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Italian term or phrase:	dei puff
English translation:	ottomans
Entered by:	Christopher Burin

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12:32 Aug 11, 2006

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Italian term or phrase: dei puff

Transcription, but I'm pretty sure the word is 'puff'.

"a casa mia, se lei gira intorno, non trova dei puff con dei lingotti d'oro...'

Can anyone tell me what 'puff' are? Tried a Google search for 'dei puff' and got what looks like porridge. Thanks :-)

Christopher Burin KudoZ activity Questions: 219 (6 open) (3 without valid answers) (11 closed without grading) Answers: 103 United Kingdom
Local time: 15:41

ottomans

Explanation:
Hi, Christopher,

I believe Mara is on the right track: "puff" is a small piece of furniture, also spelled "pouf." Here in the US it'd be called an "ottoman".

Good luck,

Elena

From De Mauro:

pouf
s.m.inv.
ES fr.
1 basso sgabello imbottito usato spec. per appoggiarci i piedi

Image of ottoman:
http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.charleskea...

Selected response from:

xxxElena Sgarbo
United States

Note from asker to answerer

Thanks to all of you for your help and the useful explanations - much appreciated. I opted for 'ottoman' in the end. Mara and Daniela thanks for the background.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

4 +6

ottomans

xxxElena Sgarbo

3 +3

stools

Mara Ballarini

4 +1

pouffes

Anne Sotgiu

4 -1

of poufs

Laura Cattaneo

pouf - grosso sgabello cilindrico tutto imbottito

Regina Eichstaedter

Answers

11 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +6

ottomans

xxxElena Sgarbo
United States
Native speaker of:

Spanish
PRO pts in category: 28

Note from asker to answerer

Thanks to all of you for your help and the useful explanations - much appreciated. I opted for 'ottoman' in the end. Mara and Daniela thanks for the background.

8 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +3

stools

Explanation:
a casa io ho degli sgabellini tutti di stoffa, in sala e camera da letto, che mi mamma chiama puff. penso stool in inglese, ma non so se esista una definizione più specifica. non sono quelli di legno per intenderci, nè in metallo. solitamente bassini, magari come poggiapiedi, o ne ho uno vecchiotto per l'antica 'toeletta' da camera da letto, non so se mi sono spiegata..

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Note added at 12 mins (2006-08-11 12:44:29 GMT)
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scusa, avevo dimenticato il resto della tua frase, per completare il discorso: di solito l'usanza era di nascondere soldi sotto i materassi, quindi penso che qui si riferisca a qualcosa di simile, ovvero che non è ricca questa persona che parla, che non ha lingotti d'ora nascosti nei puff (sgabellini/seggiolini rivestiti in stoffa, pelle, 'pelliccia', insomma morbidosi)

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Note added at 13 mins (2006-08-11 12:46:00 GMT)
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news, si scrive pouf o anche puf, ed in inglese rimane pouf o pouffe = sgabello imbottito

Mara Ballarini
Australia
Local time: 01:41
Native speaker of:

Italian
PRO pts in category: 7

11 mins confidence:

pouf - grosso sgabello cilindrico tutto imbottito

Explanation:
I'm not sure, but "dei pouf" could be a kind of foot- stool.

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Note added at 13 mins (2006-08-11 12:46:10 GMT)
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the foot-stools can be filled with gold...

Regina Eichstaedter
Italy
Local time: 16:41
Native speaker of:

German
PRO pts in category: 4

5 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

pouffes

Explanation:
Yes, they are a kind of padded footstool, but we have the word in English, too! Agree with Daniela regarding political meaning.

Reference: http://furniture.abcaz.co.uk/getxml.asp?v=2&pt=0&d=4&fm=&fs=...

Anne Sotgiu
United Kingdom
Local time: 15:41
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 8

5 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): -1

of poufs

Explanation:
http://www.answers.com/pouf

Reference: http://images.google.com/images?&num=10&hl=it&btnG=Cerca+con...
Reference: http://www.boconcept.co.uk/Poufs-55395.aspx

Laura Cattaneo
Italy
Local time: 16:41
Native speaker of:

Italian

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Italian: dei puff

English translation: ottomans