rigid

adjective

1) starr; (stiff) steif; (hard) hart; (firm) fest

2) (fig.): (harsh, inflexible) streng [Person]; unbeugsam [Haltung, System]

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['ri‹id]

adjective

1) (completely stiff; not able to be bent (easily): An iron bar is rigid.) starr

2) (very strict, and not likely to change: rigid rules; rigid discipline; rigid views on education; a stern, rigid headmaster.) streng

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- rigidness
- rigidity

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rig·id

[ˈrɪʤɪd]

I. adj

1. (inflexible) starr, steif

to be \rigid with fear/pain gelähmt vor Angst/Schmerzen sein

to be bored \rigid BRIT (fam) zu Tode gelangweilt sein

2. (fig: unalterable) routine, rules, principles starr; (overly stringent) streng, hart, SCHWEIZ a. rigid

\rigid censorship strenge Zensur

II. n BRIT Lkw m

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['rIdZɪd]

adj

1) (lit) board, material, frame starr, steif

rigid with fear — starr or steif vor Angst

to be rigid with anger — starr vor Wut sein

to bore sb rigid — jdn zu Tode langweilen

to be bored rigid —

the prison visit had shaken her rigid (inf) — der Gefängnisbesuch hatte sie umgehauen (inf)

2) (fig) person, character strikt, streng, stur (pej); discipline, principles streng, strikt; (= intolerant of others) unbeugsam; interpretation genau, stur (pej); specifications genau festgelegt, strikt; system starr, unbeugsam; timetable fest, streng

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rigid [ˈrıdʒıd] adj (adv rigidly)

1. starr (auch Person:

with vor dat), steif, unbiegsam

2. besonders TECH

a) starr, unbeweglich

b) (stand-, form)fest, stabil:

rigid suspension starre Aufhängung;

rigid frame starrer Rahmen

3. FLUG starr, Trag…:

rigid airship Starrluftschiff n;

rigid helicopter Tragschrauber m

4. fig

a) streng (Disziplin, Regeln etc)

b) starr (Prinzipien etc)

c) genau, strikt (Kontrolle etc)

d) unbeugsam, streng (to mit, zu)

5. REL streng(gläubig) (Katholik etc)

6. JUR fest verankert (Verfassung etc)

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adjective

1) starr; (stiff) steif; (hard) hart; (firm) fest

2) (fig.): (harsh, inflexible) streng [Person]; unbeugsam [Haltung, System]