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puff

Pronunciation: /pʌf/

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German translation of puff

A. n.

  • 1 Stoß puff of breath/wind = Atem-/Windstoß
  • 2puff of smoke = Rauchstoß
  • 3 (pastry) Blätterteigteilchen

B. v.i.

  • 2 (puff cigarette smoke etc.) paffen (ugs.) (at an) (+ Dat.)
  • 3 [Person] keuchen; [Zug, Lokomotive] schnaufend fahren

C. v.t.

Phrasal verbs

puff ˈout

v.t. a bauschen [Segel] b (put out of breath) außer Atem bringen [Person] be puffed [out] = außer Atem sein

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