Humo in english
Smoke
pronunciation: smoʊk part of speech: noun, verb
pronunciation: smoʊk part of speech: noun, verb
In gestures
humo = smoke ; fume ; flue gas.
Example: This article describes how Naval War College Library set about restoring the print to book spines that were damaged by smoke or soot during a fire, or during the cleaning process which followed.Example: The ammonia method of developing poses problems of smell and fumes.Example: In the far term novel techniques are being developed to remove carbon dioxide from fuel gas or flue gas from energy conversion systems.more:
» anillo de humo = smoke ring .
Example: He adjusted himself comfortably in the chair, overlapped his legs, and blew a smoke ring that dissolved two feet above her head.» bajarle los humos a Alguien = knock + Nombre + off + Posesivo + pedestal ; cut + Nombre + down to size ; take + the wind out of + Posesivo + sails ; cool + Posesivo + heels ; put + Nombre + in + Posesivo + place ; take + some of the starch out of + Posesivo + sails ; knock + Nombre + off + Posesivo + high horse ; take + Nombre + down a peg or two .
Example: They are seen as pompous and elite, and there's nothing quite like knocking them off their pedestal. Example: He told Thaksin that when he himself was a boy, his mother always cut him down to size when he got too big for his boots. Example: He then took the wind out of the sails of the political opposition two weeks ago when they had him on the run and he agreed to a general election. Example: What's saved from lower-cost airline tickets can be more than offset by the income lost when travelers cool their heels for hours waiting for connecting flights. Example: You have got to stand up and put her in her place until then she will keep trying to push your buttons. Example: Well, damn, that took some of the starch out of her sails and for the first time she began to doubt her decision of not telling him. Example: The only way she can ever open up to you as an equal is if you first knock her off her high horse. Example: So what we've got to do is take her down a peg or two by not pandering to her every wish to make her feel welcome -- treat her like one of us.» bocanada de humo = puff of smoke .
Example: All about the plane round puffs of white smoke suddenly appeared, broke, and vanished into the blue.» bomba de humo = smoke bomb .
Example: You can think of Homer as a badass literary ninja who wailed out a lyre solo so face-melting that it was remembered for the rest of history, and then dropped a smoke bomb and back-flipped out of sight forever.» colector de humos = exhaust manifold ; inlet manifold .
Example: Chapter 11 covers exhaust systems (air cleaners, turbochargers, exhaust manifolds, mufflers, and crankcase ventilationes). Example: Chapter 12 covers the following: waxing a car; repairing tubeless tires, and repacking front wheel bearings, checking the timing belt, the ignition key, and the inlet manifold.» columna de humo = plume of smoke .
Example: The weather cleared enough that we could get in to the volcanic islands (still spouting plumes of smoke) by copter in safety.» con muchos humos = big head .
Example: You've got such a big head that you could never live with yourself unless you could put us all to shame.» correr una cortina de humo = blow + a smokescreen ; put up + a smokescreen ; throw (in) + a red herring ; throw + a dead cat on the table [Usado generalmente en política para referirse a una cuestión que trae a colación para distraer a la oposición del tema engorroso que se está debatiendo] .
Example: Meanwhile, Russia give arms and nuclear scientists to Iran and Syria, while blowing a smokescreen at the U.N. with a bunch of rhetoric. Example: Critics who claim the bill promotes religion instead of science either haven't read the bill or are putting up a smokescreen to divert attention from their goal to censor dissenting scientific views. Example: It was you who would always throw a red herring to diver attention on some matters that you, your son and your brothers were involved in. Example: There is one thing that is absolutely certain about throwing a dead cat on the table, everyone will be talking about the dead cat, the thing you want them to talk about, and they will not be talking about the issue that has been causing you so much grief.» cortina de humo = smokescreen [También escrita separada smoke screen] ; pall of smoke ; smoke pall ; smoke and mirrors [Expresión cuyo origen se encuentra en el mundo del ilusionismo practicado por los magos] ; red herring [Algo que distrae del tema que se debate] ; dead cat [Usado generalmente en política para referirse a una cuestión que trae a colación para distraer a la oposición del tema engorroso que se está debatiendo] .
