What does fumée in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word fumée in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use fumée in French.

The word fumée in French means smoke, smoke, vapour, droppings, fumes, smoked, tinted, smoked food, smoked meat, smoke, steam, smoke, smoke, smoke, manure, murder, slaughter, kill, release of smoke, smoke detector, smoke alarm, smokescreen, smokescreen, smoke extractor, fume extractor, cigarette smoke, second-hand smoke, there's no smoke without fire, smoked streaky bacon, lamp black, smokescreen, go up in smoke, go up in smoke, smokeless powder, plume of smoke. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word fumée

smoke

nom féminin (gaz se dégageant de certaines combustions) (from fire)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
En hiver la fumée sort des cheminées des maisons.
In winter, smoke comes out of houses' chimneys.

smoke

nom féminin (substance gazeuse due au tabac)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Excusez-moi, la fumée de votre cigarette me gêne.
Excuse me, your cigarette smoke is bothering me.

vapour

nom féminin (vapeur d'eau) (UK)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
De la fumée émanait du lac.
Vapour was coming off the lake.

droppings

nom féminin pluriel (technique (excréments de gibier) (animal)

(plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.")
Les fumées indiquaient le passage de gibier aux chasseurs.
Droppings showed the hunters that game had passed that way.

fumes

nom féminin pluriel (littéraire (griserie) (alcohol, figurative)

(plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.")
Les fumées de l'alcool lui troublaient le cerveau.
Alcohol fumes were addling his mind.

smoked

adjectif (passé au fumage) (food)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Le saumon fumé se mange avec une crème citronnée.
Smoked salmon is eaten with lemon cream.

tinted

adjectif (sombre) (glass)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Contre le soleil, ses lunettes ont des verres fumés.
Her glasses have tinted lenses to protect against the sun.

smoked food, smoked meat

nom masculin (aliment obtenu par fumage) (food)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La saucisse de Morteau est un fumé.
Morteau sausage is a smoked meat.

smoke

verbe intransitif (émettre de la fumée) (chimney)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
En hiver, les cheminées fument.
In winter, the chimneys smoke.

steam

verbe intransitif (exhaler de la vapeur)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Le potage chaud fume dans l'assiette.
The hot soup is steaming in the bowl.

smoke

verbe intransitif (consommer du tabac) (habit)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
J'ai tout fait pour que ça n'arrive pas mais malheureusement, ma fille fume.
I did everything I could to stop it happening, but unfortunately, my daughter smokes.

smoke

verbe transitif (brûler du tabac) (tobacco)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Nous fumons toujours une cigarette après le repas.
We always smoke a cigarette after dinner.

smoke

verbe transitif (mettre dans la fumée) (cure)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Le charcutier fume les jambons et les saucisses.
The pork butcher smokes ham and sausages.

manure

verbe transitif (mettre de l'engrais) (soil)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Le paysan fume la terre pour la rendre plus fertile.
The farmer manures the land to make it more fertile.

murder, slaughter, kill

verbe transitif (argot (tuer)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Si Marco me refait un sale coup comme ça, je le fume !
If Marco plays a dirty trick like that on me again, I'll kill him!

release of smoke

nom masculin (production de fumée)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

smoke detector, smoke alarm

nom masculin (appareil de protection)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
En France, chaque logement doit être équipé d'un détecteur de fumée.

smokescreen

nom masculin (rideau de fumée masquant le terrain)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

smokescreen

nom masculin (figuré (subterfuge, diversion) (figurative)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

smoke extractor, fume extractor

nom masculin (dispositif extrayant la fumée)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

cigarette smoke

nom féminin (émanation de cigarette)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

second-hand smoke

nom féminin (Can (fumée respirée de cigarette)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

there's no smoke without fire

(les rumeurs sont vraies)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Il n'y a pas de fumée sans feu, cet homme politique est probablement corrompu.

smoked streaky bacon

nom masculin (pièce de viande)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Pour cette quiche, il me faut 300 g de lard de poitrine fumée.

lamp black

nom masculin (résidu de combustion carboné)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

smokescreen

nom masculin (figuré (écran masquant [qch]) (figurative)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

go up in smoke

locution verbale (être entièrement consumé)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

go up in smoke

locution verbale (figuré (disparaître) (figurative)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

smokeless powder

nom féminin (substance explosive) (US)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

plume of smoke

nom féminin (spirale montante de fumée)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

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