chain smoker in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for chain smoker in the English»French Dictionary

chain-smoker N

chain-smoker

gros fumeur/grosse fumeuse m/f

Translations for chain smoker in the English»French Dictionary

smoker [Brit ˈsməʊkə, Am ˈsmoʊkər] N

1. smoker (person):

smoker

fumeur/-euse m/f

a heavy smoker

un grand fumeur

a light smoker

une personne qui fume peu

a smoker's cough

une toux de fumeur

2. smoker (on train):

smoker

compartiment m fumeurs

I.chain [Brit tʃeɪn, Am tʃeɪn] N

1. chain (metal links):

chain

chaîne f

a length of chain

une chaîne

a gold chain

une chaîne en or

to put or keep sb in chains

enchaîner qn

to keep a dog on a chain

tenir un chien à la chaîne

to break free of or from one's chains fig

rompre ses chaînes

2. chain (on lavatory):

chain

chasse f (d'eau)

to pull the chain

tirer la chasse

3. chain (on door):

chain

chaîne f de sûreté

to put the chain on (the door)

mettre la chaîne de sûreté (à la porte)

4. chain COMM:

chain

chaîne f (of de)

supermarket/hotel chain

chaîne f de supermarchés/d'hôtels

5. chain (series):

chain (of events)

série f

chain (of ideas)

enchaînement m

chain of causation

rapport m de cause à effet

chain of causation

relation f de cause à effet

he's only a link in the chain

il n'est qu'un maillon de la chaîne

to make or form a (human) chain

faire la chaîne, faire une chaîne humaine

6. chain:

chain BIOL, GEOG, PHYS

chaîne f

7. chain (unit of length):

chain

= 20, 12 m

II.chain [Brit tʃeɪn, Am tʃeɪn] VB trans

chain person:

chain

enchaîner

to chain sb's legs/wrists

attacher les jambes/poignets de qn avec des chaînes

to chain two people together

enchaîner deux personnes l'une à l'autre

to chain a dog/a bicycle to sth

attacher un chien/une bicyclette à qc avec une chaîne

III.chained ADJ

chained

enchaîné

to keep sb chained

tenir qn enchaîné

to be chained to one's desk/the kitchen sink fig

être esclave de son travail/ses casseroles

chain smoker in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for chain smoker in the English»French Dictionary

chain smoker N

chain smoker

personne qui fume cigarette sur cigarette

Translations for chain smoker in the English»French Dictionary

smoker N

1. smoker (person):

smoker

fumeur(-euse) m (f)

heavy smoker

gros fumeur

2. smoker (train compartment):

smoker

compartiment m fumeur

3. smoker (device):

smoker

fumeur m

I.chain [tʃeɪn] N

1. chain (set of related things):

chain

chaîne f

gold/silver chain

chaîne en or/en argent

fast food chain

chaîne de fast-food

chain of mishaps

série f de malheurs

2. chain (rings to hold captive):

chain

entraves fpl

ball and chain

boulet m

chain gang

chaîne de forçats

to be in chains

être enchaîné

3. chain (restrictions):

chain

joug m

II.chain [tʃeɪn] VB trans

chain

enchaîner

Phrases:

to be chained to a desk

être rivé à son bureau

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

He said that schoolmates had long taunted him and that he was a chain smoker who used large quantities of alcohol in despair.

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He is also a chain smoker.

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He fell into a depression and became a chain smoker.

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Haw, who was described as a chain smoker, continued to smoke cigarettes until his death.

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She is a chain smoker, only has one lung and anytime a cigarette is removed from her mouth a new one appears.

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Reportedly, she was a chain smoker and did not give up tobacco until 2004.

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Another person, belonging to a large religious order, was refused the honour of the altars, because he turned out to be a chain smoker.

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She said her father also quit smoking -- he had been a chain smoker -- and quit drinking, although he wasn't a big drinker.

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Dan is a chain smoker and has a habit of putting the stub behind his ear.

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You realize that being this stressed out about the principles of macroeconomics might just be easier if you were a chain smoker.

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