souffler

souffler [sufle] vi (gén) → to blow (= haleter); to puff (and blow)

vt [+ feu, bougie] → to blow out (= chasser) [+ poussière etc] → to blow away;

(Tech) [+ verre]; to blow; [explosion] → to destroy (with its blast) (= dire);

souffler qch à qn → to whisper sth to sb;

(fam) (= voler);

souffler qch à qn → to pinch sth from sb;

souffler son rôle à qn → to prompt sb;

ne pas souffler mot → not to breathe a word;

laisser souffler qn (fig) → to give sb a breather