Stiffs Meaning in English
word · lemma: stiff
ˈstɪfs
STIFS
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التعريف
Plural of 'stiff'. Can mean dead bodies, or refer informally to people who are boring or very formal.
الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة
'Stiffs' as 'dead bodies' is informal, often used in crime or detective contexts. Calling someone a 'stiff' to mean boring is slang—don’t use it in formal writing. Can sound disrespectful.
Spanish: cadáveres - personas aburridasPortuguese (BR): cadáveres - pessoas chatasPortuguese (PT): cadáveres - pessoas aborrecidasChinese (Simplified): 尸体 - 无趣的人Chinese (Traditional): 屍體 - 無趣的人Hindi: लाशें - उबाऊ लोगArabic: جثث - أشخاص مملونBengali: লাশ - পানসে লোকRussian: трупы - занудыJapanese: 死体 - つまらない人Vietnamese: xác chết - người nhàm chánKorean: 시체 - 재미없는 사람Turkish: cesetler - sıkıcı tiplerUrdu: لاشیں - بور لوگIndonesian: mayat - orang kaku (membosankan)
جمل نموذجية
The police found two stiffs in the warehouse.
basic
There are some real stiffs at this party.
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Detectives searched the alley for more stiffs.
basic
All the stiffs at work make meetings so dull.
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The show was so boring, only stiffs would enjoy it.
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After midnight, the club was empty except for a few stiffs at the bar.
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