haze
Very fine solid particles or liquid droplets suspended in the air, slightly limiting…Very fine solid particles (smoke, dust) or liquid droplets (moisture) suspended in the air, slightly limiting visibility. (Compare fog, mist.)
» Because of the dense haze, the road was hard to see.
Из-за густого тумана дорогу было плохо видно.
Из-за густого тумана дорога была трудно различима.
Meaning
6 senses(uncountable, usually)Very fine solid particles (smoke, dust) or liquid droplets (moisture) suspended in the air, slightly limiting visibility. (Compare fog, mist.)
Dunst
ды́мкаdýmka, мглаmgla, тума́нtumán
імлаimla
atmospheric moisture or dust or smoke that causes reduced visibility
(uncountable, usually)A reduction of transparency of a clear gas or liquid.
Trübung
(uncountable, usually)An analogous dullness on a surface that is ideally highly reflective or transparent.
The soap left a persistent haze on the drinking glasses.
The furniture has a haze, possibly from some kind of wax.
ту́склостьtúsklostʹ
(figuratively, uncountable, usually)Any state suggestive of haze in the atmosphere, such as mental confusion or vagueness of memory.
помутне́ниеpomutnénije, помутне́ниеpomutnénije
(uncountable, usually)The degree of cloudiness or turbidity in a clear glass or plastic, measured in percent.
ту́склостьtúsklostʹ
(countable, usually)Any substance causing turbidity in beer or wine.
Examples
19 sentencesBecause of the dense haze, the road was hard to see.
ruИз-за густого тумана дорогу было плохо видно.
The haze enveloped London.
Лондон оповив туман.
ruЛондон окутал туман.
Sami was in a foggy haze.
The mountains were lost in the haze.
deDie Berge waren im Dunst verschwunden.
Gunter was still in his drunken haze.
Translations
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Origin
* The earliest instances are of the latter part of the 17th century.* The earliest instances are of the latter part of the 17th century.
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Forms
plural: hazesSynonyms
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1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable