🇬🇧🇪🇸 vapor - vapor : English Lesson

Meaning of "vapor" ("vapor"), detailed definition, and a short video lesson below.

Vapor is when a liquid, like water, gets heated up and turns into a gas or a mist that you can sometimes see. Think about when you take a hot shower and you see steam in the air – that's water vapor! It's like the tiny little bits of the liquid are floating around in the air. Sometimes you can see it as fog or steam coming from a hot drink.

Watch and listen to this English flashcard to understand the word in more detail, with an easy example sentence.

When my mom added water to the hot pan, a huge puff of vapor made it look like she was cooking in a cloud.

The vapor from my breath made little white clouds as I walked outside in the freezing cold.

The magician's disappearing act involved a lot of sparkly pink vapor and a confused rabbit.

I waved my hand through the vapor from the humidifier and pretended I was a wizard casting a spell.

I tried to grab the vapor from the kettle, but it disappeared faster than my last slice of pizza.

She held a warm cup; vapor rose like a small cloud. Vapor curled around her fingers, then drifted to the window. The child watched the vapor and blew, making vapor scatter into bright air. Each tiny vapor ghost made her laugh. The final vapor drifted away, leaving the cup warm and the room quiet.

This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.

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