raidir

raidir [ʀediʀ]

➭ TABLE 2

1. transitive verb

• raidir ses muscles to tense one's muscles

2. reflexive verb

► se raidir

   a. [corde] to grow taut ; [position] to harden

   b. [personne] ( = perdre sa souplesse) to become stiff ; ( = bander ses muscles) to stiffen

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ʀɛdiʀ
1.

verbe transitif

1) lit to tighten [cordage]; to tense [bras, corps]

2) fig to harden [attitude]

2.

se raidir verbe pronominal

1) lit [cordage] to get tighter; [bras, corps] to tense up; [tissu] to stiffen

2) fig

se raidir contre la douleur — to brace oneself against pain

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ʀediʀ vt

1) [muscles] to stiffen

2) [câble] to pull taut, to tighten

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raidir verb table: finir

A vtr

1 lit to tighten [cordage]; to stiffen [tissu]; to tense [bras, corps];

2 fig to harden [attitude].

B se raidir vpr

1 lit [cordage] to get tighter; [bras, corps] to tense up; [tissu] to stiffen; les membres raidis par le froid limbs stiffened by the cold;

2 fig [attitude, mouvement] to harden; se raidir contre la douleur to brace oneself against pain.

[rɛdir] verbe transitif

1. [tendre] to stiffen

2. [faire perdre sa souplesse à] to stiffen

l'eau calcaire raidit le tissu hard water stiffens fabric

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se raidir verbe pronominal intransitif

1. [perdre sa souplesse] to stiffen, to go stiff, to become stiffer

2. [se tendre - muscle, corps] to tense (up), to stiffen ; [ - cordage] to tighten, to grow taut

3. [rassembler sa volonté] to steel ou to brace oneself

se raidir contre l'adversité to stand firm in the face of adversity