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Puff: noun
Puff: noun
Puff: noun
Puff: noun
puf·fen: I. transitive verb II. intransitive verb III. reflexive verb

Puff¹ <-[e]s, Püffe> [pʊf, pl ˈpʏfə] N m inf

1. Puff (Stoß):

Puff

thump

Puff

knock

Puff (in die Seite)

prod

Puff (in die Seite)

poke

jdm einen Puff geben

to give sb a nudge

einen Puff/einige Püffe vertragen können fig

to be able to take a few knocks fig

2. Puff (dumpfes Zischen):

Puff

puff

Puff

swoosh inf

Puff² <-[e]s, -e [o. -s]> [pʊf] N m

1. Puff (Wäschepuff):

Puff

2. Puff (Sitzpolster ohne Beine):

Puff

Puff³ <-s, -s> [pʊf] N m o CH nt inf

Puff

Puff

Puff

knocking shop sl

in den Puff gehen

to go to a brothel

Puff N

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Puff (Durcheinander) m CH

mess

so ein Puff! CH

what a mess!

I . puf·fen [ˈpʊfn̩] VB trans inf

to thump [or hit] sb

jdn in die Rippen puffen

to poke [or dig] [or prod] sb in the ribs

jdn zur Seite puffen

to push [or shove] sb aside

II . puf·fen [ˈpʊfn̩] VB intr inf

to puff

to chuff Brit

die Dampflok puffte, als sie zum Stillstand kam

the steam locomotive puffed as it came to a halt

III . puf·fen [ˈpʊfn̩] VB refl rare inf

sich acc puffen

to push each other

die Kinder pufften und schubsten sich

the children pushed and shoved each other

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in den Puff gehen

to go to a brothel

jdm einen Puff geben

to give sb a nudge

einen Puff/einige Püffe vertragen können fig

to be able to take a few knocks fig

ich habe mir im Puff den Tripper geholt! inf

I got [or picked up] a dose of the clap in that brothel! sl

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