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Meaning of fumus | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
[ˈfuː.mʊs]

Definitions

  1. smoke, steam, fume
    declension-2
  2. indication, sign
    declension-2
  3. Equivalent to 'smoke': The visible vapor/vapour, gases, and fine particles given off by burning or smoldering material.

Equivalents

English smoke

Examples

““‘Hīc, ubi disiectās mōlēs āvolsaque saxīs”

“‘Here, where piles [of masonry] have been scattered, and stones torn from stone, and you see billowing smoke mixed with dust, ….’” (The destruction of Troy.)

“fūmus bonī iūris”

sign of good law

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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