Download
Translate Files
search close
    https://lingvanex.com/translate/ Translate Text https://app.lingvanex.com/ Translate Files

    Tabac (en. Tobacco)

    [ta.bak]

    Meaning & Definition

    EnglishFrench
    noun
    Plant of the Solanaceae family cultivated for its leaves.
    Tobacco is often grown in sunny regions.
    Le tabac est souvent cultivé dans des régions ensoleillées.
    Product obtained from tobacco leaves, usually smoked.
    He has reduced his tobacco consumption for health reasons.
    Il a réduit sa consommation de tabac pour des raisons de santé.
    Place where tobacco products are sold.
    It is forbidden to smoke inside the tobacco shop.
    Il est interdit de fumer à l'intérieur du tabac.

    Etymology

    The word 'tabac' comes from the Spanish 'tabaco', derived from the Taino 'tabako', which referred to the plant.

    Common Phrases and Expressions

    smoke like a chimney
    to smoke a lot of tobacco.
    fumer comme un pompier
    anti-tobacco strategy
    Policy aimed at reducing tobacco consumption.
    stratégie anti-tabac
    snuff tobacco
    Tobacco processed to be inhaled through the nose.
    tabac à priser

    Related Words

    cigarette
    Small roll of tobacco in paper, intended to be smoked.
    cigarette
    cigar
    Larger tobacco roll, usually hand-made.
    cigar
    hookah
    Smoking device in which tobacco is filtered through water.
    narguilé

    Slang Meanings

    Cig
    He asked his friend for a cig.
    Il a demandé une clope à son ami.
    Gitanes
    He has been smoking Gitanes for years.
    Il fume des Gitanes depuis des années.
    Cig
    It is not good for health to smoke cigs.
    Ce n'est pas bon pour la santé de fumer des clops.