mist

mist  (mst)

n.

1. A mass of fine droplets of water in the atmosphere near or in contact with the earth.

2. Water vapor condensed on and clouding the appearance of a surface.

3. Fine drops of a liquid, such as water, perfume, or medication, sprayed into the air.

4. A suspension of fine drops of a liquid in a gas.

5. Something that dims or conceals.

6. A haze before the eyes that blurs the vision.

7. Something that produces or gives the impression of dimness or obscurity: the mists of the past.

8. A drink consisting of a liquor served over cracked ice.

v. mist·ed, mist·ing, mists

v.intr.

1. To be or become obscured or blurred by or as if by mist.

2. To rain in a fine shower.

v.tr.

1. To conceal or veil with or as if with mist.

2. To moisturize (plants or dry air, for example) with a fine spray of water.

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[Middle English, from Old English; see meigh- in Indo-European roots.]

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mist [mɪst]

n

1. (Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) a thin fog resulting from condensation in the air near the earth's surface

2. (Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) Meteorol such an atmospheric condition with a horizontal visibility of 1-2 kilometres

3. a fine spray of any liquid, such as that produced by an aerosol container

4. (Chemistry) Chem a colloidal suspension of a liquid in a gas

5. condensed water vapour on a surface that blurs the surface

6. something that causes haziness or lack of clarity, such as a film of tears

vb

to cover or be covered with or as if with mist

[Old English; related to Middle Dutch, Swedish mist, Greek omikhlē fog]

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mist  (mst)

A mass of fine droplets of water in the atmosphere near or in contact with the Earth. Mist reduces visibility to not less than 1 km (0.62 mi). Compare fog.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	mist - a thin fog with condensation near the ground fog - droplets of water vapor suspended in the air near the ground
Verb	1.	mist - become covered with mist; "The windshield misted over" mist over spread over, cover - form a cover over; "The grass covered the grave"
	2.	mist - make less visible or unclear; "The stars are obscured by the clouds"; "the big elm tree obscures our view of the valley" fog, haze over, obnubilate, obscure, becloud, befog, cloud conceal, hide - prevent from being seen or discovered; "Muslim women hide their faces"; "hide the money" overshadow - cast a shadow upon; "The tall tree overshadowed the house"
	3.	mist - spray finely or cover with mist spray - scatter in a mass or jet of droplets; "spray water on someone"; "spray paint on the wall"

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mist

noun fog, cloud, steam, spray, film, haze, vapour, drizzle, smog, dew, condensation, haar (Eastern Brit.), smur or smir (Scot.) Thick mist made flying impossible.

mist over or up steam (up), cloud, obscure, blur, fog, film, blear, becloud, befog The windscreen was misting over.

Translations

mist [mɪst]

A. N → neblina f; (= rain) → llovizna f, garúa f (LAm); (at sea) → bruma f; (in liquid) → nube f; (on glass etc) → vaho m
through a mist of tears (fig) → a través de un velo de lágrimas
lost in the mists of time (liter) → perdido en la noche de los tiempos

B. VI (also mist over, mist up) [scene, landscape] → nublarse; [mirror, window] → empañarse; [eyes] → llenarse de lágrimas

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mist [ˈmɪst]

n → brume f

vt [+ plant, leaves] → vaporiser

mist over

vi

[window, windscreen] → s'embuer

[eyes] → s'embuer

vt sep [+ window, windscreen] → couvrir de buée

mist up

vi [window, windscreen] → s'embuer

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mist

n

→ Nebel m; (in liquid) → Trübung f; (= haze) → Dunst m; (on glass etc) → Beschlag m

(fig) through a mist of tears → durch einen Tränenschleier; it is lost in the mists of time → das liegt im Dunkel der Vergangenheit; the mists of confusion surrounding the affair → das undurchsichtige Dunkel, in das die Angelegenheit gehüllt ist

vi

(window etc) → beschlagen

(fig: eyes) → sich verschleiern (geh)

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mist [mɪst]

1. n (Met) → foschia, nebbia, nebbiolina; (on glass) → appannamento; (of perfume) → nuvola
through a mist of tears → attraverso un velo di lacrime
lost in the mists of time (fig) → perduto nella notte dei tempi

