Filipino proverbs - Wikiquote Filipino proverbs Proverbs from all Filipino speaking parts of the world. Habang may buhay, may pag-asa. Meaning: As long as there is still life, there still lies hope. نجم (2005). كلامجرايد. كتبعربية. p. 178. Kapag may usok, may apoy. Translation and English equivalent: When there's smoke, there's fire. Meaning: "There is no effect without some cause. or It is supposed that if there is a rumour, there must be some truth behind it." Source for meaning of English equivalent: Paczolay, Gyula (1997). "X" . European proverbs: in 55 languages, with equivalents in Arabic, Persian, Sanskrit, Chinese and Japanese. Veszprémi Nyomda. p. 33. ISBN 1-875943-44-7 . Tica, Nimrod Ebenezer; Tica, Vivian Balaris (2006). Mga bugtong at salawikain para sa bagong henerasyon . Anvil Pub.. p.

72. ISBN 978-971-27-1230-2 . Ang lumalakad nang mabagal, kung matinik ay mababaw; Ang lumalakad nang matulin, kung matinik ay malalim. English equivalent: More haste, less speed. Meaning: "Progress with discretion. Acting hastily one is likely to forget/overlook something important, leading to grave errors or failure." Source for meaning: Paczolay, Gyula (1997). "X" . European proverbs: in 55 languages, with equivalents in Arabic, Persian, Sanskrit, Chinese and Japanese. Veszprémi Nyomda. p. 241. ISBN 1-875943-44-7 . Mithi . The Union. p. 29. Turkish Quotes proverbs and sayings by admin Güneşte yanmayan gölgenin kıymetini bilmez. Translation: Who has never been burned in the sun won’t know the value of shadow. English equivalent: He knows good best who has experienced evil.

Sabır acıdır, meyvesi tatlıdır. Translation: Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet. Dost kara günde belli olur. Translation: A friend is known on black (i. e bad days). English equivalent: A friend is known in adversity, like gold is known in fire. Çıkmayan candan umit kesilmez. Translation: Hope won’t be cut from the soul that has not expired. English equivalent: As long as there is life, there is hope. Zorla güzellik olmaz. Translation: Forced beauty won’t do. English equivalent: It takes two to tango. Havlayan köpek ısırmaz. Translation: A barking dog doesn’t bite. English equivalent: Barking dogs seldom bite. Meaning: “People who make the most or the loudest threats are the least likely to take action.” Gözden uzak olan gönülden de uzak olur. Translation: Who is far from the eye will also be far from the heart. English equivalent: Out of sight, out of mind.

Babası oğluna bir bağ bağışlamış, oğul babaya bir salkım üzüm vermemiş. Translation: The father donated a vineyard to his son, the son didn’t give a single bunch of grapes to the father. Note: Used when a person does something ungrateful and selfish to another person who made good deeds for him. English equivalent: Ingratitude is the world’s reward Ateş olmayan yerden duman çıkmaz. Translation: No smoke will come out from a place where there is no fire. Turkish Quotes English equivalent: Where there is smoke, there is fire. Meaning: “There is no effect without some cause. or It is supposed that if there is a rumour, there must be some truth behind it.” türk Kurları love quotes turkish phrases sayings about live Share this: Latin proverbs - Wikiquote Latin proverbs Jump to: navigation , search This is a list of Latin proverbs and sayings. Abbati, medico, patronoque intima pande. Do not keep secrets from your clergyman, your physician, or your patron . Abyssus abyssum invocat.

Compare: "Sparing is the first gaining" Acta non verba Between friends all is common Variant translation: For friends, all things are shared Ancipiti plus ferit ense gula. Gluttony slays more than the sword. Compare: "Wine has drowned more than the sea." Aegrescere medendo. To be made sick by medicine. Aeque pars ligni curvi ac recti valet igni. A piece of bent wood and a piece of straight wood are equally suitable for the fire. Compare: "Crooked logs make straight fires." Age quod agis. Aliquis in omnibus est nullus in singulis. Someone in all, is nothing in one. English equivalent: Jack of all trades, master of none. Amat victoria curam An eagle does not catch flies. Auctoritas non veritas facit legem Authority, not truth, makes law. Bis dat qui cito dat. He gives twice who gives quickly. Bonum est iniurias oblivisci. It is good to forget wrongs.

Brevis oratio penetrat coelos Horace , Odes I.11.8 Note: The verb carpere has the literal meaning "to pick / to pluck" particularly in reference to the picking of fruits and flowers, and may be used figuratively to mean "to enjoy, use, make use of" Carthage is to be destroyed. Cave ab homine unius libri. Beware the man of one book. Citius venit malum quam revertitur. Evil arrives faster than it leaves. Cito maturum cito putridum. Second thoughts are ever wiser. Consuetudinis magna vis est. Great is the power of habit. Cicero , Tusculanae Disputationes, Book II; English translation by Andrew P. Peabody Contritionem praecedit superbia. The corruption of the best is the worst Corruptissima re publica plurimae leges. The most corrupt republic, the most laws. Corvus oculum corvi non eruit A raven does not pluck out the eyes of another raven. Cui caput dolet, omnia membra languent.

English equivalent: When the head is sick, the whole body is sick. Strauss, Emanuel (1994). Dictionary of European proverbs (Volume 2 ed.). Routledge. p. 1117. ISBN 0415096243 . Cuilibet fatuo placet sua calva. English equivalentː Every fool is pleased with his own folly. Strauss, Emanuel (1994). "147" . Dictionary of European Proverbs. I. Routledge. p. 139. ISBN 978-1-134-86460-7 . Cuiusvis hominis est errare, nullius nisi insipientis in errore perseverare. Any man can make a mistake; only a fool keeps making the same one. Marcus Tullius Cicero , Philippica XII, ii, 5 Curae canitiem inducunt. Of tastes there is no disputing. Deus quem punire vult dementat. Whom God wishes to destroy, he first makes mad. Diem vesper commendat.

