smoke detector in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for smoke detector in the English»Spanish Dictionary

smoke detector N

smoke detector

detector m de humo

Translations for smoke detector in the Spanish»English Dictionary

detector de incendios

smoke detector

detector de humo

smoke detector

Translations for smoke detector in the English»Spanish Dictionary

detector [Am dəˈtɛktər, Brit dɪˈtɛktə] N

detector

detector m

detector van Brit

camioneta que detecta a usuarios de TV que no han pagado la cuota anual del servicio

I.smoke [Am smoʊk, Brit sməʊk] N

1.1. smoke U (from fire):

smoke

humo m

the smoke-filled room

la habitación llena or cargada de humo

to go up in smoke hopes:

esfumarse

to go up in smoke hopes:

desvanecerse

to go up in smoke ambitions/plans:

quedar en agua de borrajas

to go up in smoke books/papers:

quemarse

there's no smoke without fire, where there's smoke there's fire

cuando el río suena … (piedras lleva or agua lleva)

there's no smoke without fire, where there's smoke there's fire

cuando el río suena … (agua trae) RioPl

there's no smoke without fire, where there's smoke there's fire

cuando el río suena … (piedras trae) Chil

there's no smoke without fire, where there's smoke there's fire

donde hay humo hay fuego

attr smoke blue

azul m grisáceo

smoke gray

gris m humo

1.2. smoke U (London) Brit inf, dated:

the Smoke

Londres

2.1. smoke C (cigarette):

smoke inf

cigarrillo m

smoke inf

pitillo m

smoke inf

pucho m LatAm inf

2.2. smoke (act) no pl:

to have a smoke

fumarse un cigarrillo

I must have a smoke

me muero por fumarme un cigarrillo

2.3. smoke U (marijuana):

smoke sl

maría f sl

smoke sl

hierba f sl

smoke sl

mota f AmC Mex sl

II.smoke [Am smoʊk, Brit sməʊk] VB intr

1. smoke person:

smoke

fumar

do you smoke?

¿fumas?

do you mind if I smoke?

¿te molesta que fume or si fumo?

2. smoke (give off smoke):

smoke

echar humo

smoke

humear

the fire was still smoking

todavía salía humo de la hoguera

the fire was still smoking

la hoguera todavía humeaba

the chimney was smoking in the distance

se veía a lo lejos el humo de la chimenea

that wood is smoking badly

esa madera echa mucho humo

III.smoke [Am smoʊk, Brit sməʊk] VB trans

1. smoke cigarettes/tobacco:

smoke

fumar

I smoke ten a day

(me) fumo diez al día

he smokes a pipe

fuma en pipa

do you mind if I smoke my pipe?

¿te molesta si enciendo la pipa?

do you mind if I smoke my pipe?

¿te molesta si prendo la pipa? LatAm

2. smoke (cure):

smoke fish/meat/cheese

ahumar

smoke detector in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for smoke detector in the English»Spanish Dictionary

smoke detector N

smoke detector

detector m de humo

Translations for smoke detector in the Spanish»English Dictionary

detector de humo

smoke detector

Translations for smoke detector in the English»Spanish Dictionary

detector [dɪˈtektəʳ, Am -tɚ] N

detector

detector m

I.smoke [sməʊk, Am smoʊk] N

1. smoke no pl (from fire):

smoke

humo m

2. smoke inf (cigarette):

smoke

cigarrillo m

3. smoke Brit inf (London):

the smoke

Londres m

Phrases:

there's no smoke without fire Brit, Aus prov, where there's smoke, there's fire Am prov

cuando el río suena, agua lleva prov

to go up in smoke

quedarse en agua de borrajas

II.smoke [sməʊk, Am smoʊk] VB trans

1. smoke cigarette, tobacco:

smoke

fumar

smoke

pitar AmS

to smoke a pipe

fumar en pipa

2. smoke FOOD:

smoke

ahumar

Phrases:

to smoke the peace pipe Am

fumar la pipa de la paz

put that in your pipe and smoke it!

¡métetelo donde te quepa!

III.smoke [sməʊk, Am smoʊk] VB intr

1. smoke (produce smoke):

smoke

echar humo

2. smoke (smoke tobacco):

smoke

fumar

smoke

pitar AmS

smoke VB

User Entry

smoke'em if you got'em USA inf coll

aprovecha, tú que puedes

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

For example, a smoke detector is a common instrument found in most western homes.

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Enabling legislation establishing the smoke detector trust fund placed limitations on how and for what purposes funds could be used...

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When these batteries run down, the smoke detector becomes inactive.

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The so-called smoke detector was installed in the ceiling near an actual state-of-the-art smoke detector, one that was wired into the building's fire alarm system.

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Usually, the emergency system (usually the fire alarm/smoke detector) sounds and the building is evacuated as though a real fire had occurred.

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At the time, fire sprinklers were primarily found in factories or in newer schools, and the modern smoke detector did not become commercially available until 1969.

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A smoke detector had been pulled from the ceiling before the fire.

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The first single-station smoke detector was invented in 1970.

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These detectors could also function with smaller amounts of radioactive source material, and the sensing chamber and smoke detector enclosure were redesigned for more effective operation.

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Building movement is another common problem, where movement of the building causes the optical beam smoke detector to lose alignment.

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