Example: Librarians were forced to put up a rhetorical smokescreen which only partially succeeded in hiding the library's true nature. Example: The drought was exacerbated by huge conflagrations of the rainforests, emitting extensive palls of smoke covering the whole region. Example: Smoke palls occurr more often in the tropical regions where deep convection is most common. Example: The truth is that the government has relied for years on smoke and mirrors to create the illusion of sound finances in the face of a serious budget deficit. Example: They present the teacher with plenty of opportunities for 'red herrings,' which the students can be allowed to follow when the teacher judges the time is right. Example: There is one thing that is absolutely certain about throwing a dead cat on the table, everyone will be talking about the dead cat, the thing you want them to talk about, and they will not be talking about the issue that has been causing you so much grief.» daño causado por el humo = smoke damage .
Example: This article describes the damage caused to the library by a fire in a reception room, including furniture and fittings and smoke damage to the 19th century collection of monographs.» desaparecer destrás de una nube de humo = disappear in + a puff of smoke .
Example: But just seven months later the family has 'disappeared in a puff of smoke' leaving locals thousands of dollars out of pocket.» detector de humos = smoke detector ; smoke alarm .
Example: To facilitate any salvage operation as a result of fire or flood, libraries should ensure that their insurance cover is appropriate and adequate and install smoke and water detectors. Example: Baby alarms, smoke alarms, alarm clocks, and rape alarms were used for testing consumers' shopping habits.» deteriorado por el humo = smoke-damaged .
Example: This article describes the freezing, drying and cleaning of water-soaked and smoke-damaged books.» donde hay humo, hay fuego = there's no smoke without fire .
Example: Most people will be thinking 'there's no smoke without fire' which is one reason why reporting on crimes should be banned until after a verdict is delivered.» echar humo = blow + smoke [Verbo irregular: pasado blew, participio blown] ; fume [Usado en sentido figurado para indicar enojo] ; steam ; smoulder [smolder, -USA] ; foam at + the mouth ; fume with + anger ; fume with + rage ; seethe ; seethe with + anger ; seethe with + rage ; be raging mad ; give off + smoke .
Example: He adjusted himself comfortably in the chair, overlapped his legs, and blew a smoke ring that dissolved two feet above her head. Example: Who has not had occasion to fume at the need to consult a large number of Official journals in order to reconstitute the current text of a particular regulation from all its amendments and corrigenda!. Example: Here, the earth still steams with the heat of the lava, and gusts of warm air seem to come from nowhere. Example: The remains of the tin-roofed food stalls still smouldered near the temple and adjoining settlement on a craggy hilltop about 4000 ft high. Example: All of Washington is foaming at the mouth over the prospect of more pork-barrel spending. Example: He uses his quirky wit and friendly banter to brighten people's mood when they are feeling low or fuming with anger. Example: Some people, being excessively liverish, cannot refrain from fuming with rage and shouting abuse when they come across stories of injustice, ignorance and foul play in the newspapers. Example: But Palestinian Arabs have learned that if they seethe publicly about anything, the world media will take them seriously. Example: Seething with anger, hundreds of people yesterday came out on the roads waving banners, shouting slogans and waving their fists in the air, demanding justice. Example: Most Iraqis I speak with nowadays are seething with rage towards the occupiers of their country. Example: So maybe I'm not raging mad but a bit miffed I would have to admit. Example: When most plastics burn, they give off smoke and this can be a major hazard in real fires.» echar humo por las orejas = go + berserk ; go + postal ; work up + a lather ; steam + come + out of + Posesivo + ears ; go into + meltdown ; go + ape(-shit) (on) .
Example: It depicts fascism as a crusade for preserving literature's purity, a crusade that went berserk. Example: You have also probably read about cases where an employee 'went postal' and entered a company building, shooting his boss and other employees. Example: The boy's mother got angry as a hornet and obtained a lawyer, who also has worked up a lather over this grievous injustice. Example: Frustrations mounting, sweat dripping, and steam coming out of my ears like a raging bull, I have again found myself at the end of my rope. Example: The pressure of the competition finally got to her and her usual happy-go-lucky demeanour disappeared as she went into meltdown. Example: My wife is a bit of a tree-hugger, so she went ape-shit when I ran over a frog.» estela de humo = vapour trail [De un avión o similar] ; contrail [Palabra formada por abreviación de condensation trail] .
