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bean bag

Portuguese translation: puff

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English term or phrase:bean bag
Portuguese translation:puff
Entered by: Karin Usher

12:32 Nov 17, 2005
English to Portuguese translations [Non-PRO]
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English term or phrase: bean bag
He laid the baby down on the bean bag.

I would just like to confirm how this is called in Portuguese (PT).

For a picture of one, please go to: www.bean-bag-chairs.ca

TIA
Karin Usher
United Kingdom
Local time: 08:58
puff
Explanation:
Eu cá (em Portugal) só conheço como sendo puff, mas admito que não é um nome muito português!! :)
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oxygen4u
Portugal
Local time: 08:58
Grading comment
Then "puff" it is!!! See: http://www.trisca.pt/pt/puffs.htm
Thank you so much for your help!

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3 +5puff
oxygen4u
4figo
Mariana Moreira


  

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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +5
puff


Explanation:
Eu cá (em Portugal) só conheço como sendo puff, mas admito que não é um nome muito português!! :)

oxygen4u
Portugal
Local time: 08:58
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 47
Grading comment
Then "puff" it is!!! See: http://www.trisca.pt/pt/puffs.htm
Thank you so much for your help!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Ricardo Fonseca
15 mins
agree  Clauwolf: "pufe" tem no Aurélio, vem do francês "pouf" :)))
20 mins
agree  Eugenia Lourenco
33 mins
agree  Carlos Angelo: Do Houaiss: pufe - espécie de assento baixo, ger. de forma circular e acolchoado .
4 hrs
agree  António Ribeiro
11 hrs
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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
figo


Explanation:
Este tipo de sofá ou "puf" é normalmente designado de "tipo figo" dada a sua forma:)

Mariana Moreira
Portugal
Local time: 08:58
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 815

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  António Ribeiro: Nunca ouvi mas, aprende-se todos os dias.
11 hrs
  -> obrigada, António
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