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Detailed Translations for stiffener from English to French

stiffen:

stiffen verb

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

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

stiffener:


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Related Definitions for "stiffener":

  1. material used for stiffening something1

Wiktionary Translations for stiffener:

stiffener
noun
  1. dispositif pour raidir quelque chose