stiffness

raideur, rigidité

État de ce qui est difficile à plier ou à faire bouger.

En anglais simple : The quality of being hard to bend or move easily.

• I felt stiffness in my neck.
• Exercise can reduce stiffness in your joints.
• The engineer measured the stiffness of the metal.

Comment l'utiliser : stiffness in something (She complained of stiffness in her shoulders.)

Synonymes : rigidity

Contraires : flexibility

Expressions courantes : muscle stiffness, joint stiffness, stiffness in something, material stiffness

raideur, rigidité

Manière de se comporter trop sérieuse et peu naturelle, qui met les autres mal à l’aise.

En anglais simple : A serious, awkward way of behaving that makes other people feel uncomfortable.

• His stiffness made conversation difficult.
• She greeted us with surprising stiffness.
• The stiffness in his manner gradually disappeared.

Synonymes : awkwardness, formality

Contraires : ease

Expressions courantes : social stiffness, stiffness of manner