What does bufar in Portuguese mean?

What is the meaning of the word bufar in Portuguese? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use bufar in Portuguese.

The word bufar in Portuguese means puff, huff and puff, , bufar, bufar, reclamar, bufar, bufar, bufar, bufar, soprar e bufar. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word bufar

puff

(expelir ar pela boca)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")

huff and puff

(figurado (protestar com veemência)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

bufar

intransitive verb (exhale forcefully)

O cavalo bufou e balançou sua cabeça.
The horse snorted and shook its head.

bufar

intransitive verb (informal (breathe heavily)

Robert huffed as he hiked up the hill.

reclamar, bufar

intransitive verb (express indignation)

bufar

transitive verb (slang (inhale drug vapours) (gíria)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
The teacher caught the teenagers huffing glue.

bufar

intransitive verb (laugh through the nose)

Dan bufava enquanto tentava parar de gargalhar.
Dan snorted as he tried to stop himself laughing out loud.

bufar

intransitive verb (express contempt) (figurado, descontentamento)

Quando Hannah pediu um aumento, seu chefe simplesmente bufou.
When Hannah asked for a pay rise, her boss just snorted.

soprar e bufar

verbal expression (blow)

(locução verbal: Conjunto de verbo auxiliar (normalmente 'ser', 'estar', 'ter', 'haver') e verbo principal (normalmente no infinitivo, gerúndio ou particípio).)
The wolf said to the three little pigs, "I'll huff and I'll puff, and I'll blow your house down!".

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