cloud

1.

1) (a mass of tiny drops of water floating in the sky: white clouds in a blue sky; The hills were hidden in cloud.) sky

2) (a great number or quantity of anything small moving together: a cloud of flies.) sverm

3) (something causing fear, depression etc: a cloud of sadness.) skygge, slør, mørk sky

2. verb

1) ((often with over) to become cloudy: The sky clouded over and it began to rain.) bli overskyet, skye over, tykne til

2) (to (cause to) become blurred or not clear: Her eyes were clouded with tears.) bli uklar/sløret

3) (to (cause to) become gloomy or troubled: His face clouded at the unhappy news.) formørke, kaste en skygge over

•

- cloudless

- cloudy
- cloudburst
- under a cloud

sky

I

subst. \/klaʊd\/

1) sky

• the sun went behind a cloud

2) (om insekter e.l.) sverm, sky

• a cloud of locusts

en gresshoppesverm

3) (i noe klart) uklarhet, grums

4) (overført) skygge, plett, mistanke, bekymring, sorg

a cloud on somebody's reputation en plett på noens rykte

every cloud has a silver lining etter regn kommer solskinn, over skyene er himmelen alltid blå

on cloud nine\/seven (hverdagslig) i den sjuende himmel

under a cloud upopulær, i unåde, under mistanke

• be under a cloud of suspicion

være under mistanke

under cloud i skyer

• the top of the mountain was hidden under cloud be

up in the clouds eller have one's head in the clouds dagdrømme, være uten bakkekontakt

II

verb \/klaʊd\/

1) dekke med skyer

2) mørkne, formørke, fordunkle, bli uklar, gjøre uklar

3) (overført) kaste (en) skygge over

4) (overført) flekke, sette en flekk på, plette

cloud up\/over (ofte) skye over, skye til, bli overskyet

• the sky clouded over

det skyet over