Smoking Flashcards

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1
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Smoking / tobacco addiction

A

Le tabagisme

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2
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A smoker

A

Un fumeur

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3
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A non-smoker

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Un non fumeur

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4
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A heavy smoker

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Un gros fumeur

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5
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A chain smoker

A

Un fumeur invétéré

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Passive smoking / second-hand smoking

A

Le tabasgisme passif

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7
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Recreational drugs / soft drugs

A

Drogues douces ( à usage récréatif )

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8
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A drug-addict

A

Un toxicomane

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9
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Quit / give up / stop smoking

A

Arrêter de fumer

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10
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Kick the habbit

A

En finir avec une accoutumance

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Nicotine replacement therapy (NRT)

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Traitement nicotinique de substitution (TNS)

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12
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e-cigarette

A

Cigarette électronique / vapoteuse

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13
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Vape

A

Vapoter

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14
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Withdrawal symptoms

A

L’état de manque

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15
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Weaning

A

Le sevrage

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16
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Lung cancer

A

Le cancer du poumon

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17
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Emphysema

A

L’emphysème

18
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acknowledge (v)

A

to admit to be real or true; recognize the existence, truth, or fact of

19
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Ashtray (n)

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a small flat container where people who smoke put out the cigarettes they have finished smoking

20
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bombard (v)

A

to assail vigorously

21
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chain-smoke (v)

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to smoke one cigarette immediately after another

22
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cough (n)

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an act of coughing or the sound made when someone coughs

23
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craving (n)

A

the feelings of wanting a cigarette

24
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governnent health warning (n)

A

message that must appear on advertisement for cigarettes and packets in Britain that warn people that it is dangerous to smoke

25
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have willpower (v)

A

to have self-control

26
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heart attack (n)

A

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

27
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heavy smoker / heavy drinker (n)

A

someone who smokes a lot; or who drinks a lot

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hector (v)

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to treat with insolence; bully; torment

29
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improve (v)

A

to get better

30
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keep fit (n)

A

a series or system of exercises, usually simple, intended to improve the physical condition of ordinary people

31
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kick a habit (v)

A

to free oneself of a drug

32
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nicotine patch (n)

A

a small flat piece of material that people stick on their skin when they are trying to stop smoking

33
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passive smoking (n)

A

the fact of having to breathe in other people’s tobacco smoke

34
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QUANGO

A

Quasi-Autonomous Non-Governmental Organisation

35
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quit (v)

A

to stop

36
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regurgitate (v)

A

to give back or repeat, especially something not fully understood or assimilated

to cause to surge or rush back; vomit

37
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shortness of breath (n)

A

difficulty breathing

38
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smoke-free (adj)

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a place in which no one smokes, or in which smoking is not allowed

39
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smoking-room (n)

A

room in an office, factory etc… where people are allowed to smoke

40
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squander (v)

A

to spend or use (money, time, etc…) extravagantly or wastefully (often followed by away)