"The evening compliments the day" Compare: You don't know what you've got till it's gone. Dii facientes adiuvant. The gods aid the active. Dives aut iniquus est, aut iniqui haeres. A rich man is either a knave, or the heir of a knave. Dictionary of Latin Quotations, Proverbs, Maxims and Mottos, edited by H. T. Riley [1] Dives est qui sibi nihil deesse putat. The rich man is the one who thinks to himself that nothing is lacking. Docendo discimus. By teaching we learn. Compare: Homines dum docent discunt. "Men learn while they teach." Seneca the Younger , Epistulae Morales ad Lucilium; Book I, letter 7, section 8 Ductus exemplo War is sweet to those who have never experienced it. Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori. Sweet and honorable it is, to die for the fatherland. Horace , Odes III, 2, 13 Dulce pomum quum abest custos. Translation: Sweet is the apple when the keeper is away.

English equivalent: Forbidden fruit is sweetest. Meaning: "Things that you must not have or do are always the most desirable." Source for meaning of English equivalent: Martin H. Manser (2007). The Facts on File Dictionary of Proverbs . Infobase Publishing. p. 93. ISBN 978-0-8160-6673-5 . János Erdélyi (1851). Magyar közmondások könlyve . Nyomatott Kozma Vazulnál. p. 169. Kelly, Walter Keating (1859). Proverbs of all nations (W. Kent & co. (late D. Bogue) ed.). p. 93. Duo lepores qui insequitur, neutrum capit Who chases two rabbits, catches neither. Dum anima est, spes est While there is life there is hope.

Compare: Aegroto dum anima est, spes esse dicitur (There is said to be hope for a sick man, as long as there is life); Cicero , Epistulae ad Atticum (Letters to Atticus) Book IX, Letter X, section 3 Dum spiro, spero. "While I breathe, I hope." Dum vivimus, vivamus! While we live, let us live! Organization) (1972). Dum Vivimus, Vivamus: A Chronicle of the First Century of the Knights of Momus, 1872-1972. Ignorance of the law is no excuse. Improbe Neptunum accusat, qui iterum naufragiam facit. He unjustly blames Neptune , who suffers shipwreck twice. In dubio abstine In iudicando criminosa est celeritas. Haste in judging is shameful. In eadam sumus navi We are in the same boat.

In necessariis unitas, in dubiis libertas, in omnibus caritas "In necessary things unity, in doubtful things liberty, in all things kindness" In nullum avarus bonus est, in se pessimus. The covetous man is good to none and worst to himself. In propria causa nemo debet esse iudex. No one should be the judge in his own trial. I will either find a way, or make one. Compare the English saying: "Where there's a will, there's a way." In vino veritas. In wine there is truth. Inimicum quamvis humilem metuendum est An enemy, however small, is to be feared. Compare English proverb: Do not underestimate your opponent. Innumeras curas secum adferunt liberi. Children bring with them countless cares. Interdum stultus bene loquitur. Sometimes a fool speaks well. Ira furor brevis est. Ne quid expectes amicos, quod tute agere possis. Expect nothing from friends, do what you can do yourself. Nemo regere potest nisi qui et regi.

No one is able to rule unless he is also able to be ruled. Nescis quid serus vesper vehat. "You know not what night-fall may bring." Nihil ægrius quam disciplinam accipimus. We receive nothing with so much reluctance as instruction. Non alios suo modulo metire. Do not judge others by your own yardstick. Nocere facile est, prodesse difficile. It is easy to harm, it is difficult to help. Non nobis solum nati sumus We are not born for ourselves alone. Cicero , De Officiis, Book I, section 22 Non quia difficilia sunt non audemus, sed quia non audemus, difficilia sunt. "It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare, but because we do not dare that things are difficult." Seneca , Letters to Lucilius, letter 104, section 26, line 5 Non semper erit aestas. "It will not always be summer." Nulla poena, nulla lex. As the king, so the people.

Quam magnum vectigal sit parsimonia How great a revenue parsimony can be Cicero , Paradoxa Stoicorum; Paradox VI, 49 Quem di diligunt, adulescens moritur "Whom the gods love dies young" Plautus , Bacchides, IV, 7, 18 Quis custodiet ipsos custodes? Juvenal , Satires , II.VI, lines 347-348 Qui dormit non peccat. "He who sleeps does not sin." Qui habet aures audiendi audiat "He that has ears to hear, let him hear" Qui non est hodie, cras minus aptus erit. Who is not ready today, will be less so tomorrow. Qui me amat, amat et canem meam. Who loves me, loves even my dog. Qui audet adipiscitur. Qui multum habet, plus cupit. He who has much desires more. Seneca the Younger , Epistulae Morales ad Lucilium, Letter 119, 6 Qui non proficit, deficit. Who does not advance, recedes.

Qui pro innocente dicit, satis est eloquens. He who speaks for the innocent is eloquent enough. Qui rogat, non errat. Scientia non habet inimicum nisi ignorantem. Knowledge has no enemies but the ignorant. Sicut mater, ita et filia eius. "As the mother, so is her daughter." Compare English proverb "Like father, like son" Si fueris Romae, Romano vivito more, si fueris alibi, vivito sicut ibi. If you are in Rome, live in the Roman way, if you are somewhere else, live like there. Compare English proverb "When in Rome, do as the Romans do" Si vis amari, ama If you wish to be loved, love. Attributed to Hecato by Seneca the Younger in Epistulae Morales ad Lucilium; Epistle IX Si vis pacem, para bellum. "If you want peace, prepare for war." Compare: Igitur qui desiderat pacem, praeparet bellum ( Vegetius , Epitoma rei militaris ) Silent enim leges inter arma Laws are silent in the midst of arms.

