A2Vocabulary
Smoking
In German
Smoking
ˈsmoːkɪŋ
🇬🇧 English
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Don't Get Confused!
❌ Looks like
smoking
In English means: "the action or habit of inhaling and exhaling the smoke of tobacco or a drug"
✅ Actually means
Smoking
tuxedo, dinner jacket
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Memory Tip
'Smoking' in German is formal wear, not the act of 'smoking'. Wear your 'Smoking' to a fancy event, don't 'smoke' in it!
Example Sentences
1
Er trug einen eleganten Smoking.
He wore an elegant tuxedo.
2
Für die Gala ist Smoking Pflicht.
For the gala, a tuxedo is mandatory.