buffet

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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buffet ¹ [boof-fay, buff-ay]

Noun

1. a counter where light refreshments are served

2. a meal at which guests help themselves from a number of dishes [French]

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buffet ² [buff-it]

Verb

[-feting, -feted]

1. to knock against or about; batter: the ship was buffeted by strong winds

2. to hit, esp. with the fist

Noun

a blow, esp. with a hand [Old French buffeter]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	buffet - a piece of furniture that stands at the side of a dining room; has shelves and drawers sideboard, counter credenza, credence - a kind of sideboard or buffet dining room, dining-room - a room used for dining drawer - a boxlike container in a piece of furniture; made so as to slide in and out article of furniture, furniture, piece of furniture - furnishings that make a room or other area ready for occupancy; "they had too much furniture for the small apartment"; "there was only one piece of furniture in the room" cellaret, minibar - sideboard with compartments for holding bottles shelf - a support that consists of a horizontal surface for holding objects
	2.	buffet - a meal set out on a buffet at which guests help themselves meal, repast - the food served and eaten at one time smorgasbord - an assortment of foods starting with herring or smoked eel or salmon etc with bread and butter; then cheeses and eggs and pickled vegetables and aspics; finally hot foods; served as a buffet meal
	3.	buffet - usually inexpensive bar               snack bar, snack counter bar - a counter where you can obtain food or drink; "he bought a hot dog and a coke at the bar" commissary - a snack bar in a film studio milk bar - snack bar that sells milk drinks and light refreshments (such as ice cream)
Verb	1.	buffet - strike against forcefully; "Winds buffeted the tent" batter, knock about strike - deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon; "The teacher struck the child"; "the opponent refused to strike"; "The boxer struck the attacker dead"
	2.	buffet - strike, beat repeatedly; "The wind buffeted him" buff hit - deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument; "He hit her hard in the face"

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buffet ¹

noun 1. smorgasbord, counter, cold table

noun 2. snack bar, café, cafeteria, brasserie, salad bar, refreshment counter

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buffet ²

verb knock, push, bang, rap, slap, bump, smack, shove, thump, cuff, jolt, wallop (informal) box

Translations

buffet [ˈbufeɪ] n (BRIT) (= bar); bar m; cafetería (= food); buffet m

vt [ˈbʌfɪt] (= strike) → abofetear; [wind etc] → golpear

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buffet n [ˈbufeɪ] (= food) (Brit) (= bar); buffet m

vt [ˈbʌfɪt] → gifler, frapper; secouer, ébranler

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buffet¹ [ˈbufeɪ] (Brit) n → Büfett nt, Bahnhofsrestaurant nt;

(food) → kaltes Buffet nt

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buffet² [ˈbʌfɪt] vt (subj) (sea) → hin und her werfen: (wind) → schütteln

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buffet n [ˈbufeɪ] (= food), (BRIT) (= bar); buffet m inv

vt [ˈbʌfɪt] → schiaffeggiare scuotere; urtare

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buffet¹

n buffet [ˈbafit]

a blow with the hand or fist a buffet on the side of the head. stamp, hou ضَرْبَه، صَفْعَه، لَطْمَه удар с ръка rána, facka puf der Faustschlag γροθιά bofetada hoop مشت؛ سیلی isku claque אֶגְרוֹף तमाचा udarac ütés pukulan buffetto 殴打 일격 smūgis pļauka; sitiens; trieciens pukulan slag, stoot puff, støt, slag cios, szturchaniec bofetada lovitură удар úder udarec šamar knuff, stöt, knytnävsslag การตีด้วยมือหรือต่อย tokat, yumruk 毆打 удар گھونسا ، مکا cú đấm 殴打

v – past tense, past participle ˈbuffeted –

1 to strike with the fist. vuisslaan يَلْطمُ، يَصْفَعُ нанасям удар uděřit pěstí puffe schlagen γρονθοκοπώ golpear rusikaga lööma مشت زدن iskeä nyrkillä frapper (de la main/du poing) לְהַכּוֹת धक्का udariti üt meninju colpire (con la mano, con il pugno) 打つ 치다 smogti (kumščiu) sist / triekt (ar dūri) memukul slaan slå med neven uderzyć (pięścią) esbofetear a lovi (cu pumnul) ударять udrieť (päsťou) udariti (s pestjo) udariti slå [] ต่อย tokatlamak, yumruklamak; tokat/yumruk vurmak 拳打 бити кулаком مکہ مارنا đấm 拳打

2 to knock about The boat was buffeted by the waves. rondstamp يُصارِعُ المَوْج блъскам zmítat kaste rundt herumstoßen χτυπιέμαι azotar, zarandear loopima ضربه های پی در پی زدن heitellä ballotter לַחבוֹט प्रहार boriti se küzd memukul battere ～打って動かす 때려눕히다 mėtyti, (ap)daužyti mētāt dipukul beuken puffe, dytte, skumpe ciskać bater a clătina ударяться zmietať premetavati protresti knuffa (fara) omkring เตะสะเปะสะปะ dövmek, çarpmak 衝擊 боротися دھکا مارنا ، دھکا کھانا đẩy 冲击