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Perfume (disambiguation)

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[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From Middle French parfum, from the obsolete Italian parfumare, to smoke through

[edit] Pronunciation

(RP) IPA: /ˈpɜːfjuːm/, /"p3:fju:m/
(US) pûr'fyo͞om", IPA: /ˈpɝfjuːm/, /"p3`fju:m/ or pər-fyoo͞m', /pɚˈfjuːm/, /p@`"fju:m/
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[edit] Noun

Wikipedia has an article on:

Perfume

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Singular
perfume

Plural
perfumes

perfume (plural perfumes)

A pleasant smell; the scent, odor, or odoriferous particles emitted from a sweet-smelling substance; a pleasant odor; fragrance; aroma.
A substance created to provide a pleasant smell or one which emits an agreeable odor.

[edit] Synonyms

(pleasant smell) aroma, fragrance, scent
(substance providing a pleasant smell) fragrance, scent

[edit] Translations

pleasant smell

Arabic: أريج ar(ar) ('ariij) m.
Armenian: անուշահոտություն hy(hy) (anušahotut'yun), բուրմունք hy(hy) (burmunk')
Catalan: perfum, m.
Chinese:

Mandarin: 香味 cmn(cmn) (xiāngwèi), 芬郁 cmn(cmn) (fēnyù), 芳澤 cmn(cmn), 芳泽 cmn(cmn) (fāngzé), 芬香 cmn(cmn) (fēnxiāng), 香氣 cmn(cmn), 香气 cmn(cmn) (xiāngqì)
Dutch: parfum nl(nl) n.
Finnish: tuoksu fi(fi)
French: parfum fr(fr) m.
German: Duft de(de) m.
Greek: άρωμα el(el) (ároma) n., ευωδιά el(el) (evodiá) f.

Icelandic: ilmur is(is) m.
Italian: profumo it(it) m.
Japanese: 香り ja(ja), かおり ja(ja) (kaori)
Korean: 향기 ko(ko) (hyanggi) (香氣)
Macedonian: арома mk(mk) (ároma) f.
Norwegian: duft, aroma, godlukt
Old English: æþelstenċ m., wyrtbrǣþ m.
Portuguese: perfume pt(pt) m.
Russian: благоухание ru(ru) (blagouxánije) n., аромат ru(ru) (aromát) m.
Spanish: aroma es(es) m.
Vietnamese: mùi thơm

substance providing a pleasant smell

Arabic: عطر ar(ar) (3iTr) m.
Armenian: օծանելիք hy(hy) (òçanelik')
Catalan: perfum, m.
Chinese:

Mandarin: 香水 cmn(cmn) (xiāngshuǐ)
Czech: parfém cs(cs) m., voňavka cs(cs) f.
Danish: perfume da(da)
Dutch: parfum nl(nl) n.
Esperanto: parfumo eo(eo)
Finnish: hajuste fi(fi), hajuvesi fi(fi), parfyymi fi(fi)
French: parfum fr(fr) m.
German: Parfüm de(de) n., Duftstoff de(de) m.
Greek: άρωμα el(el) (ároma) n.
Hebrew: בושם he(he) (bósem) m.
Hungarian: parfüm hu(hu)

Icelandic: ilmvatn is(is) n.
Italian: profumo it(it) m.
Japanese: 香水 ja(ja) (こうすい, kōsui)
Korean: 향수 ko(ko) (hyangsu) (香水)
Macedonian: парфем mk(mk) (parfém) m., мирис mk(mk) (míris) m.
Norwegian: parfyme m.
Old English: wyrtġemang n.
Polish: perfumy pl(pl) pl.
Portuguese: perfume pt(pt) m.
Russian: духи ru(ru) (duxí) m. pl.
Slovene: parfum sl(sl) m.
Spanish: perfume es(es) m.
Swedish: parfym c.
Tok Pisin: sanda
Vietnamese: nước thơm

The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables, removing any numbers. Numbers do not necessarily match those in definitions. See instructions at Help:How to check translations.

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Bulgarian: благоухание n (1), парфюм m (1,2)
Catalan: perfum m
Esperanto: parfumo
Turkish: parfüm

[edit] Verb

Infinitive
to perfume

Third person singular
perfumes

Simple past
perfumed

Past participle
perfumed

Present participle
perfuming

to perfume (third-person singular simple present perfumes, present participle perfuming, simple past and past participle perfumed)

(transitive) To apply perfume to; to fill or impregnate with a perfume; to scent.

[edit] Translations

to apply perfume to

Bulgarian: парфюмирам
Dutch: parfumeren
French: parfumer fr(fr)
German: parfümieren de(de)
Greek: αρωματίζω el(el) (aromatízo)
Hebrew: בישם he(he) (bisém)
Italian: profumare it(it)

Macedonian: намирисува mk(mk) (namirísuva), парфимира mk(mk) (parfimíra)
Polish: perfumować
Portuguese: perfumar pt(pt)
Russian: душить (dušít’), надушить (nadušít’)
Slovene: parfumirati
Spanish: perfumar es(es)
Vietnamese: xịt nước thơm (vào)

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[edit] References

perfume in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913

[edit] Spanish

[edit] Pronunciation

IPA: /perˈfume/, SAMPA: /per"fume/

[edit] Noun

perfume m. (plural perfumes)

Singular
perfume m.

Plural
perfumes m.

perfume

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