puff in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for puff in the English»French Dictionary

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

puff puff N inf, child language

puff puff

train m

cream puff N

1. cream puff FOOD:

cream puff

chou m à la crème

2. cream puff Am (weakling):

cream puff inf, pej

lavette f inf, pej

3. cream puff Am (secondhand bargain):

cream puff inf

excellente occase f inf

I.puff out VB [Brit pʌf -, Am pəf -] (puff out)

puff out sails:

se gonfler

puff out sleeve, skirt:

bouffer

II.puff out VB [Brit pʌf -, Am pəf -] (puff out [sth], puff [sth] out)

1. puff out (swell):

puff out sails

gonfler

to puff out one's cheeks

gonfler ses joues

to puff out one's chest

bomber le torse

the bird puffed out its feathers

l'oiseau a hérissé ses plumes

2. puff out (give out):

to puff out smoke person, chimney, train:

lancer des bouffées de fumée

III.puff out VB [Brit pʌf -, Am pəf -] (puff [sb] out) inf

puff out

essouffler

the run had puffed him out inf

il était tout essoufflé d'avoir couru

powder puff N

powder puff

houppette f

I.puff up VB [Brit pʌf -, Am pəf -] (puff up)

puff up feathers:

se hérisser

puff up eyes:

bouffir, se gonfler

puff up rice:

gonfler

II.puff up VB [Brit pʌf -, Am pəf -] (puff up [sth], puff [sth] up)

puff up feathers, fur:

puff up

hérisser

her eyes were all puffed up

elle avait les yeux bouffis

to be puffed up with pride

être rempli d'orgueil

puff pastry N

puff pastry

pâte f feuilletée

puff adder N

puff adder

vipère f heurtante

rough puff pastry N FOOD

rough puff pastry

pâte f feuilletée minute

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houppe

powder puff

puff in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for puff in the English»French Dictionary

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

powder puff N

powder puff

houppette f

puff adder N

puff adder

céraste m

puff pastry N

puff pastry

pâte f feuilletée

I.puff out VB trans

1. puff out (cause to swell):

puff out

gonfler

2. puff out (emit):

to puff out smoke

envoyer des bouffées de fumée

II.puff out VB intr (swell)

puff out

se gonfler

I.puff up VB trans

puff up

gonfler

to be puffed up with pride

être bouffi d'orgueil

II.puff up VB intr

puff up

gonfler

puff up eyes

enfler

Translations for puff in the French»English Dictionary

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feuilleté

puff pastry

houppette

(powder) puff

pâte feuilletée

puff pastry

boursoufler

to puff up