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cloud [klaʊd] n 1. (Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) a mass of water or ice particles visible in the sky, usually white or grey, from which rain or snow falls when the particles coagulate See also cirrus, cumulonimbus, cumulus, stratus 2. any collection of particles visible in the air, esp of smoke or dust 3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) a large number of insects or other small animals in flight 4. something that darkens, threatens, or carries gloom 5. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Jewellery) Jewellery a cloudlike blemish in a transparent stone in the clouds not in contact with reality under a cloud a. under reproach or suspicion b. in a state of gloom or bad temper on cloud nine Informal elated; very happy vb 1. (when intr, often foll by over or up) to make or become cloudy, overcast, or indistinct 2. (tr) to make obscure; darken 3. (tr) to confuse or impair emotion clouded his judgment 4. to make or become gloomy or depressed 5. (tr) to place under or render liable to suspicion or disgrace 6. to render (liquids) milky or dull or (of liquids) to become milky or dull 7. to become or render mottled or variegated [C13 (in the sense: a mass of vapour): from Old English clūd rock, hill; probably related to clod] cloudless adj cloudlessly adv cloudlessness n cloudlike adj
Cloud a mass or volume of smoke, flying dust, etc.; a body of insects or birds; a mass of rock; a great crowd; a vast collection. See also drift, plague, swarm. Examples: cloud of arrows, 1776; of disdain, 1591; of dust; of flies, 1855; of foxes, 1883; of gnats, 1590; of grasshoppers; of incense; of information, 1705; of insects; of locust, 1667; of rain; of rock; of sails, 1748; of seafowl, 1885; of smoke; of starlings, 1882; of witches; of witnesses, 1382. Cloud(s) See Also: CLOUD MOVEMENTS, SKY
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cloud noun verb Related words fear nephophobia Quotations "I wander'd lonely as a cloud" "That floats on high o'er vales and hills" [William Wordsworth I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud] Types of cloudaltocumulus, altostratus, cirrocumulus, cirrostratus, cirrus, cumulonimbus, cumulus, false cirrus, fractocumulus, fractostratus, nimbostratus, nimbus, stratocumulus, stratus Translations cloud [klaʊd] A. N → nube f (also fig) a cloud of dust/smoke/gas/insects → una nube de polvo/humo/gases/insectos to be under a cloud (= under suspicion) → estar bajo sospecha; (= resented) → estar desacreditado to have one's head in the clouds → estar en las nubes to be on cloud nine → estar en el séptimo cielo every cloud has a silver lining → no hay mal que por bien no venga B. VT C. VI (also to cloud over) → nublarse(also fig) cloud over VI + ADV → nublarse cloud [ˈklaʊd] n (in sky) → nuage m every cloud has a silver lining (proverb) → à quelque chose malheur est bon to have one's head in the clouds → avoir la tête dans les nuages to be on cloud nine → être aux anges to be under a cloud (= in disgrace) → être en disgrâce vt [+ liquid] → troubler to cloud the issue → brouiller les cartes cloud over vi [sky] → se couvrir [face, eyes] → s'assombrir cloud n → Wolke f; low cloud(s) delayed takeoff → tief hängende Wolken verzögerten den Start; to have one’s head in the clouds → in höheren Regionen schweben; (momentarily) → geistesabwesend sein; to be up in the clouds (inf) → überglücklich sein; to be on cloud nine (inf) → im siebten Himmel sein or schweben (inf); every cloud has a silver lining (Prov) → kein Unglück ist so groß, es hat sein Glück im Schoß (Prov) (of smoke, dust etc) → Wolke f; (of insects) → Schwarm m, → Haufen m; (of gas, smoke from fire) → Schwaden m; cloud of dust/smoke → Staub-/Rauchwolke f; a cloud of controversy/confusion surrounded the whole matter → die ganze Angelegenheit wurde von Kontroversen überschattet/nebulöses