tieso

adj.

stiff, inflexible, rigid, tough.

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tieso

► adjetivo

1 (rígido) stiff, rigid

2 (erguido) upright, erect

3 (tenso) taut, tight

4 figurado (terco) stubborn

5 figurado (en forma) in good shape

6 familiar figurado (envarado) stiff, starchy, stuffy

► adverbio

1 hard, strongly

■ pisó tieso she put her foot down hard

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FRASEOLOGÍA

dejar tieso,-a a alguien (pasmado) to leave somebody agape 2 (muerto) to do somebody in 3 (sin dinero) to leave somebody penniless

poner las orejas tiesas to prick up one's ears

quedarse tieso,-a de frío figurado to be frozen stiff

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(f. - tiesa)

adj.

stiff

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1. ADJ

1) (=duro) stiff; (=rígido) rigid; (=erguido) erect; (=derecho) straight; (=tenso) taut

ponte tiesa — stand up straight

con las orejas tiesas — with its ears pricked

- dejar tieso a algn

- quedarse tieso

2) (=sano) fit; (=vivo) sprightly; (=alegre) chirpy *

le encontré muy tieso a pesar de su enfermedad — I found him very chirpy in spite of his illness

3) (=poco amable) [en conducta] stiff; [en actitud] rigid

me recibió muy tieso — he received me very coldly

- tieso como un ajo

4) (=orgulloso) proud; (=presumido) conceited, stuck-up *; (=pagado de sí mismo) smug

iba tan tieso con la novia al brazo — he was walking so proudly with his girl on his arm

5) (=terco) stubborn; (=firme) firm, confident

ponerse tieso con algn — to stand one's ground, insist on one's rights; pey to be stubborn with sb

tenerlas tiesas con algn — to put up a firm resistance to sb, stand up for o.s.

6) * (=sin dinero) (flat) broke *

2.

ADV strongly, energetically, hard

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I

-sa adjetivo

1)

a) (rígido) stiff

con las orejas tiesas — with ears pricked up

b) (Col, Ven) (duro) <pan> hard; <carne> tough

2) <persona>

a) (erguido) upright, erect; (orgulloso) stiff

b) (fam) (muerto) stone dead (colloq)

dejar a alguien tieso — (fam) (matarlo) to bump somebody off (sl); (pasmarlo) to leave somebody speechless

quedarse tieso — (fam) (morirse) to kick the bucket (colloq); (helarse) to freeze to death (colloq)

II

adverbio (Andes fam) (lleno) full up (colloq)

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= skint, broke, starched.

Ex. How does it feel to be skint in a world that seems to be obsessed with money and riches?.

Ex. The article is entitled 'Tough luck: To be a professional sport climber in America probably means you're broke, fed up and still no match for the foreign competition'.

Ex. Portraits of that nature are a thing of the past with people sitting around looking stiff and starched.

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* estar tieso de frío = be frozen stiff.

* quedarse tieso = be frozen stiff.

* quedarse tieso de frío = be frozen stiff.

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I

-sa adjetivo

1)

a) (rígido) stiff

con las orejas tiesas — with ears pricked up

b) (Col, Ven) (duro) <pan> hard; <carne> tough

2) <persona>

a) (erguido) upright, erect; (orgulloso) stiff

b) (fam) (muerto) stone dead (colloq)

dejar a alguien tieso — (fam) (matarlo) to bump somebody off (sl); (pasmarlo) to leave somebody speechless

quedarse tieso — (fam) (morirse) to kick the bucket (colloq); (helarse) to freeze to death (colloq)

II

adverbio (Andes fam) (lleno) full up (colloq)

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= skint, broke, starched.

Ex: How does it feel to be skint in a world that seems to be obsessed with money and riches?.

Ex: The article is entitled 'Tough luck: To be a professional sport climber in America probably means you're broke, fed up and still no match for the foreign competition'.

Ex: Portraits of that nature are a thing of the past with people sitting around looking stiff and starched.

* estar tieso de frío = be frozen stiff.

* quedarse tieso = be frozen stiff.

* quedarse tieso de frío = be frozen stiff.

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tieso¹ -sa

adjective

A

1 (rígido) stiff

con las orejas tiesas with ears pricked up

2 (Col) (duro) ‹pan› hard; ‹carne› tough

B ‹persona›

1 (erguido) upright, erect; (orgulloso) stiff

2 (fam) (muerto) stone dead (colloq)

dejar a algn tieso (fam) (matarlo) to bump sb off (sl), to do sb in (colloq) (pasmarlo) to leave sb speechless, amaze sb

quedarse tieso (fam) (morirse) to kick the bucket (colloq), to croak (sl) (pasmarse) to be left speechless o amazed; (helarse) to freeze to death (colloq), to get frozen stiff (colloq)

3 (Col fam) (valiente, esforzado) gutsy (colloq), feisty (AmE colloq)

tieso²

adverb

(Andes fam) (lleno) full up (colloq), stuffed (colloq)

tieso y parejo (Andes fam); flat out (colloq)

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tieso

◊ -sa adjetivo

1

a) (rígido) stiff;

◊ con las orejas tiesas with ears pricked up

b) (Col, Ven) (duro) ‹pan› hard;

‹carne› tough
2 ‹persona› (erguido) upright, erect;
(orgulloso) stiff;

◊ quedarse tieso (fam) (helarse) to get frozen stiff (colloq)

tieso,-a adjetivo
1 (erguido) upright, erect
2 (rígido) stiff
3 fam (serio) stiff
4 (orgulloso) proud
♦ Locuciones: fam fig quedarse tieso (sorprenderse) to be amazed/stunned
(morir) to die
'tieso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
tiesa
English:
stiff
- tight

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tieso, -a adj

1. [rígido] stiff;

quedarse tieso [de frío] to be frozen stiff;

me quedé tieso del susto I was scared stiff;

tiene las orejas tiesas his ears are pricked;

muy Fam

se le puso tiesa he got a hard-on

2. [erguido] erect

3. Fam [engreído] haughty;

iba muy tiesa con su vestido nuevo she was parading around in her new dress

4. Fam [distante] distant

5. Fam [sin dinero] broke

6. Fam [muerto] stone dead;

dejar tieso a alguien to bump sb off;

quedarse tieso to croak

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tieso

adj stiff, rigid;

quedarse tieso fig be astonished;

estar tieso fig fam be dead

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tieso, -sa adj

1) : stiff, rigid

2) : upright, erect

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tieso adj (rígido) stiff