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puff up

Principal Translations
Inglés		Español
puff up vi phrasal	(inflate, fill with air)	hincharse⇒ v prnl
		inflarse⇒ v prnl
	Rice puffs up when it is heated by itself.
	El arroz se hincha cuando lo calientas solo.
puff up vi phrasal	(swell)	hincharse⇒ v prnl
		inflamarse⇒ v prnl
	(informal)	abotargarse⇒, abotagarse⇒ v prnl
	His whole leg puffed up after the snake bit him.
	Se le hinchó toda la pierna después de que lo mordió la serpiente.
puff up vi phrasal	figurative (swell with pride or arrogance)	envanecerse⇒ v prnl
	(coloquial)	agrandarse⇒ v prnl
	(coloquial)	subírsele los humos a loc verb + prep
	Clive puffed up with pride when his son received the award.
	Clive se envaneció cuando su hijo recibió el premio.

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