fumar

v.

to smoke.

fumar como un carretero to smoke like a chimney

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fumar

► verbo transitivo

1 to smoke

► verbo intransitivo

1 to smoke

► verbo pronominal fumarse

1 to smoke

■ se fumó diez cigarrillos he smoked ten cigarettes

2 (malgastar) to waste

■ se fumó su fortuna en dos años he wasted his fortune in two years

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FRASEOLOGÍA

fumarse las clases familiar to play truant, US play hooky

'No fumar' "No smoking"

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verb

to smoke

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1.

VT [+ cigarro, pipa] to smoke

2.

VI to smoke

él fuma en pipa — he smokes a pipe

¿puedo fumar? — can I smoke?

prohibido fumar — no smoking

- fumar como un carretero

3.

See:

fumarse

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1.

verbo transitivo

1) <cigarrillo/puro> to smoke

2) (Méx fam) (hacer caso) to take notice of

no los fumó — he didn't take any notice (of them)

2.

fumar vi to smoke

fumar en pipa — to smoke a pipe

se prohibe fumar or prohibido fumar — no smoking

3.

fumarse v pron

1) (enf) <cigarrillo/cajetilla> to smoke

2) (Esp fam)

a) (gastar) <dinero/ahorros> to blow (colloq)

b) <clase> to skip

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= smoking, smoke.

Ex. What you don't understand, Juan, is that smoking is a tension reliever.

Ex. I don't see why the smokers can't leave the building briefly when they want to smoke.

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* dejar de fumar = stop + smoking, quit + smoking, smoking cessation.

* descanso para fumar = smoke break.

* empezar a fumar = take up + smoking.

* fumar como una chimenea = smoke like + a chimney.

* fumar como un carretero = smoke like + a chimney.

* fumar hasta desaparecer en una nube de humo = smoke + Reflexivo + into a cloud.

* fumar la pipa de la paz = smoke + the peace pipe, smoke + the pipe of peace.

* fumar marijuana = smoke + pot.

* fumar pasivamente = passive smoking.

* fumarse un canuto = smoke + joint, smoke + weed.

* fumarse un porro = smoke + joint, smoke + weed.

* que no fuma = non-smoking.

* salir a fumarse un cigarro = go out for + a smoke.

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1.

verbo transitivo

1) <cigarrillo/puro> to smoke

2) (Méx fam) (hacer caso) to take notice of

no los fumó — he didn't take any notice (of them)

2.

fumar vi to smoke

fumar en pipa — to smoke a pipe

se prohibe fumar or prohibido fumar — no smoking

3.

fumarse v pron

1) (enf) <cigarrillo/cajetilla> to smoke

2) (Esp fam)

a) (gastar) <dinero/ahorros> to blow (colloq)

b) <clase> to skip

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= smoking, smoke.

Ex: What you don't understand, Juan, is that smoking is a tension reliever.

Ex: I don't see why the smokers can't leave the building briefly when they want to smoke.

* dejar de fumar = stop + smoking, quit + smoking, smoking cessation.

* descanso para fumar = smoke break.

* empezar a fumar = take up + smoking.

* fumar como una chimenea = smoke like + a chimney.

* fumar como un carretero = smoke like + a chimney.

* fumar hasta desaparecer en una nube de humo = smoke + Reflexivo + into a cloud.

* fumar la pipa de la paz = smoke + the peace pipe, smoke + the pipe of peace.

* fumar marijuana = smoke + pot.

* fumar pasivamente = passive smoking.

* fumarse un canuto = smoke + joint, smoke + weed.

* fumarse un porro = smoke + joint, smoke + weed.

* que no fuma = non-smoking.

* salir a fumarse un cigarro = go out for + a smoke.

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fumar [A1 ]

vt

A ‹cigarrillo/puro› to smoke

B (Méx fam) (hacer caso) to take notice of

se lo dijeron pero no los fumó they told him but he didn't take any notice (of them)

■ fumar

vi

to smoke

fumar en pipa to smoke a pipe

[ S ] se prohibe fumar or prohibido fumar no smoking

fumar como una chimenea or un carretero (fam); to smoke like a chimney (colloq)

■ fumarse

v pron

1 (enf) ‹cigarrillo› to smoke

se fuma dos cajetillas diarias he smokes o gets through two packs a day

2 (fam) (gastar) ‹dinero/ahorros› to blow (colloq)

3 (fam); ‹clase› to skip (colloq), to skive off (BrE colloq)

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fumar (conjugate fumar) verbo transitivo
1 ‹cigarrillo/puro› to smoke
2 (Méx fam) (hacer caso) to take notice of
verbo intransitivo
to smoke;

◊ fumar en pipa to smoke a pipe

fumar verbo transitivo & verbo intransitivo to smoke
no fumar, (en letrero) no smoking

'fumar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
no
- papel
- permitirse
- pipa
- prohibida
- prohibido
- quitarse
- recalcar
- ronca
- ronco
- sana
- sano
- barbaridad
- cachimba
- dejar
- exceso
- poder
- prohibir
- propósito
- rogar
English:
advise
- bad
- chain-smoke
- damage
- do
- forbid
- give up
- kindly
- let
- must
- no
- pipe
- puff
- quit
- smoke
- smoking
- stop
- your
- chain
- cut
- difficult
- have
- heavy
- may
- strictly

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fumar

♦ vt

to smoke

♦ vi

to smoke;

fumar en pipa to smoke a pipe;

prohibido fumar, se prohibe fumar [en cartel] no smoking;

Comp

fumar como un carretero to smoke like a chimney

♦ See also the pronominal verb fumarse

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fumar

I v/t smoke

II v/i smoke;

prohibido fumar no smoking;

fumar en pipa smoke a pipe

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fumar v

: to smoke

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fumar vb to smoke

fumar perjudica seriamente la salud smoking seriously damages your health

prohibido fumar no smoking