sky (sk )n. pl. skies (sk z) 1. The expanse of air over any given point on the earth; the upper atmosphere as seen from the earth's surface. 2. The appearance of the upper atmosphere, especially with reference to weather. Often used in the plural: Threatening skies portend a storm. 3. The celestial regions; the heavens: stars in the southern sky. 4. The highest level or degree: reaching for the sky. tr.v. skied (sk d), sky·ing, skies (skz) 1. To hit or throw (a ball, for example) high in the air. 2. To hang (a painting, for example) high up on the wall, above the line of vision. [Middle English, from Old Norse sk  , cloud; see (s)keu- in Indo-European roots.] |
sky [skaɪ]
n pl skies
1. (Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) (sometimes plural) the apparently dome-shaped expanse extending upwards from the horizon that is characteristically blue or grey during the day, red in the evening, and black at night Related adjs celestial, empyrean
2. (Astronomy) outer space, as seen from the earth
3. (Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) (often plural) weather, as described by the appearance of the upper air sunny skies
4. the source of divine power; heaven
5. Informal the highest level of attainment the sky's the limit
to the skies highly; extravagantly
vb skies, skying, skied
1. (Team Sports / Rowing) Rowing to lift (the blade of an oar) too high before a stroke
2. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Ball Games, other than specified) (tr) Informal to hit (a ball) high in the air
[from Old Norse skȳ; related to Old English scio cloud, Old Saxon skio, Old Norse skjār transparent skin]
skylike adj
| sky (sk) The atmosphere, as seen from a given point on the Earth's surface. The sky appears to be blue because the wavelengths associated with blue light are scattered more easily than those that are associated with the other colors. |
Sky the top row of paintings in an exhibition gallery, 1891.
Examples: sky of fame, 1597; of pictures, 1891.
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  sky - the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earthatmosphere - the envelope of gases surrounding any celestial body blue air, blue sky, wild blue yonder, blue - the sky as viewed during daylight; "he shot an arrow into the blue" cloud - a visible mass of water or ice particles suspended at a considerable altitude earth, globe, world - the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on; "the Earth moves around the sun"; "he sailed around the world" mackerel sky - a sky filled with rows of cirrocumulus or small altocumulus clouds rainbow - an arc of colored light in the sky caused by refraction of the sun's rays by rain |
| Verb | 1. |  sky - throw or toss with a light motion; "flip me the beachball"; "toss me newspaper"fling - throw with force or recklessness; "fling the frisbee" submarine - throw with an underhand motion lag - throw or pitch at a mark, as with coins throw back, toss back - throw back with a quick, light motion; "She tossed back her head" |
sky
noun heavens, firmament, upper atmosphere, azure (poetic), welkin (archaic), vault of heaven The sun is already high in the sky.
Translations
sky [skaɪ]
A. N → cielo m
under blue skies → bajo un cielo azul
the skies over England → el cielo en Inglaterra
to praise sb to the skies → poner a algn por las nubes
the sky's the limit (fig) → no hay límite
out of a clear blue sky (fig) → de repente, inesperadamente
under blue skies → bajo un cielo azul
the skies over England → el cielo en Inglaterra
to praise sb to the skies → poner a algn por las nubes
the sky's the limit (fig) → no hay límite
out of a clear blue sky (fig) → de repente, inesperadamente
B. CPD sky marshal N → agente mf de seguridad(en vuelos comerciales)
sky [ˈskaɪ]
sky
sky:
sky:
sky:
