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fumée

smoke

noun fu-MEH Less Common

Also means

fume, haze

Usage Note

fumée refers to the visible smoke from a fire or cigarette. The idiom il n'y a pas de fumée sans feu ('there's no smoke without fire') is widely used. Fumée can also describe steam or mist poetically.

Examples

"La fumée monte vers le ciel."

Natural Translation

The smoke rises toward the sky.

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