Smoking Flashcards
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Smoking / tobacco addiction
Le tabagisme
A smoker
Un fumeur
A non-smoker
Un non fumeur
A heavy smoker
Un gros fumeur
A chain smoker
Un fumeur invétéré
Passive smoking / second-hand smoking
Le tabasgisme passif
Recreational drugs / soft drugs
Drogues douces ( à usage récréatif )
A drug-addict
Un toxicomane
Quit / give up / stop smoking
Arrêter de fumer
Kick the habbit
En finir avec une accoutumance
Nicotine replacement therapy (NRT)
Traitement nicotinique de substitution (TNS)
e-cigarette
Cigarette électronique / vapoteuse
Vape
Vapoter
Withdrawal symptoms
L’état de manque
Weaning
Le sevrage
Lung cancer
Le cancer du poumon
Emphysema
L’emphysème
acknowledge (v)
to admit to be real or true; recognize the existence, truth, or fact of
Ashtray (n)
a small flat container where people who smoke put out the cigarettes they have finished smoking
bombard (v)
to assail vigorously
chain-smoke (v)
to smoke one cigarette immediately after another
cough (n)
an act of coughing or the sound made when someone coughs
craving (n)
the feelings of wanting a cigarette
governnent health warning (n)
message that must appear on advertisement for cigarettes and packets in Britain that warn people that it is dangerous to smoke
have willpower (v)
to have self-control
heart attack (n)
an acute episode of coronary heart disease marked by the death or damage of heart muscle due to insufficient blood supply to the heart muslce
heavy smoker / heavy drinker (n)
someone who smokes a lot; or who drinks a lot
hector (v)
to treat with insolence; bully; torment
improve (v)
to get better
keep fit (n)
a series or system of exercises, usually simple, intended to improve the physical condition of ordinary people
kick a habit (v)
to free oneself of a drug
nicotine patch (n)
a small flat piece of material that people stick on their skin when they are trying to stop smoking
passive smoking (n)
the fact of having to breathe in other people’s tobacco smoke
QUANGO
Quasi-Autonomous Non-Governmental Organisation
quit (v)
to stop
regurgitate (v)
to give back or repeat, especially something not fully understood or assimilated
to cause to surge or rush back; vomit
shortness of breath (n)
difficulty breathing
smoke-free (adj)
a place in which no one smokes, or in which smoking is not allowed
smoking-room (n)
room in an office, factory etc… where people are allowed to smoke
squander (v)
to spend or use (money, time, etc…) extravagantly or wastefully (often followed by away)