n → Himmel m; under the open sky → unter freiem Himmel; in the sky → am Himmel; the sky’s the limit! → nach oben sind keine Grenzen gesetzt; out of a clear (blue) sky → aus heiterem Himmel; to praise somebody to the skies → jdn in den Himmel heben, jdn über den grünen Klee loben (inf)
sky:
sky advertising
n → Luftwerbung f
skybeam
n → Skybeamer m
sky blue
n → Himmelblau nt
sky-blue
adj → himmelblau
skycap
n (US) → Gepäckträger(in) m(f)
skydiver
n → Fallschirmspringer(in) m(f)
skydiving
n → Fallschirmspringen nt
sky:
sky-high
adj
prices → schwindelnd hoch; confidence → unermesslich
(= tall) → himmelhoch
skyjack
vt → entführen
n → Flugzeugentführung f
skyjacker
n → Luftpirat(in) m(f), → Flugzeugentführer(in) m(f)
skylark
n → Feldlerche f
skylight
n → Oberlicht nt; (in roof also) → Dachfenster nt
skyline
n (= horizon) → Horizont m; (of building, hills etc) → Silhouette f; (of city) → Skyline f, → Silhouette f
sky marshal
n (esp US Aviat) → Sky-Marshal m, zur Verhinderung von Flugzeugentführungen mitfliegender Sicherheitsbeamter
sky park
n (US)
(on top of skyscraper) Parkanlage auf dem Dach eines Wolkenkratzers
sky pilot
n (Mil sl) → Schwarzrock m (inf)
skyrocket
n → (Feuerwerks)rakete f
skyscape
n → Wolkenlandschaft f
skyscraper
n → Wolkenkratzer m
skysurfer
n (Sport) → Skysurfer(in) m(f)
skysurfing
n (Sport) → Skysurfen nt, → Skysurfing nt
sky:
skyway
n → Luftweg m
skywriting
n → Himmelsschrift f
sky [skaɪ] n → cielo
to sleep under the open sky → dormire sotto le stelle or all'aperto
to praise sb to the skies → portare alle stelle qn
the sky's the limit (fig) (fam) → non ci sono limiti
sky [skaɪ] n → cielo
to sleep under the open sky → dormire sotto le stelle or all'aperto
to praise sb to the skies → portare alle stelle qn
the sky's the limit (fig) (fam) → non ci sono limiti
to sleep under the open sky → dormire sotto le stelle or all'aperto
to praise sb to the skies → portare alle stelle qn
the sky's the limit (fig) (fam) → non ci sono limiti
sky [skaɪ] n → cielo
to sleep under the open sky → dormire sotto le stelle or all'aperto
to praise sb to the skies → portare alle stelle qn
the sky's the limit (fig) (fam) → non ci sono limiti
n sky [skai]
the part of space above the earth, in which the sun, moon etc can be seen; the heavens The sky was blue and cloudless; We had grey skies and rain throughout our holiday; The skies were grey all week. lug سَماء، جَو небе obloha himmel der Himmel ουρανός cielo taevas آسمان taivas ciel שָׁמַיִם आसमान, आकाश nebo ég langit himinn, himinhvelfing cielo 空 하늘 dangus debesis langit lucht himmel niebo céu cer небо; небеса obloha; nebo nebo nebo himmel, sky ท้องฟ้า gökyüzü, gök 天空 небо, небеса آسمان trời, bầu trời 天空
adjectiv / n sky-ˈblue
(of) the light blue colour of cloudless sky She wore a sky-blue dress. hemelblou, lugblou أزْرَق سَماوي небесно синьо blankytný himmelblå himmelblau, das Himmelblau γαλάζιος azul celeste taevasinine آبي آسماني taivaansininen bleu ciel כְּחוֹל שָׁמַיִם आसमानी रंग का, नभोनील plav kao nebo, plavetan égszínkék biru langit himinblár celeste, azzurro cielo 空色 하늘색(의) žydras debeszila krāsa; debeszils biru langit hemelsblauw himmelblå błękitny, błękit azul celeste bleu ciel, albastru deschis лазурный blankytný, belasý sinji nebesko plavo himmelsblå สีฟ้า mavi renk 天藍色的 блакить; блакитний صاف آسمان کا نیلا رنگ màu xanh da trời 天蓝色的
n sky-diving
the sport of jumping from aircraft and waiting for some time before opening one's parachute. valskermspring رياضَة التَّزَلُّج في الهَواء скай дайвинг parašutismus s dlouhým volným pádem faldskærmsudspring med frit fald først das Fallschirmspringen ελεύθερη πτώση με αλεξίπτωτο caída libre, paracaídismo acrobático langevarjusport چتر بازي vapaapudotus parachutisme (en chute libre) צְנִיחָה आसमान में छलांग लगाना padobranstvo ejtőernyős zuhanás terjun bebas fallhlífastökk paracadutismo スカイダイビング 스카이다이빙 parašiutizmas izpletņlēkšana (paildzinot brīvo kritienu) terjun udara vrije val maken fallskjermhopping i fritt fall spadochroniarstwo queda livre paraşutism затяжной прыжок с парашютом parašutizmus s dlhým voľným pádom padalstvo (prosto skakanje) skok bez otvaranja padobrana do prizemljenja avancerad fallskärmshoppning, skydiving การกระโดดร่ม paraşütle serbest atlayış 高空跳傘運動 затяжні стрибки з парашутом ہوائی جہاز سے کود کر حفاظت کی چھتری کھولنے سے پہلے کچھ دیر ہوا میں رہنے کا کھیل môn thể thao nhảy dù 跳伞运动
