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calada

English translation: their first smoke


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Spanish term or phrase:calada
English translation:their first smoke
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03:12 Aug 15, 2008
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Social Science, Sociology, Ethics, etc. / study on smoking in Spain
Spanish term or phrase: calada
Could this be "drag"?

El 57,2% (53,3-61,1) han probado el tabaco, observándose diferencias por edad (p<0,0001), la media de edad de la 1ª calada fue 13 años (12,9-13,2), [varones (12,3), (p<0,0001), la mayoría estaban con amigos [77,5% (74,2-80,7)], en la calle [30,5% (26,7-34,4)] o en un bar o discoteca [28,4% (24,3-32,5)].
Kimberlee Thorne-Waintraub
United States
their first smoke
Explanation:
la media de edad de la 1ª calada fue 13 años = the average age for their first smoke was 13 years
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Orgullomoore
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Local time: 23:28
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Summary of answers provided
4 +5first time they smoked
Rosa Paredes
4 +2their first cigarette puff
jude69
4their first smoke
Orgullomoore
4the average age of their first cigarette was...Virginia Dominguez
3the first smoking attempt
Beatriz Ramírez de Haro
Summary of reference entries provided
Elena Azcoitia

Discussion entries: 1





  

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56 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +5
first time they smoked


Explanation:
First time they inhaled smoke. La primera 'calada' es la primera 'fumada'

Rosa Paredes
Canada
Local time: 22:28
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Muriel Vasconcellos
48 mins
agree  Egmont
4 hrs
agree  Deborah Lockett: yes, it could also be a "drag" as Kimberlee suggests, or a "puff"
5 hrs
  -> Definitely, this one is better than my suggestion. But it is up to the asker
agree  Mónica Sauza
11 hrs
agree  Michael Torhan
13 hrs
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
the average age of their first cigarette was...


Explanation:
:)

Virginia Dominguez
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
their first smoke


Explanation:
la media de edad de la 1ª calada fue 13 años = the average age for their first smoke was 13 years

Orgullomoore
United States
Local time: 23:28
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
the first smoking attempt


Explanation:
:)

Beatriz Ramírez de Haro
Spain
Local time: 07:28
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10 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
their first cigarette puff


Explanation:
cheers

jude69
Local time: 06:28
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Richard Boulter: Yes, this is a casual slang approach to the smoking, so even just 'thier first puff'.
1 hr
  -> Thanks Richy
agree  Karin Kutscher
6 hrs
  -> Thanks karin.
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Reference information:
First time they smoked se entiende clarísimo. No obstante, tu propuesta es la más literal. "Drag", efectivamente es calada. "Have a drag" es dar una calada. Debajo te pongo un ejemplo sacado de una página gay sobre el cáncer de pulmón, en la que un chico habla cómo adquirió el hábito.

Example sentence(s):
  • I often hung out with people that smoked either at bars or just socializing. I finally accepted their offer to have a drag. One drag turned into half of a cigarette.
Elena Azcoitia
Spain
Native speaker of: Spanish
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