buff

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈbʌf/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/bʌf/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(buf )

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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
buff [sth] vtr (shine)lustrar vtr
  abrillantar vtr
  pulir vtr
 Jimmy buffs his shoes once a week.
 Jimmy lustra sus zapatos una vez por semana.
buff n (tan color)beige nm
  (ES)beis nm inv
 Graham chose buff for the paintwork on the shed.
 Graham eligió beige para pintar el cobertizo.
buff adj (shiny)pulido/a adj
  brilloso/a adj
buff adj (light tan colored)beige adj mf
  (ES)beis adj inv
 A buff cat sauntered across the lawn.
 Un gato beige cruzó el jardín como si tal cosa.
buff adj US, informal (muscled)musculoso/a adj
  (GT, HN, MX: coloquial)mamado/a adj
  (MX: coloquial)tronado/a adj
  (EC: coloquial)tuco adj
 There were so many buff surfers at the beach!
 ¡Había muchísimos surfistas musculosos en la playa!
buff n informal, as suffix (expert, fan)aficionado de, aficionada de loc nm, loc nf
  entusiasta de n común + prep
 He's a computer buff.
 Es un aficionado de la informática.
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Additional Translations
InglésEspañol
buff,
buff leather
n
(leather)gamuza nf
 Soldiers in the 16th century wore coats made of buff.
 Los soldados del siglo XVI usaban abrigos hechos de gamuza.
buff n (cloth used for polishing)trapo nm
 The worker went over the surface with a buff until it shone.
buff n (power tool disc for polishing) (voz inglesa)buff nm
  disco para pulir grupo nom
 The buff polishes by rotating at high speed.
buff [sth] vtr (leather: polish)pulir vtr
 Not many people are experts at buffing leather anymore.
 Ya no quedan expertos en pulir el cuero.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
blind man's buff,
blind man's bluff
n
(blindfolded tag game)gallina ciega loc nom f
  (AR)gallito ciego loc nom m
  gallinita ciega loc nom f
in the buff adj slang (naked) (coloquial)en cueros loc adj
  en bolas, en pelotas loc adj
  (ES, coloquial)en pelota picada loc adj
  (PR, coloquial)ernú adj
 I was shocked to find that everyone at the beach was in the buff.
 Me quedé impactado cuando vi que todos en la playa estaban en cueros.
  (coloquial)como Dios lo trajo al mundo loc adv
 Me quedé impactado cuando vi que todos en la playa estaban como Dios los trajo al mundo.
movie buff (US),
film buff (UK)
n
informal (person who loves cinema)amante del cine n común + loc adj
  (coloquial)cinéfilo, cinéfila nm, nf
 The Internet Movie Database is an invaluable resource for any movie buff.
 La IMDb es un recurso invaluable para cualquier amante del cine.
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Collocations: a buff [man, athlete], the [man] is [really, totally, so] buff, your [arms] are so buff!, more...

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