puff
noun
bafarada
EN Mrs. Pontellier reached over for a palm-leaf fan that lay on the porch and began to fan herself, while Robert sent between his lips light puffs from his cigarette.
GL A señora Pontellier estirouse para colle-lo abano de follas de palma que estaba tirado no soportal e púxose a abanarse namentres Robert, ó fumar, deixaba saír entre os beizos lixeiras bafaradas de fume.
Fonte: ESP (86)
refacho
EN I saw trees growing and changing like puffs of vapour, now brown, now green.
GL Vin árbores crecer e cambiar coma refachos de vapor, agora marróns, agora vermellas.
Fonte: TEM (443)
chupada
EN When any thing that was read or related displeased him, he was observed to smoke his pipe vehemently, and to send forth short, frequent and angry puffs; but when pleased, he would inhale the smoke slowly and tranquilly, and emit it in light and placid clouds; and sometimes, taking the pipe from his mouth, and letting the fragrant vapor curl about his nose, would gravely nod his head in token of perfect approbation.
GL Sempre que se lía ou falaba de algo que non lle gustaba, observaban cómo fumaba a súa pipa con rabia, dando curtas, frecuentes e violentas chupadas; en cambio, cando si lle gustaba, inhalaba o fume lentamente e con calma, expulsándoo en forma de nubes suaves e lixeiras, e ás veces sacaba a pipa da boca e deixaba que aquel vapor balsámico se lle coase polo nariz, asentindo con entusiasmo como sinal da súa total conformidade.
Fonte: RIP (55)
transitive verb
inchar
EN The poison sacs of the town began to manufacture venom, and the town swelled and puffed with the pressure of it.
GL As glándulas veleníferas da cidade comenzaron a producir pezoña, e a cidade foise avultando e inchando coa súa presión.
Fonte: PER (371)
acorar
EN He settled into his chair again puffing and blowing like some sea monster.
GL Volveuse acomodar na cadeira acorando e refolgando coma un monstro mariño.
Fonte: CAR (3044)
zugar
EN He lit one and spoke over his pipe, puffing.
GL Acendeu un e falou coa pipa na boca, zugando dela.
Fonte: TEM (1931)
soprar
EN So after a few weeks of huffing and puffing, the wolf blows his house down to a pile of chads.
GL Entón, o lobo, que soprou e soprou durante semanas, destruíuna. A súa casa quedou reducida a un montón de entullo cheo de buratos.
Fonte: C30 (1049)
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