Cicero , Pro Milone, Chapter IV, section 11 Simia est simia, etiamsi purpura vestiatur. An ape is an ape, even if dressed in purple. Note: Purple was associated with royalty Stultorum est se alienis immiscere negotiis. It is foolish to become involved in another's work. Compare English: Mind your own business Summum ius summa inuria. The highest law is the highest wrong. Cicero , De officiis I, section 33 Sunt facta verbis difficiliora Works are harder than words [4] Cicero , Epistulae Ad Quintum Fratrem, letter 4 English equivalent: "Easier said than done" Sunt pueri pueri pueri puerilia tractant Children are children and children do childish things [5] English equivalent: "Boys will be boys" Shoemaker, not beyond the shoe Suum cuique Translation: "For those who come late, only the bones." Strauss, Emanuel (1994). Dictionary of European Proverbs, Volym 1. Routledge. p. 625.

ISBN 0415096243 . Translation: Times should be adapted to. English equivalent: Take things as you find them. "We should not plan and then try to make circumstances fit those plans. Instead we should make plans fit the circumstances." George S. Patton , War as I Knew It (1947) Strauss, Emanuel (1994). Dictionary of European proverbs (Volume 2 ed.). Routledge. p. 865. ISBN 0415096243 . Tempori parce! Translation: "Save time!" Gottlob Zumpt, Karl (1836). A grammar of the Latin language (4 ed.). B. Fellowes. p. 275. Tempus fugit. Translation: "Time flees." (i.e., "time flies"). Originally as Sed fugit interea, fugit irreparabile tempus - translation: "Meanwhile the irreplaceable time flees" ( Virgil ) English equivalent: Time and tide waits for none. Almond, Frank (2002). Tempus Fugit. C&M Online Media. ISBN 0917990501 .

Timendi causa est nescire. Translation: "The cause of fear is ignorance." ( Seneca ) R. Stone, Jon (2005). The Routledge Dictionary of Latin Quotations: The Illiterati's Guide to Latin Maxims, Mottoes, Proverbs and Sayings (illustrerad ed.). Routledge. p. 118. ISBN 0415969093 . Tres faciunt collegium. Translation: "Three makes a company." Berger, Adolf (1953). Encyclopedic Dictionary of Roman Law, Volym 43 Transactions of the American Philosophical Society. American Philosophical Society. p. 742. ISBN 0871694328 . Tunc tua res agitur, paries cum proximus ardet. Translation: "It also concerns you when the nearest wall is burning." R. Stone, Jon (2005). The Routledge Dictionary of Latin Quotations: The Illiterati's Guide to Latin Maxims, Mottoes, Proverbs and Sayings (illustrerad ed.). Routledge. p. 119.

ISBN 0415969093 . As you preserve, so shall you be preserved. Ubi bene, ibi patria Translation: "Where one feels good, there is one's country." Adeleye, Gabriel (1999). World Dictionary of Foreign Expressions: A Resource for Readers and Writers. Bolchazy-Carducci Publishers. p. 389. ISBN 0865164231 . Translation: "Where there is harmony, there is victory." Webb, Amy (2006). The Devil's Duty. Lulu.com. pp. 212. ISBN 1411649842 . Ubi dubium, ibi libertas. Translation: "Where there is doubt, there is freedom." legal, meaning when in doubt the prisoner has to be freed. Greener, Richard (2006). The Lacey Confession. Llewellyn Worldwide. p. 420. ISBN 0738708704 . Translation: "Where there's smoke, there's fire." Meaning: Where there are the signs of something, something is there.

Thomasius, Christian (1715). Cautelae circa doctrinam de praesumptione allodialitatis. p. 29. Ulula cum lupis, cum quibus esse cupis. Howl with the wolves, if you wish to be among them. Uni navi ne committas omnia. Translation: Do not commit all to one boat. English equivalent: Don't put all your eggs in the same basket. Meaning: "Spread your risks or investments so that if one enterprise fails you will not lose everything." Source for meaning of English equivalent: Martin H. Manser (2007). The Facts on File Dictionary of Proverbs . Infobase Publishing. p. 63. ISBN 978-0-8160-6673-5 . Retrieved on 18 August 2013. Strauss, Emanuel (1994). Dictionary of European proverbs (Volume 2 ed.). Routledge. p. 715. ISBN 0415096243 . Una hirundo non facit ver "One swallow doesn't make spring" One for all and all for one.

Unum castigabis, centum emendabis. Translation: For one reprimand, a hundred corrections." Lautenbach, Ernst (2002). Latein-Deutsch: Zitaten-Lexikon: Quellennachweise. LIT Verlag Münster. p. 129. ISBN 3825856526 . "Experience is the best teacher" Ut ameris, amabilis esto. "That you may be loved, be lovable." Ovid , Ars Amatoria; Book II, line 107 Ut desint vires, tamen est laudanda voluntas Though strength be lacking, yet the will is to be praised. Ovid , Epistulae ex Ponto (Letters From the Black Sea), III, iv, 79 Ut sementem feceris, ita metes. You shall reap as you have sown. Spoken by Rusca according to Cicero in De Oratore II, 65 Compare: Job 4:8 and Galatians 6:7. Ut sis nocte levis, sit cena brevis!

Translation: "That your sleeping hour be peaceful, let your dining hour be brief!" (Sis is one hour before sunset.) (modern: Sleep hard, Sleep fast, Sleep well) Strauss, Emmanuel (1994). Dictionary of European Proverbs, Volym 1. Routledge. p. 818. ISBN 0415096243 . Uxor formosa et vinum sunt dulcia venena. "Beautiful women and wine are sweet venom." Beudel, Paul (1911). Qua ratione Graeci liberos docuerint, papyris, ostracis, tabulis in Aegypto inventis illustratur: commentationem philologicam. E Typographia Aschendorffiana. p. 32. Vade ad formicam Go to the ant From Book of Proverbs 6:6; the full phrase reading: "Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise: Which having no guide, overseer, or ruler, Provideth her meat in the summer, and gathereth her food in the harvest." Varitatio delectat English equivalent: Variety is the spice of life.