n sky-diver
valskermspringer مُتَزَلِّج في الهَواء практикуваш скай дайвинг parašutista padající volným pádem faldskærmsudspringer, der først har et frit fald der/die Fallschirmspringer(in) αλεξιπτωτιστής ελεύθερης πτώσης paracaídista de caída libre langevarjusportlane چترباز laskuvarjourheilun harrastaja parachutiste (faisant de la chute libre) צַנחָן आसमान में छलांग लगाने वाला padobranac zuhanó ejtőernyős penerjun bebas fallhlífastökkvari paracadutista スカイダイバー parašiutininkas izpletņlēcējs penerjun udara beoefenaar van vrije val fallskjermhopper spadochroniarz sportowy praticante de queda livre paraşutist парашютист parašutista s dlhým voľným pádom padalec skakač fallskärmshoppare, skydiver นักกระโดดร่ม serbest paraşütçü 跳傘者 парашутист, навчений затяжним стрибкам تفریحا ہوائی جہاز سے کودنے والا người nhảy dù 跳伞者
adver / adj sky-ˈhigh
very high The car was blown sky-high by the explosion; sky-high prices. hemelhoog عالي جِدا висок до небето až do nebe himmelhøj; skyhøj himmelhoch πολύ (υ)ψηλός por las nubes, por las aires kõrgele üles, taevani سر به فلك كشيده korkeuksiin, pilviä hipova très haut גָבוֹהַ מְאוֹד बहुत ऊंचा, गगनचुम्बी visok do neba, nebu pod oblake az égbe; égig érő tinggi sekali himinhár altissimo, (alle stelle) とても高く[] 매우 높은(게) labai aukštas; labai aukštai, iki padebesių ārkārtīgi augsts/augstu sangat tinggi hemelhoog himmelhøy(t), skyhøy(t) zawrotnie wysoko/wysoki altíssimo până în înaltul cerului/la cer очень высоко až do neba; nebotyčný, závratný do neba; astronomski visok do neba skyhög[] สูงมาก çok yüksek 聳入雲霄地(的) дуже високий; що сягає неба بہت بلند cao ngất trời 高入云霄地
v skyjack
to hijack a plane. skaak يَخْتَطِف طائِرَه отвличам (самолет) unést letadlo kapre et fly die Flugzeugentführung κάνω αεροπειρατεία atracar lennukit kaaperdama هواپيما ربودن détourner un avion חַטִיפָת מָטוָס अपहरण करना oteti avion repülőgépet eltérít membajak pesawat dirottare 飛行機を乗っ取る (비행기) 공중 납치 pagrobti (lėktuvą) nolaupīt lidmašīnu menawan kapal terbang kapen kapre et fly porwać samolot угонять самолёт uniesť lietadlo ugrabiti letalo oteti avion kapa จี้เครื่องบิน uçak kaçırmak 劫機 викрадати літака ہوائی جہاز کو اغوا کرنا không tặc 劫机
n skyjacker
skaker مُخْتَطِف طائِرات похитител (на самолет) únosce letadla flykaprer der Flugzeugentführer αεροπειρατής atracador lennukikaaperdaja هواپيما ربا pirate de l'air חוֹטֵף מְטוֹסִים विमान अपहर्त्ता otmičar aviona repülőgép-eltérítő pembajak pesawat dirottatore 飛行機乗取犯 lėktuvo pagrobėjas, oro piratas lidmašīnas nolaupītājs penawan kapal terbang flykaprer porywacz samolotu воздушный пират únosca lietadla ugrabitelj letala otimač aviona flygplanskapare คนจี้เครื่องบิน hava korsanı 劫机者 викрадач літака ہوائی جہاز کو اغوہ کرنے والا tên không tặc 劫机者
n skylight
a window in a roof or ceiling The attic had only a small skylight and was very dark. plafonvenster, dakvenster كُوَّة السَّقف тавански прозорец světlík ovenlysvindue; tagvindue das Oberlicht φωταγωγός claraboya, tragaluz katuseaken, luuk پنجره سقفيا شيرواني kattoikkuna lucarne צוֹהָר झरोखा, रोशनदान prozor na krovu ili stropu tetőablak genting kaca þakgluggi lucernario 天窓 채광창 stoglangis virsgaisma; jumta gaisma genting kaca dakraam takvindu świetlik clarabóia lucarnă окно в потолке/крыше svetlík strešno ali stropno okno krovni prozor takfönster หน้าต่างบนหลังคา tavan penceresi, üst aydınlık 天窗 верхнє світло; засклений дах چھت میں بنی کھڑکی یا جالی cửa sổ ở trần , mái nhà 天窗
n skyline
