seize up

Signification (Anglais)

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.

Concepts

gripper

raidir

s’ankyloser

se gripper

donner de la consistance

fraichir

rendre ferme

rendre obstiné

Synonymes

bind

harden

seize

tighten

Traductions

agarrotarse

steifen

steif werden

sich verhärten

starr werden

steif machen

steif werden lassen

irrigidire

irrigidir

vastlopen

endureçar

atiesar

dañarse

anquilosarse

güçlenmek

Étymologie (Anglais)

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.