Durcheinander herrschte in der ganzen Angelegenheit; the cloud of suspicion hanging over him suddenly dispersed → der Verdacht, der über ihm schwebte, verflog plötzlich; he’s been under a cloud for weeks (= under suspicion) → seit Wochen haftet ein Verdacht an ihm; (= in disgrace) → die Geschichte hängt ihm schon wochenlang nach; the clouds are gathering (lit, fig) → es braut sich etwas zusammen (in liquid, marble) → Wolke f vt (fig: = cast gloom on) prospect, sb’s enjoyment → trüben; face, expression → umwölken (geh); (= mar, spoil) friendship, sb’s future → überschatten; (= make less clear) mind, judgement, awareness → trüben; nature of problem → verschleiern; to cloud the issue (= complicate) → es unnötig kompliziert machen; (= hide deliberately) → die Angelegenheit verschleiern vi = cloud over cloud: cloud bank n → Wolkenwand f cloudburst n → Wolkenbruch m cloud-capped adj (liter) the cloud mountains/peaks → die wolkenverhangenen Berge/Gipfel cloud chamber n → Nebelkammer f cloud [klaʊd] 1. n (Met) → nuvola, nube f; (of dust, smoke, gas) → nube; (of insects) → nugolo to be under a cloud → essere malvisto/a he has his head in the clouds → ha la testa tra le nuvole to be on cloud nine → essere al settimo cielo every cloud has a silver lining (Proverb) → non tutto il male vien per nuocere 2. vt (liquid) → intorbidire; (mirror) → appannare (fig) (judgement) → confondere; (mind) → turbare a clouded sky → un cielo nuvoloso to cloud the issue → imbrogliare la questione cloud over vi + adv (also) (fig) → rannuvolarsi, offuscarsi 1 a mass of tiny drops of water floating in the sky white clouds in a blue sky; The hills were hidden in cloud. wolke غَيْمَه облак oblak, mrak sky die Wolke σύννεφο nube pilv ابر pilvi nuage עָנַן बादल oblak, maglica felhő awan skÿ nuvola 雲 구름 debesis mākonis awan wolk sky chmura nuvem nor облако; туча oblak oblak oblak moln กลุ่มควัน bulut 雲 хмара بادل mây 云 2 a great number or quantity of anything small moving together a cloud of flies. wolk سِرب من рояк mračno sky; sværm der Schwarm σύννεφο nube parv انبوه؛ خیل parvi nuée נְחִיל हुजूम veliko mnoštvo tömeg sekelompok mökkur, skÿ nugolo 大群 큰 무리 spiečius mākonis; bars kawanan yang tak terbilang banyaknya zwerm sverm chmara nuvem roi, nor рой mračno oblak, roj roj moln, svärm สิ่งของจำนวนมากที่อยู่รวมกัน sürü 一大群 хмара, завіса بہت زیادہ تعاد میں یا کسی چھوٹی اشیاء کو اکٹھے چلنا đám 一大群 3 something causing fear, depression etc a cloud of sadness. donker wolke غَيْمَةٌ مِن، كَدَر، كآبه сянка chmura mørk sky der Schatten σύννεφο (μτφ.) nube vari ابر؛ توده varjo nuage מעִיב डर, अवसाद इत्यादि पैदा करने वाली कोई चीज tmina, skrovitost, sjena árnyék mendung áhyggjur, þyngsli nube 暗影 (~의) 그림자 šešėlis ēna; aptumšojums awan hitam schaduw skygge, slør, mørk sky chmura nuvem umbră тень mrak senca oblak moln, skugga สิ่งที่ทำให้กลัว mutsuzluk nedeni, korku kaynağı 陰影 хмара ڈر یا اداسی پیدا کرنے والا bóng đen 阴影 v 1 (often withover) to become cloudy The sky clouded over and it began to rain. bewolk تَتَلَبَّد بالغُيوم، تَكْفَهِر (السَّماء) заоблачавам се zamračit (se) blive overskyet bewölken συννεφιάζω nublar pilve minema ابری شدن mennä pilveen s'ennuager לְהִתעַנֵן बादल छाना naoblačiti se beborul mendung þykkna í lofti rannuvolarsi 曇る 구림이 끼다 apsiniaukti apmākties mendung bewolkt worden bli overskyet, skye over, tykne til chmurzyć się nublar-se a se înnora затягивать облаками, тучами zastrieť sa mrakmi pooblačiti se naoblačiti se mulna [] มืดครึ้ม bulutlanmak 雲層密布 хмаритися بادلوں سے بھر جانا mây che phủ 云层密布 2 to (cause to) become blurred or not clear Her eyes were clouded with tears. troebel يَغْشى، يَتَغَطّى بِ замъглявам zamlžené blive sløret trüben θολώνω nublar hägustama, häguseks minema تار شدن؛ کدر شدن sumentaa, sumentua (s')embuer לְעַרפֵּל धुंधला कर देना potamniti, zamagliti elhomályosul kabur verða óskÿr, fyllast annebbiarsi 曇る 흐려지다 aptem(dy)ti apēnot; aizmiglot kabur vertroebelen bli uklar/sløret zamglić nublar a (se) umple (de) затуманивать(ся) zaliať sa zamegliti se zamutiti grumla, fördunkla ทำให้มัวลง kapla(n)mak …(使)變得模糊不清 затьмаритися دھندلا جانا làm vẩn đục 把...