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chain-smoke

/ˈtʃeɪn ˌsmoʊk/

Tradução: Verbo usado para descrever o ato de fumar cigarros continuamente, muitas vezes acendendo um cigarro na ponta do outro.

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verb

/ˈtʃeɪn ˌsmoʊk/C1formal
  • ptVerbo usado para descrever o ato de fumar cigarros continuamente, muitas vezes acendendo um cigarro na ponta do outro.

A verb used to describe the act of smoking cigarettes continuously, often lighting one from the butt of another.

  1. Smoke continuouslyB2informal

    To smoke one cigarette immediately after another, often lighting the next from the previous one.

    ptFumar um atrás do outro

    • He chain-smoked throughout the entire meeting.
    • She chain-smokes when she is stressed about work.
    • The detective chain-smoked while waiting for the suspect.
Formas
  • chain-smoked past participle
  • chain-smoked past simple
  • chain-smoking present participle
  • chain-smokes third person singular