Fûmes (en. Were)

/fym/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

verb

The act of smoking in the simple past tense.

You were surprised by the smoke.

Vous fûtes surpris par la fumée.

To engage the combustion of a substance to produce smoke.

At the party, many of you smoked.

Lors de la fête, vous fûtes nombreux à fumer.

To have with oneself a product to smoke, like tobacco.

All the guests smoked together on the balcony.

Tous les invités fûmes ensemble sur le balcon.

From the verb 'fumer', derived from the Latin 'fumare'.

to smoke the carpet

To be in a state of drunkenness.

fumer la moquette

to smoke like a firefighter

To smoke a lot.

fumer comme un pompier

smoke

Visible particles formed by combustion.

fumée

smoking room

Place designated for smoking.

fumoir

To refer to someone who smokes a lot.

That guy is a real joint smoker.

Ce gars-là, c'est un vrai fumeur de joints.

To refer to a moment of great pleasure or relaxation while smoking.

We spent an evening smoking and laughing.

On a passé une soirée à fumer et à rire.