"tougher" meaning in Français

See tougher in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: \tɔ.fe\ Forms: toffer
  1. Endurer, supporter. Tags: Anglicism
    Sense id: fr-tougher-fr-verb-lHhzEv-V Categories (other): Anglicismes en français, Exemples en français, Français du Québec
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: tough

Inflected forms

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