- fluff
- 1. noun
(small pieces of soft, wool-like material from blankets etc: My coat is covered with fluff.) pelusa, lanilla
2. verb1) ((often with out or up) to make full and soft like fluff: The bird fluffed out its feathers; Fluff up the pillows and make the invalid more comfortable.) mullir2) (to make a mistake in doing (something): The actress fluffed her lines; The golfer fluffed his stroke.) hacer mal•- fluffyfluff n pelusaflufftr[flʌf]noun1 (down, material) pelusa, lanilla2 familiar (mistake, blunder) pifia, fallotransitive verb1 familiar (do badly, fail) hacer mal■ the actor fluffed his lines el actor se equivocó en su papel■ she fluffed her exam suspendió el examen, cateó el examenfluff ['flʌf] vt1) : mullirto fluff up the pillows: mullir las almohadas2) bungle: echar a perder, equivocarsefluff n1) fuzz: pelusa f2) down: plumón mfluffn.• borra s.f.• lanilla s.f.• pelusa s.f.• tamo s.m.
I flʌfmass noun pelusa f
II
transitive verb1) (bungle) (colloq) \<\<exam\>\> pifiarla en (fam); \<\<chance\>\> echar a perdershe fluffed her lines — se equivocó en su parlamento
2) fluff (up) \<\<feathers\>\> ahuecar*[flʌf]1.N (from blankets etc) pelusa f , lanilla f ; [of chicks] plumón m ; [of kittens] pelo m , pelusa f2. VT1) (also: fluff out) [+ feathers] ahuecarto fluff up the pillows — mullir las almohadas
2) (Theat) * [+ lines] hacerse un lío con* * *
I [flʌf]mass noun pelusa f
II
transitive verb1) (bungle) (colloq) \<\<exam\>\> pifiarla en (fam); \<\<chance\>\> echar a perdershe fluffed her lines — se equivocó en su parlamento
2) fluff (up) \<\<feathers\>\> ahuecar*
English-spanish dictionary. 2013.
