buffeting

buf·fet ¹  (b-f, b-)

n.

1. A large sideboard with drawers and cupboards.

2.

a. A counter or table from which meals or refreshments are served.

b. A restaurant having such a counter.

3. A meal at which guests serve themselves from various dishes displayed on a table or sideboard.

adj.

Informally served: a buffet luncheon.

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[French.]

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buf·fet ²  (bft)

n.

A blow or cuff with or as if with the hand.

v. buf·fet·ed, buf·fet·ing, buf·fets

v.tr.

1. To hit or beat, especially repeatedly.

2. To strike against forcefully; batter: winds that buffeted the tent. See Synonyms at beat.

3. To drive or force with or as if with repeated blows: was buffeted about from job to job by the vagaries of the economy.

4. To force (one's way) with difficulty.

v.intr.

To force one's way with difficulty: a ship buffeting against the wind.

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[Middle English, from Old French buffet, diminutive of buffe, blow.]

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buffet·er n.

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buffeting [ˈbʌfɪtɪŋ]

n

(Engineering / Aeronautics) response of an aircraft structure to buffet, esp an irregular oscillation of the tail

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

buffeting - repeated heavy blows                 pounding blow, bump - an impact (as from a collision); "the bump threw him off the bicycle"

Translations

buffeting [ˈbʌfɪtɪŋ] N [of sea etc] → el golpear
to get a buffeting from → sufrir los golpes de

buffeting [ˈbʌfɪtɪŋ] n

[wind, seas] → assaut m

(= attack) (on person) → rebuffade f
to take a buffeting → essuyer une rebuffade
buffet lunch [ˌbʊfeɪˈlʌntʃ] n → lunch-buffet m

buffeting

n → heftiges Schaukeln; (Aviat) → Rütteln nt; to get or take a buffeting → hin und her geworfen or (Aviat) → gerüttelt werden

buffeting [ˈbʌfɪtɪŋ]

1. n (of wind, waves) → violenza
the ship took a buffeting in the storm → la nave fu sballottata violentemente durante la tempesta

2. adj (wind) → violento/a

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buffeting [ˈbʌfɪtɪŋ]

1. n (of wind, waves) → violenza
the ship took a buffeting in the storm → la nave fu sballottata violentemente durante la tempesta

2. adj (wind) → violento/a