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English
Etymology
From a British brand name, presumably from puff.
Noun
puffa (plural puffas)
- (UK) A kind of shiny padded jacket.
- Synonyms: puffer coat, puffer jacket
Anagrams
Swedish
Verb
puffa (present puffar, preterite puffade, supine puffat, imperative puffa)
- to puff ((make) be emitted as a puff or puffs (of smoke or gas))
Rök puffade ur ånglokets skorsten- Smoke puffed out of the steam locomotive's smokestack
puffa på en cigarr- puff on a cigar
- (often with på or (expressing suddenness) till) to nudge (give a gentle push, sometimes figuratively)
Hon puffade till honom i sidan. "Vakna!"- She nudged him in the side. "Wake up!"
Man måste puffa på dom lite för att de ska få tummen ur- You have to nudge them a bit to get them to get their finger out (get them to proceed with the matter at hand)
- to poke (on Facebook)
- (with för) to promote, to pitch (compare archaic sense of English puff)
- to emit short, dull bangs
Conjugation
Conjugation of puffa (weak)
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