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"Smoking" is a form of "smoking", a noun which is often translated as "fumar". "Smoke" is a noun which is often translated as "el humo". Learn more about the difference between "smoking" and "smoke" below.
smoking(
smo
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kihng
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
a. fumar
Smoking is prohibited in closed public spaces.Fumar está prohibido en lugares públicos cerrados.
2. (culinary)
a. el ahumado (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Smoking gives food a new flavor.El ahumado le da un sabor distinto a la comida.
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
a. humeante
When we saw the smoking vehicle, we called a mechanic.Cuando vimos el vehículo humeante, llamamos a un mecánico.
4. (colloquial) (very attractive)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. despampanante (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
That actress is smoking!¡Esa actriz es despampanante!
b. buenísimo (colloquial) (Spain)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Spain
His brother is smoking!¡Su hermano está buenísimo!
smoke(
smok
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
2. (tobacco)
a. el cigarrillo (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
I'm going to the store for a pack of smokes.Voy a ir a la tienda a por un paquete de cigarrillos.
b. el pitillo (M) (colloquial)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
The price of smokes went up because of the new vice tax.El precio de los pitillos se elevó por el nuevo impuesto sobre los vicios.
c. el pucho (M) (colloquial) (Latin America)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
Hey, can I bum a smoke?Oye, ¿me das un pucho?
a. fumarse un cigarrillo (verb)
I need to go outside for a smoke.Necesito salir a fumarme un cigarrillo.
4. (colloquial) (drug)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. la maría (F) (colloquial)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
He likes to vacation in Amsterdam so he can enjoy his smokes.Le gusta vacacionar en Ámsterdam para disfrutar de la maría.
b. la hierba (F) (colloquial)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Esteban was arrested last week for selling smokes.Esteban fue arrestado la semana pasada por vender hierba.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
a. fumar
Did you see Mark at the party? He was smoking a pipe.¿Viste a Mark en la fiesta? Estaba fumando una pipa.
6. (culinary)
a. ahumar
We caught a dozen salmon this week, and we are going to smoke half of them.Pescamos una docena de salmones esta semana y vamos a ahumar la mitad.
7. (colloquial) (to kill)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
8. (colloquial) (to beat)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
10. (to emit smoke)
a. echar humo
The engine was smoking, so we pulled over to the side of the road.El motor echaba humo, así que paramos al lado de la carretera.
b. humear
The children made the pile of leaves start to smoke with a magnifying glass.Los niños hicieron que el montón de hojas empezara a humear con una lupa.
