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Examples from texts

Honey can pick up a cigarette off the floor, puff on it, and blow the smoke out."
Honey kann eine Zigarette vom Boden aufheben, daran ziehen und den Rauch ausblasen."
Mingus, Charles / Beneath the UnderdogMingus, Charles / Beneath The Underdog
Beneath The Underdog
Mingus, Charles
© 1971 by Charles Mingus und Nel King
© fur die deutsche Ausgabe 1980, 2002
Beneath the Underdog
Mingus, Charles
© 1971 by Charles Mingus and Nel King
You can cook biscuits and puff pastry on three levels at the same time.
Die benötigten Backofentemperaturen sind niedriger als bei Ober- und Unterhitze.
Adam watched the silhouette outlined against the pebbled wii dow, a match being struck, a cigarette being lit, the first puff of smoke; he even heard a sigh.
Adam beobachtete die schattenhafte Gestalt, die sich gegen die Milchglasscheibe abzeichnete. Er sah, wie ein Streichholz entflammt und eine Zigarette angezündet wurde.
Archer, Jeffrey / A Matter of HonourArcher, Jeffrey / Ein Mann von Ehre
Ein Mann von Ehre
Archer, Jeffrey
© 1986 by Jeffrey Archer
© 2002 by Verlagsgruppe Lübbe GmbH & Co. KG, Bergisch Gladbach
A Matter of Honour
Archer, Jeffrey
© 1986 by Jeffrey Archer
They would go on puffing their clouds of smoke into each other's eyes in profound silence, till the clock struck eight, when the exciseman would get up, knock the ashes out of his pipe, and with a ' Not much news, to speak of,' be off to his bed.
In tiefem Schweigen bliesen sich beide nun den dicken Tabaksdampf ins Gesicht, bis auf den Glockenschlag acht Uhr der Einnehmer aufstand, die Pfeife ausklopfte, und mit den Worten: Ja so gehts, Herr Gevatter! - die Kneipe verließ.
Hoffmann, Ernst Theodor A. / The Serapion BrethrenHoffmann, Ernst Theodor A. / Die Serapions-Brueder
Die Serapions-Brueder
Hoffmann, Ernst Theodor A.
© des Textkorpus 1963 Winkler, Munchen
The Serapion Brethren
Hoffmann, Ernst Theodor A.
The black snow clouds had dissipated into harmlesslooking gray puffs gliding on the westward wind.
Die düsteren Schneewolken waren abgezogen und ihnen folgten harmlos aussehende graue Wattebäusche, die mit dem Westwind einhertrieben.
Bear, Greg / Blood MusicBear, Greg / Blutmusik
Blutmusik
Bear, Greg
© 1985 Greg Bear
© 2008 der deutschen Ausgabe und der Ubersetzung by Wilhelm Heyne Verlag, Munchen, in der Verlagsgruppe Random House GmbH
Blood Music
Bear, Greg
© 1985, 2002 by Greg Bear
I could smell the dead dust at my feet, I saw the puffs of moon-powder whirl upward and settle again. 1 was divested of my being and no substitute was in the of Bng.
Ich roch den toten Staub zu meinen Füßen, ich sah die Wölkchen Mondpulver, die aufwirbelten und sich wieder legten, meine Existenz wurde mir genommen, ohne daß ich eine andere an ihrer Statt erhielt.
Nooteboom, Cees / The following storyNooteboom, Cees / Die folgende Geschichte
Die folgende Geschichte
Nooteboom, Cees
© Cees Nooteboom 1991
© der deutschen Ausgabe Suhrkamp Verlag Frankfurt am Main 1991
The following story
Nooteboom, Cees
© 1991 Cees Nooteboom
© Harvill 1993
But Fenoglio's grandchildren had puffed in his face, too, although with considerably smaller mouths and breath that didn't smell quite so strong.
Aber auch seine Enkel hatten ihm ins Gesicht geblasen, allerdings mit deutlich kleineren Mündern und einem nicht ganz so streng riechenden Atem.
Funke, Cornelia / InkdeathFunke, Cornelia / Tintentod
Tintentod
Funke, Cornelia
© 2007 Cecilie Dressler Verlag GmbH & Co. KG, Hamburg
Inkdeath
Funke, Cornelia
©2007 Dressler Verlag
©2008 Anthea Bell
starch or puffed starch,
Stärke oder Quellstärke,
© Europäische Union, 1998-2011
© European Union, 1998-2011
Hot air cooking is ideal for cakes in tins and cream puffs.
Auch Rührkuchen in Formen und Windbeutel gelingen Ihnen mit dieser Heizart am besten.
© BSH Munich, Germany
© BSH Munich, Germany
"I just puffed the hard file on Gladden that was put together after some of you visited him six years ago for the rapist profile data project.
»Ich habe mir gerade die Akte über Gladden geholt, die damals zusammengestellt wurde, im Rahmen der Beschaffung von Material über Vergewaltiger.
Connelly, Michael / The poetConnelly, Michael / Der Poet
Der Poet
Connelly, Michael
© 1996 by Michael Connelly
© 1998 der deutschen Ausgabe by Wilhelm Heyne Verlag GmbH & Co.KG, Munchen
© dieser Ausgabe 2005 by Wilhelm Heyne Verlag, Munchen, in der Verlagsgruppe Random House GmbH
The poet
Connelly, Michael
© 1996 by Hieronymous, Inc.
The dancer held up a doll and puffed out the skirt of its dress so that it opened prettily like a fully blown flower.
Die Tänzerin hielt eine Puppe in die Höhe, blies den Rock ihres Kleides auf, und er öffnete sich wie eine voll erblühte, hübsche Blume.
Alvarez, Julia / How The Garcia Girls Lost Their AccentsAlvarez, Julia / Wie die Garcia Girls ihren Akzent verloren
Wie die Garcia Girls ihren Akzent verloren
Alvarez, Julia
© 1991 by Julia Alvarez
© ECON Taschenbuch Verlag GmbH, Dusseldorf und Wien
How The Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents
Alvarez, Julia
© 1991 by Julia Alvarez
LaShawna had dragged Stella into a stall and whispered fiercely at her, “What are you doing, girl, going wasp and getting yourself puffed!
LaShawna hatte Stella in eine Kabine gezerrt und wütend geflüstert: "Was machst du nur, Mädchen, wirst gleich zur Wespe und lässt dich schwängern?!
Bear, Greg / Darwin's ChildrenBear, Greg / Die Darwin-Kinder
Die Darwin-Kinder
Bear, Greg
© 2003 Greg Bear
© Elsevier GmbH, München
Darwin's Children
Bear, Greg
© 2003 by Greg Bear
Puffing like an ancient steam locomotive, Nicholas van Rijn entered the central office.
Schnaufend wie eine altertümliche Dampflokomotive betrat Nicholas van Rijn das Hauptbüro.
Anderson, Poul / Satan's WorldAnderson, Poul / Die Satanswelt
Die Satanswelt
Anderson, Poul
© 1969 by Poul Anderson
Satan's World
Anderson, Poul
© 1968 by Conde Nast Publications Inc.
© 1969 by Poul Anderson

