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buf·fet 1

(bə-fā′, bo͞o-)
n.
1. A large sideboard with drawers and cupboards.
2.
a. A counter or table from which meals or refreshments are served.
b. A restaurant having such a counter.
3. A meal at which guests serve themselves from various dishes displayed on a table or sideboard.
adj.
Informally served: a buffet luncheon.
[French.]

buf·fet 2

(bŭf′ĭt)
n.
A blow or cuff with or as if with the hand.
v. buf·fet·ed, buf·fet·ing, buf·fets
v.tr.
1. To hit or beat, especially repeatedly.
2. To strike against forcefully and especially repeatedly; batter: winds that buffeted the tent. See Synonyms at beat.
3. To cause repeated difficulty or harm to (a person or group): was buffeted about from job to job by the vagaries of the economy.
4. To force (one's way) with difficulty.
v.intr.
To force one's way with difficulty: a ship buffeting against the wind.
[Middle English, from Old French, diminutive of buffe, blow.]
buf′fet·er n.
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buffet

n
1. a counter where light refreshments are served
2.
a. a meal at which guests help themselves from a number of dishes and often eat standing up
b. (as modifier): a buffet lunch.
3. (Furniture) a piece of furniture used from medieval times to the 18th century for displaying plates, etc, and typically comprising one or more cupboards and some open shelves
4. dialect Scot and Northern English a kind of low stool, pouffe, or hassock
[C18: from French, of unknown origin]

buffet

(ˈbʌfɪt)
vb, -fets, -feting or -feted
1. (tr) to knock against or about; batter: the wind buffeted the boat.
2. (tr) to hit, esp with the fist; cuff
3. to force (one's way), as through a crowd
4. (intr) to struggle; battle
n
5. a blow, esp with a fist or hand
6. (Aeronautics) aerodynamic excitation of an aircraft structure by separated flows
[C13: from Old French buffeter, from buffet a light blow, from buffe, of imitative origin]
ˈbuffeter n
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buf•fet1

(ˈbʌf ɪt)
n.
1. a blow, as with the hand or fist.
2. a violent shock or concussion.
v.t.
3. to strike, as with the hand or fist.
4. to strike against or push repeatedly: The wind buffeted the house.
5. to contend against; battle.
v.i.
6. to force one's way, esp. by a struggle.
[1175–1225; Middle English < Old French buffe a blow + -et -et]

buf•fet2

(bəˈfeɪ, bʊ-; adj. also ˈbu feɪ)

n.
1. a sideboard or cabinet for holding china, table linen, etc.
2. a meal laid out on a table or sideboard so that guests may serve themselves.
3. a counter or table for food or refreshments.
4. a restaurant with such a counter.
adj.
5. served from or as a buffet: a buffet supper.
[1710–20; < French, Old French]
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buffet


