — nur gerade so viel, wie es brauchte für diesen kurzen Traum —, waren die Blätter wieder brüchig und alt, ein schwüler September war gekommen und gegangen, und der Herbstwind wehte die Fliegen fort.
Algren, Nelson / The Man with the Golden ArmAlgren, Nelson / Der Mann mit dem goldenen Arm
Der Mann mit dem goldenen Arm
Algren, Nelson
© 1983 by Zweitausendeins, Hamburg
© 1949 by Nelson Algren
The Man with the Golden Arm
Algren, Nelson
© 1949 by Nelson Algren, renewed 1976
There sat Vincent, ever against me, with the others, round a little table ; and they were all staring, stiff and motionless like so many statues, in the profoundest silence, up at the ceiling.
Da sitzt mein Freund mir gegenüber mit den andern um einen kleinen Tisch herum. Und alle steif und starr wie Bildsäulen schauen totenbleich, im tiefsten Schweigen herauf in die Höhe.
Hoffmann, Ernst Theodor A. / The Serapion BrethrenHoffmann, Ernst Theodor A. / Die Serapions-Brueder
Die Serapions-Brueder
Hoffmann, Ernst Theodor A.
© des Textkorpus 1963 Winkler, Munchen
The Serapion Brethren
Hoffmann, Ernst Theodor A.
Dicken swung about on his stiff leg and leaned his head to one side, biting his cheek to keep his opinions to himself.
Dicken schwang sein steifes Bein herum, neigte den Kopf und sog die Wangen ein, damit ihm nichts Unüberlegtes entfuhr.
Bear, Greg / Darwin's ChildrenBear, Greg / Die Darwin-Kinder
Die Darwin-Kinder
Bear, Greg
© 2003 Greg Bear
© Elsevier GmbH, München
Darwin's Children
Bear, Greg
© 2003 by Greg Bear
When he straightened up, feeling stiff, the cat raced away, spitting, and he stood there for a long time among the empty houses, waiting for his heartbeat to slow.
Als er sich steifbeinig aufrichtete, sprang die Katze fauchend davon und er stand lange da zwischen den toten Häusern und wartete darauf, dass sein Herz wieder langsamer schlug.
Funke, Cornelia / InkheartFunke, Cornelia / Tintenherz
Tintenherz
Funke, Cornelia
© Cecilie Dressler Verlag GmbH & Co. KG, Hamburg 2003
Inkheart
Funke, Cornelia
© 2003 by Dressler Verlag
© 2003 by The Chicken House
His face felt stiff, unfamiliar.
Sein Gesicht fühlte sich steif an, unvertraut.
Bear, Greg / Blood MusicBear, Greg / Blutmusik
Blutmusik
Bear, Greg
© 1985 Greg Bear
© 2008 der deutschen Ausgabe und der Ubersetzung by Wilhelm Heyne Verlag, Munchen, in der Verlagsgruppe Random House GmbH
Blood Music
Bear, Greg
© 1985, 2002 by Greg Bear
She had to stay in bed, and take medicine, for some days, although she didn't feel at all ill, except that her arm was rather stiff and painful.
Sie mußte im Bette bleiben und Arzenei nehmen und so dauerte es einige Tage, wiewohl sie außer einigem Schmerz am Arm sich eben nicht krank und unbehaglich fühlte.
Hoffmann, Ernst Theodor A. / The Serapion BrethrenHoffmann, Ernst Theodor A. / Die Serapions-Brueder
Die Serapions-Brueder
Hoffmann, Ernst Theodor A.
© des Textkorpus 1963 Winkler, Munchen
The Serapion Brethren
Hoffmann, Ernst Theodor A.
The high thermal conductivity of the cold walls 144 and 146 results in the cold walls 144 and 146 being stiff but not strong.
