Fumo
NOUN [masculine]
Meaning and English translation 🔖
1. Smoke
🇬🇧 Visible gas that forms when something burns.
🇮🇹 Gas visibile che si forma quando qualcosa brucia.
1. Smoking
🇬🇧 The act of smoking cigarettes or other tobacco products.
🇮🇹 L'atto di fumare sigarette o altri prodotti del tabacco.
| Masculine ♂️ | Feminine ♀️ | |
|---|---|---|
| Singular | il - un fumo | - |
| Plural | i - dei fumi | - |
Example sentences 💬
Il fumo dei camini inquina l'aria della città.
The smoke from the chimneys pollutes the city's air.
Questa stanza è piena di fumo di sigaretta.
This room is full of cigarette smoke.
Il fumo fa male alla salute.
Smoking is harmful to health.
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Idioms with f 🇮🇹
Andare in fumo
→ To go up in smoke / To come to nothing
Tutti i nostri piani sono andati in fumo dopo quell'imprevisto.
All our plans went up in smoke after that unexpected event.
Mandare in fumo
→ To ruin, to waste
Ha mandato in fumo anni di duro lavoro con quella decisione avventata.
She ruined years of hard work with that rash decision.
Gettare fumo negli occhi
→ To pull the wool over someone's eyes
Il suo discorso elaborato era solo un tentativo di gettare fumo negli occhi.
His elaborate speech was just an attempt to pull the wool over our eyes.
Tutto fumo e niente arrosto
→ All smoke and no fire
Quel politico fa tante promesse, ma è tutto fumo e niente arrosto.
That politician makes many promises, but it's all smoke and no fire.
Vendere fumo
→ To sell smoke (to make empty promises)
Non fidarti di lui, vende solo fumo.
Don't trust him, he only sells smoke.
Fumi dell'alcol
→ Effects of alcohol
I fumi dell'alcol gli annebbiavano la mente.
The effects of alcohol were clouding his mind.
Fumo di Londra
→ London fog (a shade of gray)
Ha comprato un completo color fumo di Londra.
He bought a suit in London fog color.
Where does the word fumo come from? 🔎
Fumo comes from Latin fūmus, which in turn comes from Proto-Italic *fūmos, previously *θūmos. The ultimate root is the Proto-Indo-European *dʰuh₂mós, meaning "smoke". This ancient root has also given rise to the English word dust!
Did you know that... 🤓
Impress your italian friends with curious facts about Italy and its culture
The millennial smoke of the Solfatara of Pozzuoli went up to smoke
What a pity! Next weekend, I'm going to Naples, and I wanted to fulfill my dream of visiting the Solfatara of Pozzuoli, but unfortunately, it's closed for safety reasons and my plans went up to smoke.
I was looking forward to listening to the guide to learn more about the Phlegraean Fields, this unique piece of Italy full of history. The ancient Greeks passed through here - Phlegraios means "burning" or "fiery" in Greek - as did the Romans and even Goethe because this was a stop on the Grand Tour!
But, since we can't enter, I researched from home.
I discovered that the Solfatara is an ancient volcano, one of the many that form the Phlegraean Fields near Naples. Although it's not as active as Etna or Stromboli, it's not completely dormant. It continuously emits gases and vapors, creating a unique natural spectacle.
For this reason, the ancient Romans had called this place "Forum Vulcani", the home of the god Vulcan.
One of the most impressive things is undoubtedly the Bocca Grande, a large fumarole that emits vapors up to 160 degrees. You'd melt! The sulfur must make the smell very strong, like rotten eggs.
I'll write to you when ticket sales reopen: if you're in Italy and you're interested, we can visit this lunar landscape together and then go eat a pizza!
How about where you live? Are there volcanoes near where you live?
