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to fluff
01
esponjar, airear
to make something soft and puffy, often by shaking or arranging it for added volume
Transitive: to fluff sth
Example
After washing and drying, the towel was fluffed to make it soft and absorbent.
Después de lavar y secar, la toalla fue esponjada para que estuviera suave y absorbente.
She used a wide-toothed comb to fluff her curls and add volume.
Ella usó un peine de dientes anchos para esponjar sus rizos y añadir volumen.
02
pifiar
to completely fail at doing or achieving something
Transitive: to fluff a task or activity
Example
Despite hours of preparation, the candidate fluffed his interview by stumbling over basic questions.
A pesar de horas de preparación, el candidato fracasó en su entrevista al tropezar con preguntas básicas.
She fluffed her chance to impress the director during the audition by forgetting her lines.
Ella fracasó en su oportunidad de impresionar al director durante la audición al olvidar sus líneas.
Fluff
01
pelusa, relleno
any light downy material
02
pifia, metedura de pata
a blunder (especially an actor's forgetting the lines)
03
tontería, bagatela
something of little value or significance
