puff

Wölkchen, Stoß

Eine kleine Wolke oder ein kurzer Stoß aus Rauch, Gas oder Luft.

In einfachem Englisch: A small cloud or short burst of smoke, gas, or air.

• A puff of smoke rose above the roof.
• The engine released small puffs of steam.
• A sudden puff of air lifted the paper.

So benutzt man es: a puff of something (A puff of steam escaped from the kettle.)

Synonyme: wisp, burst

Häufige Wendungen: a puff of smoke, a puff of steam, a puff of air

Zug

Einmaliges Einatmen von Rauch aus einer Zigarette, Zigarre oder Pfeife.

In einfachem Englisch: One act of breathing smoke in from a cigarette, cigar, or pipe.

• He took a puff on his cigarette.
• After two puffs, she put the cigar down.
• Can one puff make you cough?

So benutzt man es: a puff on something (He took a puff on his pipe.); a puff of something (She took one puff of the cigarette.)

Synonyme: drag

Häufige Wendungen: take a puff, a puff on something, one last puff

Luftstoß, Atemstoß

Ein kurzer, schneller Luftstoß aus dem Mund.

In einfachem Englisch: A short, quick breath blown out of the mouth.

• One puff blew out the candle.
• He gave a short puff through his lips.
• She cleared the lens with a gentle puff of breath.

So benutzt man es: a puff of something (A puff of breath blew the dust away.)

Häufige Wendungen: a puff of breath, a gentle puff, one quick puff

Windbeutel

Ein kleines, leichtes Gebäck mit einer Füllung aus Creme, Käse oder einer anderen weichen Speise.

In einfachem Englisch: A small, light cake or pastry filled with cream, cheese, or another soft food.

• She bought a cream puff.
• The baker filled the puffs with custard.
• Would you like a cheese puff with your tea?

Synonyme: pastry

Häufige Wendungen: cream puff, cheese puff, a chocolate puff

Puste

Die Atemkraft oder Energie, die man für körperliche Anstrengung braucht.

In einfachem Englisch: The breath or energy you need for physical effort.

• I'm out of puff.
• We ran out of puff halfway up the hill.
• Have you got enough puff left for another lap?

So benutzt man es: be out of puff (I was out of puff after climbing the stairs.)

Synonyme: breath, stamina

Häufige Wendungen: out of puff, run out of puff, enough puff left

schnaufen, keuchen

Kurz und hörbar atmen, meist weil man von körperlicher Anstrengung erschöpft ist.

In einfachem Englisch: To breathe in short, noisy breaths, usually because you are tired from physical effort.

• He was puffing after the run.
• We puffed up the steep hill.
• Why are you huffing and puffing so much?

Synonyme: pant, breathe hard

Häufige Wendungen: huff and puff, puff up stairs, puff along

ausstoßen, auspuffen

Rauch oder Gas in kleinen Wolken oder kurzen Stößen abgeben.

In einfachem Englisch: To send out smoke or gas in small clouds or short bursts.

• The engine puffed out steam.
• Smoke puffed from the chimney.
• The little train was puffing white clouds into the sky.

So benutzt man es: puff out something (The old engine puffed out thick smoke.); puff something into something (The chimney puffed smoke into the cold air.)

Synonyme: emit, give off

Häufige Wendungen: puff out smoke, puff smoke into something, puff out steam

aufblähen, aufpusten

Etwas durch Luft oder Anschwellen größer oder runder machen.

In einfachem Englisch: To make something larger or rounder by filling it with air or making it swell.

• She puffed out her cheeks.
• The bird puffed up its feathers against the cold.
• Heat makes the pastry puff up in the oven.

So benutzt man es: puff something out (He puffed his cheeks out and held his breath.); puff something up (The bird puffed its feathers up.)

Synonyme: inflate, swell, expand

Gegenteile: deflate

Häufige Wendungen: puff out something, puff up something, puff out cheeks