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buffet

/ˈbʌfət/ /ˈbʌfɪt/
  1. 1
    (rüzgâr, dalga) hırpalamak, (dalga) dövmek

    To hit something again and again with great force, as strong wind or waves do.

    • The small boat was buffeted by strong winds.
      Küçük tekne şiddetli rüzgârlar karşısında hırpalandı.
    • Huge waves buffeted the harbour wall all night.
      Dev dalgalar bütün gece liman duvarını dövdü.
  2. 2
    (sorunlar) sarsmak, (sıkıntılar) yıpratmak

    To affect a person, a company or a country badly, again and again.

    • The company has been buffeted by rising costs.
      Şirket artan maliyetler karşısında sarsıldı.
    • Buffeted by bad news, she still managed to smile.
      Kötü haberlerle yıpranmış olsa da gülümsemeyi başardı.
  3. 3
    (perdövites öncesi) titremek, buffet'e girmek Aviation

    To shake because disturbed air hits the wings or tail, often as a warning of a stall.

    • The aircraft began to buffet as the speed dropped towards the stall.
      Hız perdövites hızına doğru düşerken uçak titremeye başladı.
    • If the wing starts to buffet, lower the nose at once.
      Kanat buffet'e girmeye başlarsa burnu hemen indirin.

Verb Forms Regular

Base buffet
/ˈbʌfət/
Past buffeted
/ˈbʌfətɪd/
Participle buffeted
/ˈbʌfətɪd/
Spelling rule

Add ‑edbuffet → buffeted

Fiilin sonuna -ed eklenir.

Same rule: work → worked · want → wanted · help → helped

Pronunciation of -ed
/t/worked /d/played /ɪd/wanted

Fiil /t/ sesiyle bittiği için -ed ayrı bir hece olur ve /ɪd/ okunur. buffeted /ˈbʌfətɪd/

Synonyms

Collocations

be buffeted by the windbe buffeted by wavesbe buffeted by problemsstall buffetbuffet boundary

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