puff up

sich aufplustern, das Fell sträuben

Fell oder Federn aufrichten, damit ein Tier größer aussieht oder warm bleibt.

In einfachem Englisch: To raise fur or feathers so that an animal looks bigger or stays warm.

• The bird puffed up its feathers.
• Our cat puffed up when it saw the dog.
• Sparrows puff themselves up to stay warm.

So benutzt man es: puff up something (The cat puffed up its fur.); puff oneself up (The little bird puffed itself up against the cold.)

Synonyme: fluff up, bristle

Häufige Wendungen: puff up feathers, puff up fur, puff itself up

aufblasen

Etwas durch das Einfüllen von Luft größer oder voller machen.

In einfachem Englisch: To make something larger or fuller by putting air into it.

• He puffed up his cheeks.
• We puffed up the balloons for the party.
• Can you puff your cheeks up like this?

So benutzt man es: puff something up (She puffed her cheeks up and held her breath.)

Synonyme: inflate, blow up

Gegenteile: deflate

Häufige Wendungen: puff up balloons, puff up cheeks, puff something up

anschwellen

Durch eine Verletzung oder Krankheit größer werden und anschwellen.

In einfachem Englisch: To become larger and swollen because of an injury or illness.

• My ankle puffed up after the fall.
• Her eyes had puffed up because of an allergy.
• Did your hand puff up after the bee sting?

Synonyme: swell, swell up

Häufige Wendungen: puff up suddenly, puff up badly

sich aufblähen, eingebildet werden

Sehr stolz auf sich werden, oft mehr, als angemessen wäre.

In einfachem Englisch: To become very proud of yourself, often more than is reasonable.

• The praise puffed him up.
• She was puffed up with pride after her promotion.
• Success can puff people up and make them forget their friends.

So benutzt man es: be puffed up with something (He was puffed up with pride after winning the award.); puff someone up (All that praise puffed him up.)

Synonyme: swell with pride, get conceited

Häufige Wendungen: puff someone up, puff yourself up

erfinden, fingieren

Falsche Behauptungen erfinden oder sie ernster darstellen, als sie tatsächlich sind.

In einfachem Englisch: To invent false claims or make them seem more serious than they really are.

• They puffed up false charges against him.
• The report puffed up minor complaints into serious accusations.
• His enemies puffed up a case using invented evidence.

So benutzt man es: puff up something against someone (They puffed up charges against an innocent man.)

Synonyme: trump up, fabricate

Häufige Wendungen: puff up charges, puff up accusations, puff something up