PASSIVE SMOKING

Meaning of PASSIVE SMOKING in English

involuntarily breathing in the tobacco smoke of a smoker in the vicinity and thereby endangering one's health

Explanatory English dictionary bed edition. Толковый словарь английского языка Редакция bed. 2012

PASSIVE SMOKING — noun Date: 1971 the involuntary inhalation of tobacco smoke (as from another's cigarette) especially by a nonsmoker
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
PASSIVE SMOKING — noun : the involuntary inhalation of tobacco smoke (as from another's cigarette) especially by a nonsmoker • passive smoker noun
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PASSIVE SMOKING — the inhaling of cigarette, cigar, and pipe smoke of others, esp. by a nonsmoker in an enclosed area. [ 1970-75 …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PASSIVE SMOKING — Date: 1971 : the involuntary inhalation of tobacco smoke (as from another's cigarette) especially by a nonsmoker
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PASSIVE SMOKING — Function: noun Date: 1971 : the involuntary inhalation of tobacco smoke (as from another's cigarette) especially by a nonsmoker
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
PASSIVE SMOKING — ■ noun the involuntary inhaling of smoke from other people's cigarettes, cigars, or pipes.
Concise Oxford English vocab
PASSIVE SMOKING — [passive smoking] n (1971): the involuntary inhalation of tobacco smoke (as from another's cigarette) esp. by a nonsmoker
Merriam-Webster English vocab
PASSIVE SMOKING — noun [ U ] the act of breathing in smoke from other people's cigarettes
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PASSIVE SMOKING — ˌpassive ˈsmoking BrE AmE noun [uncountable] especially British English the act of breathing in smoke that is in the air …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PASSIVE SMOKING — Passive smoking involves breathing in the smoke from other people’s cigarettes because you happen to be near them. ...the dangers …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PASSIVE SMOKING — Passive smoking involves breathing in the smoke from other people’s cigarettes because you happen to be near them. ...the dangers …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
PASSIVE SMOKING — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ An analysis of the 1987 survey was undertaken to estimate the dose-response relations of height …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
PASSIVE SMOKING — noun (Health and Fitness) Involuntary inhalation of tobacco smoke from smokers in one's immediate vicinity or with whom one shares …
Английский разговорный словарь - Новые слова
PASSIVE SMOKING — "пассивное курение" (вдыхание некурящими табачного дыма от курящих)
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
PASSIVE SMOKING — «пассивное курение» ( вдыхание некурящими табачного дыма от курящих )
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
PASSIVE SMOKING — «пассивное курение» ( вдыхание некурящими табачного дыма от курящих )
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
PASSIVE SMOKING — «пассивное курение» ( вдыхание некурящими табачного дыма от курящих )
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
PASSIVE SMOKING — пассивное курение, вдыхание табачного дыма.
Англо-Русский социологический энциклопедический словарь
PASSIVE SMOKING — "пассивное курение" (вдыхание некурящими табачного дыма от курящих)
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
SMOKING — [A] n tuxedo, dinner jacket or coat
Interlingua English vocab
SMOKING — Breathing the fumes of burning plant material, especially tobacco, from a cigarette, cigar, or pipe. Despite social and medical arguments …
Английский словарь Британика
PASSIVE — I. ˈpasiv, ˈpaas-, ˈpais-, -sēv also -səv adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Latin passivus, from passus (past participle of pati …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SMOKING — adverb Etymology: from present participle of smoke (II) : to a smoking degree smoking hot food
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SMOKING — () a. & n. from Smoke.
Английский словарь Webster
SMOKING — (p. pr. & vb n.) of Smoke
Английский словарь Webster
PASSIVE — (a.) Receiving or enduring without either active sympathy or active resistance; without emotion or excitement; patient; not opposing; unresisting; as, …
Английский словарь Webster
SMOKING — a. & n. from Smoke.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SMOKING — ( p. pr. & vb n. ) of Smoke
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PASSIVE — ( a. ) Receiving or enduring without either active sympathy or active resistance; without emotion or excitement; patient; not opposing; …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PASSIVE — — passively , adv. /pas"iv/ , adj. 1. not reacting visibly to something that might be expected to produce manifestations …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SMOKING — n. type of jacket
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
SMOKING — adj. pertaining to smoking; designated for smokers (i.e. section of a restaurant); emitting smoke; addicted to the smoking of tobacco
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
SMOKING — n. emission of smoke or smoke like vapor; inhalation and exhalation of tobacco smoke
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
