powder puff in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for powder puff in the English»French Dictionary

powder puff N

powder puff

houppette f

Translations for powder puff in the French»English Dictionary

houppe

powder puff

houppette

powder puff

Translations for powder puff in the English»French Dictionary

I.powder [Brit ˈpaʊdə, Am ˈpaʊdər] N

powder (gen)

poudre f

powder (snow)

poudreuse f

to crush or reduce to a powder

réduire [qc] en poudre

to grind to a powder

moudre

in powder form

en poudre

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

1. powder (apply make-up to):

to powder one's face

se poudrer le visage

2. powder (grind up):

powder

réduire [qc] en poudre

III.powdered ADJ

powdered egg, milk, coffee:

powdered

en poudre

IV.powder [Brit ˈpaʊdə, Am ˈpaʊdər]

to keep one's powder dry

être paré

to powder one's nose euph, hum

se refaire une beauté euph, hum

I.puff [Brit pʌf, Am pəf] N

1. puff:

puff (of air, smoke, steam)

bouffée f

puff (of breath: from mouth)

souffle m

to blow out the candles in one puff

souffler les bougies d'un seul coup

to take a puff at cigarette, pipe

tirer une bouffée de

to vanish or disappear in a puff of smoke lit

disparaître dans un nuage de fumée

to vanish or disappear in a puff of smoke fig

partir en fumée

puffs of cloud

quelques petits nuages

2. puff Brit (breath):

puff inf

souffle m

to be out of puff inf

être essoufflé, être à bout de souffle

to get one's puff inf back

reprendre son souffle

3. puff FOOD:

puff

feuilleté m

jam puff

feuilleté à la confiture

4. puff (for applying cosmetics) → powder puff

5. puff Brit (homosexual):

puff inf, offens

tante f sl, offens

6. puff inf:

puff (favourable review)

article m élogieux

puff (favourable publicity)

battage m inf

to give a puff to play, show

faire du battage autour de

II.puff [Brit pʌf, Am pəf] VB trans

1. puff pipe:

puff

tirer sur

to puff smoke person, chimney, train:

lancer des bouffées de fumée

to puff smoke into sb's face

envoyer de la fumée à la figure de qn

2. puff (praise):

puff inf

faire du battage autour de inf

III.puff [Brit pʌf, Am pəf] VB intr

1. puff:

puff

souffler

smoke puffed from the chimney

des bouffées de fumée s'échappaient de la cheminée

to puff (away) at pipe, cigarette

tirer des bouffées de

to puff in/out/along train:

entrer/sortir/avancer en lançant des bouffées de fumée

2. puff (pant):

puff

souffler, haleter

he was puffing hard or puffing and panting

il soufflait comme un bœuf

she came puffing and blowing up the hill

elle s'essoufflait en montant la côte

See also powder puff

powder puff N

powder puff

houppette f

powder puff in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for powder puff in the English»French Dictionary

powder puff N

powder puff

houppette f

Translations for powder puff in the French»English Dictionary

houppette

(powder) puff

Translations for powder puff in the English»French Dictionary

I.powder [ˈpaʊ·dər] N

1. powder:

powder

poudre f

curry powder

curry m en poudre

to reduce sth to a powder

réduire qc en poudre

2. powder (make-up):

powder

poudre f

to cover oneself with talcum powder

se mettre du talc

3. powder (snow):

powder

poudreuse f

II.powder [ˈpaʊ·dər] VB trans

powder

saupoudrer

to powder one's nose a. iron hum

se poudrer le nez

to be powdered with sth

être saupoudré de qc

to powder oneself

se poudrer

I.puff [pʌf] N

1. puff inf (blast):

puff of air, smoke

bouffée f

to vanish in a puff of smoke

s'évanouir dans un nuage de fumée

2. puff (light pastry):

puff

chou m à la crème

3. puff (stuffed quilt):

puff

édredon m

4. puff pej inf (praising writing, speech):

puff

pub f

II.puff [pʌf] VB intr

1. puff (blow):

puff

souffler

puff steam engine

lancer des bouffées de vapeur

2. puff (breathe forcefully):

puff

haleter

3. puff (smoke):

to puff on [or at] a cigar

tirer sur un cigare

III.puff [pʌf] VB trans

1. puff (blow):

puff

souffler

2. puff (smoke):

puff a cigar, cigarette

tirer sur

3. puff pej (praise over-enthusiastically):

puff

faire mousser inf

See also eiderdown

eiderdown [ˈaɪ·dər·daʊn] N

eiderdown

édredon m