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I [flʌf]1) (on clothes) peluria f.; (on carpet, under furniture) bioccoli m.pl. di polvere, laniccio m.; (on animal) peluria f., lanugine f.2) (mistake) gaffe f.; teatr. telev. papera f.II [flʌf]1) (anche fluff up) (puff up) arruffare [ feathers]; sprimacciare [ cushion]; rendere vaporoso, gonfiare [ hair]* * *1. noun(small pieces of soft, wool-like material from blankets etc: My coat is covered with fluff.) lanugine2. verb1) ((often with out or up) to make full and soft like fluff: The bird fluffed out its feathers; Fluff up the pillows and make the invalid more comfortable.) arruffare2) (to make a mistake in doing (something): The actress fluffed her lines; The golfer fluffed his stroke.) impaperarsi•- fluffy* * *[flʌf]1. n(from blankets etc) pelucchi mpl, (of chicks, kittens) lanugine f2. vt1) (also: fluff out) rendere soffice or vaporoso (-a), (feathers) arruffare2) (fam: make mistake in) impaperarsi nel recitare* * *fluff /flʌf/n.1 [u] lanugine; peluria● (fam. scherz.) a bit of fluff, una ragazza.(to) fluff /flʌf/A v. t.4 (fam.) sbagliare; pasticciare: (teatr.) to fluff one's lines, sbagliare la battuta; impaperarsi; ( calcio, ecc.) to fluff an open goal, sbagliare un gol sicuroB v. i.* * *I [flʌf]1) (on clothes) peluria f.; (on carpet, under furniture) bioccoli m.pl. di polvere, laniccio m.; (on animal) peluria f., lanugine f.2) (mistake) gaffe f.; teatr. telev. papera f.II [flʌf]
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