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Collocations

cream puff
Sahnestück
baked apple in puff pastry
Apfel im Schlafrock
puff pastries
Blätterteige
puff paste
Butterteig
puff like a grampus
schnaufen wie ein Walross
puff like a grampus
schnaufen wie eine Lokomotive

Word forms

puff

noun
SingularPlural
Common casepuffpuffs
Possessive casepuff'spuffs'

puff

verb
Basic forms
Pastpuffed
Imperativepuff
Present Participle (Participle I)puffing
Past Participle (Participle II)puffed
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I puffwe puff
you puffyou puff
he/she/it puffsthey puff
Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am puffingwe are puffing
you are puffingyou are puffing
he/she/it is puffingthey are puffing
Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have puffedwe have puffed
you have puffedyou have puffed
he/she/it has puffedthey have puffed
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been puffingwe have been puffing
you have been puffingyou have been puffing
he/she/it has been puffingthey have been puffing
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I puffedwe puffed
you puffedyou puffed
he/she/it puffedthey puffed
Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was puffingwe were puffing
you were puffingyou were puffing
he/she/it was puffingthey were puffing
Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had puffedwe had puffed
you had puffedyou had puffed
he/she/it had puffedthey had puffed
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been puffingwe had been puffing
you had been puffingyou had been puffing
he/she/it had been puffingthey had been puffing
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will puffwe shall/will puff
you will puffyou will puff
he/she/it will puffthey will puff
Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be puffingwe shall/will be puffing
you will be puffingyou will be puffing
he/she/it will be puffingthey will be puffing
Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have puffedwe shall/will have puffed
you will have puffedyou will have puffed
he/she/it will have puffedthey will have puffed
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been puffingwe shall/will have been puffing
you will have been puffingyou will have been puffing
he/she/it will have been puffingthey will have been puffing
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would puffwe should/would puff
you would puffyou would puff
he/she/it would puffthey would puff
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be puffingwe should/would be puffing
you would be puffingyou would be puffing
he/she/it would be puffingthey would be puffing
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have puffedwe should/would have puffed
you would have puffedyou would have puffed
he/she/it would have puffedthey would have puffed
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been puffingwe should/would have been puffing
you would have been puffingyou would have been puffing
he/she/it would have been puffingthey would have been puffing
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am puffedwe are puffed
you are puffedyou are puffed
he/she/it is puffedthey are puffed
Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being puffedwe are being puffed
you are being puffedyou are being puffed
he/she/it is being puffedthey are being puffed
Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been puffedwe have been puffed
you have been puffedyou have been puffed
he/she/it has been puffedthey have been puffed
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was puffedwe were puffed
you were puffedyou were puffed
he/she/it was puffedthey were puffed
Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being puffedwe were being puffed
you were being puffedyou were being puffed
he/she/it was being puffedthey were being puffed
Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been puffedwe had been puffed
you had been puffedyou had been puffed
he/she/it had been puffedthey had been puffed
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be puffedwe shall/will be puffed
you will be puffedyou will be puffed
he/she/it will be puffedthey will be puffed
Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been puffedwe shall/will have been puffed
you will have been puffedyou will have been puffed
he/she/it will have been puffedthey will have been puffed