What does fumo in Italian mean?
What is the meaning of the word fumo in Italian? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use fumo in Italian.
The word fumo in Italian means smoke, soot, mist, haze, gloom, snake oil, pot, smoke, daze, stupor, vapor, emit smoke, smoke, smoke, go up in flames, go up in smoke, go down the drain, as a smokescreen, irritate, annoy, annoyance, eyewash, passive smoking, second-hand smoke, secondhand smoke, pull the wool over someone's eyes, hoodwink, to ruin, to upset, all hat and no cattle, all show and no go, smoke detector, taste of smoke, smoke signals, all talk no action, all talk and no walk, all talk and no trousers, blow smoke, be full of hot air, conman, crook, snake-oil salesman. To learn more, please see the details below.
Meaning of the word fumo
smoke, sootsostantivo maschile (gas di combustione) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Quel caminetto elettrico produce addirittura fumo finto. That electric fireplace even makes fake smoke. |
mist, haze, gloomsostantivo maschile (polvere in sospensione) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Il fumo nero di Londra era leggendario. The black haze of London was famous. |
snake oilsostantivo maschile (figurato, informale (apparenza, inganno) (figurative) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Tutti i suoi racconti di successi vari sono solo fumo, in realtà non ha mai concluso niente. All his stories of success are all smoke and mirrors; he's never actually done anything. |
pot, smokesostantivo maschile (colloquiale (hashish) (slang) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Dove posso comprare del fumo qui in giro? Where can I get some smoke around here? |
daze, stupor, vaporsostantivo plurale maschile (figurato (effetti sulla psiche) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Era in preda ai fumi dell'alcol. He was in an alcoholic daze. |
emit smokeverbo intransitivo (emettere fumo) (transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.") Dovresti avvertirlo che il suo motore sta fumando. You should warn him that his engine is emitting smoke. |
smokeverbo intransitivo (aspirare fumo per piacere) (intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.") Ho smesso di fumare tanti anni fa. I quit smoking many years ago. |
smokeverbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (aspirare fumo da) (transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.") Non mi piace fumare il sigaro. I don't like smoking cigars. |
go up in flames, go up in smokeverbo intransitivo (figurato (non realizzarsi, fallire) (figurative, failure) (verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.") Quell'offerta di lavoro è andata in fumo perché ho reagito troppo tardi e avevano già assunto un altro. |
go down the drainverbo intransitivo (figurato (essere sprecato) (figurative, informal, waste) (verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.") Sono andati in fumo parecchi milioni per l'incapacità dei manager di gestire il progetto. |
as a smokescreen
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irritate, annoy
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annoyancesostantivo maschile (figurato (intolleranza) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) |
eyewashsostantivo maschile (figurato (mistificazione) (figurative) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) |
passive smoking, second-hand smoke, secondhand smokesostantivo maschile (di sigaretta, ecc.) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) |
pull the wool over someone's eyes, hoodwink
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to ruin, to upset
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all hat and no cattle
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all show and no go
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smoke detector
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taste of smoke
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smoke signals
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all talk no action, all talk and no walk, all talk and no trousers
(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.") |
blow smoke, be full of hot airverbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (figurato: raggirare) (figurative) (expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.") Gli opinionisti come te sono capaci solo di vendere fumo. |
conman, crook, snake-oil salesman
(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) |
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