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puff

/pʌf/

puffnoun

puffs

/pʌf/

Translations

houppettePour l’applicateur de poudre cosmétique.

She used a powder puff to apply makeup to her face.

Elle a utilisé une houppette pour appliquer son maquillage sur son visage.

chouPour la pâtisserie légère en pâte à choux ou en pâte feuilletée selon le contexte.

She enjoyed a delicious cream puff for dessert.

Elle a dégusté un délicieux chou à la crème en dessert.

souffle

He blew out a puff of air to cool the hot soup.

Il a soufflé un souffle d’air pour refroidir la soupe chaude.

boufféeS’emploie notamment pour la fumée, la vapeur ou une aspiration de tabac.

A puff of smoke rose from the chimney.

Une bouffée de fumée s’est élevée de la cheminée.

Additional translations

bouclePour une coiffure ou des mèches disposées en masse arrondie.

Definitions

A short, explosive burst of breath or wind.

He blew out a puff of air to cool the hot soup.

A small amount of smoke, vapor, or similar substance emitted in a single burst.

A puff of smoke rose from the chimney.

A light, fluffy pastry filled with cream or other fillings.

She enjoyed a delicious cream puff for dessert.

A soft, rounded pad used for applying powder to the skin.

She used a powder puff to apply makeup to her face.

A short, quick inhalation of a cigarette, pipe, or other smoking device.

He took a puff from his cigar and exhaled slowly.

A hairstyle in which the hair is gathered or allowed to stand out in a rounded mass.

She styled her daughter’s hair into two neat puffs on either side of her head.

Synonyms

puffverb

puffed

Past Simple

puffed

Past Participle

puffing

Gerund

/pʌf/

Translations

gonflerPour un aliment, une pâte ou une matière qui se dilate.

The pastry puffed up in the oven as it baked.

La pâte a gonflé dans le four pendant la cuisson.

vanterDans le sens de faire une publicité ou des éloges excessifs.

The company puffed their new product as the best on the market.

L’entreprise a vanté son nouveau produit comme le meilleur du marché.

souffler

He puffed out a cloud of smoke from his cigar.

Il a soufflé un nuage de fumée de son cigare.

Additional translations

pavanerS’emploie pour un déplacement affecté ou plein d’importance.

Definitions

To blow or breathe out in a quick, forceful manner.

He puffed out a cloud of smoke from his cigar.

To swell or become inflated.

The pastry puffed up in the oven as it baked.

To move with exaggerated or affected dignity or self-importance.

She puffed into the room, clearly proud of her new promotion.

To promote or praise something or someone excessively.

The company puffed their new product as the best on the market.

Synonyms

puffinterjection

Imitative exclamation indicating a sudden burst, disappearance, or expression of scorn/exasperation; attested in literary and colloquial use.

Translations

poufOnomatopée pour une disparition soudaine ou un petit bruit sec.

"Puff!" went the candle as it was suddenly blown out.

« Pouf ! » a fait la bougie quand elle s’est soudainement éteinte.

Definitions

Used to imitate or call attention to a sudden burst, disappearance, or to express mild contempt or dismissal.

"Puff!" went the candle as it was suddenly blown out.

Synonyms

puffadjective

/pʌf/

Used primarily attributively before nouns, as in 'puff pastry' or 'puff piece'.

Translations

promotionnelRegistre informel : article ou texte de louange/publicité.

The magazine ran a puff article on the new smartphone.

Le magazine a publié un article promotionnel sur le nouveau smartphone.

feuilletéS’emploie surtout devant un nom, pour la pâte ou la viennoiserie.

She bought ready-made puff pastry for the tart.

Elle a acheté de la pâte feuilletée toute prête pour la tarte.

Definitions

Used only before a noun: made of, resembling, or relating to light, flaky pastry.

She bought ready-made puff pastry for the tart.

Used only before a noun, informal: giving exaggerated praise or publicity; promotional.

The magazine ran a puff article on the new smartphone.

Synonyms