had buffeted
Past perfect conjugation of buffet.

buffet

buffet
A noun is a word that refers to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., femme, chat, maison).
noun
a. le buffet
(m) means that a noun is masculine. French nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la dame or la lune) or masculine (like l'homme or le soleil).
(M)
There's a lot of delicious food on the buffet.Il y a beaucoup de nourriture délicieuse au buffet.
2. (establishment)
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom.
(United Kingdom)
a. le buffet
(m) means that a noun is masculine. French nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la dame or la lune) or masculine (like l'homme or le soleil).
(M)
My train isn't coming for an hour, so I'm going to get lunch at the buffet.Mon train n'arrive que dans une heure, alors je vais prendre mon déjeuner au buffet.
a. le buffet
(m) means that a noun is masculine. French nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la dame or la lune) or masculine (like l'homme or le soleil).
(M)
Can you set the table? The dishes are in the buffet.Tu peux mettre la table ? La vaisselle est dans le buffet.
a. le coup
(m) means that a noun is masculine. French nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la dame or la lune) or masculine (like l'homme or le soleil).
(M)
I resisted the temptation to respond to Logan's insult with a buffet to the face.J’ai résisté à la tentation de répondre à l’insulte de Logan par un coup en pleine figure.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., acheter).
transitive verb
a. ballotter
The waves buffeted the little boat as it struggled toward the port.Les vagues ballottaient le petit bateau alors qu'il peinait à rejoindre le port.
a. frapper
That man must have said something nasty to the woman, because she turned around and buffeted him.Cet homme a dû dire quelque chose de méchant à la femme, car elle s’est retournée et l’a frappé.
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., grand, petit).
adjective
a. buffet
We're thinking about serving a buffet dinner at the wedding reception.Nous pensons servir un dîner buffet à la réception du mariage.
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