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vapour
UK
/ˈveɪ.pə/
US
/ˈveɪ.pɚ/
Translations
vapours
pl
The morning air was filled with the vapour from the nearby lake.
L'air du matin était rempli de vapeur provenant du lac voisin.
Additional translations
vapoured
Past Simple
vapoured
Past Participle
vapouring
Gerund
UK
/ˈveɪ.pə/
US
/ˈveɪ.pɚ/
He tends to vapour about his achievements without much evidence to back them up.
Il a tendance à se vanter de ses réussites sans avoir beaucoup de preuves pour les étayer.
As the sun rose higher, the dew vapoured off the meadow.
À mesure que le soleil montait, la rosée s’évaporait au-dessus de la prairie.
Additional translations
Used attributively before another noun to denote relation to or consisting of vapor (e.g., vapour pressure).
The engineer calculated the vapour pressure of the substance.
L’ingénieur a calculé la pression de vapeur de la substance.
Definitions
The morning air was filled with the vapour from the nearby lake.
The vapour from the boiling pot filled the kitchen.
Water vapour is a key component of the Earth's atmosphere.
She was said to have taken to her bed with the vapours.
As the sun rose higher, the dew vapoured off the meadow.
He tends to vapour about his achievements without much evidence to back them up.
The engineer calculated the vapour pressure of the substance.