seize up

Εννοια (Αγγλικός)

  1. To stop functioning; to come to a halt.
  2. To stiffen or become tight and difficult to move.
  3. To stop working suddenly, and become impossible to start again.

Μεταφράσεις

steif werden

starr werden

steif machen

steif werden lassen

sich verhärten

s’ankyloser

se gripper

donner de la consistance

fraichir

rendre ferme

rendre obstiné

Ετυμολογία (Αγγλικός)

The term originates c. 1870 referring to a machine which jammed up because of excessive heat or friction. It has been used figuratively since c. 1950.

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