Source: Strauss, Emmanuel (1998). Dictionary of European Proverbs. Routledge. p. 89. ISBN 0415160502 . Hollow vessels make the most sound. Velle est posse There is a viper in the bush. Note: Said of hidden danger Vir fugiens et denuo pugnabit. English equivalent: He who fights and runs away may live to fight another day. Martin H. Manser (2007). The Facts on File Dictionary of Proverbs . Infobase Publishing. p. 123. ISBN 978-0-8160-6673-5 . Strauss, Emanuel (1994). Dictionary of European proverbs (Volume 2 ed.). Routledge. p. 702. ISBN 0415096243 . Viveri bis, vita posse priori frui. Translation: It is to live twice to be able to enjoy the retrospect of your past life. Hugh Moore (1831). A dictionary of quotations from various authors in ancient and modern languages . p. 137.

Retrieved on 14 August 2013. Vivit post funera virtus. Translation: Virtue survives the grave. Henry Thomas Riley (1856). Dictionary of Latin Quotations, Proverbs, Maxims, and Mottos, Classical and Mediaeval. p. 503. Vulpes pilum mutat, non mores! English equivalent A leopard won't change its spots. Lautenbach, Ernst (2002). Latein-Deutsch: Zitaten-Lexikon: Quellennachweise. LIT Verlag Münster. p. 425. ISBN 3825856526 . Where there's smoke, there's fire - Idioms by The Free Dictionary Where there's smoke, there's fire - Idioms by The Free Dictionary where there's smoke, there's fire where there's smoke, there's fire if it looks like something is wrong, something probably is wrong People like to think where there's smoke, there's fire, so they will always believe you were involved even if you weren't. Want to thank TFD for its existence?

Tell a friend about us , add a link to this page, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content . Link to this page: <a href="">where there&#39;s smoke, there&#39;s fire</a> Where there's smoke there's fire - definition of where there's smoke there's fire by The Free Dictionary Where there's smoke there's fire - definition of where there's smoke there's fire by The Free Dictionary n. 1. a. A mixture of gases and small suspended particles of soot or other solids, resulting from the burning of materials such as wood or coal. b. A cloud of such gases and suspended particles. c. A vapor, mist, or fume that resembles this. 2. Something insubstantial, unreal, or transitory: "What everybody echoes or in silence passes by as true to-day may turn out to be falsehood to-morrow, mere smoke of opinion" (Henry David Thoreau). 3. a. The act of smoking a form of tobacco: went out for a smoke. b. The duration of this act. 4. Informal Tobacco in a form that can be smoked, especially a cigarette: money to buy smokes. 5.

A substance used in warfare to produce a smokescreen. 6. Something used to conceal or obscure. 7. A pale to grayish blue to bluish or dark gray. 8. Baseball Pitches thrown at high velocity; fast balls: threw a lot of smoke in the early innings. v. smoked, smok·ing, smokes v.intr. 1. a. To draw in and exhale smoke from a cigarette, cigar, or pipe: It's forbidden to smoke here. b. To engage in smoking regularly or habitually: He smoked for years before stopping. 2. To emit smoke or a smokelike substance: chimneys smoking in the cold air. 3. To emit smoke excessively: The station wagon smoked even after the tune-up. 4. Slang a. To go or proceed at high speed. b. To play or perform energetically: The band was really smoking in the second set. v.tr. 1. a. To draw in and exhale the smoke of (tobacco, for example): I've never smoked a panatela. b. To do so regularly or habitually: I used to smoke filtered cigarettes. 2.

To preserve (meat or fish) by exposure to the aromatic smoke of burning hardwood, usually after pickling in salt or brine. 3. a. To fumigate (a house, for example). b. To expose (animals, especially insects) to smoke in order to immobilize or drive away. 4. To expose (glass) to smoke in order to darken or change its color. 5. Slang b. To defeat decisively, as in a competition. 6. Baseball To throw (a pitch) at high velocity. Phrasal Verb: smoke out 1. To force out of a place of hiding or concealment by or as if by the use of smoke. 2. To detect and bring to public view; expose or reveal: smoke out a scandal. Idioms: go up in smoke 1. To be destroyed by fire. 2. To experience complete failure in an attempt to do or achieve something: Our plans to open a bakery went up in smoke when we were unable to secure funding. smoke and mirrors Something that deceives or distorts the truth: Your explanation is nothing but smoke and mirrors.

[Middle English, from Old English smoca.] smok′a·ble, smoke′a·ble adj. smoke (sməʊk) n 1. (Chemistry) the product of combustion, consisting of fine particles of carbon carried by hot gases and air 2. (Chemistry) any cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas 3. (Brewing) a. the act of smoking tobacco or other substances, esp in a pipe or as a cigarette or cigar b. the duration of smoking such substances 4. (Brewing) informal a. a cigarette or cigar b. a substance for smoking, such as pipe tobacco or marijuana 5. something with no concrete or lasting substance: everything turned to smoke. 6. a thing or condition that obscures 7. (Colours) any of various colours similar to that of smoke, esp a dark grey with a bluish, yellowish, or greenish tinge 8. go up in smoke end up in smoke a. to come to nothing b. to burn up vigorously c. to flare up in anger vb 9. (intr) to emit smoke or the like, sometimes excessively or in the wrong place 10. (Brewing) a.

to draw in on (a burning cigarette, etc) and exhale the smoke b. to use tobacco for smoking 11. (Recreational Drugs) (intr) slang to use marijuana for smoking 12. (tr) to bring (oneself) into a specified state by smoking 13. (tr) to subject or expose to smoke 14. (Cookery) (tr) to cure (meat, fish, cheese, etc) by treating with smoke 15. (tr) to fumigate or purify the air of (rooms, etc) 16. (Ceramics) (tr) to darken (glass, etc) by exposure to smoke 17. (intr) slang to move, drive, ride, etc, very fast 18. (tr) obsolete to tease or mock 19. (tr) archaic to suspect or detect [Old English smoca (n); related to Middle Dutch smieken to emit smoke] ˈsmokable, ˈsmokeable adj the Smoke short for Big Smoke smoke (smoʊk) n., v. smoked, smok•ing. n. 1.

