cigarette
gb/sˌɪɡɚˈɛt/ us/sˌɪɡɚˈɛt/
A2
Anglais
~ 2500
cigaretta
NOM
A2
1
cigaretta
A2
Schéma d’usage :
smoke [a cigarette]
He stepped outside to smoke a cigarette.
Kiment, hogy elszívjon egy cigarettát.
The doctor advised her to quit cigarettes for her health.
Az orvos azt tanácsolta neki, hogy az egészsége érdekében szokjon le a cigarettáról.
There was a strong smell of cigarette smoke in the room.
He flicked the cigarette butt into the ashtray.
She bought a pack of cigarettes at the corner store.
Exemples pédagogiques
He is smoking a cigarette.
Éppen egy cigarettát szív.
I see a cigarette on the table.
Látok egy cigarettát az asztalon.
She buys cigarettes every day.
This is my last cigarette today.
Erreur fréquente :
Learners sometimes confuse 'cigarette' with 'cigar', but a cigar is larger and made with whole tobacco leaves rather than cut tobacco in paper.
Sens
small roll of tobacco for smoking
Collocations
light a cigarette
|smoke a cigarette
|pack of cigarettes
|cigarette smoke
|cigarette butt
Synonymes
smoke (Informal shorthand, often used in casual speech to refer to a cigarette.)
Antonymes
nicotine patch (A device used to help stop smoking, opposite in purpose to a cigarette.)
Thèmes
daily life
|health
|addiction
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
Définition
A small stick made of cut tobacco wrapped in paper that people smoke.
A small cylindrical roll of finely cut tobacco leaves wrapped in thin paper, designed to be smoked.
Grammaire
Forme canonique
cigarette
API
GB/sˌɪɡɚˈɛt/
US/sˌɪɡɚˈɛt/
Syllabes et accentuation
ci - gar - ette (3 syllabes)
Stress on 2nd syllable (gar)
Formes du mot
Noun
- Base: cigarette
- Plural: cigarettes
Famille de mots
Expressions
chain-smoke cigarettes
1/t͡ʃˈeɪn smˈoʊk sˌɪɡɚˈɛts/
fixed phrase
smoke cigarettes one after another
To smoke one cigarette right after finishing another, many times in a row.
Exemples
- During stressful times, he tends to chain-smoke cigarettes.
- She chain-smoked cigarettes while working on the report.
cigarette break
1/sˌɪɡɚˈɛt bɹˈeɪk/
fixed phrase
short work break to smoke
A short time away from work to smoke a cigarette.
Exemples
- They went outside for a quick cigarette break.
- I usually take my cigarette break at 3 p.m.
light up a cigarette
1/lˈaɪt ˈʌp ə sˌɪɡɚˈɛt/
fixed phrase
ignite a cigarette for smoking
To start burning a cigarette so you can smoke it.
Exemples
- She lit up a cigarette as soon as she sat down.
- He stepped outside to light up a cigarette.
put out a cigarette
1/pˈʊt ˈaʊt ə sˌɪɡɚˈɛt/
fixed phrase
extinguish a burning cigarette
To stop a cigarette from burning, usually by pressing it against something.
Exemples
- Please put out your cigarette before coming inside.
- He put out his cigarette in the ashtray.
smoke like a chimney
1/smˈoʊk lˈaɪk ə t͡ʃˈɪmni/
idiom
informal
smoke tobacco very often
To smoke cigarettes or cigars all the time.
Exemples
- Ever since he lost his job, he’s been smoking like a chimney.
- My uncle smokes like a chimney—he goes through two packs a day.
- He used to smoke like a chimney before he finally quit last year.
- My uncle used to smoke like a chimney before he quit.
- She used to smoke like a chimney before she quit last year.
- My grandfather smoked like a chimney for decades and now has serious lung problems.
- She only drinks socially, but her boyfriend smokes like a chimney.