powder puff in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for powder puff in the English»Spanish Dictionary

powder puff N

powder puff

borla f

powder puff

cisne m RioPl

Translations for powder puff in the Spanish»English Dictionary

borla

powder puff

cisne

powder puff

mota

powder puff

Translations for powder puff in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.powder [Am ˈpaʊdər, Brit ˈpaʊdə] N

1.1. powder U (dust):

powder

polvo m

in powder form

en polvo

1.2. powder U (snow):

powder

nieve f en polvo

2. powder U:

gun powder

pólvora f

to keep one's powder dry inf

no gastar pólvora en gallinazos

to keep one's powder dry inf

no gastar pólvora en salvas Spain

to keep one's powder dry inf

no gastar pólvora en chimangos RioPl

3.1. powder C PHARM:

powder

polvos mpl

to take a powder Am

poner pies en polvorosa

to take a powder lit (take medication)

tomar unos polvos

3.2. powder U or C:

face powder

polvo m (de tocador)

face powder

polvos mpl (de tocador)

powder compact

polvera f

3.3. powder U or C:

talcum powder

polvos mpl de talco

talcum powder

talco m LatAm

II.powder [Am ˈpaʊdər, Brit ˈpaʊdə] VB trans

1. powder (cover):

powder

empolvar

to powder one's face

empolvarse la cara

to powder one's nose

retocarse el maquillaje

she's gone to powder her nose euph

ha ido a lavarse las manos euph

flecks of gray powdered his hair

tenía el pelo salpicado de gris

2.1. powder (grind, pulverize):

powder

pulverizar

2.2. powder <powdered, pp >:

powdered milk/eggs

en polvo

powdered sugar Am

azúcar m or f glas or glasé

powdered sugar Am

azúcar m or f flor Chil

powdered sugar Am

azúcar m or f impalpable RioPl

powdered sugar Am

azúcar m or f en polvo Col

III.powder [Am ˈpaʊdər, Brit ˈpaʊdə] VB intr

powder

reducirse a un polvo

I.puff [Am pəf, Brit pʌf] N

1.1. puff C (of wind, air):

puff

ráfaga f

a puff of smoke

una bocanada de humo

all our plans went up in a puff of smoke

todos nuestros planes quedaron en la nada

1.2. puff C:

puff (action)

soplo m

puff (action)

soplido m

puff (on cigarette)

chupada f

puff (on cigarette)

pitada f LatAm

puff (on cigarette)

calada f Spain

she blew out all the candles with a single puff

apagó todas las velas de un soplo or soplido

he took a few puffs on or at his cigarette

le dio unas chupadas al cigarrillo

he took a few puffs on or at his cigarette

dio unas pitadas

he took a few puffs on or at his cigarette

dio unas caladas Spain

1.3. puff C (sound):

puff

resoplido m

2. puff U (breath) Brit:

puff inf

aliento m

to run out of puff

quedarse sin aliento

3. puff C FOOD:

puff

pastelito m de hojaldre

puff

milhojas m

4. puff C (ornament):

puff

bullón m

puff sleeves

mangas fpl abombadas or abullonadas

5. puff C (favorable comment) inf:

to give sth a puff

darle bombo a algo inf

II.puff [Am pəf, Brit pʌf] VB trans

1.1. puff (blow):

puff

soplar

don't puff cigarette smoke in my eyes

no me eches el humo del cigarrillo a los ojos

1.2. puff (smoke):

puff cigarette/cigar/pipe

dar chupadas a

puff cigarette/cigar/pipe

dar pitadas a LatAm

puff cigarette/cigar/pipe

dar caladas a Spain

1.3. puff (say):

what a lot of stairs, he puffed

—¡cuántas escaleras! —dijo resoplando or bufando

2. puff (praise):

puff inf

darle bombo a inf

III.puff [Am pəf, Brit pʌf] VB intr

1.1. puff (blow):

puff

soplar

1.2. puff (smoke):

to puff on or at sth on cigarette/cigar/pipe

dar chupadas a algo

to puff on or at sth on cigarette/cigar/pipe

dar pitadas a algo LatAm

to puff on or at sth on cigarette/cigar/pipe

dar caladas a algo Spain

2. puff (pant):

puff

resoplar

I puffed up the stairs

subí las escaleras resoplando

powder puff in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for powder puff in the English»Spanish Dictionary

powder puff N

powder puff

borla f

powder puff

cisne m RioPl

Translations for powder puff in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.powder [ˈpaʊ·dər] N

1. powder (dust):

powder

polvo m

to crush [or reduce] sth to a powder

reducir algo a polvo

2. powder (makeup):

powder

polvos m pl

talcum powder

polvos (de) talco

3. powder (snow):

powder

nieve f en polvo

II.powder [ˈpaʊ·dər] VB trans

1. powder (cover with powder):

powder

empolvar

to powder one's face

empolvarse

to powder one's nose fig

ir al servicio

2. powder (sprinkle):

powder

espolvorear

3. powder sl (win easily):

powder

dar una paliza a

I.puff [pʌf] VB intr

1. puff (blow):

puff

soplar

2. puff (be out of breath):

puff

jadear

Phrases:

to puff on a pipe/cigar/cigarette

dar una calada [o chupada] a una pipa/un cigarro/un cigarrillo [o pipiada]

II.puff [pʌf] VB trans

1. puff (smoke):

puff

soplar

puff cigarette smoke

echar

2. puff (praise):

puff product, book

dar bombo a

3. puff (say while panting):

puff

resoplar

III.puff [pʌf] N

1. puff inf:

puff (breath, wind)

soplo m

puff (vapor)

soplido m

puff of dust, smoke

bocanada f

puff of air

ráfaga f

2. puff (drag, breathing-in):

puff

calada f

puff

pipiada f Col

puff

chupada f

to take puffs on a cigarette

dar caladas a un cigarrillo

3. puff (quilt):

puff

edredón m

4. puff inf (speech, praise):

puff

bombo m