PASSIVE — I. ˈpa-siv adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Latin passivus, from passus, past participle Date: 14th century 1. a. (1) : …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SMOKING — adj & ·noun from smoke. 2. smoking (·p.pr. & ·vb.n.) of smoke.
Webster English vocab
PASSIVE — adj inactive; inert; not showing strong affinity; as, red phosphorus is comparatively passive. 2. passive ·adj not active, but acted …
Webster English vocab
PASSIVE — [pas.sive] adj [ME, fr. L passivus, fr. passus, pp.] (14c) 1 a (1): acted upon by an external agency (2): …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SMOKING — inhaling and exhaling the fumes of burning plant material, especially tobacco, from a cigarette, cigar, or pipe. The American Indians …
Britannica English vocabulary
PASSIVE — passive BrE AmE ˈpæs ɪv § \ -əv ▷ passive|ly li ▷ passive|ness nəs nɪs ▷ passive|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SMOKING — / ˈsməʊkɪŋ; NAmE ˈsmoʊk-/ noun [ U ] the activity or habit of smoking cigarettes, etc. : No Smoking (= …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PASSIVE — / ˈpæsɪv; NAmE / adjective , noun ■ adjective 1. accepting what happens or what people do without trying to …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SMOKING — smok ‧ ing S2 /ˈsməʊkɪŋ $ ˈsmoʊk-/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable] [ Word Family: noun : ↑ smoke , ↑ …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PASSIVE — I. pas ‧ sive 1 AC /ˈpæsɪv/ BrE AmE adjective [ Word Family: noun : ↑ passivity ; adverb : …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PASSIVE — adj. 1 suffering action; acted upon. 2 offering no opposition; submissive. 3 a not active; inert. b (of a metal) …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
PASSIVE — adj. 1 suffering action; acted upon. 2 offering no opposition; submissive. 3 a not active; inert. b (of a metal) …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
PASSIVE — adj.1 suffering action; acted upon. 2 offering no opposition; submissive. 3 a not active; inert. b (of a metal) abnormally …
Oxford English vocab
SMOKING — Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. Smoking is the act or habit …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PASSIVE — 1. If you describe someone as passive , you mean that they do not take action but instead let things …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SMOKING — Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. Smoking is the act or habit …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
SMOKING — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a smoking area ▪ Employers do not have to provide smoking areas. burning/blazing/smoking wreckage ▪ …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
PASSIVE — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES passive resistance (= a way of protesting against something or opposing a government without …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SMOKING — [noun] [U]Smoking is not permitted anywhere in this theatre.The airline was the first to introduce a smoking ban on all …
Cambridge English vocab
PASSIVE — (GRAMMAR) [noun] [U] [specialized] - the passive a way of structuring a sentence so that the grammatical subject is the …
Cambridge English vocab
SMOKING — n. Breathing the fumes of burning plant material, especially tobacco, from a cigarette, cigar, or pipe. Despite social and medical …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
SMOKING — Synonyms and related words : ablaze, aeration, aerial, aerification, aerodynamic, aerostatic, aery, afire, aflame, aflicker, aglow, airy, alight, anhydration, ardent, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
PASSIVE — Synonyms and related words : Laodicean, Olympian, abeyant, abject, accepting, accommodating, acquiescent, active, active voice, adapting, adaptive, adjusting, agreeable, aloof, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
SMOKING — noun
Oxford Collocations Dictionary Second Edition
SMOKING — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ chain , heavy ▪ passive ( BrE ) ▪ the dangers of passive ~ ▪ teen ( …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
SMOKING — See ↑ SMOKING 1 ◆◆◆ • ↑ no smoking/parking etc • ↑ stop smoking
Longman Activator English vocab
SMOKING — INDEX: 1. to smoke a cigarette, pipe etc 2. to smoke a lot 3. someone who smokes 4. not smoking …
Longman Activator English vocab
PASSIVE — n. 25B6; adjective a passive role : INACTIVE, non-active, non-participative, uninvolved. passive victims : SUBMISSIVE, acquiescent, unresisting, unassertive, compliant, pliant, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
PASSIVE — adj. 1 inactive, non-aggressive, inert, motionless, unresponsive, quiet, calm, tranquil, serene, placid, still, idle, unmoving, unmoved, impassive, untouched, cool, indifferent, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
PASSIVE — An inactive move or plan that doesn't fight for the initiative. A passive position has no hope of counterplay or …
English Glossary of Chess Terms
SMOKING — 1) дымящий 2) дымящийся 3) копчение 4) коптильный 5) коптящий 6) курительный 7) чадный 8) дымление ∙ conveyer smoking apparatus …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь

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