buff

appassionato, cultore

Persona molto interessata a un argomento, che ne sa molto.

In inglese semplice: Someone who is very interested in a subject and knows a lot about it.

• My dad is a history buff.
• Film buffs will enjoy this collection of old movies.
• Are you a music buff too?

Sinonimi: enthusiast, fan, aficionado

Espressioni comuni: history buff, film buff, music buff

potenziamento

Modifica a un gioco che rende più forte un personaggio, un oggetto o un attacco.

In inglese semplice: A change to a game that makes a character, item, or attack more powerful.

• The new patch gives this weapon a buff.
• Players welcomed the buff to their favorite character.
• Several buffs made the smaller units more useful.

Come si usa: a buff to something (The update includes a buff to the weakest weapons.)

Sinonimi: improvement, power increase

Contrari: nerf

Espressioni comuni: weapon buff, damage buff, buff to something

pelle nuda

La pelle non coperta; nell’espressione «in the buff», indica che una persona è senza vestiti.

In inglese semplice: A person’s bare skin, especially in the expression “in the buff,” meaning without clothes.

• He was sunbathing in the buff.
• She walked out of the shower in the buff.
• They stripped to the buff before jumping into the lake.

Come si usa: in the buff (He sleeps in the buff.)

Sinonimi: bare skin

Espressioni comuni: in the buff, to the buff

muscoloso

Che ha muscoli grandi e forti.

In inglese semplice: Having large, strong muscles.

• He looks really buff.
• She got buff after months of lifting weights.
• The buff lifeguard carried the heavy equipment easily.

Sinonimi: muscular, well-built

Espressioni comuni: buff guy, get buff, look buff

lucidare

Strofinare una superficie finché diventa liscia e lucente.

In inglese semplice: To rub a surface until it becomes smooth and shiny.

• Buff your shoes with a cloth.
• He buffed the car until it shone.
• The workers are buffing the wooden floor.

Come si usa: buff something with something (Buff the silver with a soft cloth.); buff something to a shine (She buffed the table to a shine.)

Sinonimi: polish

Espressioni comuni: buff your shoes, buff a surface, buff something up

potenziare

Rendere più forte un personaggio o un oggetto in un gioco.

In inglese semplice: To make a character or item in a game more powerful.

• This spell will buff your character.
• The developers buffed the weakest weapons last week.
• Can you buff the whole team before the battle?

Sinonimi: strengthen, enhance

Contrari: nerf

Espressioni comuni: buff a character, buff a weapon, buff someone’s attack