buff

passionné, amateur

Personne qui s’intéresse beaucoup à un sujet et le connaît très bien.

En anglais simple : Someone who is very interested in a subject and knows a lot about it.

• My dad is a history buff.
• Film buffs will enjoy this collection of old movies.
• Are you a music buff too?

Synonymes : enthusiast, fan, aficionado

Expressions courantes : history buff, film buff, music buff

amélioration, renforcement

Modification d’un jeu qui rend un personnage, un objet ou une attaque plus puissant.

En anglais simple : A change to a game that makes a character, item, or attack more powerful.

• The new patch gives this weapon a buff.
• Players welcomed the buff to their favorite character.
• Several buffs made the smaller units more useful.

Comment l'utiliser : a buff to something (The update includes a buff to the weakest weapons.)

Synonymes : improvement, power increase

Contraires : nerf

Expressions courantes : weapon buff, damage buff, buff to something

peau nue

Peau sans vêtements ; dans « in the buff », indique qu’une personne est nue.

En anglais simple : A person’s bare skin, especially in the expression “in the buff,” meaning without clothes.

• He was sunbathing in the buff.
• She walked out of the shower in the buff.
• They stripped to the buff before jumping into the lake.

Comment l'utiliser : in the buff (He sleeps in the buff.)

Synonymes : bare skin

Expressions courantes : in the buff, to the buff

musclé

Qui a des muscles volumineux et puissants.

En anglais simple : Having large, strong muscles.

• He looks really buff.
• She got buff after months of lifting weights.
• The buff lifeguard carried the heavy equipment easily.

Synonymes : muscular, well-built

Expressions courantes : buff guy, get buff, look buff

polir, lustrer

Frotter une surface pour la rendre lisse et brillante.

En anglais simple : To rub a surface until it becomes smooth and shiny.

• Buff your shoes with a cloth.
• He buffed the car until it shone.
• The workers are buffing the wooden floor.

Comment l'utiliser : buff something with something (Buff the silver with a soft cloth.); buff something to a shine (She buffed the table to a shine.)

Synonymes : polish

Expressions courantes : buff your shoes, buff a surface, buff something up

renforcer, améliorer

Rendre un personnage ou un objet plus puissant dans un jeu.

En anglais simple : To make a character or item in a game more powerful.

• This spell will buff your character.
• The developers buffed the weakest weapons last week.
• Can you buff the whole team before the battle?

Synonymes : strengthen, enhance

Contraires : nerf

Expressions courantes : buff a character, buff a weapon, buff someone’s attack