dew
Any moisture from the atmosphere condensed by cool bodies upon their surfacesAny moisture from the atmosphere condensed by cool bodies upon their surfaces.
» The dew evaporated when the sun rose.
Когда солнце поднялось, роса испарилась. — fjay69
Роса испарилась, когда взошло солнце. — Wezel
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
5 senses(uncountable)Any moisture from the atmosphere condensed by cool bodies upon their surfaces.
water that has condensed on a cool surface overnight from water vapor in the air
(uncountable)Moisture in the air that settles on plants, etc in the morning or evening, resulting in drops.
Tau
роса́rosá, роси́нкаrosínka
роса́rosá
(countable)An instance of such moisture settling on plants, etc.
There was a heavy dew this morning.
(countable, figuratively, uncountable)Anything that falls lightly and in a refreshing manner.
(countable, figuratively, uncountable)An emblem of morning, or fresh vigour.
Examples
33 sentencesThe dew evaporated when the sun rose.
ruКогда солнце поднялось, роса испарилась. — fjay69
The dew falls in early morning.
Роса осідає рано-вранці. — marko
ruКаждое утро выступает роса. — Hellerick
Our enemies will vanish like dew in the sun.
Згинуть наші воріженьки, як роса на сонці. — deniko · CC BY 2.0 FR
The dew fell this morning.
Цього ранку випала роса. — Internecivus
deDer Tau stammt von heute Morgen. — Zaghawa
There was some dew this morning.
ruСегодня утром была роса. — marafon
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English dew, from Old English dēaw (“dew”), from Proto-West Germanic *dauw, frFrom Middle English dew, from Old English dēaw (“dew”), from Proto-West Germanic *dauw, from Proto-Germanic *dawwaz, *dawwą (“dew, moisture”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewh₂- (“smoke, haze”).
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Forms
plural: dewsSynonyms
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23 related wordsLessons for this word
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