- puff
- 1. noun
1) (a small blast of air, wind etc; a gust: A puff of wind moved the branches.) soplo, racha, ráfaga; bocanada2) (any of various kinds of soft, round, light or hollow objects: a powder puff; (also adjective) puff sleeves.) borla
2. verb1) (to blow in small blasts: Stop puffing cigarette smoke into my face!; He puffed at his pipe.) dar caladas2) (to breathe quickly, after running etc: He was puffing as he climbed the stairs.) jadear•- puffed- puffy
- puff pastry
- puff out
- puff up
puff1 n soplo / soplido / bocanadaEs un golpe de aire más bien suavea puff of wind blew out the candle un golpe de aire apagó la velapuff2 vb jadearhe was puffing when he arrived because he had run from home llegó jadeando porque había venido corriendo desde casapufftr[pʌf]noun1 (of wind, air) soplo, racha, ráfaga; (of smoke) bocanada2 (action) soplo, soplido; (at cigarette, pipe) calada, chupada3 familiar (breath) aliento■ I'm out of puff estoy sin alientotransitive verb1 (blow - gen) soplar; (- smoke) echarintransitive verb1 (pipe, cigarette) chupar (at/on, -), dar caladas (at/on, a)2 (pant) jadear, resoplar3 (train) echar humo, echar vapor\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLpuff pastry hojaldre nombre masculino, pasta hojaldradapuff ['pʌf] vi1) blow: soplar2) pant: resoplar, jadear3)to puff up swell: hincharsepuff vt1) blow: soplarto puff smoke: echar humo2) inflate: inflar, hincharto puff out one's cheeks: inflar las mejillaspuff n1) gust: soplo m, ráfaga f, bocanada f (de humo)2) draw: chupada f (a un cigarrillo)3) swelling: hinchazón f4)cream puff : pastelito m de crema5)powder puff : borla fpuffn.• bocanada s.f.• bufido s.m.• chupada s.f.• milhojas (Pastel de hojaldre) s.m.• pastel de hojaldre (Milhojas) s.m.• pastelillo de crema s.m.• pitada s.f.• resoplido s.m.• resuello s.m.• soplo s.m.• vaharada s.f.v.• hinchar v.• jadear v.• jipar v.• resoplar v.• soplar v.pʌf
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noun1) ca) (of wind, air) ráfaga fa puff of smoke — una nube de humo
b) (action) soplo m, soplido m; (on cigarette) chupada f, pitada f (AmL), calada f (Esp)c) (sound) resoplido m2) u (breath) (BrE colloq)out of puff — sin aliento
3) c (Culin) pastelito m de hojaldre, milhojas m
II
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transitive verba) (blow) soplardon't puff smoke in my face — no me eches humo a la cara
b) (smoke) \<\<cigarette/cigar/pipe\>\> dar* chupadas or (AmL tb) pitadas or (Esp tb) caladas a
2.
vi1)a) (blow) soplarb) (smoke)to puff ON o AT something — \<\<on cigarette/cigar/pipe\>\> dar* chupadas or (AmL tb) pitadas or (Esp tb) caladas a algo
2) (pant) resoplar•Phrasal Verbs:- puff out- puff up[pʌf]1. N1) [of breathing, engine] resoplido m ; [of air] soplo m ; [of wind] racha f , ráfaga f ; [of smoke] bocanada f ; (on cigarette, pipe) chupada fI'm out of puff * — estoy sin aliento
2) (=powder puff) borla f3) (Culin)cream puff — petisú m , pastel m de crema
4) * (=advert) bombo * m5) (Drugs) ** canabis m2. VT1) (=blow) soplar; [+ pipe etc] chuparto puff smoke — echar bocanadas de humo
to puff smoke in sb's face — echar humo a la cara de algn
2) (also: puff up) (=inflate) hinchar, inflar (LAm)3. VI1) (=breathe heavily) jadear, resoplarto puff (away) at or on one's pipe — chupar la pipa
2)the train puffed into/out of the station — el tren entró en/salió de la estación echando humo
4.CPDpuff adder N — víbora f puff
puff paste N (US) — = puff pastry
puff pastry N — hojaldre m
puff sleeves NPL — mangas fpl filipinas
- puff out- puff up* * *[pʌf]
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noun1) ca) (of wind, air) ráfaga fa puff of smoke — una nube de humo
b) (action) soplo m, soplido m; (on cigarette) chupada f, pitada f (AmL), calada f (Esp)c) (sound) resoplido m2) u (breath) (BrE colloq)out of puff — sin aliento
3) c (Culin) pastelito m de hojaldre, milhojas m
II
1.
transitive verba) (blow) soplardon't puff smoke in my face — no me eches humo a la cara
b) (smoke) \<\<cigarette/cigar/pipe\>\> dar* chupadas or (AmL tb) pitadas or (Esp tb) caladas a
2.
vi1)a) (blow) soplarb) (smoke)to puff ON o AT something — \<\<on cigarette/cigar/pipe\>\> dar* chupadas or (AmL tb) pitadas or (Esp tb) caladas a algo
2) (pant) resoplar•Phrasal Verbs:- puff out- puff up
English-spanish dictionary. 2013.