tufo

Definitions of tufo
  1. noun
    the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
    synonyms: aliento, caducidad, espiración, exhalación, hálito
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    aliento, caducidad, espiración, exhalación, hálito
    the act of expelling air from the lungs
    aspiración, inhalación, inspiración, vaho, vaporizo
    the act of inhaling; the drawing in of air (or other gases) as in breathing
    soplido, soplo
    forceful exhalation through the nose or mouth
    boqueada, grito, resuello
    a short labored intake of breath with the mouth open
    calada, chupada, resoplido
    a slow inhalation (as of tobacco smoke)
    type of:
    actividad, función corporal, proceso orgánico
    an organic process that takes place in the body
  2. noun
    the act of expelling air from the lungs
    synonyms: aliento, caducidad, espiración, exhalación, hálito
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    soplido, soplo
    forceful exhalation through the nose or mouth
    type of:
    aliento, caducidad, espiración, exhalación, hálito
    the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
  3. noun
    malodorousness resulting from a failure to bathe
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    fetidez
    the attribute of having a strong offensive smell
  4. noun
    a distinctive odor that is offensively unpleasant
    synonyms: corrupción, escándalo, fetidez, follón, hedentina, hediondez, hedor, lío, pebete, pestazo, peste, pestilencia, vaharada, vaho
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    tufillo
    an unpleasant smell
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    olor
    the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form
  5. noun
    an unpleasant smell
    synonyms: tufillo
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    corrupción, escándalo, fetidez, follón, hedentina, hediondez, hedor, lío, pebete, pestazo, peste, pestilencia, vaharada, vaho
    a distinctive odor that is offensively unpleasant
  6. noun
    a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas
    synonyms: humos
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