humo

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smoke

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humo
masculine noun
1. smoke (producto de combustión) ; steam (vapor) ; fumes (de vehículo)
  • echar humo (informal figurative) -> to be fuming, to have smoke coming out of one's ears
  • se hizo humo (informal) -> he made himself scarce (desapareció)
also:
  • humos ->
  • bajarle a alguien los humos (informal) (soberbia) -> to take somebody down a peg or two
  • con esa derrota se les han bajado los humos -> that defeat has brought them back down to earth
  • darse humos -> to give oneself airs

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humo [oo’-mo]
noun
1. Smoke, the visible effluvium from something burning. (m)
2. Vapor (vapor), steam, fumes (gases). (m)
3. Thin, clear, black silk stuff. (m)
  • Hacer humo -> to smoke
noun, plural
4. Families or houses in a town or village (hogares).
5. Vanity, petty pride, haughtiness, presumption (presunción). (Metaphorical)
  • Bajar los humos a uno -> to take somebody down a peg
  • Tener humos para -> to have the nerve to
  • Cortina de humo, smoke screen. ¡Cuántos humos tiene -> how presumptuous he is
  • Hacerse humo -> to vanish into thin air
  • Se le bajaron los humos -> he was put in his place
  • Se le han subido los humos a la cabeza -> he’s got on his high horse
  • Tener muchos humos -> to put on airs

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humo
sustantivo:masculino
1 (de fuego, cigarro) smoke; (gases) fumes; (p) (vapor) vapour; vapor; (EEUU) steam
echar humo to smoke; to be fuming
convertirse en humo to vanish without a trace
hacerse humo
irse todo en humo (And) (S. Cone) (familiar)
to disappear; clear off; (familiar) scarper; (familiar)
írsele al humo a algn (Latinoamérica) to jump sb; (familiar)
a humo de pajas thoughtlessly; heedlessly
ni hablaba a humo de pajas nor was he talking idly
quedó en humo de pajas it all came to nothing
tomar la del humo (muy_familiar) to beat it; (familiar)
lo que hace humo es porque está ardiendodonde se hace humo es porque hay fuego there's no smoke without fire
2 humos (vanidad) conceit; (s) airs
tener muchos humos to think a lot of o.s.; have a big head
bajar los humos a algn to take sb down a peg (or two)
darse humos to brag; boast
tener humos para hacer algo
vender humos to brag; talk big; (familiar)
3 humos (anticuado) (hogares) homes; hearths

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