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Definición de “smoke” en inglés


noun uk   /sməʊk/ us    /smoʊk/

smoke noun (GREY GAS)

B1 [U] the grey, black, or white mixture of gas and very small pieces of carbon that is produced when something burns: cigarette smoke a tiny smoke-filled pub The fire produced a pall (= large mass) of smoke visible 20 miles away. Plumes of smoke billowed from the chimney. She leaned back thoughtfully and blew a puff of (= a small amount of) smoke into the air.Products of fire go up in smoke to be destroyed by burning: Because of the fire, hundreds of houses went up in smoke.Burning, burnt and on fire Something that goes up in smoke fails to produce the result that was wanted: When the business went bankrupt, 20 years of hard work went up in smoke.Failing and doing badly

smoke noun (CIGARETTE)

[S] the act of smoking a cigarette: I really enjoy a smoke at the end of a meal.Tobacco and smoking [C] informal a cigarette: Would you buy me some smokes while you're out?Tobacco and smoking

smoke noun (CITY)

the (big) smoke UK and Australian English informal any large city, especially London, Sydney, or Melbourne: He was a young lad of 16 when he first came to the big smoke.Towns, cities and villages (general)


verb uk   /sməʊk/ us    /smoʊk/

smoke verb (BREATHE SMOKE)

A1 [I or T] to breathe smoke into the mouth and usually lungs from a cigarette, pipe, etc.: Do you mind if I smoke? I used to smoke a packet (US pack) of cigarettes a day.Tobacco and smoking

smoke verb (GREY GAS)

[I] to produce smoke as a result of industrial activity or of something such as an electrical fault: The skyline is dominated by smoking factory chimneys. Suddenly the TV went blank and started smoking.Burning, burnt and on fire

smoke verb (PRESERVE)

[T] to preserve meat, fish, or cheese using smoke from burning wood: People in Egypt were salting, drying, and smoking fish and meat 6,000 years ago. She had champagne and smoked salmon sandwiches at her birthday party.Preserving and storing food
Phrasal verbs
(Definition of smoke from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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