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10 Language-to-English DictionariesSmoking
/ˈsmoʊ.kɪŋ/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The action or habit of inhaling and exhaling the smoke of tobacco or other substances.
"Smoking is strictly prohibited inside the airport terminal."
- 1
Emitting smoke or vapor.
"He tossed the smoking logs back into the fireplace."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the verb 'smoke', originating from Old English 'smoca' (noun) and 'smocian' (verb), related to Middle Dutch and Middle Low German words for emitting vapor. The gerundial form 'smoking' has been used since the late Middle English period to describe the act of emitting smoke or inhaling and exhaling tobacco smoke.
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tabagisme
Transliteration: ta-ba-ʒism
"Le tabagisme est nocif pour la santé."
Rauchen
Transliteration: ʁaʊ̯xn̩
"Rauchen ist in diesem Gebäude verboten."
fumo
Transliteration: ˈfuːmo
"Il fumo fa male alla salute."
fumar
Transliteration: fuˈmaɾ
"Está prohibido fumar en el restaurante."
fumo
Transliteration: ˈfu.mu
"O fumo causa sérios problemas de saúde."
धूम्रपान
Transliteration: dhoomrapan
"धूम्रपान स्वास्थ्य के लिए हानिकारक है।"
吸烟
Transliteration: xī yān
"为了健康，请戒烟。"
흡연
Transliteration: heub-yeon
"이 구역에서는 흡연이 금지되어 있습니다."
喫煙
Transliteration: kitsuen
"館内での喫煙はご遠慮ください。"
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