Past participle: buffeted
Gerund: buffeting

Imperative
buffet
buffet
Present
I buffet
you buffet
he/she/it buffets
we buffet
you buffet
they buffet
Preterite
I buffeted
you buffeted
he/she/it buffeted
we buffeted
you buffeted
they buffeted
Present Continuous
I am buffeting
you are buffeting
he/she/it is buffeting
we are buffeting
you are buffeting
they are buffeting
Present Perfect
I have buffeted
you have buffeted
he/she/it has buffeted
we have buffeted
you have buffeted
they have buffeted
Past Continuous
I was buffeting
you were buffeting
he/she/it was buffeting
we were buffeting
you were buffeting
they were buffeting
Past Perfect
I had buffeted
you had buffeted
he/she/it had buffeted
we had buffeted
you had buffeted
they had buffeted
Future
I will buffet
you will buffet
he/she/it will buffet
we will buffet
you will buffet
they will buffet
Future Perfect
I will have buffeted
you will have buffeted
he/she/it will have buffeted
we will have buffeted
you will have buffeted
they will have buffeted
Future Continuous
I will be buffeting
you will be buffeting
he/she/it will be buffeting
we will be buffeting
you will be buffeting
they will be buffeting
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been buffeting
you have been buffeting
he/she/it has been buffeting
we have been buffeting
you have been buffeting
they have been buffeting
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been buffeting
you will have been buffeting
he/she/it will have been buffeting
we will have been buffeting
you will have been buffeting
they will have been buffeting
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been buffeting
you had been buffeting
he/she/it had been buffeting
we had been buffeting
you had been buffeting
they had been buffeting
Conditional
I would buffet
you would buffet
he/she/it would buffet
we would buffet
you would buffet
they would buffet
Past Conditional
I would have buffeted
you would have buffeted
he/she/it would have buffeted
we would have buffeted
you would have buffeted
they would have buffeted
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun 1. [画像:buffet - a piece of furniture that stands at the side of a dining room]buffet - a piece of furniture that stands at the side of a dining room; has shelves and drawers
credenza, credence - a kind of sideboard or buffet
dining room, dining-room - a room used for dining
drawer - a boxlike container in a piece of furniture; made so as to slide in and out
article of furniture, furniture, piece of furniture - furnishings that make a room or other area ready for occupancy; "they had too much furniture for the small apartment"; "there was only one piece of furniture in the room"
cellaret, minibar - sideboard with compartments for holding bottles
shelf - a support that consists of a horizontal surface for holding objects
2. buffet - a meal set out on a buffet at which guests help themselves
meal, repast - the food served and eaten at one time
smorgasbord - an assortment of foods starting with herring or smoked eel or salmon etc with bread and butter; then cheeses and eggs and pickled vegetables and aspics; finally hot foods; served as a buffet meal
3. [画像:buffet - usually inexpensive bar]buffet - usually inexpensive bar
bar - a counter where you can obtain food or drink; "he bought a hot dog and a coke at the bar"
commissary - a snack bar in a film studio
milk bar - snack bar that sells milk drinks and light refreshments (such as ice cream)
Verb 1. [画像:buffet - strike against forcefully]buffet - strike against forcefully; "Winds buffeted the tent"
strike - deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon; "The teacher struck the child"; "the opponent refused to strike"; "The boxer struck the attacker dead"
2. buffet - strike, beat repeatedly; "The wind buffeted him"
hit - deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument; "He hit her hard in the face"
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buffet

1
noun
1. smorgasbord, counter, cold table A cold buffet had been laid out in the dining room.
2. snack bar, café, cafeteria, brasserie, salad bar, refreshment counter We sat in the station buffet sipping tea.

buffet

2
verb
1. knock, push, bang, rap, slap, bump, smack, shove, thump, cuff, jolt, wallop (informal), box Their plane had been severely buffeted by storms.
2. beset, trouble, plague, harass, badger, perplex, pester, entangle, bedevilbox buffeted by social and political upheavals
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buffet

noun
A quick, sharp blow, especially with the hand:
Informal: clip, spat.
verb
1. To hit heavily and repeatedly with violent blows:
Informal: lambaste.
Slang: clobber.
Idiom: rain blows on.
2. To hit with a quick, sharp blow of the hand:
Informal: clip, spat.
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Translations
بُوْفِيه سُفْرَة ضَرْبَه، صَفْعَه، لَطْمَهمَقْصَف، مَطْعَمٌ في مَحَطَّةِ القِطاروَجْبَةُ المَقْصَف
bufetfackapříborníkránastudený
buffetbuffet-cafékaffebarkaste rundt
astiakaappiseisova pöytä
bifekredenac
högg, hnefahögg, löîrungurhrekjakalt borî, hlaîborîkalt borî, sjálfsafgreiîslalemja
ビュッフェ食器棚
뷔페찬장
bufetemētātpļaukasist / triektsitiens
bufetstudenýstudený pultz bufetu
bufféskänk
อาหารที่ลูกค้าบริการตัวเอง
büfe çarpmak dövmek tokat tokat/yumruk vurmak
tiệc tự chọntủ bếp

buffet

1 [ˈbʌfɪt]
A. N (= blow) → golpe m
B. VT (= hit) → abofetear ; [sea, wind] → zarandear

buffet

2 [ˈbʊfeɪ]
A. N (for refreshments) → cantina f, cafetería f; (= meal) → buffet m (libre), comida f buffet
B. CPD buffet car N (Brit) (Rail) → coche-restaurante m
buffet lunch N → almuerzo m buffet
buffet meal N → buffet m (libre), comida f buffet
buffet supper N → cena f buffet
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

buffet

[ˈbʌfeɪ ˈbʌfi ˈbʊfeɪ ˈbʊfi]
n
(= meal) (British) → buffet m
(= bar) → buffet m
[ˈbʌfɪt] vt
[wind, storm] → secouer
to be buffeted by waves → être ballotté(e) par les vagues
(= harass) [+ government, minister, economy] → secouer, ébranler buffet car [ˈbʊfeɪkɑːr] n (British) → voiture-buffet f
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