the outline of buildings, hills etc seen against the sky the New York skyline; I could see something moving on the skyline. buitelyn خَط الأُفُق хоризонт obrys (na obzoru) kontur; horisont die Silhouette, der Horizont γραμμή του ορίζοντα horizonte (millegi) siluett taevavõlvil خط افق taivaanranta profil (de l'horizon) קַו רָקִיע क्षितिज, रूपरेखा horizont, obzor (távlati) várossziluett profil cakrawala útlínur bygginga/trjáa/fjalla þar sem þau ber við himinn (sagoma della città); orizzonte スカイライン (건물 산등의) 하늘을 배경으로 한 윤곽, 스카이라인 panorama, kontūrai panorāma; kontūra; siluets (pret debesīm) latar langit silhouet, horizon omriss (mot himmelen) kontur, sylwetka na tle nieba horizonte linia orizontului силуэт; горизонт horizont, obzor, silueta obris na obzorju horizont horisont, himlarand, silhuett, skyline เส้นขอบฟ้า kent silueti (以天空為背景建築物和山丘等的)天際線 обрій, горизонт آسمان کے مقابل عمارتوں کے باہری ڈھانچے سے ابھرنے والا نقش hình dáng in lên nền trời （大厦的）空中轮廓
v skyrocket
to rise sharply; to increase rapidly and suddenly Housing prices have skyrocketed. in die hoogte skiet يَرْتَفِع بِسُرْعَه устремявам се нагоре prudce stoupnout ryge i vejret in die Höhe springen αυξάνομαι γρήγορα και απότομα, εκτοξεύομαι (μτφ.) dispararse taevasse sööstma به سرعت بالا رفتن monter en flèche לְהַרקִיע שְׁחָקִים बहुत ऊंचा जाना naglo skočiti, vrtoglavo rasti hirtelen (igen magasra) felszökik meroket (andare alle stelle) 急上昇する 급등하다 pakilti, ðoktelti strauji celties naik mendadak snel stijgen, de hoogte invliegen skyte i været skoczyć w górę устремляться ввысь; быстро расти rýchlo vyletieť dvigati se z vrtoglavo hitrostjo izuzetno porasti skjuta i höjden ลอยขึ้นสูงอย่างฉับพลัน hızla artmak 暴漲 линути вгору; різко підніматися اچانک اچھال آنا، بڑھ جانا lên vùn vụt, tăng vọt 暴涨，猛涨
n skyrocket
a rocket firework that explodes in brilliant colourful sparks. vuurpyl سَهْم ناري، صاروخ ألعاب ناريَّه ракета raketa (ohňostrojová) raket die Feuerwerksraketen πυροτέχνημα fuegos artificiales ilutulestik فشفشه fusée זִיקוּקִים आतिशबाजी का राकेट जिससे रंगबिरंगी चिंगारी निकलती है raketa za vatromet világítórakéta (tűzijáték) mercon roket razzo 流星花火 유성 불꽃 raketa uguņošanas raķete bunga api roket vuurpijl rakett fajerwerk сигнальная ракета raketa, ohňostroj raketa (za ognjemet) vatromet []raket พลุ havaî fişek 沖天炮 сигнальна ракета راکیٹ کی آتشبازی جو دھماکے کے بعد خوبصورت رنگ بکھیرتی ہے pháo sáng, pháo thăng thiên 流星焰火（一种鞭炮）
n skyscraper
a high building of very many storeys, especially in the United State. wolkekrabber ناطِحَة سَحاب небостъргач mrakodrap skyskraber der Wolkenkratzer ουρανοξύστης rascacielos pilvelõhkuja آسمان خراش pilvenpiirtäjä gratte-ciel גוֹרֵד-שְׁחָקִים गगनचुम्बी इमारत neboder felhőkarcoló pencakar langit skÿjakljúfur grattacielo 超高層ビル 마천루 dangoraižis debesskrāpis pencakar langit wolkenkrabber skyskraper drapacz chmur arranha-céus zgârienori небоскрёб mrakodrap nebotičnik neboder skyskrapa ตึกสูงมาก gökdelen 摩天大樓 хмарочос اونچی عمارتیں nhà cao chọc trời 摩天大楼
the sky's the limit
there is no upper limit eg to the amount of money that may be spent Choose any present you like – the sky's the limit! geen beperking op geld nie السَّماء هي الحُدود، لا يوجَد حُدود няма граница bez omezení kun himlen er grænsen nach oben sind keine Grenzen gesetzt δεν υπάρχει κανένας περιορισμός todo es posible piiramata võimalused حد واندازه ندارد ylärajaa ei ole il n'y a pas de limites הַשָמַיִם הֵם הַגבוּל असीम do neba, bez granica a határ a csillagos ég tidak ada batas það eru engin takmörk (non c'è limite) 制限なし 한도가 없다 kaina nesvarbu, kad ir kiek kainuotų bez ierobežojuma tiada had zonder beperkingen ingen øvre grense nie ma żadnych ograniczeń não há limites fără limită беспредельно; сколько хочешь bez obmedzenia; peniaze nehrajú žiadnu rolu cena ni važna nebo je granica det finns ingen gräns, hur mycket som helst ไม่จำกัดวงเงินใช้จ่าย açık bono, sınırsız 沒有上限 ціна не має значення کوئی حد نہیں không có giới hạn 没有限制
sky → سماء obloha himmel Himmel ουρανός cielo taivas ciel nebo cielo 空 하늘 lucht himmel niebo céu небо himmel ท้องฟ้า gök bầu trời 天空
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