French word

parfumer

Pronunciation

IPA/paʁfyme/

Meaning

  • verbput perfume on

Example

Elle parfume son cou.

She puts perfume on her neck.

Illustration for parfumer (put perfume on)

More examples

Elle se parfume avant de sortir.

She applies perfume before going out.

Core concept

A person, garment, or object carries a pleasant perfume scent after parfum is applied.

Common phrases

  • parfumer le cou

    apply perfume to the neck

  • se parfumer

    put on perfume

  • parfumer un vêtement

    scent a garment

Similar words

se parfumer: To apply perfume to the body to give it a pleasant scent.
vaporiser: To spray a liquid as a fine mist.

Definition in French

Mettre du parfum sur une personne, un vêtement ou un objet pour leur donner une odeur agréable.

Word origin

Parfumer is formed from the noun parfum with the verb-forming ending -er, while parfum ultimately comes from Latin per fumum, through Romance development.

Usage tips

  • Parfumer takes a direct object, as in parfumer son cou, and the pronominal form se parfumer means to apply perfume to oneself.

Other meanings

  • scentverb

Opposites

  • désodoriserdeodorizeverb

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