buffet

1
n (= blow) → Schlag m
vt → hin und her werfen ; buffeted by the wind → vom Wind gerüttelt ; buffeting wind → böiger Wind

buffet

2
n → Büffet nt; (Brit Rail) → Speisewagen m; (= meal) → Stehimbiss m; (= cold buffet) → kaltes Büffet ; buffet lunch/meal/supper → Stehimbiss m
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

buffet

1 [ˈbʊfeɪ] n (for refreshments) → buffet m inv, bar m inv; (meal) → buffet, rinfresco

buffet

2 [ˈbʌfɪt]
1. n (blow) → schiaffo
the buffets of fate (fig) → le avversità della sorte
2. vt (ship, car) → sballottare ; (house) → sferzare (fig) (person) → travolgere
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

buffet1

(ˈbafit) noun
a blow with the hand or fist. a buffet on the side of the head. stamp, hou ضَرْبَه، صَفْعَه، لَطْمَه удар с ръка bofetada rána, facka der Faustschlag puf γροθιά bofetada hoop مشت؛ سیلی lyönti claque אגרוף तमाचा udarac ütés pukulan buffetto 殴打 타격 smūgis pļauka; sitiens; trieciens pukulan slag, stoot puff, støt, slag cios, szturchaniec څپیړه، سوک bofetada lovitură удар úder udarec šamar knuff, stöt, knytnävsslag การตีด้วยมือหรือต่อย tokat, yumruk 毆打 удар گھونسا ، مکا cú đấm 殴打
verb – past tense, past participle ˈbuffeted –
1. to strike with the fist. vuisslaan يَلْطمُ، يَصْفَعُ нанасям удар esbofetear uděřit pěstí schlagen puffe γρονθοκοπώ golpear rusikaga lööma مشت زدن lyödä nyrkillä frapper לְהַכּוֹת धक्का udariti üt meninju colpire 打つ 주먹으로 치다 smogti (kumščiu) sist / triekt (ar dūri) memukul slaan slå med neven uderzyć سوک وهل esbofetear a lovi (cu pumnul) ударять udrieť (päsťou) udariti (s pestjo) udariti slå [till] ต่อย tokatlamak, yumruklamak; tokat/yumruk vurmak 毆打 бити кулаком مکہ مارنا đấm 拳打
2. to knock about. The boat was buffeted by the waves. rondstamp يُصارِعُ المَوْج блъскам bater zmítat herumstoßen kaste rundt χτυπιέμαι azotar, zarandear loopima ضربه های پی در پی زدن heilua ballotter לַחבוֹט प्रहार boriti se küzd memukul battere 〜打って動かす 뚫고 나아가다 mėtyti, (ap)daužyti mētāt dipukul beuken puffe, dytte, skumpe ciskać پرله پسی ضربی bater a clătina ударяться zmietať premetavati protresti knuffa (fara) omkring เตะสะเปะสะปะ dövmek, çarpmak (連續)拍打 боротися دھکا مارنا ، دھکا کھانا đẩy 连续猛击

