tiesa
∗tiesa [te-ay’-so, sah]
adjective
1Stiff (rígido), hard, firm, solid.
2Robust, strong; valiant, animated.
3Stubborn (terco), obstinate, inflexible.
4Tight, rigid (rígido): too grave or circumspect.
- Con las orejas tiesas -> with its ears pricked
- Me recibió muy tieso -> he received me very stiffly
- Ponerse tieso con uno -> to stand one’s ground
- Estar tieso -> to be broke
