puff Signification, définition

Signification de puff en français

• 0 to smoke a cigarette or pipe -- tirer des bouffées de

  • She stood outside puffing on a cigarette. Elle se tenait debout à l’extérieur tirant des bouffées d’une cigarette.

• 1 to breathe fast and hard -- haleter

  • He puffed his way up the stairs. Il monta les marches en haletant.

• 2 a small amount of smoke or wind -- bouffée [ feminine ]

  • an small explosion followed by a puff of smoke une petite explosion suivie par une bouffée de fumée

• 3 the act of breathing in cigarette or pipe smoke -- bouffée [ feminine ]

  • a few more puffs on his cigarette quelques bouffées de plus sur sa cigarette

• 4 a small blast of air, wind etc; a gust -- souffle, bouffée

  • A puff of wind moved the branches.

• 5 any of various kinds of soft, round, light or hollow objects -- houppe(tte)

  • a powder puff

  • (also adjective) puff sleeves.

• 6 to blow in small blasts -- tirer/émettre des bouffées de fumée

  • Stop puffing cigarette smoke into my face!

  • He puffed at his pipe.

• 7 to breathe quickly, after running etc -- haleter

  • He was puffing as he climbed the stairs.