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| English | Russian |
| buff boy | качок (Agasphere) |
| buff guy | качок (VLZ_58) |
| buff up | укрепить (to buff up one's financial cushion joyand) |
| buff up | качаться (заниматься с гантелями, штангой и на тренажёрах, часто в тренажёрном зале to exercise using weights and equipment, often in a gym) |
| history buff | любитель истории (Ремедиос_П) |
| history buff | фанат истории (Ремедиос_П) |
| huge buff | большой любитель (I’m not a huge movie buff, but every once in a while I like to stay in and watch a good movie. – Я не большой любитель ... ART Vancouver) |
| local history buff | историк-краевед (He’s a go-to for journalists as a housing analyst, but Yan is also a local history buff and a keen researcher of demographics and race, with a love of food that leads him to explore the edges of cities.  thetyee.ca ART Vancouver) |
| movie buff | фанат кино (Andrey Truhachev) |
| news buff | помешанный на новостях (My husband is a news buff. -- помешан на новостях. ART Vancouver) |