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vapors

/ˈveɪpərz/

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noun

Dämpfe, Nebel

Cloudy diffused matter such as mist, steam or fumes suspended in the air.

Examples :

"The hot, humid air was full of water vapors rising from the puddles after the rain. "

Die heiße, feuchte Luft war voller Wasserdämpfe, die nach dem Regen aus den Pfützen aufstiegen.

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noun

Dämpfe

The gaseous state of a substance that is normally a solid or liquid.

Examples :

"The hot asphalt on the road released visible vapors on the scorching summer day. "

Der heiße Asphalt auf der Straße setzte an dem sengenden Sommertag sichtbare Dämpfe frei.

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noun

Dünste, Einbildung, Hirngespinste

Something insubstantial, fleeting, or transitory; unreal fancy; vain imagination; idle talk; boasting.

Examples :

"His promises of a promotion were just vapors, never materializing into anything real. "

Seine Versprechungen einer Beförderung waren nur Hirngespinste, die sich nie in etwas Reales verwandelten.

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noun

Inhalationsmittel

Any medicinal agent designed for administration in the form of inhaled vapour.

Examples :

"The doctor prescribed medicated vapors to help clear my son's congested sinuses when he had a cold. "

Der Arzt verschrieb ein Inhalationsmittel, um die verstopften Nebenhöhlen meines Sohnes zu befreien, als er erkältet war.

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noun

Schwermut, Trübsinn, Depressionen

(in the plural) Hypochondria; melancholy; the blues; hysteria, or other nervous disorder.

Examples :

"After being stuck inside for weeks during the long winter, she suffered from the vapors and couldn't bring herself to leave the house. "

Nachdem sie während des langen Winters wochenlang drinnen festgesessen hatte, litt sie unter Schwermut und konnte sich nicht dazu aufraffen, das Haus zu verlassen.

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noun

Winde, Blähungen

Wind; flatulence.

Examples :

"After eating the bean burrito, loud vapors escaped from John, much to the amusement of his friends. "

Nachdem er den Bohnen-Burrito gegessen hatte, entkamen John laute Winde, sehr zur Belustigung seiner Freunde.

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verb

verdampfen, ausdünsten

To become vapor; to be emitted or circulated as vapor.

Examples :

"The spilled water slowly vapors into the warm air of the room. "

Das verschüttete Wasser verdampft langsam in der warmen Luft des Zimmers.

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verb

verdampfen

To turn into vapor.

Examples :

"to vapor away a heated fluid"

eine erhitzte Flüssigkeit verdampfen lassen

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verb

Dämpfe absondern, ausdünsten

To emit vapor or fumes.

Examples :

"The hot asphalt vapors on a summer day. "

Der heiße Asphalt sondert an einem Sommertag Dämpfe ab.

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verb

Prahlen, angeben

To use insubstantial language; to boast or bluster.

Examples :

"Even though he had never actually led a project before, the new intern constantly vapors about his supposed leadership skills. "

Obwohl er noch nie zuvor ein Projekt geleitet hatte, prahlte der neue Praktikant ständig mit seinen angeblichen Führungsqualitäten.

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verb

Langweilen, verdrießen

To give (someone) the vapors; to depress, to bore.

Examples :

"His long, rambling stories about obscure historical facts always vapors me; I can barely stay awake. "

Seine langen, ausschweifenden Geschichten über obskure historische Fakten langweilen mich immer; ich kann kaum wach bleiben.

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