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French
Etymology
From Old French bufee; from bouffer.
Pronunciation
Noun
bouffée f (plural bouffées)
- puff (of wind, smoke and etc)
- (figurative) surge, rush
- une bouffée de fièvre ― a sudden onset of fever
Son retour interrompit la réflexion du garçon, pour la remplacer par une bouffée d’espoir.- Her return interrupted the boy's thoughts, replacing them with a surge of hope.
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