Phrase guide

passive smoking

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The involuntary inhalation of tobacco smoke by a non-smoker due to the proximity to a smoker.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: secondary smoking

Antonyms: none provided

History

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Across languages

Translations

19 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 二手煙 /二手烟 (èrshǒuyān) — inhalation of smoke from somebody else's tobacco
  • Czech: pasivní kouření — inhalation of smoke from somebody else's tobacco
  • Estonian: passiivne suitsetamine — inhalation of smoke from somebody else's tobacco
  • Finnish: passiivinen tupakointi — inhalation of smoke from somebody else's tobacco
  • French: tabagisme passif — inhalation of smoke from somebody else's tobacco
  • German: Passivrauchen — inhalation of smoke from somebody else's tobacco
  • Hungarian: passzív dohányzás — inhalation of smoke from somebody else's tobacco
  • Italian: fumo passivo — inhalation of smoke from somebody else's tobacco
  • Japanese: 受動喫煙 (judō kitsuen) — inhalation of smoke from somebody else's tobacco
  • Norwegian: passiv røyking — inhalation of smoke from somebody else's tobacco
  • Polish: bierne palenie — inhalation of smoke from somebody else's tobacco
  • Portuguese: tabagismo passivo — inhalation of smoke from somebody else's tobacco
  • Romanian: fumat pasiv — inhalation of smoke from somebody else's tobacco
  • Russian: пасси́вное куре́ние (passívnoje kurénije) — inhalation of smoke from somebody else's tobacco
  • Slovak: pasívne fajčenie — inhalation of smoke from somebody else's tobacco
  • Spanish: tabaquismo pasivo — inhalation of smoke from somebody else's tobacco
  • Swedish: passiv rökning — inhalation of smoke from somebody else's tobacco
  • Turkish: pasif içicilik — inhalation of smoke from somebody else's tobacco
  • Ukrainian: пасивне куріння (pasyvne kurinnja) — inhalation of smoke from somebody else's tobacco