bufar

Catalan

Etymology

Onomatopoeic. Compare Valencian usage to Sardinian bufare.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic)
• IPA^(key): (Valencian)
• Rhymes: -a(ɾ)

Verb

bufar (first-person singular present bufo, first-person singular preterite bufí, past participle bufat)

1. (transitive, intransitive) to blow (on, away)
2. (transitive) to blow up, inflate
3. (reflexive) to blow up, puff up, expand
4. (reflexive, Valencia) to get drunk

   Synonym: embriagar-se

Conjugation

Derived terms

• bufar i fer ampolles

Derived terms

Further reading

• “bufar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Galician

Etymology

Onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):

Verb

bufar (first-person singular present bufo, first-person singular preterite bufei, past participle bufado)

1. to blow (especially, to exhale roughly through the mouth)

   Synonym: soprar

2. to fart silently
3. (of cats) to hiss

Conjugation

References

• “bufar” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “bufar” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.
• “bufar” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “bufar” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).
• “bufar” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Occitan

Etymology

Of onomatopoeic origin; compare Old French bouffer and Italian buffo.

Pronunciation

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Verb

bufar

1. to blow
2. (of the wind) to gust; to blow

Conjugation

    Lengadocian (Central Occitan)

		simple			compound
infinitive		bufar			aver bufat
gerund		bufant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		bufat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	bufi	bufas	bufa	bufam	bufatz	bufan
	imperfect	bufavi	bufavas	bufava	bufàvem	bufàvetz	bufavan
	preterite	bufèri	bufères	bufèt	bufèrem	bufèretz	bufèron
	future	bufarai	bufaràs	bufarà	bufarem	bufaretz	bufaràn
	conditional	bufariái	bufariás	bufariá	bufariam	bufariatz	bufarián
	conditional 2nd form1	bufèra	bufèras	bufèra	buferam	buferatz	bufèran
compound tenses	present perfect	use the present tense of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
	past anterior	use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
	future perfect	use the future tense of aver + past participle
	conditional perfect	use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive		que ieu	que tu	que el	que nosautres	que vosautres	que eles
	present	bufe	bufes	bufe	bufem	bufetz	bufen
	imperfect	bufèssi	bufèsses	bufèsse	bufèssem	bufèssetz	bufèsson
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			bufa		bufem	bufatz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

    Auvernhàs

		simple			compound
infinitive		bufar			aver bufat
gerund		bufant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		bufat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	bufe	bufes	bufa	bufam	bufatz	bufon
	imperfect	bufave	bufaves	bufava	bufaviam	bufaviatz	bufavon
	preterite	bufere	buferes	bufet	bufem	bufetz	buferon
	future	bufarai	bufaràs	bufará	bufarem	bufaretz	bufarán
	conditional	bufariá	bufariás	bufariá	bufariam	bufariatz	bufarián
	conditional 2nd form1	bufèra	bufèras	bufèra	buferam	buferatz	bufèran
compound tenses	present perfect	use the present tense of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
	past anterior	use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
	future perfect	use the future tense of aver + past participle
	conditional perfect	use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive		que ieu	que tu	que el	que nosautres	que vosautres	que eles
	present	bufe	bufes	bufe	bufassiam	bufassiatz	bufon
	imperfect	bufesse	bufesses	bufesse	bufessiam	bufessiatz	bufesson
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			bufa		bufassiam	bufatz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

    Gascon

		simple			compound
infinitive		bufar			aver bufat
gerund		bufant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		bufat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	bufi	bufas	bufa	bufam	bufatz	bufan
	imperfect	bufavi	bufavas	bufava	bufàvam	bufàvatz	bufavan
	preterite	bufèi	bufès	bufè	bufèm	bufètz	bufèn
	future	bufarèi	bufaràs	bufarà	bufaram	bufaratz	bufaràn
	conditional	bufarí	bufarés	bufaré	bufarem	bufaretz	bufarén
	conditional 2nd form1	bufèra	bufèras	bufèra	buferam	buferatz	bufèran
compound tenses	present perfect	use the present tense of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
	past anterior	use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
	future perfect	use the future tense of aver + past participle
	conditional perfect	use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive		que ieu	que tu	que el	que nosautres	que vosautres	que eles
	present	bufi	bufes	bufe	bufem	bufetz	bufen
	imperfect	bufèssi	bufèsses	bufèsse	bufèssem	bufèssetz	bufèssen
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			bufa		bufem	bufatz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

    Lemosin

		simple			compound
infinitive		bufar			aver bufat
gerund		bufant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		bufat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	bufe	bufas	bufa	bufam	bufatz	bufan
	imperfect	bufava	bufavas	bufava	bufàvam	bufàvatz	bufavan
	preterite	bufei	buferas	bufet	bufèram	bufèratz	buferan
	future	bufarai	bufaràs	bufará	bufarem	bufaretz	bufarán
	conditional	bufariá	bufariàs	bufariá	bufariam	bufariatz	bufarián
	conditional 2nd form1	bufèra	bufèras	bufèra	buferam	buferatz	bufèran
compound tenses	present perfect	use the present tense of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
	past anterior	use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
	future perfect	use the future tense of aver + past participle
	conditional perfect	use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive		que ieu	que tu	que el	que nosautres	que vosautres	que eles
	present	bufe	bufes	bufe	bufem	bufetz	bufen
	imperfect	bufèsse	bufèsses	bufèsse	bufèssem	bufèssetz	bufèssen
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			bufa		bufem	bufatz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

    Provençau

		simple			compound
infinitive		bufar			aver bufat
gerund		bufant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		bufat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	bufe	bufes	bufa	bufam	bufatz	bufan
	imperfect	bufavi	bufavas	bufava	bufàvem	bufàvetz	bufavan
	preterite	bufère	bufères	bufèt	buferiam	buferiatz	bufèron
	future	bufarai	bufaràs	bufarà	bufarem	bufaretz	bufaràn
	conditional	bufariáu	bufariás	bufariá	bufariam	bufariatz	bufarián
	conditional 2nd form1	bufèra	bufèras	bufèra	buferam	buferatz	bufèran
compound tenses	present perfect	use the present tense of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
	past anterior	use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
	future perfect	use the future tense of aver + past participle
	conditional perfect	use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive		que ieu	que tu	que el	que nosautres	que vosautres	que eles
	present	bufe	bufes	bufe	bufem	bufetz	bufan
	imperfect	bufèsse	bufèsses	bufèsse	bufessiam	bufessiatz	bufèsson
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			bufa		bufem	bufatz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

Portuguese

Etymology

Onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: bu‧far

Verb

bufar (first-person singular present bufo, first-person singular preterite bufei, past participle bufado)

1. to blow

   Synonyms: soprar, bufir

2. (by extension) to boast

Conjugation

Derived terms

• bufa

Romansch

Alternative forms

• buffar (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan)
• buffer (Puter)
• boffar (Vallader)

Etymology

Of onomatopoeic origin; compare Old French bouffer.

Verb

bufar

1. (Sutsilvan) to blow

Synonyms

• (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan) sufflar
• (Sutsilvan, Surmiran) zuflar
• (Puter) zufler
• (Vallader) sofflar

Spanish

Etymology

Onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /buˈfaɾ/
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: bu‧far

Verb

bufar (first-person singular present bufo, first-person singular preterite bufé, past participle bufado)

1. (intransitive) to snort (to exhale angrily through the nose)

Conjugation

Further reading

• “bufar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014