2. vi (also mist over) (eyes) → velarsi (also mist over or up) (scene, landscape) → annebbiarsi, offuscarsi; (mirror, window, windscreen) → appannarsi

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mist [mɪst]

1. n (Met) → foschia, nebbia, nebbiolina; (on glass) → appannamento; (of perfume) → nuvola
through a mist of tears → attraverso un velo di lacrime
lost in the mists of time (fig) → perduto nella notte dei tempi

2. vi (also mist over) (eyes) → velarsi (also mist over or up) (scene, landscape) → annebbiarsi, offuscarsi; (mirror, window, windscreen) → appannarsi

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mist

n mist [mist]

a cloud of moisture in the air but very close to the ground, which makes it difficult to see any distance The hills are covered in thick mist. mis ضَباب мъгла mlha dis der Nebel ομίχλη neblina udu غبار usva brume עֲרָפֶל धुंध magla köd kabut þoka, mistur nebbia, foschia もや 안개 migla migla; dūmaka kabus nevel (lett) tåke, fuktig dis, yr mgła nevoeiro ceaţă туман hmla megla izmaglica dimma, dis, imma หมอก ince sis, pus 薄霧 туман; імла کہر، دھند sương mù 薄雾

adv mistily

mistig بِضَبابيَّه мъгливо v mlze diset nebelig θολά, θαμπά nebulosamente, con nebulosidad uduselt بطور مه الود utuisesti dans la brume עֲרפִּילִי धुंधला magleno ködösen penuh kabut á þokukenndan hátt; óskÿrt nella nebbia/foschia もやがかかって 안개가 자욱하게, 희미하게 miglotai miglaini dengan berkabus nevelig disig, uklart mgliście enevoadamente (ca) prin ceaţă туманно v hmle megleno zamagljeno dimmigt, disigt อย่างมัว ๆ sisli bir şekilde 有霧地 туманно ابہامی انداز میں trông mờ sương 有雾地

adj misty

mistig ضَبابي мъглив zamlžený, mlhavý diset nebelig ομιχλώδης con neblina, borroso udune مه الود utuinen brumeux מְעוּרפָּל धुंध से भरा हुआ maglen ködös berkabut misturs-; í þoku nebbioso もやがかかった 안개 낀, 희미한 miglotas miglains; aizmiglots berkabus nevelig disig, tåket mglisty enevoado ceţos туманный hmlistý meglen zamagljeno dimmig, disig ที่ปกคลุมด้วยหมอก sisli 有霧的 туманний; затуманений کہر آلود có sương mù 有雾的

n mistiness

mistigheid ضَبابِيَّه мъгливост zamlženost, mlhavost dis die Nebligkeit ομίχλη, θαμπάδα nebulosidad udusus مه گرفتگی sumuisuus état brumeux עֲרפִּילִיוּת धुंधलापन maglovitost ködösség, homályosság keadaan berkabut þokukennt ástand nebbiosità もやが深いこと 희미함 miglotumas miglainība kekabusan neveligheid fuktig disighet, yr mglistość névoa ceaţă туманность zahmlenie meglenost zamagljenost dimmighet, disighet ความมืดมัว sisli olma 霧 туманність ابہام tình trạng mù sương 雾

mist over, up

to become covered (as if) with mist The mirror misted over; The windscreen misted up. gewasem يَتَغَطّى بالضَّباب замъглявам се zamlžit (se) dugge beschlagen θαμπώνω cubrirse, empañarse häguseks minema غبار الود شدن huurtua s'embuer לְהִתכַּסוֹת בְּעֲרָפֵל धुंधला zamagliti bepárásodik berkabut hyljast móðu appannarsi, annebbiarsi くもる 흐려지다 apsitraukti migla aizmiglot; aizmigloties berkabut beslaan bli disig zaparować enevoar-se a se aburi; a se înceţoşa запотевать zahmliť (sa) zamegliti se zamagliti se höljas i dimma, imma igen มัวลง buğulanmak 被蒙上薄霧 запотівати کہرے سے ڈھنک جانا bao phủ sương phù 被蒙上薄雾

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mist → شَبٌورة mlha tåge leichter Nebel καταχνιά neblina usva brume izmaglica foschia もや 안개 mist tåke mgiełka névoa дымка dimma หมอก sis sương mù 薄雾