perfume

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations noun: /ˈpɜːrfjuːm/, verb: /pərˈfjuːm/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/n. ˈpɝfjum, pɚˈfjum; v. pɚˈfjum, ˈpɝfjum/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(n. pûr′fyo̅o̅m, pər fyo̅o̅m′; v. pər fyo̅o̅m′, pûr′fyo̅o̅m)


Inflections of 'perfume' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
perfumes
v 3rd person singular
perfuming
v pres p
perfumed
v past
perfumed
v past p
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
perfume n (artificial smell)perfume nm
  colonia nf
 Bella wears perfume every day.
 Bella usa perfume todos los días.
perfume n (pleasant natural smell)aroma nm
  perfume nm
  fragancia nf
 You can smell the sweet perfume coming from the field of daisies.
 Puedes sentir el aroma dulce que viene del campo de margaritas.
perfume [sth]⇒ vtr (use perfume)perfumar⇒ vtr
  echar colonia loc verb
 Lauren perfumes her writing paper.
 Lauren perfuma su papel de cartas.
perfume [sth] vtr (give pleasant smell to)perfumar⇒ vtr
 The jasmine perfumed the air in the garden.
 Los jazmines perfumaban el aire en el jardín.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
perfume shop n UK (store that sells fragrances)perfumería nf
 Vivo encima de la perfumería.
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'perfume' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
chypre - cologne - eau de toilette - essence - fragrance - frangipane - incense - labdanum - oil-based - rosewater - scent - spray yourself - tonka bean
Spanish:
aromatizar - perfumar - esencia - sahumerio - almizclar - fragancia - perfumador - perfume - perfumería - perfumista - probador de perfume - sahumar

Collocations: a perfume [bottle, spritzer], a perfume sample, the smell of her perfume, more...

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