tufo
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el tufo(
too
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foh
)A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
1. (colloquial) (bad smell)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. stink
A mi tío ya se le olía el tufo a alcohol al entrar.You could smell the stink of alcohol on my uncle's breath as soon as he came in.
b. stench (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
En tu habitación hay un tufo espantoso. ¿Por qué no la ventilas un poco?There's a horrible stench in your room. Why don't you air it a little?
c. fug
El tufo a cigarrillo en los ambientes cerrados es repugnante.Cigarette fug in closed rooms is disgusting.
d. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
Había un tufo tremendo en el metro.It was horribly stuffy on the subway.
¡Qué tufo en el mercado con este calor!The market is really stinky in this heat!
b. vapor (United States)
Regionalism used in the United States
El tufo de gasóleo es un factor nocivo para el hígado.Diesel oil vapor is a harmful factor that can damage the liver.
c. vapour (United Kingdom)
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
El alcanfor emite un tufo inflamable a temperaturas altas.Camphor gives off a flammable vapour at high temperatures.
3. (sign)
a. stink
Los comentarios del futbolista francés tienen un cierto tufo xenófobo.The French soccer player's remarks have a xenophobic stink about them.
b. odor
El discurso de la candidata tenía un tufo hipócrita que generó desconfianza en el público.There was an odor of hypocrisy about the candidate's speech that made people wary.
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