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puff [pʌf]1. noun( = blow) souffler ; ( = pant) haleter• to puff smoke [chimney, person] envoyer des bouffées de fumée4. compounds[eye, face] enfler( = inflate) gonfler* * *[pʌf] 1.1) (of air, smoke, steam) bouffée f; ( of breath) souffle mto disappear in a puff of smoke — lit disparaître dans un nuage de fumée; fig partir en fumée
2) (colloq) GB ( breath) souffle m3) Culinary feuilleté m4) (colloq) ( favourable review) article m élogieux; ( favourable publicity) battage (colloq) m2.transitive verb1) tirer sur [pipe]2) (colloq) ( praise) faire du battage (colloq) autour de3.1) soufflerto puff (away) at — tirer des bouffées de [cigarette]
to puff along — [train] avancer en lançant des bouffées de fumée
2) ( pant) souffler•Phrasal Verbs:- puff out- puff up -
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Ⅰ.puff1 [pʌf](a) (smoke → cigar, pipe) tirer des bouffées de(b) (emit, expel)∎ to puff (out) smoke/steam envoyer des nuages de fumée/des jets de vapeur;∎ he sat opposite me puffing smoke in my face! il était assis en face de moi et m'envoyait sa fumée en pleine figure!∎ "I can't go on", he puffed "je n'en peux plus", haleta-t-il(d) (swell → sail, parachute) gonfler∎ to puff (away) at one's pipe tirer sur sa pipe, tirer des bouffées de sa pipe∎ I was puffing as I climbed the stairs je haletais en montant l'escalier;∎ he was puffing and panting il soufflait comme un phoque;∎ I puffed along beside her je courais, tout essoufflé, à ses côtés∎ to puff on one's cigar tirer sur son cigare(d) (issue → smoke, steam) sortir∎ the train puffed into the station le train entra en gare dans un nuage de fumée;∎ the steam engine puffed into view la fumée indiqua l'arrivée du train3 noun∎ her breath came in short puffs elle haletait;∎ a puff of dust/smoke on the horizon un nuage de poussière/fumée à l'horizon;∎ figurative all our plans went up in a puff of smoke tous nos projets sont partis en fumée ou se sont évanouis(b) (on cigarette, pipe) bouffée f;∎ to have or to take a puff tirer une bouffée;∎ give me a puff (of your cigarette) passe-moi une bouffée(c) (sound → of train) teuf-teuf m∎ to be out of puff être à bout de souffle ou essoufflé□∎ puffs of cloud in the sky des moutons mpl ou des petits nuages mpl dans le ciel∎ (powder) puff houppe f (à poudrer), houpette f∎ cream puff chou m à la crème(i) familiar old-fashioned (free publicity) publicité f gratuite□ ; (favourable publicity) battage m;∎ to give sth a puff faire de la réclame ou du battage pour qch►► Zoology puff adder vipère f heurtante;puff sleeves manches fpl ballon➲ puff out(a) (extinguish) souffler, éteindre (en soufflant)(b) (inflate, make rounded → cheeks, sail) gonfler; (→ chest) bomber; (→ cushion, hair) faire bouffer;∎ the pigeon puffed out its feathers le pigeon fit gonfler ses plumes;∎ the wind puffed out the sails les voiles se gonflèrent∎ to puff out smoke/steam envoyer des nuages de fumée/de vapeur(a) (parachute, sail) se gonfler(b) (be emitted → smoke) s'échapper➲ puff up(b) (usu passive) (swell → lip, ankle etc) enfler;∎ her eyes were puffed up elle avait les yeux bouffis;∎ figurative to be puffed up with pride être bouffi d'orgueil(lip, ankle etc) enfler, bouffirⅡ.
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puff paste — puff′ paste n. coo a rich dough for making puff pastry • Etymology: 1610–15 … From formal English to slang
puff paste — noun dough used for very light flaky rich pastries • Syn: ↑pate feuillete • Hypernyms: ↑pastry, ↑pastry dough • Hyponyms: ↑phyllo * * * noun : a very rich flaky pastry composed usually of equ … Useful english dictionary
puff paste — слоеное тесто to roll paste for pies раскатывать тесто для пирогов smooth paste однородное тесто, тесто без комков paste roller машина для раскатки слоеного теста short paste песочное тесто sandy paste песочное тесто … English-Russian travelling dictionary
puff paste — noun see puff pastry … New Collegiate Dictionary
puff paste — a rich dough for making puff pastry. * * * … Universalium
puff-paste — … Useful english dictionary
cream puff paste — paste made with eggs, water or milk, butter, and flour, used in making éclairs, profiteroles, and other kinds of puffs. Also called chou pastry, pâte à chou. * * * … Universalium
cream puff paste — paste made with eggs, water or milk, butter, and flour, used in making éclairs, profiteroles, and other kinds of puffs. Also called chou pastry, pâte à chou … Useful english dictionary
paste — /payst/, n., v., pasted, pasting. n. 1. a mixture of flour and water, often with starch or the like, used for causing paper or other material to adhere to something. 2. any soft, smooth, and plastic material or preparation. 3. dough, esp. when… … Universalium
puff pastry — /pʌf ˈpeɪstri / (say puf paystree) noun a rich, flaky pastry used for pies, tarts, etc.; rough puff pastry; flaky pastry. Also, US, puff paste …
puff pastry — noun Date: 1788 a pastry dough containing many alternating layers of butter and dough or the light flaky pastry made from it called also puff paste … New Collegiate Dictionary