perfume

  • 21perfume — per|fume1 [ˈpə:fju:m US ˈpə:r ] n [U and C] [Date: 1500 1600; : French; Origin: parfum, probably from Old Provençal perfumar to perfume , from Latin fumare to smoke ] 1.) a liquid with a strong pleasant smell that women put on their skin or… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 22perfume — per|fume1 [ pɜrfjum ] noun * 1. ) count or uncount a liquid with a pleasant smell that you put on your skin: a bottle of perfume expensive perfumes 2. ) count the pleasant smell of something such as a flower or plant: perfume of: The air was… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 23Perfume — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Cinéma et télévision Perfume est un film américain réalisé par Roland S. Jefferson en 1991. Perfume est un film américain réalisé par Michael Rymer et… …

    Wikipédia en Français

  • 24perfume — 1 noun (C, U) 1 a liquid that has a strong pleasant smell, that you put on your skin or clothing to make yourself smell nice: She never wears perfume. 2 a sweet or pleasant smell: the rose s heady perfume 2 verb 1 literary to fill something with… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 25perfume —   Lūkini, wai lūkini, wai ala, wai hō a ala, a ala, mea ala, onaona, puīa, moani, moaniani, mano i.    ♦ Perfume container, ipu ala.    ♦ Perfumed, pē, ala.    ♦ To perfume, hō ala, ho opē, ho opuīa.    ♦ To issue perfume, pō.    ♦ Perfume plants …

    English-Hawaiian dictionary

  • 26perfume — [16] The fume of perfume is the same word as English fumes, but whereas fumes has gone downhill semantically, perfume has remained in the realms of pleasant odours. It comes from French parfum, a derivative of the verb parfumer. This was borrowed …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 27perfume — s m 1 Olor agradable, particularmente el que despiden las flores: perfume de azucenas, perfume de un bosque 2 Sustancia que generalmente se prepara con esencia de flores u otros vegetales, y se emplea para dar buen olor a algo, esparciéndola para …

    Español en México

  • 28perfume — per•fume n. [[t]ˈpɜr fyum, pərˈfyum[/t]] v. [[t]pərˈfyum, ˈpɜr fyum[/t]] n. v. fumed, fum•ing 1) a substance that diffuses or imparts an agreeable or attractive smell, esp. a fluid containing fragrant natural oils extracted from flowers, woods,… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 29perfume — {{#}}{{LM P29897}}{{〓}} {{SynP30618}} {{[}}perfume{{]}} ‹per·fu·me› {{《}}▍ s.m.{{》}} {{<}}1{{>}} Sustancia que desprende un olor agradable: • Los perfumes franceses gozan de fama mundial.{{○}} {{<}}2{{>}} Olor agradable, especialmente el… …

    Diccionario de uso del español actual con sinónimos y antónimos

  • 30perfume — [16] The fume of perfume is the same word as English fumes, but whereas fumes has gone downhill semantically, perfume has remained in the realms of pleasant odours. It comes from French parfum, a derivative of the verb parfumer. This was borrowed …

    Word origins