Значение
значений: 5(разговорное, непереходный)To be involved in a (generally small) argument or disagreement; to squabble.
(британское, Индия, разговорное, непереходный)Synonym of tiffin (“to eat a (light) midday meal or snack; to have lunch, to lunch”).
(архаичное, разговорное, устаревшее, сленг, переходный)To drink (liquor), especially slowly or in small amounts; to sip.
(архаичное, разговорное, устаревшее, возвратное, сленг, переходный)To deck out or dress (someone or oneself, or their body or hair).
(архаичное, разговорное, непереходный, устаревшее, сленг)To deck out or dress one's body or hair.
Примеры
предложений: 5Mary had a tiff with her boyfriend.
I had a tiff with my boyfriend.
What if it was just a tiff between two friends?
We had a little tiff.
ukМи трохи погиркалися.
I expected him to come back. It was just a slight tiff.
Происхождение
The origin of the noun is unknown; it is possibly originally dialectal and may be onomatopThe origin of the noun is unknown; it is possibly originally dialectal and may be onomatopoeic, representing the sound of a small puff of air or gas. The verb is derived from the noun.
Probably a back-formation from or clipping of tiff(in) (“(light) midday meal or snack, luncheon”).
The origin of the noun is unknown; it may be onomatopoeic, representing the sound of liquor being sipped. The verb is derived from the noun.
From Middle English tiffen, tif, tiffe (“to adorn, dress up; to arrange (a hairstyle); to disguise”), from Old French tifer, tiffer (“to adorn, dress up”) (modern French attifer (“to deck out”)), from Frankish *tipfōn, *tippōn (“to decorate”), possibly related to Proto-Germanic *tuppaz (“plait of hair, tuft; summit, top”) (see the further etymology at that entry).
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Формы
tiffs, tiffing, tiffed, tiffedСинонимы
синонимов: 13Однокоренные
связанных слов: 2Уроки к слову
уроков: 3- A1Present Simple: настоящее простое время — Потому что это глагол
- A1Past Simple: правильные глаголы — Потому что у него есть форма прошедшего времени
- A2Present Perfect: введение — Потому что у него есть причастие прошедшего времени