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A n1 (of air, smoke, steam) bouffée f ; (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 tirer une bouffée de [cigarette, pipe] ; to vanish ou disappear in a puff of smoke lit disparaître dans un nuage de fumée ; fig partir en fumée ; puffs of cloud quelques petits nuages ;2 ○ GB ( breath) souffle m ; to be out of puff ○ être essoufflé, être à bout de souffle ; to get one's puff ○ back reprendre son souffle ;4 Cosmet = powder puff ;6 ○ ( favourable review) article m élogieux ; ( favourable publicity) battage ○ m ; to give a puff to faire du battage autour de [play, show].B vtr1 tirer sur [pipe] ; 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 ○ ( praise) faire du battage ○ autour de [book, film, play].C vi1 souffler ; smoke puffed from the chimney des bouffées de fumée s'échappaient de la cheminée ; to puff (away) at tirer des bouffées de [pipe, cigarette] ; to puff in/out/along [train] entrer/sortir/avancer en lançant des bouffées de fumée ;2 ( pant) souffler, haleter ; he was puffing hard ou puffing and panting il soufflait comme un bœuf ; she came puffing and blowing up the hill elle s'essoufflait en montant la côte.■ puff out:▶ puff out [sth], puff [sth] out1 ( swell) gonfler [sails] ; 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 ;▶ puff [sb] out ○ essouffler ; the run had puffed him out ○ il était tout essoufflé d'avoir couru.■ puff up:▶ puff up [sth], puff [sth] up hérisser [feathers, fur] ; her eyes were all puffed up elle avait les yeux bouffis ; to be puffed up with pride être rempli d'orgueil. -
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1. [pʌf] n1. 1) дуновение ветра2) метеор. порыв ветра2. 1) струя воздуха2) (короткий) выдох3) разг. дыхание3. дымок; клуб (дыма, пара и т. п.)4. звук, издаваемый при выдохе или при выпуске воздуха, пара, газа и т. п.; пыхтение5. пуховка6. буфы ( на платье)7. стёганое покрывало8. слойка; слоёный пирожок9. 1) вздутие, волдырь, шишка, опухоль2) биол. пуф, вздутие ( хромосомы)10. незаслуженная похвала; дутая реклама11. завиток волос12. сл. гомосексуалист13. диал. = puffball2. [pʌf] v1. 1) дуть порывамиthe air from the sea came puffing in our faces - порывистый ветер с моря дул нам в лицо
2) отгонять, развеивать, относить в сторону дуновением (тж. puff away)the wind puffed away the seeds of the dandelion - ветер разносил семена одуванчика
2. 1) дымить, пускать клубы дыма, пара (тж. puff away)to puff (away) at a pipe [cigar] - попыхивать трубкой [сигарой]
to puff smoke into smb.'s face - выпускать дым кому-л. прямо в лицо
2) выбиваться, прорываться клубами (тж. puff out)3. двигаться, выпуская клубы дыма (тж. puff away)the engine puffed slowly away - паровоз медленно отошёл, оставляя за собою клубы дыма
4. 1) пыхтеть, тяжело дышатьhe was frightfully puffed (out) after the run [the climb] - он ужасно запыхался от бега [после подъёма]
5. 1) пудрить2) пудриться6. 1) чрезмерно и незаслуженно расхваливать (тж. puff up)2) рекламировать7. приводить в хорошее настроение; вызывать гордостьto be puffed up - важничать; кичиться, чваниться
victory had not puffed him up - он не стал кичиться победой; его не распирает гордость от победы
8. вздувать цены ( на аукционе)
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