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1 eclipsar
• becloud• block out• dim• occult• outshine• overcast• overshadow• surpass• take the shape of a bell• take the ship -
2 hacer indistinto
• becloud• bedim• blear• blur the outlines of• dim• efface partially• make true• make uneasy• obfuscate• obscure• partially amortized mortgage• partially inverted file• render indistinct• soften the outline of -
3 nublar
• becloud• bedim• blear• dim -
4 opacar
• becloud• bedim• blank off• blank out• block out• dim• obscure• occlude -
5 nublar
v.1 to cloud (also figurative).Su inteligencia nubló su belleza Her intelligence clouded her beauty.2 to dim, to becloud, to blur, to bedim.Ricardo nubló su entendimiento Richard dimmed his understanding.* * *1 (cielo) to cloud1 to cloud over* * *verb* * *1. VT1) [gen] to darken, obscure2) [+ vista, mente] to cloud; [+ razón] to affect, cloud; [+ felicidad] to cloud, mar2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivoa) < vista> to cloudb) (liter) < felicidad> to cloud (liter)2.nublarsev prona) cielo to cloud overb) vista to cloud overc) (liter) razón to become clouded* * *= shadow.Ex. Compassion shadowed the trustee's face -- she could see he was desperate -- and compassion was in her voice as she answered: 'All right, I'll go over this afternoon'.* * *1.verbo transitivoa) < vista> to cloudb) (liter) < felicidad> to cloud (liter)2.nublarsev prona) cielo to cloud overb) vista to cloud overc) (liter) razón to become clouded* * *= shadow.Ex: Compassion shadowed the trustee's face -- she could see he was desperate -- and compassion was in her voice as she answered: 'All right, I'll go over this afternoon'.
* * *nublar [A1 ]vt1 ‹ojos/mirada› to cloudlas lágrimas le nublaron la vista tears clouded her eyes o blurred her visionpasiones que te nublan la razón passions which cloud your reasoning■ nublarse1 [ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ] «cielo» to cloud overse está nublando it's getting cloudy, it's clouding over2 «mirada/ojos» to cloud over3 ( liter); «razón» to become cloudedsu felicidad se nubló con la noticia his happiness was marred o clouded by the news* * *
nublar ( conjugate nublar) verbo transitivo
nublarse verbo pronominal
nublar verbo transitivo
1 Meteor to cloud
2 figurado to mar: esas últimas hazañas han nublado su brillante expediente, those recent events have marred his brilliant record
' nublar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
nublarse
English:
cloud
* * *♦ vt1. [cielo] to cloud;[sol] to hide2. [vista, entendimiento] to cloud* * *nublar vt1) : to cloud2) oscurecer: to obscure -
6 opacar
v.to obscure, to becloud, to screen, to dim.La luna eclipsó al sol The moon eclipsed the sun.* * *LAm1. VT1) (=hacer opaco) to make opaque; (=oscurecer) to darken; (=empañar) to mist up; (=deslustrar) to dull, tarnish2) [+ persona] to outshine, overshadow2.See:* * *verbo transitivo (AmL)a) ( hacer opaco) to make... opaque; ( oscurecer) to darkenb) ( deslucir) to marc) ( anular) to overshadow* * *verbo transitivo (AmL)a) ( hacer opaco) to make... opaque; ( oscurecer) to darkenb) ( deslucir) to marc) ( anular) to overshadow* * *opacar [A2 ]vt( AmL)1 (hacer opaco) to make … opaque; (oscurecer) to darkenvidrios opacados por la suciedad windows so dirty that you couldn't see through them2 (deslucir) to marlos disturbios opacaron su visita the riots cast a shadow over o marred her visitque nada opaque su recuerdo let nothing darken her memorysu actuación se vio opacada por algunas fallas técnicas her performance was marred by technical problems3 (anular) to overshadowla personalidad tan fuerte de su hermana la opacaba she was overshadowed by her sister's strong personality* * *opacar vtAm1. [quitar brillo] to mar;su ausencia opacó las celebraciones his absence cast a shadow over o marred the celebrations2. [oscurecer] to darken, to dull;el polvo opacaba el brillo de la platería the dust dulled the silverware3. [eclipsar] to overshadow, to outshine;su belleza opacaba a todas las demás modelos she outshone all the other models in her beauty, her beauty put all the other models in the shade* * *v/t L.Am.darken, cast a shadow over* * *opacar {72} vt1) : to make opaque or dull2) : to outshine, to overshadow
См. также в других словарях:
Becloud — Be*cloud , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Beclouded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Beclouding}.] To cause obscurity or dimness to; to dim; to cloud. [1913 Webster] If thou becloud the sunshine of thine eye. Quarles. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
becloud — index blind (obscure), camouflage, confound, cover (conceal), disguise, muddle, obfuscate … Law dictionary
becloud — (v.) 1590s, from BE (Cf. be ) + CLOUD (Cf. cloud). Figurative sense of to obscure is recorded from 1610s. Related: Beclouded; beclouding … Etymology dictionary
becloud — cloud, eclipse, fog, befog, dim, bedim, *obscure, darken, obfuscate Analogous words: *confuse, muddle, addle, befuddle: *puzzle, perplex, distract … New Dictionary of Synonyms
becloud — [bē kloud′, bikloud′] vt. 1. to cloud over; darken 2. to confuse; muddle … English World dictionary
becloud — transitive verb Date: 1598 1. to obscure with or as if with a cloud 2. to prevent clear perception or realization of ; muddle < prejudices that becloud his judgment > … New Collegiate Dictionary
becloud — /bəˈklaʊd/ (say buh klowd), /bi / (say bee ) verb (t) 1. to darken or obscure with clouds. 2. to make confused: becloud the argument. {be + cloud} …
becloud — v.tr. 1 obscure (becloud the argument). 2 cover with clouds … Useful english dictionary
becloud — /bi klowd /, v.t. 1. to darken or obscure with clouds. 2. to make confused: Angry words beclouded the issue. [1590 1600; BE + CLOUD] Syn. 2. confuse, obscure, befog, obfuscate, muddle. * * * … Universalium
becloud — verb a) cause to become obscure or muddled b) cover or surround with clouds … Wiktionary
becloud — Synonyms and related words: addle, addle the wits, ball up, bedarken, bedazzle, bedim, befog, befuddle, begloom, bemist, bewilder, black, black out, blacken, blanket, blind, block the light, blot out, blur, bother, brown, bug, camouflage, cast a… … Moby Thesaurus