the visible vapor and gases given off by a burning substance, esp. the mixture of gases and suspended carbon particles resulting from the combustion of wood or other organic matter. 2. something resembling this, as vapor or mist. 3. something unsubstantial, fleeting, or without result. 4. an obscuring condition: the smoke of controversy. 5. an act or spell of smoking something, esp. tobacco. 6. something for smoking, as a cigarette. 7. Physics, Chem. a system of solid particles suspended in a gaseous medium. 8. a bluish or brownish gray. v.i. 9. to give off or emit smoke, as in burning. 10. to give out smoke offensively or improperly, as a stove. 11. to send forth steam or vapor, dust, or the like. 12. to draw into the mouth and puff out the smoke of tobacco or the like, as from a pipe or cigarette. 13. Slang. to move or travel with great speed. v.t. 14. to draw into the mouth and puff out the smoke of: to smoke tobacco. 15. to use (a pipe, cigarette, etc.) in this process. 16.

to expose to smoke. 17. to fumigate (rooms, furniture, etc.). 18. to cure (meat, fish, etc.) by exposure to smoke. 19. to color or darken by smoke. 20. smoke out, a. to drive from a refuge by means of smoke. b. to force into public view or knowledge; expose. Idioms: a. to speak deceitfully or misleadingly. b. to boast; exaggerate. 2. go up in smoke, to terminate without producing a result; be unsuccessful. [before 1000; (n.) Middle English; Old English smoca, akin to Middle Dutch smoock, Middle High German smouch; (v.) Middle English smoken, Old English smocian] smok′a•ble, smoke′a•ble, adj. smoke′less, adj. smoke (smōk) A mixture of carbon dioxide, water vapor, and other gases, usually containing particles of soot or other solids, produced by the burning of carbon-containing materials such as wood or coal. Smoke 1. the state or condition of being sooty or smoky. 2. soot or smoke.

— fuliginous, adj. smoke I will have been smoking you will have been smoking he/she/it will have been smoking we will have been smoking you will have been smoking they will have been smoking Past Perfect Continuous aerosol - a cloud of solid or liquid particles in a gas gun smoke - smoke created by the firing of guns smother - a stifling cloud of smoke 2. smoke - a hot vapor containing fine particles of carbon being produced by combustion; "the fire produced a tower of black smoke that could be seen for miles" evaporation , vaporisation , vaporization , vapour , vapor - the process of becoming a vapor 3. smoke - an indication of some hidden activity; "with all that smoke there must be a fire somewhere" indicant , indication - something that serves to indicate or suggest; "an indication of foul play"; "indications of strain"; "symptoms are the prime indicants of disease" 4.

smoke - something with no concrete substance; "his dreams all turned to smoke"; "it was just smoke and mirrors" insubstantiality - lacking substance or reality colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech 5. cigaret , cigarette , coffin nail , fag , butt - finely ground tobacco wrapped in paper; for smoking baccy , tobacco - leaves of the tobacco plant dried and prepared for smoking or ingestion 6. cannabis , ganja , marihuana , marijuana - the most commonly used illicit drug; considered a soft drug, it consists of the dried leaves of the hemp plant; smoked or chewed for euphoric effect 7.

smoke - the act of smoking tobacco or other substances; "he went outside for a smoke"; "smoking stinks" breathing , external respiration , respiration , ventilation - the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation puffing - blowing tobacco smoke out into the air; "they smoked up the room with their ceaseless puffing" drag , pull , puff - a slow inhalation (as of tobacco smoke); "he took a puff on his pipe"; "he took a drag on his cigarette and expelled the smoke slowly" 8.

smoke - (baseball) a pitch thrown with maximum velocity; "he swung late on the fastball"; "he showed batters nothing but smoke" pitch , delivery - (baseball) the act of throwing a baseball by a pitcher to a batter slider - a fastball that curves slightly away from the side from which it was thrown baseball , baseball game - a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs; "he played baseball in high school"; "there was a baseball game on every empty lot"; "there was a desire for National League ball in the area"; "play ball!" Verb 1.

smoke - inhale and exhale smoke from cigarettes, cigars, pipes; "We never smoked marijuana"; "Do you smoke?" ingest , consume , have , take in , take - serve oneself to, or consume regularly; "Have another bowl of chicken soup!"; "I don't take sugar in my coffee" chain-smoke - smoke one cigarette after another; light one cigarette from the preceding one puff , whiff - smoke and exhale strongly; "puff a cigar"; "whiff a pipe" inhale - draw deep into the lungs in by breathing; "Clinton smoked marijuana but never inhaled" 2. give out , emit , give off - give off, send forth, or discharge; as of light, heat, or radiation, vapor, etc.; "The ozone layer blocks some harmful rays which the sun emits" smoke 1. fumes The air was thick with cigarette smoke. 2. cigarette , fag (Brit. informal), ciggie (Brit. informal) Someone went out for a smoke. verb 1. smoulder , fume , emit smoke The rubble was still smoking. 2.

puff on, draw on , inhale , drag on (informal) He didn't argue, he just quietly smoked a cigarette. 3. preserve The fish was being smoked. go up in smoke come to nothing , vanish , be shattered, be ruined Their dreams had gone up in smoke.

smoke something or someone out detect , find , catch , reveal , discover , expose , disclose , uncover , track down , unmask new technology to smoke out tax evaders Quotations "As an example to others, and not that I care for moderation myself, it has always been my rule never to smoke when asleep, and never to refrain from smoking when awake" [Mark Twain 70th birthday speech] Translations تَدْخين دُخَّان دُخانيَبْعَثُ الدُّخان يُدَخِّنُ kouřitkouřkouřeníuditdým duman duman çıkarmak dumanı tütmek sigara/puro içmesigara/puro içmek bốc khóikhói smoke grey → gris m humo to go up in smoke [building] → quemarse (totalmente); [plans] → quedar en agua de borrajas ; [hopes, money] → esfumarse ; [future] → malograrse the (Big) Smoke (Brit) → Londres smoke and mirrors (esp US) → artificios mpl there's no smoke without fire; where there

's smoke there's fire → cuando el río suena , piedras or agua lleva 2.

