puff
verb
1 verb smoke tobacco INTRANSITIVEhe puffed on his pipe bhain sé gal as a phíopa, bhain sé smailc as a phíopashe spoke while puffing on a cigarette labhair sí agus í ag baint deataigh as toitín
TRANSITIVEgal a bhaint as smailc a bhaint asdeatach a bhaint assmailc verb she was puffing a cigar bhí sí ag baint smailceacha as todóg, bhí sí ag tarraingt ar thodóghe puffed smoke into my face shéid sé deatach san aghaidh orm, shéid sé toit i m'aghaidh
2 verb breathe noisily INTRANSITIVEséid verb gearranáil a bheith ortsaothar a bheith orthe was puffing when he reached the top bhí séideán ann nuair a bhain sé an barr amach, bhí ga seá ann nuair a shroich sé an barrshe was puffing and panting bhí giorra mhór anála uirthi, bhí saothar anála uirthi, bhí sí ag puthaíl go tréanShow full entry
3 verb of train INTRANSITIVEthe train puffed into the station isteach sa stáisiún leis an traein agus í faoi ghal, tháinig an traein isteach sa stáisiún agus í ag plúchadh deataigh 4 verb into musical instrument INTRANSITIVEséid verb she puffed into the flute shéid sí isteach san fheadóg mhór 5 verb of smoke, steam, etc INTRANSITIVEséid verb smoke was puffing from the exhaust bhí deatach ag séideadh amach as an sceithphíopa, bhí toit ag puthaíl as an sceithphíopa 6 verb say crossly INTRANSITIVE'This is a silly decision', she puffed. 'Cinneadh amaideach atá ann seo', ar sise agus séideán inti. 7 verb praise, advertise TRANSITIVEa mhór a dhéanamh de cosa a chur faoi cuach suas she's puffing her novel tá sí ag déanamh a mhór dá húrscéal féin, tá sí ag cuachadh suas a húrscéil féin
noun
8 noun inhalationgal fem2 smailc fem2 puth fem2 he took a puff on a fag bhain sé gal as toitínshe took a quick puff on her inhaler bhain sí puth thapa as a hanálóir 9 noun noisy blowputh fem2 séideog fem2 she blew out all the candles with a single puff mhúch sí na coinnle uilig d'aon phuth amháin, chuir sí séideog ar na coinnle d'aon iarraidh amháin 10 informal noun breath, strengthanáil fem3 puth fem2 séideog fem2 she was out of puff bhí sí as anáil, ní raibh séideog inti, ní raibh puth dá hanáil aiciwhen I got my puff back nuair a fuair mé an anáil liom 11 noun short burst of air etcputh fem2 a puff of smoke puth dheataigh, dé dheataighthere wasn't a puff of wind ní raibh puth ghaoithe ann, ní raibh smeámh ar an aer 12 TEXT noun in clothingbolg masc1 13 noun of hairpuirtleog fem2 14 COSM noun powder puffclúimhín púdair 15 noun (also puff piece) informal, pejorative over-praising reviewléirmheas áibhéalach 16 informal noun favourable publicitypoiblíocht áibhéalachadvertising puff áibhéil mhargaíochta 17 noun FOOD pastryputh fem2 jam puff subhphuth fem2 18 very informal noun cannabiscannabas masc1 raithneach fem2 19 offensive , very informal noun homosexualpiteog very informal fem2