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1 acrid
['ækrid](harsh in smell or taste: The acrid smell of smoke filled the room.) rammur, svíðandi -
2 stifle
1) (to prevent, or be prevented, from breathing (easily) eg because of bad air, an obstruction over the mouth and nose etc; to suffocate: He was stifled to death when smoke filled his bedroom; I'm stifling in this heat!) kæfa; kafna2) (to extinguish or put out (flames).) kæfa, slökkva3) (to suppress (a yawn, a laugh etc).) bæla, halda aftur af•- stifling -
3 smoky
1) (filled with, or giving out (too much) smoke: The atmosphere in the room was thick and smoky.) reykmettur, sem (of) mikið rÿkur úr2) (like smoke in appearance etc.) reykkenndur -
4 vapour
См. также в других словарях:
smoke-filled — adjective containing smoke smoke filled rooms • Similar to: ↑smoky … Useful english dictionary
smoke-filled — adj. Smoke filled is used with these nouns: ↑room … Collocations dictionary
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smoke-filled room — n used to talk about a place where plans or decisions are made secretly by a small group of powerful people rather than in an open way used especially in newspapers … Dictionary of contemporary English
smoke-filled room — [ ,smouk fıld rum ] noun count MAINLY JOURNALISM a place where powerful people make important decisions … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
smoke-filled room — smoke′ filled room′ n. a place, as a hotel room, for conducting secret negotiations, devising strategy, etc • Etymology: 1915–20, amer … From formal English to slang
smoke-filled room — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun : a hotel room in which a small group of politicians carry on negotiations meet in a smoke filled room to decide on … men and measures D.D.McKean * * * /smohk fild , fild / a place, as a hotel room, for conducting secret… … Useful english dictionary
smoke-filled room — UK [ˌsməʊk fɪld ˈruːm] / US [ˌsmoʊk fɪld ˈrum] noun [countable] Word forms smoke filled room : singular smoke filled room plural smoke filled rooms mainly journalism a place where powerful people make important decisions … English dictionary
Smoke-filled room — In U.S. political slang, a smoke filled room is a secret political gathering or decision making process. The phrase is generally used to suggest a cabal of powerful or well connected individuals meeting privately to nominate a dark horse… … Wikipedia
smoke-filled room — n. a room where a small group of people make important decisions. (Usually used in reference to political parties.) □ The smoke filled rooms are still producing the candidates for most offices, even as we approach the year two thousand. □ The… … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
(a) smoke-filled room — a smoke filled ˈroom idiom (disapproving) a decision that people describe as being made in a smoke filled room is made by a small group of people at a private meeting, rather than in an open and ↑democratic way Main entry: ↑smokeidiom … Useful english dictionary
