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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries喫煙所
Pronunciation / Transliteration: kitsuenjo
"このビルの屋上には喫煙所があります。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A designated space or room where people are permitted to smoke tobacco products.
"Passengers can use the designated smoking area outside the main terminal building." - 2
A zone segregated from non-smoking environments to contain secondhand smoke and accommodate smokers in public establishments.
"The hotel provides a well-ventilated smoking area on the rooftop terrace."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the combination of the English verb smoke (from Old English 'smocian') and area (from Latin 'area' meaning a vacant piece of level ground). The compound term emerged in the late 20th century with the rise of widespread public indoor smoking bans, designating specific zones where tobacco consumption is permitted.
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fumoir
Transliteration: fy.mwaʁ
"Il y a un fumoir près de l'entrée principale."
Raucherbereich
Transliteration: ˈʁaʊ̯xɐbəˌʁaɪ̯ç
"Der Raucherbereich befindet sich draußen im Hof."
area fumatori
Transliteration: ˈaː.re.a fu.maˈtoː.ri
"L'area fumatori è situata sul terrazzo."
zona de fumadores
Transliteration: ˈso.na ðe fu.maˈðo.ɾes
"Por favor, apague su cigarrillo fuera de la zona de fumadores."
fumódromo
Transliteration: fuˈmɔ.dɾu.mu
"O fumódromo fica localizado no térreo do edifício."
धूम्रपान क्षेत्र
Transliteration: dhumrapan kshetra
"धूम्रपान क्षेत्र इमारत के बाहर स्थित है।"
吸烟区
Transliteration: xī yān qū
"机场内设有专门的吸烟区。"
흡연구역
Transliteration: heup-yeon-gu-yeok
"건물 출입구 근처에 흡연구역이 있습니다."
喫煙所
Transliteration: kitsuenjo
"このビルの屋上には喫煙所があります。"
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