Die hohe Wärmeleitfähigkeit der kalten Wände 144 und 146 führt dazu, dass die kalten Wände 144 und 146 zwar steif aber nicht stark sind.
His stiff leg had earned him his name.
Sein steifes Bein hatte ihm den Namen eingebracht.
Funke, Cornelia / InkdeathFunke, Cornelia / Tintentod
Tintentod
Funke, Cornelia
© 2007 Cecilie Dressler Verlag GmbH & Co. KG, Hamburg
Inkdeath
Funke, Cornelia
©2007 by Dressler Verlag
©2008 by Anthea Bell
Last confused words, picked out in blurred signs on a mottled carapace, stiff attempts at posture by muscles leached of strength.
Letzte verwirrte Worte, die als unscharfe Zeichen auf einem fleckigen Panzer erschienen, letzte Versuche der Körpersprache von Muskeln, denen die Kräfte schwanden.
Baxter, Stephen / TimeBaxter, Stephen / Zeit
Zeit
Baxter, Stephen
© 1999 by Stephen Baxter
© 2002 der deutschen Ausgabe und der Übersetzung by Wilhelm Heyne Verlag GmbH & Co. KG, München
Time
Baxter, Stephen
© 2000 by Stephen Baxter
Your clothes look dreadful and stiff with dirt, too."
Deine Sachen sind abscheulich, und außerdem starren sie vor Dreck.«
Funke, Cornelia / InkheartFunke, Cornelia / Tintenherz
Tintenherz
Funke, Cornelia
© Cecilie Dressler Verlag GmbH & Co. KG, Hamburg 2003
Inkheart
Funke, Cornelia
© 2003 by Dressler Verlag
© 2003 by The Chicken House
There may be swelling or may have a stiff jaw.
Es können Schwellungen auftreten und der Kiefer kann sich steif anfühlen.
She walked like the stiff old woman she had become, her gaudy court plumage incongruous in the shadows.
Sie bewegte sich wie die uralte Frau, die sie war; ihr operettenhafter Aufzug wirkte geradezu absurd in diesem Schacht.
Baxter, Stephen / SpaceBaxter, Stephen / Raum
Raum
Baxter, Stephen
© 2000 by Stephen Baxter
© 2002 der deutschen Ausgabe und der Übersetzung by Verlag UllsteinHeyneList GmbH & Co. KG, München
Space
Baxter, Stephen
© 2001 by Stephen Baxter
He's as stiff as you are."
Der ist so voll wie Sie.«
Algren, Nelson / The Man with the Golden ArmAlgren, Nelson / Der Mann mit dem goldenen Arm
Der Mann mit dem goldenen Arm
Algren, Nelson
© 1983 by Zweitausendeins, Hamburg
© 1949 by Nelson Algren
The Man with the Golden Arm
Algren, Nelson
© 1949 by Nelson Algren, renewed 1976
The Roamers had opened the craft now, and they marched in a somber procession to retrieve Bill Stanna's stiff, pale body.
Die Roamer hatten das kleine Schiff unterdessen geöffnet und holten Bill Stannas steife, blasse Leiche daraus hervor.
Anderson, Kevin / Horizon StormsAnderson, Kevin / Sonnenstürme
Sonnenstürme
Anderson, Kevin
© 2004 by WordFire, Inc.
© 2005 der deutschen Ausgabe und der Übersetzung by Wilhelm Heyne Verlag, München
Horizon Storms
Anderson, Kevin
© 2004 by WordFire, Inc.
He tentatively embraced her, but the girl remained stiff, not sure how to respond.
Er umarmte sie behutsam, doch das Mädchen blieb steif und wusste nicht, wie es sich verhalten sollte.
Anderson, Kevin / Scattered SunsAnderson, Kevin / Gefallene Sonnen
Gefallene Sonnen
Anderson, Kevin
© 2006 der deutschen Ausgabe und der Übersetzung by Wilhelm Heyne Verlag, München
© 2005 by WordFire, Inc.
Scattered Suns
Anderson, Kevin
© 2005 by WordFire, Inc.

