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What is to "huff and puff"?
I read the word in the story of the The Little Pigs.
What is to "huff and puff"?
I read the word in the story of the The Little Pigs.
I read the word in the story of the The Little Pigs.
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7 Sep 2014
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It's an onomatopoeia .To huff is to basically breathe in/ inhale. To puff would be to blow/exhale.
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擬態語です。意味は「呼吸する」です。「Huff」は「息を吸う」です。「Puff」は「吹く」です。「I'll huff and I'll puff and I'll blow your house down」の翻訳は「僕は息を吸って吹きます。そして、あなたの家は落ちますよ。」
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It's an onomatopoeia .To huff is to basically breathe in/ inhale. To puff would be to blow/exhale.
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