What does fumar in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word fumar in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use fumar in Spanish.

The word fumar in Spanish means smoke, smoke, squander, waste, skip class, play hooky, jump a traffic light, smoke like a chimney, smoke like a chimney, smoke like a chimney, smoke like a chimney, smoke like a chimney, chain smoke, smoke marijuana, smoke weed, smoke weed, smoke pot. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word fumar

smoke

verbo intransitivo (consumir tabaco) (tobacco)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Este fin de semana fumé mucho.
This weekend, I smoked a lot.

smoke

verbo transitivo (aspirar sustancia)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Ana ha fumado cigarrillos toda la noche. De joven, mi padre fumaba marihuana.
Ana was smoking cigarettes all night. When he was young, my dad smoked marijuana.

squander, waste

verbo pronominal (figurado (gastar todo)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Se fumaba la nómina en la primera semana del mes.
He squandered his paycheck in the first week of the month.

skip class, play hooky

verbo pronominal (figurado (saltarse las clases) (informal)

Se fumaba las clases todos los lunes.
She used to skip class (or: play hooky) every Monday.

jump a traffic light

verbo pronominal (coloquial (saltarse: semáforo en rojo) (UK)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Se fumó el semáforo y tuvo un accidente.
He jumped the traffic light and had an accident.

smoke like a chimney

locución verbal (coloquial (fumar mucho)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Fuma como un carretero. Debe tener los pulmones negros.

smoke like a chimney

expresión (MX, coloquial (cigarrillos: fumar mucho)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

smoke like a chimney

expresión (coloquial (cigarrillos: fumar mucho)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")

smoke like a chimney

expresión (PE, coloquial (cigarrillos: fumar mucho)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

smoke like a chimney

expresión (AR, coloquial (cigarrillos: fumar mucho)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

chain smoke

expresión (CR, coloquial (fumar mucho)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Estoy cansada de que fumes como puta en vacaciones.
I'm fed up of you chain smoking.

smoke marijuana, smoke weed

locución verbal (CR, jerga (fumar marihuana)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Hace mucho tiempo que no fumo mecha.

smoke weed, smoke pot

locución verbal (coloquial (fumar marihuana)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Fumar yerba es mejor que fumar cigarrillo.

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