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puffs Meaning in Spanish (puffs significado en español)

nounbocanadas, profiteroles
verbhincha
Sinónimos:bocanadaexhalacióninflar
bocanadas in English:puffs
Plural: puffs
Gender:Femenino
Quick Answer • Resumen

El significado de puffs en español es bocanadas, profiteroles, hincha. (Pequeñas y ligeras nubes de humo, polvo o vapor que se emiten o se elevan en el aire.)

Definitions of Puffs

  1. 1
    noun
    bocanadas

    Small, light clouds of smoke, dust, or steam that are emitted or rise into the air.

    Pequeñas y ligeras nubes de humo, polvo o vapor que se emiten o se elevan en el aire.

  2. 2
    noun
    profiteroles

    A light, often flaky, baked pastry, typically filled with cream or fruit.

    Un pastel ligero, a menudo hojaldrado, típicamente relleno de crema o fruta.

  3. 3
    verb
    hincha

    To emit a small cloud of smoke or steam, or to swell up with air or pride (third person singular present tense).

    Emitir una pequeña nube de humo o vapor, o hincharse con aire u orgullo (tercera persona del singular en presente).

Example Sentences

casual

“The dragon let out several puffs of smoke.”

El dragón soltó varias bocanadas de humo.

casual

“She bought some cheese puffs from the bakery.”

Compró unos profiteroles de queso en la panadería.

casual

“The chef puffs out his cheeks when he's angry.”

El chef se hincha las mejillas cuando está enfadado.

Synonyms (Sinónimos)

In Spanish:

bocanadaexhalacióninflar

In English:

whiffswispspastriesswellsinflates

Antonyms (Antónimos)

In Spanish:

inhalarabsorber

In English:

deflatesshrinks

Inflected Word Forms

past tensepuffed
present participlepuffing
nounpuff
adjectivepuffy

Phrases & Idiomatic Expressions

puff out one's chestidiom

To act proudly or boastfully, often by expanding the chest.

puff upphrasal_verb

To swell or become inflated, or to make someone feel conceited.

puff pieceexpression

A journalistic article or story that is excessively complimentary or promotional.