fog
A thick cloud that forms near the groundA thick cloud that forms near the ground; the obscurity of such a cloud.
» We got lost in the fog.
Wir verirrten uns im Nebel. — Manfredo
Wir verliefen uns im Nebel. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Мы заблудились в тумане. — afyodor
Ми заблукали в тумані. — deniko
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
8 senses(uncountable)A thick cloud that forms near the ground; the obscurity of such a cloud.
a bank of fog
Nebel
тума́нtumán, мглаmgla
тума́нtumán, імла́imlá
droplets of water vapor suspended in the air near the ground
(uncountable)A mist or film clouding a surface.
(countable, figuratively, uncountable)A state of mind characterized by lethargy and confusion.
He did so many drugs, he was still in a fog three months after going through detox.
confusion characterized by lack of clarity
(countable, uncountable)A silver deposit or other blur on a negative or developed photographic image.
(countable, uncountable)Distance fog.
(uncountable)A new growth of grass appearing on a field that has been mowed or grazed.
(UK, dialectal, uncountable)Tall and decaying grass left standing after the cutting or grazing season.
(Scotland, uncountable)Moss.
Examples
284 sentencesWe got lost in the fog.
Ми заблукали в тумані. — deniko
ruМы заблудились в тумане. — afyodor
deWir verirrten uns im Nebel. — Manfredo
We could see nothing but fog.
Ми не бачили нічого, окрім туману. — deniko
ruМы ничего не видели, кроме тумана. — corvard
deWir haben nichts als Nebel gesehen. — Espi
I can't see the road signs in this fog.
Мені не видно дорожніх знаків в цьому тумані. — ChickenKiev
ruМне в этом тумане дорожных знаков не видно. — marafon
deBei diesem Nebel kann ich die Straßenschilder nicht erkennen. — Serienchiller
The airport was closed because of the fog.
Аеропорт закрили з-за туману. — deniko
ruАэропорт был закрыт из-за тумана. — Hellerick
deDer Flughafen wurde wegen des Nebels gesperrt. — samueldora
London is famous for its fog.
ruЛондон известен своими туманами. — Olya
deLondon ist berühmt wegen seines Nebels. — Esperantostern
Translations
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Origin
Origin uncertain; but probably of North Germanic origin. Probably either a back-formationOrigin uncertain; but probably of North Germanic origin. Probably either a back-formation from foggy (“covered with tall grass; thick, marshy”), from the earlier-attested fog (“tall grass”) (see below), or from or related to Danish fog (“spray, shower, drift, storm”), related to Icelandic fok (“spray, any light thing tossed by the wind, snowdrift”), Icelandic fjúka (“to blow, drive”), from Proto-Germanic *feukaną (“to whisk, blow”), from Proto-Indo-European *pug- (“billow, bulge, drift”), from *pew-, *pow- (“to blow, drift, billow”), in which case related to German fauchen (“to hiss, spit, spray”).
From Middle English fogge (“tall grass”), probably from Norwegian fogg (“tall, worthless grass”); compare Scots fog (“moss; lichen”).
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Forms
plural: fogsSynonyms
11 synonymsWord family
62 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
Collocations
3 patterns- dense fog
- heavy fog
- fog lights