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fluff [flʌf] n 1. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Textiles) soft light particles, such as the down or nap of cotton or wool 2. any light downy substance 3. an object, matter, etc., of little importance; trifle 4. Informal a mistake, esp in speaking or reading lines or performing music 5. Informal a young woman (esp in the phrase a bit of fluff) vb
1. to make or become soft and puffy by shaking or patting; puff up 2. Informal to make a mistake in performing (an action, dramatic speech, music, etc.) [perhaps from flue2] ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
fluff noun Translations fluff [flʌf] fluff n no pl (on birds, young animals) → Flaum m; (from material) → Fusseln pl; (= dust) → Staubflocken pl; a bit of fluff → eine Fussel/eine Staubflocke; (hum inf) → eine Mieze (inf) vt (also fluff out) feathers → aufplustern; pillow → aufschütteln opportunity, lines in play, entrance → vermasseln (inf) fluff [flʌf] 1. n (from blankets) → pelucchi mpl; (of chicks, kittens) → lanugine f 2. vt a. (also fluff out) → rendere soffice or vaporoso/a; (feathers) → arruffare to fluff up the pillows → sprimacciare i cuscini b. (fam) (make mistake in) → impaperarsi nel recitare fluff [flʌf] 1. n (from blankets) → pelucchi mpl; (of chicks, kittens) → lanugine f 2. vt a. (also fluff out) → rendere soffice or vaporoso/a; (feathers) → arruffare to fluff up the pillows → sprimacciare i cuscini b. (fam) (make mistake in) → impaperarsi nel recitare n fluff [flaf] small pieces of soft, wool-like material from blankets etc My coat is covered with fluff. donsies وَبَر الصوف، زَغَب пух(че) chmýří fnug der Fusel χνούδι pelusa, lanilla ehmes پر nukka peluche מוֹך रोआं, जानवरों के मुलायम रोऎं pahuljica, dlačica pehely berbulu-bulu ló lanugine けば 솜털 pūkai, pūkeliai pūka berbulu-bulu pluis dun, fnugg, lo meszek cotão puf ворс páper, prach puh paperje ludd สิ่งที่เป็นปุยหรือใยฟู tüy/hav döküntüsü 絨毛 пух, пушок رؤاں، ریشہ nùi bông 绒毛 v 1 (often withoutorup) to make full and soft like fluff The bird fluffed out its feathers; Fluff up the pillows and make the invalid more comfortable. oppof يَنْفِشُ الرّيش набухвам načepýřit se, natřást, načechrat ryste aufplustern, aufschütteln φουσκώνω mullir kohevile ajama, kohevaks tegema نرم کردن pöyhiä hérisser, faire bouffer לְנַעֵר बड़ा दिखाई देना popraviti, istresti (jastuke, ptica perje) felborzol menggembungkan ÿfa; hrista arruffare ふんわりさせる 보풀을 세우다 purenti uzbužināt; sabozt (spalvas) menepuk-nepuk opzetten, opschudden riste så det blir lett og dunet stroszyć, spulchniać tornar fofo a (se) înfoia распушить;взбивать (na)šuchoriť našopiriti; razrahljati rastresti burra upp, fluffa upp ทำผิดพลาด tüylerini kabartmak 抖擻 збивати, підпушувати نرمانا giũ nhẹ cái gì cho nó thành một khối xốp dày 抖擞 2 to make a mistake in doing (something) The actress fluffed her lines; The golfer fluffed his stroke. verknoei يُخْطِئ في عَمَل الشَّيء изпортвам zkazit kikse; spolere verpatzen κάνω λάθος hacer mal vusserdama بد انجام دادن mokata rater לִטעוֹת खराब तरीके से करना zabuniti se (glumac, spiker belesül; hibázik membuat kesalahan klúðra impaperarsi しくじる 실수하다 suklysti, prašauti pieļaut kļūmi; (par aktieri) sajaukt tekstu membuat kesalahan verhaspelen gjøre en tabbe; snuble i en replikk sfuszerować falhar a greşi допустить накладку, промах pokaziť zamuditi, zgrešiti zabrljati staka sig på, säga fel, fuska bort, missa ทำผิดพลาด sürçmek, yanlış okumak 出錯 обмовлятися لغزش کرنا (sân khấu) diễn vụng về 出错 adj fluffy 1 soft and woolly a fluffy kitten. donserig زَغَبي، صوفي мъхнат heboučký blød; dunet flaumig μαλλιαρός, απαλός velloso kohev نرم و پر مانند pörröinen duveteux מְכוּסֶה מוֹך रोंएंदार mekan, pahuljast pihés lembut dúnmjúkur lanuginoso ふわりとしたもの 솜털 같은 pūkuotas pūkains gebu donzig dunete, myk, bløt puszysty fofo pufos пушистый chlpatý puhast paperjast mjuk, len, dunig ที่นุ่มและมีขนปุกปุย yumuşak tüylü 有絨毛的 пухнастий نرم اور ملائم như lông tơ; phủ lông tơ 有绒毛的 2 soft, light and full of air She cooked a fluffy omelette. donsig; donsige عِجِّه مَنْفوشه пухкав kyprý, nadýchaný luftig locker αφράτος esponjoso kohev نرم و پف کرده kuohkea léger כְּמוֹ מוֹך मुलायम lagan, prhak könnyű gembung mjúkur og loftkenndur; léttur leggero, soffice ふわりとした 부드럽게 부푼 purus uzpūties gebu luchtig lett puszysty fofo uşor пышный ľahký rahel penast luftig, fluffig ที่นุ่มและเบา yumuşak ve kabarık 鬆軟的 збитий; пухкий نرم، ہلکا اور ہوادار mịn, nhẹ và thoáng 松软的 How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Dorothy and Polly loved the Princess Fluff the moment they saw her, and little King Bud was so frank and boyish that Button-Bright accepted him as a chum at once and did not want him to go away. He could fluff up his tail till it looked like a bottle brush, and his war cry as he scuttled through the long grass was: "Rikk-tikk-tikki-tikki-tchk To fluff out her curls, put on fashionable dresses, and sing romantic songs to fascinate her husband would have seemed as strange as to adorn herself to attract herself. |
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