"stiff" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés

stiff adjetivo

stiff + sustantivo
Kolokacji: 122
stiff competition • stiff resistance • stiff penalty • stiff neck • stiff opposition • stiff lip • stiff breeze • stiff drink • stiff wind • ...
verbo + stiff
Kolokacji: 13
feel stiff • go stiff • stand stiff • grow stiff • look stiff • ...
(2) go, grow, freeze, become
Kolokacji: 4
(3) stand, sit, lay
Kolokacji: 3
1. stand stiff = stać sztywny stand stiff
  • But even the babies looked serious in these pictures, and the soldiers stood stiff as family men beside their girls.
  • He stood stiff as a statue carved from dark wood.
  • She stood stiff in his arms a moment, and then hugged him back.
  • But neither moved; they stood stiff, at attention, staring ahead.
  • A man back against the wall stood stiff, his eyes wide.
  • George was the only person standing stiff, almost at attention, consumed by nerves.
  • For a moment she stood stiff, training her gaze on Robert.
  • His stood stiff, angry at being left, but understanding without question that there was no choice.
  • Harrington put up the phone and stood stiff beside the desk.
  • He stood stiff as a stone but I didn't care.
2. sit stiff = siadać sztywny sit stiff
3. lay stiff = kłaść sztywny lay stiff
adverbio + stiff
Kolokacji: 13
pretty stiff • somewhat stiff • slightly stiff • fairly stiff • increasingly stiff • ...
stiff + preposición
Kolokacji: 6
stiff with • stiff in • stiff from • stiff for • stiff on • ...

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