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Collocations

stiff joint
biegesteifer Knoten
stiff joint
biegesteifer Knotenpunkt
torsionally stiff
verwindungssteif
keep a stiff upper lip
durchhalten
growing stiff
erstarrend
grown stiff
erstarrter
stiff neck
Genickstarre
keep a stiff upper lip
nicht nachgeben
frozen stiff
steif vor Kälte
stiff as a poker
stocksteif
stiff neck
Nackensteife
stiff neck
Nackensteifigkeit
stiff with cold
steif vor Kälte
stiff as a board
steif wie ein Brett
stiff as a poker
steif wie ein Stock

Word forms

stiff

noun
SingularPlural
Common casestiffstiffs
Possessive casestiff'sstiffs'

stiff

verb
Basic forms
Paststiffed
Imperativestiff
Present Participle (Participle I)stiffing
Past Participle (Participle II)stiffed
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I stiffwe stiff
you stiffyou stiff
he/she/it stiffsthey stiff
Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am stiffingwe are stiffing
you are stiffingyou are stiffing
he/she/it is stiffingthey are stiffing
Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have stiffedwe have stiffed
you have stiffedyou have stiffed
he/she/it has stiffedthey have stiffed
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been stiffingwe have been stiffing
you have been stiffingyou have been stiffing
he/she/it has been stiffingthey have been stiffing
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I stiffedwe stiffed
you stiffedyou stiffed
he/she/it stiffedthey stiffed
Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was stiffingwe were stiffing
you were stiffingyou were stiffing
he/she/it was stiffingthey were stiffing
Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had stiffedwe had stiffed
you had stiffedyou had stiffed
he/she/it had stiffedthey had stiffed
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been stiffingwe had been stiffing
you had been stiffingyou had been stiffing
he/she/it had been stiffingthey had been stiffing
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will stiffwe shall/will stiff
you will stiffyou will stiff
he/she/it will stiffthey will stiff
Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be stiffingwe shall/will be stiffing
you will be stiffingyou will be stiffing
he/she/it will be stiffingthey will be stiffing
Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have stiffedwe shall/will have stiffed
you will have stiffedyou will have stiffed
he/she/it will have stiffedthey will have stiffed
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been stiffingwe shall/will have been stiffing
you will have been stiffingyou will have been stiffing
he/she/it will have been stiffingthey will have been stiffing
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would stiffwe should/would stiff
you would stiffyou would stiff
he/she/it would stiffthey would stiff
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be stiffingwe should/would be stiffing
you would be stiffingyou would be stiffing
he/she/it would be stiffingthey would be stiffing
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have stiffedwe should/would have stiffed
you would have stiffedyou would have stiffed
he/she/it would have stiffedthey would have stiffed
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been stiffingwe should/would have been stiffing
you would have been stiffingyou would have been stiffing
he/she/it would have been stiffingthey would have been stiffing
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am stiffedwe are stiffed
you are stiffedyou are stiffed
he/she/it is stiffedthey are stiffed
Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being stiffedwe are being stiffed
you are being stiffedyou are being stiffed
he/she/it is being stiffedthey are being stiffed
Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been stiffedwe have been stiffed
you have been stiffedyou have been stiffed
he/she/it has been stiffedthey have been stiffed
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was stiffedwe were stiffed
you were stiffedyou were stiffed
he/she/it was stiffedthey were stiffed
Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being stiffedwe were being stiffed
you were being stiffedyou were being stiffed
he/she/it was being stiffedthey were being stiffed
Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been stiffedwe had been stiffed
you had been stiffedyou had been stiffed
he/she/it had been stiffedthey had been stiffed
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be stiffedwe shall/will be stiffed
you will be stiffedyou will be stiffed
he/she/it will be stiffedthey will be stiffed
Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been stiffedwe shall/will have been stiffed
you will have been stiffedyou will have been stiffed
he/she/it will have been stiffedthey will have been stiffed