弄得模糊不清 3 to (cause to) become gloomy or troubled His face clouded at the unhappy news. droewig, ongelukkig يَكْفَهِر، يَتَكَلَّحُ الوَجْه، يَتَغَطّى بالكآبه помръквам zachmuřit (se) formørke verdunkeln σκοτεινιάζω (μτφ.), μελαγχολώ entristecerse süngestuma, süngestama محزون شدن؛ دلواپس شدن synkentää, synkistyä (s')assombrir לְהַעִיב उदासी potamniti, zamračiti, zamutiti elkomorul muram verða þungbúinn oscurarsi 暗くなる 그늘이 지다 paniurti, apniukti sadrūmt suram betrekken formørke, kaste en skygge over chmurzyć (się) anuviar(-se) a (se) întuneca омрачать(ся) zachmúriť sa stemniti se smračiti se förmörka[] ก่อให้เกิดปัญหา hüzünlenmek, kederlenmek (使)感到陰鬱或憂心 засмучувати غم زدہ یا تکلیف زدہ ہونا phiền muộn 使黯然 adj cloudless free from clouds a cloudless sky. wolkloos بِدون غَيوم، مُنْقَشِع، ، صافٍ безоблачен bezmračný, jasný skyfri wolkenlos ανέφελος sin una nube pilvitu صاف؛ بی ابر pilvetön sans nuages בָּהִיר मेघरहित vedar, nezamućen felhőtlen cerah heiður; skÿjalaus senza nubi 雲のない 구름 없는 be debesų, giedras bez mākoņiem cerah onbewolkt skyfri bezchmurny sem nuvens fără nori безоблачный bez mrakov, jasný jasen bez oblaka molnfri ที่ไม่มีเมฆ bulutsuz 無雲的 безхмарний, ясний بادلوں کے بغیر không có mây 无云的 adj cloudy 1 full of, having, or covered with clouds It is a bit cloudy today. bewolk غائِم، مُتَلَبِّدٌ بالغُيوم облачен zamračený, oblačný skyet wolkig συννεφιασμένος nublado pilvine ابری pilvinen nuageux מְעוּנָן बादलों से भरा हुआ naoblačen, tmuran felhős berawan skÿjaður nuvoloso 曇った 구름 낀 debesuotas apmācies; mākoņains mendung bewolkt (over)skyet pochmurny nublado înnorat облачный oblačný oblačen oblačan molnig, molntäckt, mulen ที่ปกคลุมด้วยเมฆ bulutlu 多雲的 хмарний بادلوں سے بھرا có mây 多云的 2 not clear a cloudy photograph/memory. onduidelike مُبْهَم، غَيْر واضِح мъгляв nejasný, zamlžený uklar unklar θολός borroso hägune مبهم؛ نا مشخص epäselvä flou מְעוּרפָּל धुंधला mutan, zamućen homályos buram óskÿr offuscato はっきりしない 흐린 neryškus, miglotas neskaidrs; miglains tak jelas onscherp tåket, uklar, grumset zamglony confuso neclar, înceţoşat мутный; неясный zahmlený nejasen mutan suddig, oklar ที่ไม่ชัดเจน bulanık, net değil 模糊的 неясний; мутний غیر شفاف vẩn đục 模糊的 n cloudburst a sudden heavy shower of rain. wolk breek شُؤبوب، وابِلٌ من المَطَر внезапен порой průtrž mračen skybrud der Wolkenbruch μπόρα aguacero, chaparrón vihmavaling رگبار kaatosade trombe d'eau שֶבֶר עָנַן बादल का फटना prolom oblaka felhőszakadás hujan lebat skÿfall, dembiskúr acquazzone 土砂降り 갑작스런 호우 liūtis lietusgāze hujan lebat wolkbreuk skybrudd ulewa aguaceiro ploaie torenţială ливень prietrž mračien ploha provala oblaka skyfall ฝนที่ตกหนักอย่างกะทันหัน şiddetli sağanak 暴雨,傾盆大雨 злива اچانک موسکا دھار بارش ہونا mưa rào 大暴雨 under a cloud in trouble or disgrace. oorskadu مَشْكوكٌ فيه، مَشْبوهٌ в немлост v potížích, v nemilosti i unåde unter Verdacht, in Verruf υπό το βάρος υποψίας, υπό δυσμένεια estar bajo sospecha halvas kuulsuses مورد اتهام؛ در مخمصه epäsuosiossa en butte aux soupçons חָשוּד परेशानी इत्यादि में घिरा biti u nemilosti, biti pod sumnjom bajban van dalam kesusahan undir grun; í ónáð; í vandræðum; áhyggjufullur soggetto di sospetti 疑われて 곤경에 처한 (būti) nemalonėje, įtariamam nežēlastībā; aizdomās; grūtā stāvoklī mengalami masalah in diskrediet under mistanke, i unåde w opałach em apuros a fi bănuit/suspectat быть в затруднении;быть в немилости mať starosti, (byť) v podozrení v težavah biti u nemilosti i onåd สงสัยในการทำบางสิ่ง başı dertte; gözden düşmüş 失寵,被嫌棄 в немилості, в тяжкому становищі تکلیف یا بے عزتی lâm vào cảnh đáng buồn 失宠,不得意 cloud → سحابة oblak sky Wolke σύννεφο nube pilvi nuage oblak nuvola 雲 구름 wolk sky chmura nuvem облако moln เมฆ bulut mây 云 Want to thank TFD for its existence? 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