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1 sbuffare
sbuffare v. intr.2 (per ira, noia) to snort; to fume; to grumble: e non sbuffare quando ti chiedo un favore!, and don't grumble when I ask you a favour!3 ( detto di vento) to blow*4 ( gettare sbuffi di fumo) to puff away: la locomotiva sbuffava, the engine was puffing away; il vapore sbuffava dalla pentola, the steam was puffing out of the pot.* * *[zbuf'fare]1) (espirare con forza) (per la fatica) [ persona] to puff (and pant), to pant; (per insofferenza, collera) to snort, to fume, to grumble2) (emettere fumo, vapore) [ locomotiva] to steam, to puff, to chug••* * *sbuffare/zbuf'fare/ [1](aus. avere)1 (espirare con forza) (per la fatica) [ persona] to puff (and pant), to pant; (per insofferenza, collera) to snort, to fume, to grumble2 (emettere fumo, vapore) [ locomotiva] to steam, to puff, to chugsbuffare come una locomotiva to puff like an engine. -
2 sbuffo
sbuffo s.m.* * *['zbuffo]sostantivo maschile1) (di fumo, vapore) puff2) (soffio) (di persona) snort; (di treno) chug3) abbigl.* * *sbuffo/'zbuffo/sostantivo m.1 (di fumo, vapore) puff2 (soffio) (di persona) snort; (di treno) chug -
3 scoppiettare
scoppiettare v. intr.1 to crackle: la legna secca scoppietta, dry wood crackles; il motore scoppiettò e poi si spense, the engine backfired and stalled* * *[skoppjet'tare]verbo intransitivo (aus. avere) [fuoco, legno] to crackle, to spit, to splutter; [motore, macchina] to splutter, to chug* * *scoppiettare/skoppjet'tare/ [1](aus. avere) [fuoco, legno] to crackle, to spit, to splutter; [motore, macchina] to splutter, to chug. -
4 scoppiettio
scoppiettio s.m. crackling.* * *1) (di fuoco, legno) crackle, crackling, splutter2) (di motore, macchina) chug, splutter* * *scoppiettiopl. -ii /skoppjet'tio, ii/sostantivo m.1 (di fuoco, legno) crackle, crackling, splutter2 (di motore, macchina) chug, splutter. -
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6 scoppiettare
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