(= cigarette) → pitillo m, cigarrillo m, cigarro m I'm dying for a smoke → tengo unas ganas locas de fumarme un pitillo or un cigarrillo or un cigarro to have a smoke → fumar (se) un pitillo or un cigarrillo or un cigarro 3. (= drugs) → hierba f, maría f B. VT 1. [+ cigarette, cigar, pipe] → fumar she smoked 60 a day → (se) fumaba 60 al día she wouldn't let him smoke his pipe (in general) → no le dejaba fumar en pipa ; (on one occasion) → no le dejaba fumarse su pipa 2. (Culin) [+ bacon, fish, cheese] → ahumar C. VI do you mind if I smoke? → ¿le importa que fume? to smoke like a chimney → fumar como un carretero or como una chimenea D.

CPD smoke alarm N → detector m de humo , alarma f contra incendios smoke bomb N → bomba f or granada f de humo smoke detector N → detector m de humo smoke ring N → anillo m or aro m de humo to blow smoke rings → hacer anillos or aros de humo smoke shop N (US) → estanco m smoke signal N → señal f de humo smoke out VT + ADV (lit) [+ animal, demonstrators] → hacer salir con humo (fig) (= expose) → poner al descubierto smoke a cloud of smoke → un nuage de fumée (= act of smoking) to have a smoke → fumer une cigarette Someone came out for a smoke → Quelqu'un est sorti pour fumer une cigarette . to go up in smoke (= be destroyed by fire) → brûler ; [plans, dreams] → partir en fumée there's no smoke without fire → il n'y a pas de fumée sans feu He smokes cigars → Il fume le cigare . to smoke a cigarette → fumer une cigarette vi Do you smoke? → Est-ce que vous fumez ?

I don't smoke → Je ne fume pas. [chimney, fire] → fumer smoke alarm smoke detector n → détecteur m de fumée smoke n → Rauch m; there’s no smoke without fire, where there’s smoke there’s fire (prov) → wo Rauch ist, da ist auch Feuer (prov); to go up in smoke → in Rauch (und Flammen) aufgehen ; (fig) → sich in Wohlgefallen auflösen ; (inf: = get angry) → in die Luft gehen (inf); it’s all smoke and mirrors (US) → das ist nur Blendwerk (inf: = cigarette etc) → was zu rauchen (inf); have you got a smoke? → hast du was zu rauchen ?

(inf); it’s a good smoke, this tobacco → dieser Tabak raucht sich gut ; smokes → Glimmstengel pl (dated inf) (= act) to have a smoke → eine rauchen ; I’m dying for a smoke → ich muss unbedingt eine rauchen ; the condemned were allowed a final smoke → die Verurteilten durften eine letzte Zigarette rauchen vt tobacco, pipe, cigarette, cannabis → rauchen bacon, fish etc → räuchern vi → rauchen ; (oil lamp etc) → qualmen ; to smoke like a chimney → wie ein Schlot rauchen ; do you mind if I smoke? → stört es (Sie), wenn ich rauche ?

smoke n (on plane) → Sauerstoffmaske f smoke n → Rauchsalon m, → Rauchzimmer nt smoke screen n → Nebelwand f, → Rauchvorhang m; (fig) → Deckmantel m, → Vorwand m; a smoke of words → ein Schwall m → von Worten ; his answer was just a smoke → seine Antwort war nur ein Ablenkungsmanöver nt smoke signal n → Schornstein m; smoke industries → Schornsteinindustrien pl smoke there's no smoke without fire → non c'è fumo senza arrosto to go up in smoke (house) → andare distrutto /a dalle fiamme (fig) → andare in fumo b. to have a smoke (cigarette, pipe) → fare una fumatina 2. vt 3. vi (gen) → fumare ; (chimney) → fare fumo do you smoke? → fumi? smoke out vt + adv (insects) → snidare col fumo smoke (sməuk) noun 1. the cloudlike gases and particles of soot given off by something which is burning.

Smoke was coming out of the chimney; He puffed cigarette smoke into my face. rook دُخان дим fumaça kouř der Rauch røg; -røg καπνός humo suits دود savu fumée עשן धूआं dim füst asap reykur fumo 煙 연기 dūmai dūmi asap rook røyk dym لوګى، دود fumo fum дым dym dim dim rök ควัน duman 煙，煙灰 дим; кіптява دھواں khói 烟，烟灰 2. an act of smoking (a cigarette etc). I came outside for a smoke.

trek, rook, skyf تَدْخين дръпване fumada kouření das Rauchen smøg κάπνισμα cigarrillo , acción de fumar suits, mahv دخانيات؛سيگار savujen otto fait de fumer עישון धूम्रपान pušenje dohányzás merokok reykur fumata , fumatina 喫煙 끽연 rūkymas smēķēšana merokok het roken røyk papieros سګرتو fumada fumat курение fajčenie kajenje pušenje rök, bloss การสูบบุหรี่ sigara/puro içme 抽煙 паління, куріння تمباکو نوشی sự hút thuốc lá 抽烟 verb 1. to give off smoke.

rook يَبْعَثُ الدُّخان димя fumaçar kouřit rauchen ryge βγάζω καπνό fumar suitsema سيگار كشيدن savuttaa fumer לְהַעֲלוֹת עָשָן धूम्रपान करना dimiti se, kaditi se füstöl mengeluarkan asap reykja, ósa, rjúka fumare 煙を出す 연기를 뿜다 dūmyti dūmot mengeluarkan asap roken ryke , ose , røyke dymić څكول (لكه دسګرټو) fumar a afuma дымить fajčiť; dymiť kaditi pušiti se ryka ปล่อยควันบุหรี่ duman çıkarmak, tütmek 冒煙 диміти; чадити دھواں خارج کرنا tỏa khói 冒烟 2.