Example: Vapour trails caused by jet aircraft over Britain can cause clouds covering 20,000 square miles, thus reducing sunshine by up to 10 per cent. Example: The forces that create a contrail are quite similar to the forces that make your breath visible on a cold, damp day.» exhalar humo = steam .
Example: Here, the earth still steams with the heat of the lava, and gusts of warm air seem to come from nowhere.» fumar hasta desaparecer en una nube de humo = smoke + Reflexivo + into a cloud .
Example: She sat back in her chair, crossed her legs, lighted a cigarette, and smoked herself into a cloud.» humo de cigarrillo = cigarette smoke .
Example: The place stinks of cigarette smoke all the time.» humo del tubo de escape = exhaust gas ; exhaust fume ; exhaust .
Example: Diurnal carbon dioxice concentration seems to be controlled by wind velocity and the amount of exhaust gases from fossil fuel burning. Example: This article describes potential health risks of diesel exhaust fumes to students riding school buses. Example: The article focuses on the dangers of mold, pesticides, diesel exhaust, and radon.» humo de tabaco = tobacco smoke .
Example: Sources of indoor air pollution range from outdoor air to tobacco smoke, photocopiers, cleaning products and pesticides.» humo + disiparse = smoke + clear .
Example: The article 'After the smoke clears. What it takes to produce a quality DVD-ROM disc' considers ways in which the DVD-ROM industry can learn from the mistakes of the early days of CD-ROM.» humo pasivo = passive smoke ; second-hand smoke .
Example: Impaired learning, slower growth and changes in behavior can be linked with children's exposure to passive smoke. Example: Second-hand smoke is a danger to everyone, but children, pregnant women and the partners of people who smoke are most vulnerable.» humo tóxico = toxic emission ; toxic fume .
Example: Therefore, there exists an opportunity to reduce toxic emissions by the order of 15 to 20% without substantial economic penalties. Example: Nitrate film ignites readily, burns fiercely, virtually inextinguishably and with highly toxic fumes.» levantar una cortina de humo = put up + a smokescreen ; blow + a smokescreen ; throw (in) + a red herring ; throw + a dead cat on the table [Usado generalmente en política para referirse a una cuestión que trae a colación para distraer a la oposición del tema engorroso que se está debatiendo] .
Example: Critics who claim the bill promotes religion instead of science either haven't read the bill or are putting up a smokescreen to divert attention from their goal to censor dissenting scientific views. Example: Meanwhile, Russia give arms and nuclear scientists to Iran and Syria, while blowing a smokescreen at the U.N. with a bunch of rhetoric. Example: It was you who would always throw a red herring to diver attention on some matters that you, your son and your brothers were involved in. Example: There is one thing that is absolutely certain about throwing a dead cat on the table, everyone will be talking about the dead cat, the thing you want them to talk about, and they will not be talking about the issue that has been causing you so much grief.» libre de humo = smokeless .
Example: A case study is then presented of the technology information and communication associated with the project 'making a smokeless wood-burning stove'.» libre de humos = smoke-free .
Example: There are cities that have taken action, and have expanded upon this law and made entire beaches and parks smoke-free.» negro de humo = lampblack .
Example: The colour for the black ink was a lampblack obtained by condensing the smoke of burning resin.» nube de humo = smoke pall ; pall of smoke ; smokescreen [También escrita separada smoke screen] ; puff of smoke ; plume of smoke .
Example: Smoke palls occurr more often in the tropical regions where deep convection is most common. Example: The drought was exacerbated by huge conflagrations of the rainforests, emitting extensive palls of smoke covering the whole region. Example: Librarians were forced to put up a rhetorical smokescreen which only partially succeeded in hiding the library's true nature. Example: All about the plane round puffs of white smoke suddenly appeared, broke, and vanished into the blue. Example: The weather cleared enough that we could get in to the volcanic islands (still spouting plumes of smoke) by copter in safety.» paño de humo = pall of smoke ; smoke pall ; smokescreen [También escrita separada smoke screen] .
