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fumigène

smoke-producing

adjective fyoo-mee-ZHEN Rare
Descriptions & Qualities Conditions

Origin: Latin fumus, smoke + Greek -genēs, producing

Usage Note

Fumigène describes something that produces smoke, typically as a deliberate effect. Une grenade fumigène is a smoke grenade, used by the military or police for cover. Un engin fumigène is a smoke device. As a noun (un fumigène) it refers to the device itself; it is also used in agriculture for fumigation.

Examples

"Les manifestants ont lancé des grenades fumigènes."

Natural Translation

The protesters threw smoke grenades.

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