puff out

• Verbe à particule signifiant gonfler ou faire enfler quelque chose en le remplissant d'air ou de gaz, ou éteindre une flamme en soufflant dessus.

A phrasal verb meaning to swell or cause something to swell by filling with air or gas, or to extinguish a flame by blowing.

indénombrable · transitif et intransitif · phrasal, séparable

1. Expand with airinformal

   To cause something to become larger or fuller by filling it with air.

   gonfler (d'air)

   • He puffed out his chest proudly.
   • The bird puffed out its feathers to keep warm.
   • She puffed out her cheeks in frustration.

   Synonymesballoonbillowblow updistendfill outinflateswell

   Antonymescollapsecompressdeflateflatten

2. Extinguish by blowinginformal

   To blow air forcefully to put out a flame or candle.

   éteindre en soufflant

   • He puffed out the candles on his birthday cake.
   • She puffed out the match with a quick breath.
   • The wind puffed out the campfire.

   Synonymesblow outextinguishput outsnuffsnuff out

Verbe de basepuff