Example: The drought was exacerbated by huge conflagrations of the rainforests, emitting extensive palls of smoke covering the whole region. Example: Smoke palls occurr more often in the tropical regions where deep convection is most common. Example: Librarians were forced to put up a rhetorical smokescreen which only partially succeeded in hiding the library's true nature.» que baja los humos = humbling .
Example: It is inspiring, humbling and empowering that we can gather with our colleagues from around the world and see that our similarities are numerous.» salida de humos = flue .
Example: These concept areas include: (1) fuels; (2) chimneys and flues; (3) safety regulations; (4) heating systems; and (5) environmental considerations.» salir echando humo = bolt ; take off ; make + a bolt for ; dash off ; shoot off ; be off like a shot ; take off like + a shot ; go off like + a shot ; fly off ; dart out (of) .
Example: These are some of the shots I took before the heavens opened and we bolted for the car. Example: No, he was not one to take off like a deer at the first warning of certain dangers. Example: Most birds, faced with a predator, will make a bolt for safety, even if it means abandoning any eggs or chicks in its nest. Example: One at a time a bird lands, picks out a fat sunflower seed and then dashes off. Example: The witness said that the cockpit of the ill-fated Boeing 737 shot off 'like a meteorite' when the plane hit the ground on its belly. Example: I'm sure if you were offered a much better salary in the private sector, you'd be off like a shot. Example: Fenced in yards are a must, as he will take off like a shot after cats, squirrels, rabbits, bikes, and even cars. Example: But he went off like a shot and gradually passed everybody and finally, in the rain, passed Prost to win the race. Example: In fact, compact vehicles are flying off dealer lots at a clip not seen since the gas price hike during the summer of 2008. Example: It was there that my husband about jumped out of his skin when he saw a shadowy figure suddenly dart out of the kitchen.» salir humo por las orejas = steam + come + out of + Posesivo + ears .
Example: Frustrations mounting, sweat dripping, and steam coming out of my ears like a raging bull, I have again found myself at the end of my rope.» señal de humo = smoke signal .
Example: The fifth chapter discusses depression as the kingpin of suicidal smoke signals.» sin emitir humo = smokeless .
Example: A case study is then presented of the technology information and communication associated with the project 'making a smokeless wood-burning stove'.» sin humo = smokeless .
Example: A case study is then presented of the technology information and communication associated with the project 'making a smokeless wood-burning stove'.» sin humos = smoke-free .
Example: There are cities that have taken action, and have expanded upon this law and made entire beaches and parks smoke-free.» sistema de emisión de humos = exhaust system .
Example: Chapter 11 covers exhaust systems (air cleaners, turbochargers, exhaust manifolds, mufflers, and crankcase ventilationes).» soltar humo = give off + smoke .
Example: When most plastics burn, they give off smoke and this can be a major hazard in real fires.» subírsele los humos a la cabeza = get + too big for + Posesivo + boots ; get + too big for + Posesivo + breeches ; grow + too big for + Posesivo + breeches ; grow + too big for + Posesivo + boots .
Example: He told Thaksin that when he himself was a boy, his mother always cut him down to size when he got too big for his boots. Example: He was unhappy about Rosecrans grabbing the limelight and just getting too big for his breeches and decided to let him stew a little bit. Example: Maybe he's just grown too big for his breeches; maybe she has been away too long and no one else has cut him down to size adequately enough in her absence. Example: He has grown too big for his boots and I hope someone cuts him down to size soon.» tener muchos humos = be full of + Reflexivo .
Example: That gets on my nerves, they are cocky and full of themselves.» vender humo = promise + the earth ; promise + the moon (and the stars) .
Example: Other political parties promise the earth, but don't actually provide policies that will deliver the goods. Example: Politicians will promise the moon to get your vote, then, give you nothing when they get elected.» voluta de humo = wisp .
Example: The resulting spectacular picture details an intricate tapestry of gaseous wisps and dust-laden filaments that were created and sculpted over eons by stellar winds and ancient supernovas.» zona libre de humo = smoke-free zone ; smoke-free area .
Example: When you decide to quit smoking, establishing smoke-free zones will help you to stop your habit. Example: The study has shown that smoke-free areas are overwhelmingly popular with both proprietors and customers, with no evidence of takings being hit once.