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Meaning of stīvums | Babel Free

Noun masculine CEFR B1

Definitions

  1. stiffness, rigidity (the quality or state of that which is stiff, rigid)
    declension-1, masculine
  2. stiffness, rigidity (the quality or state of that which is stiff, rigid, without flexibility, elasticity, softness)
    declension-1, masculine
  3. stiffness, rigidity, stiltedness (the quality or state of that which is stiff, rigid, stilted, artificial, awkward, lacking in naturalness, enthusiasm)
    declension-1, masculine
  4. stiffness, rigidity (the quality or state of that which is stiff, difficult to fold or ply)
    declension-1, masculine

Equivalents

Български схващане
Bosanski rigor
Català cruiximent
Ελληνικά μούδιασμα
Gaeilge eanglach
Hrvatski rigor
Magyar merevség
Bahasa Indonesia mati rasa
Latina rigor torpor
Latviešu stingums
Македонски вкочанетост
മലയാളം മരവിപ്പ്
Nederlands gevoelloosheid
Polski odrętwienie
Português dormência rigidez
Српски rigor
తెలుగు తిమ్మిరి
Tagalog manhid

Examples

“Andra mugura jau sadzijusi pavisam labi; stīvums pamazām izgāja”

Andris' back has healed pretty well; the stiffness is slowly going away

“kustību stīvums”

rigidity of movement

“vienīgais, ko Tāla dejošanas manierei pie labas gribas varēja pārmest, bija zināms stīvums, vecmodīgums”

the only thing one could criticize with good will in Tāls' way of dancing was a certain stiffness, rigidity, (a certain) old-fashionedness

“Mirdzai negribējās sastapties vienai ar zirgu punkta puišiem, lai izvairītos no pirmās iepazīšanās stīvuma”

Mirdza did not want to meet the horse guys to avoid the stiffness, awkwardness of a first encounter

“auduma stīvums”

the stiffness, rigidity of the fabric

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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