chimney

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈtʃɪmni/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈtʃɪmni/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(chim′nē)

Inflections of 'chimney' (n): npl: chimneys
Inflections of 'chimney' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
chimneys
v 3rd person singular
chimneying
v pres p
chimneyed
v past
chimneyed
v past p
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
chimney n (smoke outlet, flue)chimenea nf
 You should have your chimney cleaned yearly.
 Debes limpiar tu chimenea una vez por año.
chimney n (brick structure on roof)chimenea nf
 Parts of the chimney broke off in the earthquake.
 La chimenea se rompió en pedazos con el terremoto.
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Additional Translations
InglésEspañol
chimney n (geology: narrow vertical fissure) (geología)chimenea nf
 A caver would have to be very slender to get through this narrow chimney.
 El explorador de cuevas debía ser muy delgado para entrar por la estrecha chimenea.
chimney n (geology: volcano vent) (vulcanología)chimenea nf
 Magma is pushed up through the volcano's chimney.
chimney⇒ vi (mountaineering: go up or down chimney)hacer escalada en chimeneas loc verb
  escalar chimeneas loc verb
 I'm an experienced climber but I could never chimney, as I'm claustrophobic.
chimney [sth]⇒ vtr (mountaineering) (chimeneas)escalar⇒ vtr
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
chimney piece,
chimneypiece,
chimney-piece n		 UK (mantelpiece)repisa de la chimenea nf + loc adj
chimney piece,
chimneypiece,
chimney-piece n		 archaic (decoration over fire place)decoración de la chimenea nf + loc adj
 There was a chimney piece of a beautiful tapestry.
 Había una decoración de la chimenea con un hermoso tapiz.
chimney pot n UK (structure: smoke outlet)chimenea nf
  cañón de la chimenea nm + loc adj
chimney sweep,
sweep n		 ([sb] employed to clean chimneys)deshollinador, deshollinadora nm, nf
 In the nineteenth century, children were often employed as chimney sweeps because they were small enough to climb up narrow chimneys.
 ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Dick Van Dyke interpreta el papel de Bert el deshollinador en Mary Poppins.
  (ES, coloquial)limpiachimeneas n común
chimney sweeping n (chimney cleaning)limpieza de chimenea vi
chimney swift n (North American bird)vencejo espinoso loc nom m
  vencejo de chimenea loc nom m
Note: Nombre científico: Chaetura pelagica.
 The chimney swift, often called "a cigar with wings" for its shape, can not walk or stand, but can only cling to walls.
 El vencejo espinoso, a veces llamado "un cigarro con alas" por su forma, no puede caminar ni estar de pie sino adherirse a paredes.
hoodoo,
fairy chimney,
tent rock,
earth pyramid n		 (rock formation)chimenea de hadas loc nom f
  señorita con tocado loc nom f
  pirámide rocosa, torre rocosa loc nom f
smoke like a chimney v expr figurative, informal (be a compulsive smoker) (coloquial)fumar como un carretero loc verb
  (AR, coloquial)fumar como un escuerzo loc verb
  (MX, coloquial)fumar como chacuaco loc verb
  (CR, coloquial)fumar como una chimenea loc verb
stack,
chimney stack n		 abbreviation, informal (smokestack) (de la chimenea)tiro nm
 Lydia looked at the tall stacks emerging from the building's roof.
 Lydia miró los tiros que salían desde el techo del edificio.
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'chimney' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
bonnet - chimney sweeping - flue - smokestack - soot - stovepipe - sweep
Spanish:
buitrón - chimenea - fisura - fanal - caperuza - deshollinador - fumar como carretero - fumar como chacuaco - fumar como chimenea - fumar como chino en quiebra - fumar como escuerzo - fumar como puta en vacaciones - fumista - tiraje

Collocations: Santa (Claus) comes down the chimney, the [mountain, rock] climbers had to chimney their way up (to), smoke billowed out of the chimney, more...

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