taff

Betekenis (Engels)

tough, robust, hard-bitten, assertive, socially apt and self-assured, quick-witted

Sinonieme

abfordernd

abverlangend

ehern

fest

haltbar

kräftig

robust

solide

stabil

stark

stattlich

zäh

tragfähig

belastbar

heischend

erheischend

anfordernd

einfordernd

resilient

Vertalings

exigent

απαιτητικός

burdensome

demanding

exigent

intensive

tough

costaud

dur

dure

éprouvant

exigeant

costaude

exigeante

esigente

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/taf/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geleen van Engels: tough

Verwante met Nederlands: tof

In summary

Borrowed from English tough. Perhaps influenced by older toff (“good, cool, well-dressed”), from Yiddish טובֿ (tof), from Hebrew טוֹב (tov, “good”). Compare Dutch tof and English toff. Doublet of zäh.