buffet2

(ˈbufei) , ((American) bəˈfei) noun
1. a refreshment bar, especially in a railway station or on a train etc. We'll get some coffee at the buffet. toonbank مَقْصَف، مَطْعَمٌ في مَحَطَّةِ القِطار бюфет bar bufet die Anrichte kaffebar; café κυλικείο bar puhvet بوفه voileipäpöytä buffet מִזְנוֹן מִסעַדָה भोजन काउंटर bife büfé restoran di stasiun/kereta api buffet ビュッフェ (열차나 극장 등의) 뷔페 bufetas bufete bufet restauratie kafeteria, jernbanerestaurant, kafeteriavogn bufet جګ میز چی خوراک اوڅښاک تری ورکول کیږی bar bufet буфетная стойка bufet okrepčevalnica; jedilni voz bife buffévagn ที่จําหน่ายเครื่องดื่มในสถานีรถไฟหรือบนรถไฟ büfe (火車或車站)簡餐吧 буфет تقریح کی جگہ quầy giải khát (火车或车站)餐室
2. a (usually cold) meal set out on tables from which people help themselves. buffet وَجْبَه маса със закуски buffet studený stůl das Büffet buffet μπουφές bar rootsi laud خوراک سلف سرویس noutopöytä buffet מִזְנוֹן קָר खुद से ले कर खाने के लिए टेबल पर चुना भोजन hladni narezak svédasztal makanan prasmanan buffet 立食料理 입식(立食) švediškas stalas zviedru galds bufet buffet koldtbord zimny bufet سلف سرویس خوراک bufete gustare rece а-ля фуршет studený bufet, občerstvenie bife, prigrizek švedski sto buffé อาหารที่ต้องบริการตัวเอง büfe 自助餐 фуршет میزوں پر لگا ہوا کھانا جس کو لوگ بغیر کسی مدد کے خود کھاتے ہیں tiệc đứng 自助餐
adjective
a buffet supper. buffetete وَجْبَةُ المَقْصَف лек buffet studený; z bufetu das Büffet buffet- που έχει σχέση με μπουφέ bufé rootsi lauaga سلف سرویس noutopöytä- buffet מזנון बुफे भोज večera postavljena na posebnom stolu sa kojeg se gosti sami poslužuju svédasztalos prasmanan buffet 立食式の 입식인 švediško stalo zviedru galda- bufet lewat malam koud koldtbord- zimny سلف سرویس، پخپله ځان ته خواړه را اخیستل volante (gustare) rece лёгкий ужин studený; z bufetu hladna (večerja) sa švedskim stolom buffé- ที่เกี่ยวกับอาหารที่ต้องบริการตัวเอง büfe 自助餐的 фуршетний خود کھانے والا شام کا کھانا tiệc đứng 自助餐的
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buffet

→ بُوْفِيه , سُفْرَة bufet, příborník buffet, skænk Anrichte , Büffet μπουφές , σκευοθήκη aparador , bufé astiakaappi, seisova pöytä buffet bife, kredenac buffet , credenza ビュッフェ, 食器棚 뷔페, 찬장 buffet , dressoir anretningsbord , buffet bufet , kredens aparador , bufê , buffet буфет , фуршет buffé, skänk ตู้เก็บเครื่องใช้หรือภาชนะที่ใช้ในการรับประทานอาหาร, อาหารที่ลูกค้าบริการตัวเอง açık büfe , büfe tiệc tự chọn, tủ bếp 碗柜 , 自助餐
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"I can remedy that entirely," said he of the Grove, "and in this way: before we begin the battle, I will come up to your worship fair and softly, and give you three or four buffets, with which I shall stretch you at my feet and rouse your anger, though it were sleeping sounder than a dormouse."
It is, in fact, stated, that it was of enormous size, hooked in the middle, covered with warts, and of a mulberry colour like an egg-plant; it hung down two fingers' length below his mouth, and the size, the colour, the warts, and the bend of it, made his face so hideous, that Sancho, as he looked at him, began to tremble hand and foot like a child in convulsions, and he vowed in his heart to let himself be given two hundred buffets, sooner than be provoked to fight that monster.
``Truly, friend,'' said the Friar, clenching his huge fist, ``I will bestow a buffet on thee.''
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He opened a bottle of wine, of which he kept a small and select supply in a buffet of his own.
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It was, he explained, the name given to a favourite buffet at the Hotel Aphrodite, which was served by twelve wonderful girls, not one under six feet in height, and all with the most glorious golden hair.
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But now that he was enveloped in the old calico robes which had grown yellow in the same service, he was badged and ticketed, and fell into his place at once--a parish child--the orphan of a workhouse--the humble, half-starved drudge--to be cuffed and buffeted through the world--despised by all, and pitied by none.
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Whosoever failed to speed his shaft through the garland, without knocking it off the wand, was to submit to a buffet from the hand of Friar Tuck.
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To her surprise she discovered that she could not even turn against the high wind, which rocked and buffeted the frail craft.
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I am a stranger in a strange city and I am buffeted by the philistines.
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Passing through the outer hall, divided up by screens, and the room partitioned on the right, where a man sits at the fruit buffet, Levin overtook an old man walking slowly in, and entered the dining room full of noise and people.
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At this Little John turned upon the Steward and smote him such a buffet that the fat man fell to the floor and lay there as though he would never move again.
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Buffeted by great waves, and stripped of every shred of canvas by the force of the mighty wind that howled about her, the Ithaca drifted a hopeless wreck soon after the storm struck her.
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