Calada (en. Drag)

/kaˈlaða/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish

noun

Definition_text: Inhalation of smoke from a cigarette or pipe.

Example_sentence: He took a deep drag and felt relaxed.

Tomó una calada profunda y se sintió relajado.

Definition_text: Every time smoke is inhaled in the act of smoking.

Example_sentence: After several drags, the cigarette went out.

Después de varias caladas, el cigarro se apagó.

Definition_text: In a colloquial language context, it can refer to a situation of surprise or astonishment.

Example_sentence: The news was a shock that everyone did not expect.

La noticia fue una calada que todos no esperaban.

Etymology_origin: The term comes from the verb "calar," which means 'to inhale' or 'to absorb.'

Phrase: to take a drag

Meaning: To inhale smoke.

dar una calada

Phrase: deep drag

Meaning: Intense and prolonged inhalation of smoke.

calada profunda

Phrase: to stop taking a drag

Meaning: To temporarily stop smoking.

quitarse la calada

Related_word: to drag

Description: Act of absorption, especially in the context of smoking.

calar

Related_word: cigarette

Description: Paper with rolled tobacco that is smoked.

cigarro

Related_word: pipe

Description: Instrument used for smoking tobacco.

pipa

Slang_meaning: A quick and strong inhalation of smoke.

Slang_example: He took a drag to feel more relaxed.

Hizo una calada para sentirse más relajado.

Slang_meaning: Gesture of surprise or disbelief.

Slang_example: Upon hearing the gossip, he took a drag of astonishment.

Al enterarse del chisme, le dio una calada de asombro.