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sky

sky · skies

небо

небо, небесная сфера

Himmel

The atmosphere above a given point, especially as visible from the surface of the…The atmosphere above a given point, especially as visible from the surface of the Earth as the place where the sun, moon, stars, and clouds are seen.

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/skaɪ/

» The sky is full of stars.

Der Himmel ist voller Sterne. — MUIRIEL

Der Himmel ist voll mit Sternen. — Aleksandro40

На небе полно звёзд. — Arkadeko

Небо полно звёзд. — Maksimo

Небо повне зірок. — Ahha

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Meaning

7 senses

The atmosphere above a given point, especially as visible from the surface of the Earth as the place where the sun, moon, stars, and clouds are seen.
That year, a meteor fell from the sky.
Himmel
не́боnébo
не́боnébo
With a descriptive word: the part of the sky which can be seen from a specific place or at a specific time; its climate, condition, etc.
I lay back under a warm Texas sky.
We’re not sure how long the cloudy skies will last.
Himmel
не́боnébo
не́боnébo
The set of all lightlike lines (or directions) passing through a given point in space-time.
небе́сная сфе́раnebésnaja sféra
(archaic, literary, poetic)Usually preceded by the: the abode of God or the gods, angels, the souls of deceased people, etc.; heaven; also, powers emanating from heaven.
This mortal has incurred the wrath of the skies.
Himmel
небеса́nebesá, не́боnébo
не́боnébo, небеса́nebesá
(informal, obsolete, rare)In an art gallery: the upper rows of pictures that cannot easily be seen; also, the place where such pictures are hung.
(obsolete)A cloud.
(UK, obsolete, slang)A disagreeable person; an enemy.

More definitions

the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth

Examples

1272 sentences

The sky is full of stars.
Небо повне зірок. — Ahha
ruНа небе полно звёзд. — Arkadeko
deDer Himmel ist voller Sterne. — MUIRIEL
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He was looking at the sky.
Він дивився на небо. — deniko
ruОн смотрел на небо. — marafon
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He looked up at the sky.
Він глянув на небо. — aandrusiak
ruОн посмотрел вверх на небо. — Balamax
deEr sah den Himmel. — jerom
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She looked up at the sky.
Вона подивилася на небо. — deniko
ruОна посмотрела на небо. — marafon
deSie sah zum Himmel hinauf. — Fingerhut
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Were there any stars in the sky?
На небі були зірки? — Ahha
ruНа небе были звёзды? — odexed
deWaren überhaupt Sterne am Himmel? — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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Translations

9 languages

Українська

By meaning 2

atmosphere above a given point, especially as visible from the surface of the Earth as the place where the sun, moon, stars, and clouds are seen:

the abode of God or the gods, etc. — see also heaven:

Русский

By meaning 3

atmosphere above a given point, especially as visible from the surface of the Earth as the place where the sun, moon, stars, and clouds are seen:

the abode of God or the gods, etc. — see also heaven:

set of all lightlike lines passing through a given point in space-time:

Deutsch

By meaning 1

atmosphere above a given point, especially as visible from the surface of the Earth as the place where the sun, moon, stars, and clouds are seen:

Origin

The noun is derived from Middle English sky (“sky; cloud; mist”), also spelled ski, skie,

The noun is derived from Middle English sky (“sky; cloud; mist”), also spelled ski, skie, [and other forms], from Old Norse ský (“cloud”), from Proto-Germanic *skiwją (“cloud; sky”), from *skiwô (“cloud; cloud cover, haze; sky”) (whence Old English sċēo (“cloud”) and Middle English skew (“air; sky; (rare) cloud”)), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewH- (“to cover; to conceal, hide”).

From Volsci (“a tribe who opposed the Romans”).

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