English

Pronunciation
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Noun
fume

1. A gas or vapour/vapor that smells strongly or is dangerous to inhale. Fumes are solid particles formed by condensation from the gaseous state, e.g. metal oxides from volatised metals. They can flocculate and coalesce. Their particle size is between 0.1 and 1 micron.(A micron is one millionth of a metre)

#:Don't stand around in there with breathing the fumes while the adhesive cures.

1. A material that been vaporized from the solid state to the gas state and re-coalesced to the solid state.

Translations
trans-top|A gas or vapour/vapor that smells strongly or is dangerous to inhale
Finnish: höyry
German: Rauch m, Qualm m
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trans-top|A material that been vaporized from the solid state to the gas state and re-coalesced to the solid state
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Verb
to fume

1. Emit fumes.
2. Expose something (especially wood) to ammonia fumes in order to produce dark tints.
3. To feel or express great anger.

#:He's still fuming about the argument they had yesterday.

Translations
trans-top|Emit fumes
Finnish: höyrytä, päästää kaasua
German: rauchen, qualmen
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trans-top|Expose something (especially wood) to ammonia fumes in order to produce dark tints
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trans-top|To feel or express great anger
Finnish: kihistä kiukusta, puhista raivosta
German: schäumen
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Usage notes
In the sense of strong-smelling or dangerous vapor, the noun is typically plural, as in the example.

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