noun🔗ShareMasaDough."The baker carefully measured the duff before placing it in the oven. "El panadero midió cuidadosamente la masa antes de meterla en el horno.foodChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareUn pudín de harina duro, a menudo con fruta seca, hervido en una bolsa de tela o al vaporA stiff flour pudding, often with dried fruit, boiled in a cloth bag, or steamed."For dessert, Grandma served a large, steaming duff with a dollop of custard. "Para el postre, la abuela sirvió un pudín grande y humeante con una cucharada de natillas.foodChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareUn postre tipo pudín, especialmente uno hecho con ciruelasA pudding-style dessert, especially one made with plums."For dessert, Grandma made a delicious plum duff with warm custard. "Para el postre, la abuela preparó un delicioso pudín de ciruelas con crema pastelera caliente.foodChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareMantillo, humusDecaying vegetable matter on the forest floor."The hiker carefully stepped over the soft duff of pine needles and decaying leaves that covered the forest floor. "El excursionista pisó con cuidado el suave mantillo de agujas de pino y hojas en descomposición que cubría el suelo del bosque.environmentnaturebiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePolvo de carbónCoal dust, especially that left after screening or combined with other small, unsaleable bits of coal."After sifting through the coal, all that remained was a pile of unusable duff. "Después de tamizar el carbón, todo lo que quedó fue un montón de polvo de carbón inutilizable.materialsubstancefuelindustryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareCarbón fino y seco en trozos pequeños, generalmente antracitaFine and dry coal in small pieces, usually anthracite."The old coal furnace burned best when it was stoked with both large lumps of coal and a layer of fine duff. "El antiguo horno de carbón ardía mejor cuando se alimentaba con grandes trozos de carbón y una capa de carbón fino.materialsubstancefuelChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePolvo de carbón, escombrosA mixture of coal and rock."The coal miners had to sort through the duff to find the usable pieces of coal. "Los mineros de carbón tuvieron que clasificar el polvo de carbón y los escombros para encontrar los trozos de carbón utilizables.materialgeologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareMigas, restosThe bits left in the bottom of the bag after the booty has been consumed, like crumbs."After the kids devoured the bag of cookies, only a pile of crumbs and duff remained. "Después de que los niños devoraron la bolsa de galletas, solo quedó un montón de migas y restos.fooditemChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareFalso, falsificación, cosa inútilSomething spurious or fake; a counterfeit, a worthless thing."The expensive-looking watch he was selling turned out to be a duff; it stopped working after only a few hours. "El reloj de aspecto caro que estaba vendiendo resultó ser una falsificación; dejó de funcionar después de unas pocas horas.thingitemvaluenegativeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareError, fallo(1800s) An error.""The accountant discovered a duff in the financial report, so he had to recalculate the expenses." "El contable descubrió un fallo en el informe financiero, por lo que tuvo que volver a calcular los gastos.languageChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareInútil, defectuosoWorthless; not working properly, defective."Why do I always get a shopping trolley with duff wheels?"¿Por qué siempre me toca un carrito de la compra con ruedas defectuosas?qualityconditiontechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareTrasero, culoThe buttocks."He landed hard on his duff after slipping on the ice. "Cayó con fuerza sobre su trasero después de resbalar en el hielo.bodyanatomyparthumanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareDisfrazar, encubrirTo disguise something to make it look new."She tried to duff up her old backpack with colorful patches and new zippers to make it look like she'd bought it recently. "Intentó disfrazar su vieja mochila con parches coloridos y cremalleras nuevas para que pareciera que la había comprado recientemente.appearancestyleChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareAlterar la marca, robar ganadoTo alter the branding of stolen cattle; to steal cattle."The rancher suspected his neighbor was trying to duff his cattle by changing the brand on their hides before selling them at the market. "El ranchero sospechaba que su vecino estaba tratando de robarle ganado alterando la marca en sus pieles antes de venderlos en el mercado.propertypolicebusinessagricultureanimalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareGolpear, pegar(with "up") To beat up."I heard Nick got duffed up behind the shopping centre at the weekend."Escuché que a Nick lo golpearon detrás del centro comercial el fin de semana.actionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareGolpear el suelo detrás de la bolaTo hit the ground behind the ball."During his golf lesson, the student accidentally duffed the ball, sending a divot of grass flying instead. "Durante su clase de golf, el estudiante accidentalmente golpeó el suelo detrás de la bola, enviando un trozo de césped volando en su lugar.sportChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePanderetaA large frame drum, resembling a tambourine, used to accompany popular and classical music in the Middle East."The musician skillfully struck the duff, its deep, resonant sound filling the cafe with traditional Middle Eastern music. "El músico golpeó hábilmente la pandereta, cuyo sonido profundo y resonante llenó el café con música tradicional de Oriente Medio.musicsoundcultureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
