humos



Inflexiones de 'humo' (nm): mpl: humos
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
SpanishEnglish
humos nmpl figurado (arrogancia, altivez)conceit, airs n
  bigheadedness n
 No soporto su soberbia, alguien debería bajarle los humos.
 ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Aracelia was an ordinary factory worker but, after marrying the boss, she has started to put on airs.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
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humo nm (producto de combustión)smoke n
  (gases)fumes npl
 El humo y las llamas envolvían la casa, el incendio estaba fuera de control.
 Smoke and flames engulfed the house, the fire was out of control.
humo nm (vapor de agua)steam n
  (US)vapor n
  (UK)vapour n
 De las ollas de la cocina brotaba humo.
 Steam was billowing from the kitchen pots.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
humos | humo
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bajarle los humos a alguien loc verb coloquial (abatir la arrogancia) (informal)take [sb] down a peg v expr
  (informal)take the wind out of [sb]'s sails v expr
 Le bajé los humos a esa arrogante cuando le dije que la modelo era yo.
 I took that arrogant woman down a peg when I told her I was the model.
bajarle los humos a alguien loc verb (poner en su sitio)put [sb] in their place v expr
  knock [sb] down a notch v expr
 Le bajé los humos a esa arrogante cuando le dije que la modelo era yo.
malos humos loc nom mpl coloquial (malas maneras) (behave poorly)bad ways npl
 Carlos tiene malos humos cuando no está de buen humor.
 Carlos has bad ways when he is not in a good mood.
subírsele los humos a alguien loc verb + prep coloquial (creerse superior)become big headed v expr
  get on your high horse v expr
  get high and mighty v expr
 A Tomás se le subieron los humos cuando se sacó la lotería y ya nadie lo soporta.
subírsele los humos a la cabeza a alguien loc verb + prep coloquial (creerse superior)get a big head, get bigheaded v expr
  let [sth] go to your head v expr
  act high and mighty v expr
 Desde que lo ascendieron a supervisor, a Julio se le subieron los humos a la cabeza y ya ni siquiera saluda a sus antiguos colegas.
 Julio has got bigheaded since he was promoted to supervisor and he doesn't even greet his former colleagues.
tener muchos humos loc verb coloquial (ser muy vanidoso)be very presumptuous v expr
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'humos' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the Spanish description:
chimenea - detector de humo
English:
big head - cut down to size - get on your high horse - go to your head - humbling - knock off their pedestal - puff up - ramp and rage - smoke detector - smokeless - take down - take down a peg - too big for your breeches - uptake


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