"puff" meaning in Swedish

See puff in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Head templates: {{head|sv|nouns||||g=c|g2=|g3=|g4=|head=|sort=}} puff c, {{sv-noun|c}} puff c Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], puff [indefinite, nominative, singular], puffs [genitive, indefinite, singular], puffen [definite, nominative, singular], puffens [definite, genitive, singular], puffar [indefinite, nominative, plural], puffars [genitive, indefinite, plural], puffarna [definite, nominative, plural], puffarnas [definite, genitive, plural]
  1. a puff (of gas or smoke) Tags: common-gender
    Sense id: en-puff-sv-noun-~A4SuWBu
  2. a nudge (gentle push)
    (figuratively) a nudge, boost (in a positive direction)
    Tags: common-gender, figuratively Synonyms: knuff
    Sense id: en-puff-sv-noun-zJDjg~S-
  3. a nudge (gentle push)
    (journalism) a blurb
    Tags: common-gender
    Sense id: en-puff-sv-noun-UXGAZOdy Categories (other): Mass media Topics: journalism, media
  4. a nudge (gentle push)
    a poke (on Facebook)
    Tags: common-gender
    Sense id: en-puff-sv-noun-Eu73Wl1v
  5. a (storage) ottoman stool Tags: common-gender
    Sense id: en-puff-sv-noun-oFHVD3Mc
  6. a (cylindrical) pouf Tags: common-gender
    Sense id: en-puff-sv-noun-Dqes7WmU
  7. a puff (portion of fabric gathered up on the sleeve or shoulder of a garment), puffing Tags: common-gender
    Sense id: en-puff-sv-noun-vSTqFglk Categories (other): Swedish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Swedish entries with incorrect language header: 1 8 5 6 8 6 27 30 5 4
  8. (usually in the plural) a puff (puffed grain) Tags: common-gender, plural-normally
    Sense id: en-puff-sv-noun-Y7Op8fEQ Categories (other): Swedish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Swedish entries with incorrect language header: 1 8 5 6 8 6 27 30 5 4
  9. (capitalized) Dale (from Chip 'n' Dale) Tags: capitalized, common-gender
    Sense id: en-puff-sv-noun-6SDMAy2Q
  10. blurb (short promotional text) Tags: common-gender
    Sense id: en-puff-sv-noun-iOkQEcEd
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: puffärm Related terms: puffa, bloss, puffra

Inflected forms

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      "source": "declension",
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    },
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      "source": "declension",
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    {
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    },
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      "source": "declension",
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    },
    {
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    },
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        "plural"
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    },
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      "source": "declension",
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        "indefinite",
        "plural"
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    },
    {
      "form": "puffarna",
      "source": "declension",
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        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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          "english": "They use puffs of smoke as smoke signals",
          "text": "De använder rökpuffar som röksignaler",
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          "english": "The artist received a boost from being mentioned on the popular program",
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          "poke"
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      ],
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          "stool"
        ]
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          "puff",
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          "puffing",
          "puffing"
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              33
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          "english": "Honey Monster Puffs (\"Party puffs\")",
          "text": "Kalaspuffar",
          "translation": "Honey Monster Puffs (\"Party puffs\")",
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        }
      ],
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        "a puff (puffed grain)"
      ],
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        [
          "puff",
          "puff#English"
        ]
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        "(usually in the plural) a puff (puffed grain)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "common-gender",
        "plural-normally"
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          "english": "Chip 'n' Dale",
          "text": "Piff och Puff",
          "translation": "Chip 'n' Dale",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "Dale (from Chip 'n' Dale)"
      ],
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        "(capitalized) Dale (from Chip 'n' Dale)"
      ],
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        "common-gender"
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    },
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        "blurb (short promotional text)"
      ],
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          "blurb"
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      "tags": [
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    }
  ],
  "word": "puff"
}
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        "singular"
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      "source": "declension",
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        "plural"
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        "nominative",
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          "english": "They use puffs of smoke as smoke signals",
          "text": "De använder rökpuffar som röksignaler",
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          "english": "get a nudge in the right direction",
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        "(figuratively) a nudge, boost (in a positive direction)"
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      ],
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    {
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      ],
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          "stool",
          "stool"
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      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "a (cylindrical) pouf"
      ],
      "links": [
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          "pouf"
        ]
      ],
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        "common-gender"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "a puff (portion of fabric gathered up on the sleeve or shoulder of a garment), puffing"
      ],
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        [
          "puff",
          "puff#English"
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          "puffing",
          "puffing"
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          "english": "Honey Monster Puffs (\"Party puffs\")",
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      "glosses": [
        "a puff (puffed grain)"
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        "(usually in the plural) a puff (puffed grain)"
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          "english": "Chip 'n' Dale",
          "text": "Piff och Puff",
          "translation": "Chip 'n' Dale",
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        }
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        "(capitalized) Dale (from Chip 'n' Dale)"
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        "common-gender"
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "blurb (short promotional text)"
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  ],
  "word": "puff"
}

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