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1 fog
1 noun∎ my mind is in a fog today je suis dans le brouillard ou je ne sais plus où j'en suis aujourd'hui;∎ she was in a complete fog about what she was supposed to be doing elle ignorait complètement ce qu'elle était censée faire∎ studying for too long just fogs the mind quand on travaille trop longtemps, ça embrouille les idées►► fog bank banc m de brume; -
2 anybody
1 (with negative, implied negative) personne ; there wasn't anybody in the house/car il n'y avait personne dans la maison/voiture ; there's never anybody at home il n'y a jamais personne chez eux ; without anybody knowing sans que personne le sache ; I didn't have anybody to talk to il n'y avait personne avec qui j'aurais pu parler ; I don't like him and nor does anybody else je ne l'aime pas, d'ailleurs personne ne l'aime ; hardly anybody came il n'est venu presque personne ;2 (in questions, conditional sentences) quelqu'un ; is there anybody in the house/car? est-ce qu'il y a quelqu'un dans la maison/voiture? ; did anybody see him? est-ce que quelqu'un l'a vu? ; if anybody asks, tell them I've gone out si quelqu'un me cherche, dis que je suis sorti ; if anybody can persuade him, John can si quelqu'un peut le convaincre, c'est John ; is anybody nice/interesting coming? y a-t-il quelqu'un de sympa ○ /d'intéressant qui vient? ;3 ( no matter who) anybody could do it tout le monde pourrait le faire ; anybody but him/you/his wife tout le monde sauf lui/toi/sa femme ; anybody who wants to, can go tous ceux qui le veulent, peuvent y aller ; anybody but you would have given it to him n'importe qui d'autre que toi le lui aurait donné ; anybody with any intelligence would realize that n'importe quelle personne un peu sensée se serait rendu compte que ; anybody can make a mistake/break a glass ça arrive à tout le monde de faire une erreur/casser un verre ; anybody would think you were deaf tout le monde doit croire que tu es sourd ; you can invite anybody (you like) tu peux inviter qui tu veux ;4 ( somebody unimportant) she's not just anybody, she's the boss ce n'est pas n'importe qui, c'est la patronne ; we can't ask just anybody to do it, we need a skilled mechanic nous ne pouvons pas demander à n'importe qui de le faire, nous avons besoin d'un vrai mécanicien ; I wouldn't give it to just anybody je ne le/la donnerais pas à n'importe qui ;5 ( somebody important) anybody who was anybody was at the party tous les gens importants étaient à la soirée ; he isn't anybody in this town ce n'est pas quelqu'un d'important dans cette ville. ⇒ guess. -
3 cloud
cloud [klaʊd]1. nounnuage m• under a cloud ( = in disgrace) en disgrâce (PROV) every cloud has a silver lining(PROV) à quelque chose malheur est bon[+ prospects, career] assombrir3. compounds[sky] se couvrir ; [face, expression] s'assombrir* * *[klaʊd] 1.1) [C] ( in sky) nuage m, nuée f liter2) [U] Meteorology nuages mpl3) ( mass) (of insects, smoke, dust, gas) nuage m4) fig ( negative feature)5) ( blur) (in liquid, marble, gem) nuage m; (in glass, on mirror) buée f2.transitive verb1) ( blur) [steam, breath] embuer [mirror]; [tears] brouiller [vision]clouded with tears — [eyes] voilé or brouillé de larmes
2) ( confuse) obscurcir [judgment]; brouiller [memory]3) ( blight) assombrir [occasion]•Phrasal Verbs:••to be on cloud nine — (colloq) être aux anges
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4 cloud
A n2 ¢ Meteorol ( also cloud mass) nuages mpl ; some patches of cloud quelques nuages ; there's a lot of cloud about il fait un temps très nuageux ;4 fig ( negative feature) a cloud of gloom/uncertainty un voile de tristesse/d'incertitude ; to cast a cloud over sth jeter une ombre sur qch ;B vtr1 ( blur) [steam, breath] embuer [mirror] ; [substance] rendre [qch] trouble [liquid] ; [tears] brouiller [vision] ; clouded with tears [eyes] voilé or brouillé de larmes ;3 ( blight) assombrir [atmosphere, occasion etc].to be living in cloud-cuckoo-land croire au père Noël ; to have one's head in the clouds avoir la tête dans les nuages ; to be on cloud nine ○ être aux anges ; to be/leave under a cloud être/partir en état de disgrâce.
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