to draw in and puff out the smoke from (a cigarette etc). I don't smoke, but he smokes cigars. rook يُدَخِّنُ سيجارَةً пуша fumar kouřit rauchen ryge καπνίζω fumar suitsetama دود كردن tupakoida fumer לְעַשֵן धूम्रपान करना pušiti dohányzik mengisap rokok reykja fumare 煙草をすう 담배를 피다 rūkyti smēķēt menghisap rokok roken røyke palić دود كول fumar a fuma курить fajčiť kaditi pušiti röka สูบบุหรี่ sigara/puro içmek 吸煙 палити, курити سگریٹ پینا hút thuốc 吸烟 3. to dry, cure, preserve (ham, fish etc) by hanging it in smoke.

rook يُعالِجُ السَّمَك بالدُّخان опушвам defumar udit räuchern ryge κάνω κτ. καπνιστό ahumar suitsutama دودي كردن palvata fumer לְעַשֵן धुंधुआना sušiti u dimu, dimiti füstöl mengasapi reykja affumicare くん製にする (햄, 생선 등을) 훈제하다 rūkyti kūpināt mengasapi roken røyke wędzić دود كول defumar a fuma коптить údiť dimiti dimiti röka รมควัน tütsülemek 燻製(肉等) коптити دھوئیں کے اثر سے سیاہ کرنا hun khói 熏制（肉等） smoked adjective treated with smoke. smoked cheese.

gerookte مُدَخَّن опушен defumado uzený geräuchert røget καπνιστός ahumado suitsu-, suitsetatud دودي شده savustettu fumé מעושן भांप निकालना dimljeni (sir) füstölt asap reyktur affumicato くん製の 훈제된 rūkytas kūpināts salai gerookt røykt , røyke- wędzony دود وهلى fumado afumat копчёный údený prekajen dimljen rökt ใช้ควัน tütsülenmiş 燻製的 копчений دھوئیں کی مدد سے پکایا گیا hun khói 熏制的 ˈsmokeless adjective 1. allowing no smoke. Our part of the town is a smokeless zone.

rookvry ممنوع التَّدْخين، بلا تَدْخين неразрешаващ пушенето sem fumaça nezakouřený rauchlos røgfri που δεν επιτρέπει καπνό libre de humos suitsuvaba بدون دود savuton exempt de fumée לְלא עִישוּן धूम्रपान रहित क्षेत्र mjesto gdje je zabranjeno pušenje füstmentes tanpa asap reyklaus (disinquinata) 無煙の 금연의 nerūkomasis, be dūmų, bedūmis bezdūmu- tanpa asap rookvrij røykfri bezdymny بې لوګيه، بې دوده sem fumaça nepo­luat не задымлённый nezadymený; s čistým vzduchom brez dima koji je bez dima rökfri ซึ่งไร

้ควันบุหรี่ dumansız 禁煙的 бездимний تمبانوشی کی ممانعت والا không hút thuốc 禁烟的 2.

burning without smoke. smokeless fuel.

rookloos لا دُخاني، يَحْتَرِق بدون إطلاق دُخان бездимен sem fumaça bezdýmný rauchlos røgfri άκαπνος sin humo (ilma) suitsuta põlev پختن بدون دود savuton sans fumée לְלא עָשָן धुंआ रहित जलने वाला bezdimni (barut) füst nélküli tak berasap reyklaus senza fumo 無煙の 연기가 없는 bedūmis bezdūmu- tak berasap rookvrij røykfri bezdymny بې دوده sem fumo care nu produce fum бездымный bez dymu brezdimen koji je bez dima rökfri ซึ่งไม่มีควัน dumansız 無煙的 бездимний بغیر دھوئیں کے جلنے والا không khói 无烟的 ˈsmoker noun a person who smokes cigarettes etc.

When did you become a smoker?; He's a pipe-smoker. roker مُدَخِّن пушач fumante kuřák der/die Raucher(in) ryger; -ryger καπνιστής fumador suitsetaja سيگاري tupakoitsija fumeur/-euse מעשן धूम्रपान करने वाला pušač dohányos, dohányzó perokok reykingamaður fumatore , fumatrice 喫煙者 흡연자 rūkalius smēķētājs penghisap rokok roker røyker palacz څكوونكى fumador fumător курильщик fajčiar kadilec pušač rökare คนสูบบุหรี่ sigara/puro Vb. tiryakisi 吸煙者 курець تمباکو نوش người hút thuốc 吸烟者 ˈsmoking noun the habit of smoking cigarettes etc.

He has given up cigarette-smoking at last; Smoking can damage your health. rook تَدْخين пушене tabagismo kouření das Rauchen rygning; -rygning κάπνισμα fumar suitsetamine استعمال دخانيات tupakointi fait de fumer עישון धूम्रपान pušenje dohányzás merokok reykingar fumo , il fumare 喫煙 흡연 rūkymas smēķēšana merokok het roken røyking palenie څكول fumar fumat; tabagism курение fajčenie kajenje pušenje rökning การสูบบุหรี่ sigara/puro Vb. içme 吸煙 паління, куріння تمباکو نوشی thói quen hút thuốc 吸烟 ˈsmoky adjective 1. filled with, or giving out (too much) smoke. The atmosphere in the room was thick and smoky.

rokerig مليء بالدُّخان задимен fumacento zakouřený verräuchert tilrøget γεμάτος καπνούς, ντουμανιασμένος lleno/cargado de humo suitsune پردود savuinen enfumé דוֹמֶה לְעָשָן धूमी, धूआंदार zadimljen, zamagljen füstös penuh asap reykmettur, sem (of) mikið rÿkur úr fumoso 煙っぽい 연기가 나는, 연기가 찬 pilnas dūmų dūmu pilns berasap rokerig røykfylt , rykende , osende zadymiony نوګن، دودكوونكى: لغوړن fumarento afumat дымный; прокуренный zadymený, zafajčený zadimljen zadimljen rökig, rökfylld เต็ม

ไปด้วยควัน dumanlı 煙霧彌漫的 димний, накурений دھواں بھرا یا دھواں چھوڑتا tỏa khói, đầy khói 烟雾弥漫的 2.

like smoke in appearance etc.

