puffing billy in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for puffing billy in the English»Italian Dictionary

puffing billy [ˌpʌfɪŋˈbɪlɪ] N inf

puffing billy

locomotiva f a vapore

Translations for puffing billy in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.puff [Brit pʌf, Am pəf] N

1. puff:

puff (of smoke, steam)

sbuffo m

puff (of air, of breath: from mouth)

soffio m

to blow out the candles in one puff

spegnere le candele in un soffio solo

to take a puff at cigarette, pipe

dare un tiro a

to vanish or disappear in a puff of smoke

svanire or scomparire in una nuvola di fumo

to vanish or disappear in a puff of smoke fig

andare in fumo

puffs of cloud

riccioli di nuvole

2. puff Brit (breath):

puff inf

fiato m

puff inf

respiro m

to be out of puff inf

avere il fiatone

to get one's puff back inf

riprendere fiato

3. puff FOOD:

puff

sfogliatina f

jam puff

sfogliatina alla marmellata

4. puff (cosmetic) → powder puff

5. puff Brit (homosexual):

puff inf, pej

checca f offens

6. puff inf:

puff (favourable review)

gonfiatura f

puff (favourable review)

pompatura f

puff (favourable publicity)

montatura f

to give a puff to play, show

pompare or gonfiare or decantare

II.puff [Brit pʌf, Am pəf] VB trans

1. puff pipe:

puff

fumare, tirare da

to puff smoke person, chimney, train:

fare sbuffi di fumo

to puff smoke into sb's face

soffiare del fumo in faccia a qn

2. puff (praise) inf:

puff book, film, play

pompare, gonfiare, decantare

III.puff [Brit pʌf, Am pəf] VB intr

1. puff:

puff

sbuffare

smoke puffed from the chimney

il fumo usciva a sbuffi dal comignolo

to puff (away) at pipe, cigarette

tirare boccate a

to puff in, out, along train:

entrare, uscire, procedere sbuffando

2. puff (pant):

puff

ansimare

puff

ansare

he was puffing hard or puffing and panting

stava ansimando pesantemente

she came puffing and blowing up the hill

venne su per la collina col fiato grosso

See also powder puff

powder puff [Brit, Am ˈpaʊdər ˌpəf] N

powder puff

piumino m della cipria

billy [Brit ˈbɪli, Am ˈbɪli] N

1. billy:

Brit Aus billy, also billycan

pentolino m

2. billy Am (truncheon):

billy

manganello m

Billy [Brit ˈbɪli, Am ˈbɪli]

Billy

diminutivo di William

puffing billy in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for puffing billy in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.puff [pʌf] VB intr

1. puff (blow):

puff

soffiare

2. puff (be out of breath):

puff

avere il fiato corto

Phrases:

to puff on a pipe/cigar/cigarette

tirare boccate di fumo dalla pipa/dal sigaro/dalla sigaretta

II.puff [pʌf] VB trans

1. puff (smoke):

puff

sbuffare

puff cigarette smoke

fumare

2. puff (praise):

puff product, book

magnificare

3. puff (say while panting):

puff

dire ansimando

III.puff [pʌf] N

1. puff inf:

puff (breath)

fiato m

puff (of wind)

folata f

puff (of air)

soffio m

puff (vapor)

sbuffo m

puff of dust, smoke

nuvola f

2. puff (quilt):

puff

piumino m

3. puff (drag, breathing-in):

puff

tiro m

to take puffs on a cigarette

dare un tiro a una sigaretta

4. puff inf (speech, praise):

puff

soffietto m