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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 adder — Puff Puff, n. [Akin to G. & Sw. puff a blow, Dan. puf, D. pof; of imitative origin. Cf. {Buffet}.] 1. A sudden and single emission of breath from the mouth; hence, any sudden or short blast of wind; a slight gust; a whiff. To every puff of wind a … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Puff Adder — est un super vilain appartenant à l univers de Marvel Comics. Il est apparu pour la première fois dans Captain America #337, en 1988. Origine Puff Adder (de son vrai nom Gordon Fraley) est un mutant né à Atlanta, Géorgie. Doté du pouvoir d… … Wikipédia en Français
Puff adder — may refer to:* Bitis arietans , a venomous snake species found in Africa and the southern Arabian Peninsula * Bitis , any other member of this genus * Heterodon , a genus of harmless North American colubrid snakes … Wikipedia
puff adder — n a large thick bodied exceedingly venomous widely distributed African viper (Bitis arietans) that inflates its body and hisses loudly when disturbed also a similar smaller snake (B. inornata) of southern Africa * * * Bitis arrietans, an… … Medical dictionary
puff adder — ► NOUN ▪ a large, sluggish African viper which inflates the upper part of its body and hisses loudly when under threat … English terms dictionary
puff adder — n. 1. a large, poisonous African viper (Bitis arietans) which hisses or puffs loudly when irritated ☆ 2. HOGNOSE SNAKE … English World dictionary
puff adder — noun 1. large African viper that inflates its body when alarmed • Syn: ↑Bitis arietans • Hypernyms: ↑viper • Member Holonyms: ↑Bitis, ↑genus Bitis 2. harmless North American snake with upturned nose; may spread its head and neck or pl … Useful english dictionary
puff adder — puff′ ad der n. 1) ram a large, thick bodied, African viper, Bitis arietans, that inflates its body and hisses when disturbed 2) ram hognose snake … From formal English to slang
Puff Adder (comics) — Superherobox caption=Puff Adder, art by unknown. comic color=background:#ff8080 character name=Puff Adder real name=Gordon Fraley species=Human Mutant publisher=Marvel Comics debut= Captain America #337 (January 1988) creators=Mark Gruenwald and… … Wikipedia
puff adder — noun A large adder … Wiktionary
puff adder — noun Date: 1789 1. a large thick bodied extremely venomous African viper (Bitis arietans) 2. hognose snake … New Collegiate Dictionary