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How to Say "flue" in Spanish

The Spanish word forflueis chimeneaA2 level. This is a very common word in everyday Spanish.

English → SpanishA2
nounA2
The passage for smoke
A vertical, red brick chimney rising from the roof of a house, emitting a plume of white smoke into the air.

Examples

El deshollinador subió al tejado para limpiar la chimenea.

The chimney sweep climbed onto the roof to clean the chimney.

Las chimeneas de la fábrica emitían mucho vapor.

The factory smokestacks were emitting a lot of steam.

Context is Key

The meaning is usually clear from context: if you're talking about the roof or a factory, it means the vertical pipe; if you're talking about sitting nearby, it means the indoor structure.

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