bufar
bufar
to snort
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bufar
(
boo
-
fahr
)
intransitive verb
1.
(to blow through the nose)
a.
to snort
(horses and bulls)
El caballo se puso agitado por los truenos y comenzó a bufar.
The horse became agitated with the thunder and started to snort.
b.
to hiss
(cats)
Ese gato bufó y me arañó el brazo cuando lo traté de acariciar.
That cat hissed and scratched my arm when I tried to pet it.
c.
to spit
(cats)
Los gatos están peleando en el tejado y puedo oír como maúllan y bufan.
There are cats fighting on the roof and I can hear them meowing and spitting.
2.
(to seethe)
a.
to snort
¿Qué le hiciste a Mario? Lo vi salir bufando de la ira.
What did you do to Mario? I saw him leave snorting with anger.
b.
to be furious
Andrés dejó plantada a Sarita en el restaurante, y ella está que bufa.
Andrés stood Sarita up at the restaurant and she's furious.
3.
(to swell)
a.
to bulge
El escape en la tubería hizo bufar la pared del baño.
The leak in the pipe caused the bathroom wall to bulge.
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bufar
Participles
Present:
bufando
Past:
bufado
Indicative of "bufar"
Present
yo
bufo
tú
bufas
él/ella/Ud.
bufa
nosotros
bufamos
vosotros
bufáis
ellos/ellas/Uds.
bufan
Preterite
yo
bufé
tú
bufaste
él/ella/Ud.
bufó
nosotros
bufamos
vosotros
bufasteis
ellos/ellas/Uds.
bufaron
Imperfect
yo
bufaba
tú
bufabas
él/ella/Ud.
bufaba
nosotros
bufábamos
vosotros
bufabais
ellos/ellas/Uds.
bufaban
Conditional
yo
bufaría
tú
bufarías
él/ella/Ud.
bufaría
nosotros
bufaríamos
vosotros
bufaríais
ellos/ellas/Uds.
bufarían
Future
yo
bufaré
tú
bufarás
él/ella/Ud.
bufará
nosotros
bufaremos
vosotros
bufaréis
ellos/ellas/Uds.
bufarán
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