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tiff

tiff · tiffs · tiffed · tiffing

гребти, веслувати

грести, скандалить

rudern, streiten, krachen

To be involved in a argument or disagreementTo be involved in a (generally small) argument or disagreement; to squabble.

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/tɪf/

» Mary had a tiff with her boyfriend.

Значення

значень: 5

(розмовне, неперехідне)To be involved in a (generally small) argument or disagreement; to squabble.
(британське, Індія, розмовне, неперехідне)Synonym of tiffin (“to eat a (light) midday meal or snack; to have lunch, to lunch”).
(архаїчне, розмовне, застаріле, сленг, перехідне)To drink (liquor), especially slowly or in small amounts; to sip.
(архаїчне, розмовне, застаріле, зворотне, сленг, перехідне)To deck out or dress (someone or oneself, or their body or hair).
(архаїчне, розмовне, неперехідне, застаріле, сленг)To deck out or dress one's body or hair.

Приклади

речень: 5

Mary had a tiff with her boyfriend.
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We had a little tiff.
Ми трохи погиркалися.
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I had a tiff with my boyfriend.
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What if it was just a tiff between two friends?
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I expected him to come back. It was just a slight tiff.
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Походження

The origin of the noun is unknown; it is possibly originally dialectal and may be onomatop

The 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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Форми

tiffs, tiffing, tiffed, tiffed

Базова форма	tiff · to tiff
3-я особа однини	tiffs
Дієприкметник теперішнього часу	tiffing
Минулий час	tiffed
Дієприкметник минулого часу	tiffed