What does fumer in French mean?

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

The word fumer in French means smoke, steam, smoke, smoke, smoke, manure, murder, slaughter, kill, no smoking, chain-smoke, smoke like a chimney, smoke weed, smoke grass, smoke pot, talk nonsense, smoke a pipe, smoke the peace pipe, smoke the peace pipe with, smoking kills, smoking ban, no smoking. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word fumer

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!

no smoking

nom féminin (interdiction de brûler du tabac)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La défense de fumer est de mise dans les transports en commun.

chain-smoke

locution verbale (fumer les cigarette à la chaîne)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")

smoke like a chimney

locution verbale (fumer énormément) (figurative)

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

smoke weed, smoke grass, smoke pot

locution verbale (fumer du cannabis) (informal)

talk nonsense

locution verbale (familier (rêver, déraisonner)

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

smoke a pipe

locution verbale (brûler du tabac dans une pipe)

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

smoke the peace pipe, smoke the peace pipe with

locution verbale (figuré (se réconcilier)

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

smoking kills

interjection (avertissement sur les paquets de cigarettes)

smoking ban

nom féminin (défense de fumer)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
L'interdiction de fumer s'applique dans tous les lieux publics.

no smoking

interjection (sur un panneau)

(interjection: Exclamation--for example, "Oh no!" "Wow!")
Vous n'avez pas vu le panneau « Interdiction de fumer » ?

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