rokerig شبيه بالدُّخان димен fumacento kouřový rauchig røgagtig που είναι σαν καπνός humeante suitsukarva دود مانند savumainen fumeux , enfumé דוֹמֶה לְעָשָן धुंआ-धुंआ boje dima, nalik dimu párás seperti asap reykkenndur fumoso すすけた 연기 같은 padūmavęs dūmakains berasap rookachtig røykaktig dymny لغوړن fumoso fumuriu дымчатый dymový dimast u obliku dima röklik, rökaktig มีลักษณะของควัน duman gibi 煙狀的 димчастий دھوئیں جیسا màu khói 烟状的 ˈsmokiness fumacento savuisuus keadaan penuh asap 연기 남, 연기 참 rokerigheid 

ควัน; เขม่า 煙霧 烟雾性，烟熏程度 smoke detector a device in a building which sounds a fire alarm when smoke passes through it.

rookalarm كاشف الدُخان противопожарна аларма detetor de fumaça detektor kouře der Rauchdetektor røgdetektor ανιχνευτής καπνού detector de humo suitsuandur آژير حساس به دود savuhälytin détecteur de fumée גָלַאי עָשָן धुंआ का पता लगाने वाला यंत्र detektor dima füstjelző detektor asap reykskynjari rilevatore di fumo 煙探知機 (화재 경보용) 연기 탐지기 dūmų detektorius dūmu detektors pengesan asap rookmelder røykvarsler wykrywacz dymu آژیر detector de fumo detector de incendiu детектор дыма detektor na dym detektor dima dimni detektor rökdetektor, brandvarnare เคร

ื่องตรวจจับควัน yangın uyarı cihazı 煙火警報器 детектор диму دھوئیں سے خبردار کرنے والی مشین thiết bị báo cháy 烟火警报器 ˈsmokescreen noun 1.

a cloud of smoke used to conceal the movements of troops etc.

rookskerm سِتار من الدُّخان димна завеса cortina de fumaça kouřová clona der Rauchvorhang røgslør προπέτασμα καπνού cortina de humo suitsukate دود استتار savuverho écran de fumée מָסָך עָשָן धूम पट dimna zavjesa, umjetna magla füstfüggöny tirai asap reykskÿ cortina fumogena 煙幕 연막 dūmų uždanga dūmu aizsegs tirai asap rookgordijn røykteppe zasłona dymna دود cortina de fumaça perdea de fum дымовая завеса dymová clona dimna zavesa dimna zavesa rökridå ระเบิดควัน duman perdesi 煙幕 димова завіса فوجی کارروائیوں کو خفیہ رکھ

نے کے لیے چھوڑا جانے والا دھوئیں کا بادل màn khói, màn hỏa mù 烟幕 2.

something intended to conceal one's activities etc. rookskerm شَيْءٌ يُقْصَدُ به إخْفاء نَشاط الشَّخْص прен.

димна завеса cortina de fumaça kouřová clona der Vorhang røgslør προπέτασμα, πρόσχημα cortina de humo varjamine, hämamine لفافه hämäys écran de fumée מָסָך עָשָן कोई गतिविधि छिपाने के लिए कुछ करना dimna zavjesa, paravan ködösítés selubung reykskÿ cortina fumogena 偽装 위장 maskuotė aizsegs; maskēšanās selubung rookgordijn tåkelegging kamuflaż لفافه cortina de fumaça acoperire дымовая завеса dymová clona dimna zavesa dimna zavesa rökridå สิ่งที่ใช้ปกปิดปิดการเคลื่อนที่ gerçeği gizleyen şey 放煙幕 димова зав

іса کسی کارروائی پر پردہ ڈالنے کی کوشش điều nhằm mục đích che đậy, lừa dối 放烟幕 go up in smoke 1.

to be completely destroyed by fire. The whole house went up in smoke.

deur brand vernietig يَشْتَعِل، تأكُلُه النّيران изгарям ser consumido pelas chamas úplně vyhořet in Feuer aufgehen gå op i røg αποτεφρώνομαι, γίνομαι παρανάλωμα του πυρός hacerse humo/cenizas, ser consumido por las llamas maatasa maha põlema سوختن palaa maan tasalle brûler complètement לְהִישָׂרֵף כָּלִיל आग में सब कुछ नष्ट हो जाना potpuno izgorjeti leég habis terbakar brenna til kaldra kola andare in fumo 焼け尽きる 전소되다 sudegti, pavirsti dūmais/pelenais būt dūmu/liesmu apņemtam terbakar in rook opgaan gå

 opp i røyk pójść z dymem سوځیدل ser consumido pelas chamas com­plet ars сгореть úplne vyhorieť zgoreti izgoreti gå upp i rök ถูกทำลายด้วยไฟ yanıp kül olmak 被燒光 згоріти آگ سے تباہ ہو جانا đốt cháy hoàn toàn 被烧光 2.

to vanish very quickly leaving nothing behind. All his plans have gone up in smoke.

verdwyn تَذْهَبُ أدراجَ الرِّياح، تَخْتَفي безрезултатен съм virar fumaça rozplynout se v dým sich in Rauch auflösen gå op i røg γίνομαι καπνός, εξανεμίζομαι esfumarse , fracasar , venir abajo, malograrse tuulde lendama, haihtuma دود شدن و به هوا رفتن hävitä savuna ilmaan partir en fumée לַעֲלוֹת בַּתוֹהוּ बिना कोई सुराग छोड़े गायब हो जाना izjaloviti se, rasplinuti se füstbe megy lenyap verða að engu andare in fumo 消える 연기처럼 사라지다 išnykti kaip dūmams izkūpēt kā dūmiem habis ter

bakar als rook vervliegen gå opp i røyk spalić na panewce دود وهلى esfumar-se a dis­pă­rea în ceaţă исчезнуть без следа;кончиться ничем rozplynúť sa ako dym razbliniti se propasti gå upp i rök หายไปอย่างรวดเร็ว sonuçsuz kalmak, havaya uçmak 化為烏有 вивітрюватися ناکام رہنا tan thành mây khói 化为乌有 smoke

Question: A phrase meaning "there must be some truth in the rumour" is "where there is [what] there is fire"?
Answer: Smoke