fluff

fluff
1. [flʌf] n
1. 1) пух, пушок; ворс

to lose [to shed] its fluff - вытираться (о ткани)

there is fluff under the bed - под кроватью хлопья пыли

2) сл. хвост
3) бумажная пыль
2. сл.
1) оговорка, ошибка (оратора, актёра)
2) театр., радио, тлв. накладка
3) промах, оплошность

he made a fluff when he called attention to his record - он допустил оплошность, заставив обратить внимание на своё прошлое

3. амер. сл. отпор

to give smb. the fluff - отшить кого-л.

4. сл. (тж. a bit /a piece/ of fluff) девчонка; вертушка
2. [flʌf] v
1. 1) взбивать; распушить

to fluff (out) one's hair - взбивать волосы

the bird fluffed (up) its feathers - птица распушила перья

2) распушиться, стать пушистым
2. ворсить
3. носиться в воздухе как пух
4. сл.
1) сбиваться, оговариваться (об актёре, ораторе)
2) театр. допустить накладку

the actress fluffed her lines - актриса сбилась с роли

3) допустить промах, оплошность

the cricketer fluffed the catch - (полевой) игрок не поймал мяч (крикет)

fluff it! - сл. прочь!, уберите!, мне это не нужно!


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  • fluff|y — «FLUHF ee», adjective, fluff|i|er, fluff|i|est. 1. soft and light like fluff: »a fluffy shawl. Whipped cream is fluffy. 2. covered with fluff; filled with fluff; …   Useful english dictionary

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  • fluff — (n.) light, feathery stuff, 1790, apparently a variant of floow wooly substance, down, nap (1580s), perhaps from Flem. vluwe, from Fr. velu shaggy, hairy, from L. vellus fleece, or L. villus tuft of hair (see VELVET (Cf. velvet)). OED suggests… …   Etymology dictionary

  • Fluff — Fluff, v. t. & i. To make or become fluffy; to move lightly like fluff. Holmes. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • fluff — ► NOUN 1) soft fibres accumulated in small light clumps. 2) the soft fur or feathers of a young mammal or bird. 3) trivial or superficial entertainment or writing. 4) informal a mistake. ► VERB 1) (usu. fluff up) make fuller and softer by shaking …   English terms dictionary

  • fluff — [fluf] n. [? blend of FLUE3 + PUFF] 1. soft, light down 2. a loose, soft, downy mass of hair, feathers, cotton, dust, etc. 3. any light or trivial matter or talk 4. Theater Radio TV an error in speaking or reading a line …   English World dictionary

  • Fluff — Fluff, v. t. To make a mistake in the performance of; used mostly of lines in a drama; as, he fluffed the last line of the act. [PJC] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Fluff — Fluff, n. [Cf. 2d {Flue}. [root]84.] 1. Nap or down; flue[2]; soft, downy feathers. [1913 Webster] 2. Hence: Anything light and downy, whose volume consists mostly of air, such as cotton or down. [PJC] 3. Something light and inconsequential;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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