bouffer
French → English
verb//bu.fe//
(fashion) To billow: to puff out or have volume rather than being flat
Un foulard de soie bouffait sous sa mâchoire carrée.
(English) A silk scarf billowed under his square jaw.
Maman nous faisait bouffer les cheveux avant de sortir.
(English) Mom used to puff out our hair before we went out.
verb//bu.fe//
(colloquial) To gobble: to consume excessively (fuel, time, or food)
Cette bagnole bouffe autant d’essence qu'un char d’assaut.
(English) This car guzzles as much gas as a tank.
Tu te laisses bouffer par ton travail au quotidien.
(English) You let yourself be swallowed up by your daily work.
Entry ID: fr:en:bouffer · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary