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el pufo
A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
1. (colloquial) (fraud) (Spain)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Spain
a. scam (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Le dijeron al anciano que sus ahorros se duplicarían. Menos mal que se dio cuenta de que era un pufo.They told the old man his savings would double. It's a good thing he realized it was a scam.
b. con (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Nadie te da dinero a cambio de nada. Tiene que ser un pufo.No one gives you money in exchange for nothing. It's got to be a con.
c. swindle
Me convencieron para que invirtiera en el negocio, y resultó ser un pufo.They convinced me to invest in the business, and it turned out to be a swindle.
d. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
Pensabamos que era un buen contable y confiábamos en él, pero nos hizo un pufo de mucho dinero y desapareció.We thought he was a good accountant and we trusted him, but he swindled us out of a lot of money and disappeared.
No estás intentando hacerme un pufo, ¿verdad?You're not trying to rip me off, are you?
2. (colloquial) (money owed) (Spain)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Spain
a. debt
Cuando mi padre murió, nos enteramos de que había estado jugándose el dinero en el casino. Dejó un pufo de un millón.When my father died, we found out he'd been gambling in the casino. He left a debt of one million.
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