partir en fumée

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word partir en fumée. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word partir en fumée, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say partir en fumée in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word partir en fumée you have here. The definition of the word partir en fumée will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofpartir en fumée, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /paʁ.tiʁ ɑ̃ fy.me/
  • Audio:(file)

Verb

partir en fumée

  1. (intransitive, simultaneously euphemistic and, usually, hyperbolic) to be consumed by and destroyed in fire (which is only implied) such that smoke is the only evidence of something having happened (ash, smut, etc. notwithstanding)
    Synonym: être réduit en cendres
  2. (intransitive, figuratively) to be ruined, destroyed
    Synonym: s’en aller en ruine
  3. (intransitive, figuratively) to go up in smoke, vanish into thin air

Usage notes

Conjugation

See also

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 fumée”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé , 2012.
  2. ^ aller”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé , 2012.
  3. 3.0 3.1 fumée” in Dictionnaire français en ligne Larousse.