bouffée

French

Etymology

From Old French bufee; from bouffer.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /bu.fe/
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Noun

bouffée f (plural bouffées)

puff (of wind, smoke and etc)
(figurative) surge, rush
une bouffée de fièvre ― a sudden onset of fever

Son retour interrompit la réflexion du garçon, pour la remplacer par une bouffée d’espoir.
Her return interrupted the boy's thoughts, replacing them with a surge of hope.

Derived terms

bouffée d’oxygène

Further reading

“bouffée”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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