chain-smoke in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for chain-smoke in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.chain-smoke [Brit ˈtʃʌɪnsməʊk, Am ˈtʃeɪnˌsmoʊk] VB trans

to chain-smoke cigarettes

fumare una sigaretta dopo l'altra

II.chain-smoke [Brit ˈtʃʌɪnsməʊk, Am ˈtʃeɪnˌsmoʊk] VB intr

chain-smoke

fumare accanitamente

Translations for chain-smoke in the Italian»English Dictionary

accanitamente [akkanitaˈmente] ADV

accanitamente lottare

fiercely

accanitamente lottare

bitterly

accanitamente lottare

hard

accanitamente lavorare, discutere

relentlessly

combattere accanitamente per qc

to fight hard for sth

fumare accanitamente

to chain-smoke

I.fumare [fuˈmare] VB trans

fumare persona sigaretta, sigaro, marijuana:

fumare

to smoke

fumare la pipa

to smoke a pipe (habitually)

fumare 40 sigarette al giorno

to be on 40 (cigarettes) a day

fumare una sigaretta dopo l'altra

to chain-smoke cigarettes

fumare l'erba

to blow grass

II.fumare [fuˈmare] VB intr aux avere

1. fumare (emanare fumo, vapore):

fumare fumatore, vulcano, fuoco:

to smoke

fumare tè:

to steam

non dovresti fumare così tanto

you shouldn't smoke so much

“vietato fumare”

“no smoking”, “smoking is forbidden”

smettere di fumare

to give up smoking

pensa che faccia fine fumare

she thinks it's sophisticated to smoke

mi fuma il cervello or la testa inf, fig

my head is spinning, I can't think straight

2. fumare CHEM:

fumare acido:

to give off fumes

fumare acido:

to fume

3. fumare (essere arrabbiato):

fumare inf

to fume

fumare di rabbia

to fume with anger

III.fumare [fuˈmare]

fumare come un turco or come una ciminiera

to smoke like a chimney

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Match-heads flicker constantly, throwing flashes of light across the darkened theater as the men chain-smoke throughout the film.

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They drink, chain-smoke and curse like sailors -- all punishable sins, according to the group.

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The footage shows the cramped conditions they work in as they chain-smoke and chip away at the rock.

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