qualmen

I v/i give off thick smoke; es qualmt there are clouds of smoke; der Ofen / das Feuer qualmt the stove / fire is giving off clouds of smoke

II vt/i umg., Raucher: smoke heavily; eine Zigarette etc. qualmen puff away at a cigarette etc.; sie qualmt wie ein Schlot she smokes like a chimney

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quạl|men ['kvalmən]

1. vi

1) (Feuer) to give off smoke; (Ofen, Schornstein) to (give off) smoke

es qualmt aus dem Schornstein/hinten aus dem Auto —

ihm qualmen die Socken (inf) — he's rushing around all over the place

2) (inf Mensch) to smoke

sie qualmt einem die ganze Bude voll — she fills the whole place with smoke

See:

→ Schlot

2. vt (inf)

Zigarette, Pfeife to puff away at (inf)

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qual·men

[ˈkvalmən]

I. vi

1. (Qualm erzeugen)

▪ etw qualmt sth smokes [or gives off smoke]

der Schornstein qualmt ganz fürchterlich the chimney is belching out smoke like nobody's business fam

2. (fam: rauchen)

▪ jd qualmt sb smokes [or fam puffs away

II. vt (fam)

▪ jd qualmt etw sb puffs away at fam [or smokes] sth

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1.

intransitives Verb

1) give off clouds of [thick] smoke

aus dem Kamin qualmt es — clouds of [thick] smoke are coming from the fireplace

2) (ugs.): (rauchen) puff away

2.

transitives Verb (ugs.): (rauchen) puff away at <cigarette etc.>

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qualmen

A. v/i give off thick smoke;

es qualmt there are clouds of smoke;

der Ofen/das Feuer qualmt the stove/fire is giving off clouds of smoke

B. v/t & v/i umg, Raucher: smoke heavily;

eine Zigarette etc

qualmen puff away at a cigarette etc;

sie qualmt wie ein Schlot she smokes like a chimney

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1.

intransitives Verb

1) give off clouds of [thick] smoke

aus dem Kamin qualmt es — clouds of [thick] smoke are coming from the fireplace

2) (ugs.): (rauchen) puff away

2.

transitives Verb (ugs.): (rauchen) puff away at <cigarette etc.>