foggy
gb/fˈɑɡi/ us/fˈɑɡi/
B1
Anglais
ködös, homályos, kótyagos, kába, párás, bepárásodott
B1
1
ködös
A2
Schéma d’usage :
[weather/place] is foggy
It was foggy this morning, so the flight was delayed.
Ma reggel ködös volt az idő, ezért késett a repülőjárat.
The road gets dangerously foggy near the river at dawn.
Hajnalban a folyó közelében veszélyesen ködös szokott lenni az út.
We drove slowly because the headlights barely cut through the foggy air.
Exemples pédagogiques
It is foggy today.
Ma ködös az idő.
Be careful driving in foggy weather.
Vezess óvatosan ködös időben.
Erreur fréquente :
Don’t confuse foggy (with fog) with cloudy (with clouds).
Sens
full of fog; hard to see
Collocations
foggy morning
|foggy day
|foggy night
|foggy weather
|foggy conditions
|foggy road
|foggy coast
|foggy hills
|foggy harbor
|foggy valley
Synonymes
misty (often lighter and less dense than foggy.)
|
hazy (often from heat, dust, or smoke rather than fog.)
Antonymes
clear (no fog; visibility is good.)
Thèmes
weather
|travel
|nature
Définition
When it is foggy, there is thick fog and you cannot see far.
Having fog in the air, reducing visibility.
B2
2
homályos
B1
Schéma d’usage :
a foggy [idea/plan/explanation/image]
His explanation was still foggy, even after two examples.
A magyarázata két példa után is homályos maradt.
We only had a foggy idea of what the project would involve.
Csak homályos elképzelésünk volt arról, hogy mivel jár majd a projekt.
The article gives a foggy picture of what actually happened.
Exemples pédagogiques
The instructions are foggy.
Az utasítások homályosak.
I have a foggy idea of the plan.
Homályos elképzelésem van a tervről.
Erreur fréquente :
Foggy often describes unclear understanding (foggy idea), while blurry usually describes unclear vision (blurry photo).
Sens
unclear or hard to understand
Collocations
foggy idea
|foggy explanation
|foggy details
|foggy outline
|foggy picture
|foggy plan
|foggy notion
|foggy understanding
|foggy concept
|foggy reasoning
Synonymes
vague (emphasizes lack of detail or precision.)
|
unclear (neutral term for not easy to understand.)
|
fuzzy (informal; suggests indistinctness.)
Antonymes
clear (easy to understand; not vague.)
|
precise (exact and specific.)
Thèmes
communication
|thinking
Définition
If something is foggy, it is not clear and you cannot understand it well.
Not clear, definite, or easy to understand; vague or indistinct.
B2
3
Schéma d’usage :
feel foggy; be foggy after [something]
I felt foggy all morning after only four hours of sleep.
Miután csak négy órát aludtam, egész délelőtt kótyagos voltam.
The cold medicine made her a little foggy.
A megfázás elleni gyógyszertől kissé kótyagos lett.
After the long meeting, everyone looked foggy and distracted.
Exemples pédagogiques
I feel foggy today.
Ma kótyagosnak érzem magam.
Coffee helps when I feel foggy.
A kávé segít, amikor kótyagosnak érzem magam.
Erreur fréquente :
Foggy describes the mind (I feel foggy). Sleepy describes wanting to sleep (I feel sleepy).
Sens
not thinking clearly; dazed
Collocations
feel foggy
|foggy-headed
|mentally foggy
|a foggy feeling
|foggy from lack of sleep
|foggy with a cold
|foggy after surgery
|foggy after medication
Synonymes
groggy (often after waking up or due to medication.)
|
muddled (confused thinking; ideas not organized.)
Antonymes
alert (awake and able to think clearly.)
|
clear-headed (thinking well and logically.)
Thèmes
health
|emotions
|daily_life
Définition
If you feel foggy, your mind feels slow or confused.
Not able to think clearly, often because of tiredness, illness, stress, or medication.
B2
4
homályos
B1
Schéma d’usage :
a foggy memory of [something]
I have a foggy memory of that trip because I was so young.
Homályos emlékeim vannak arról az utazásról, mert még nagyon fiatal voltam.
He’s foggy about what time they left the party.
Homályos számára, hogy pontosan hánykor mentek el a buliból.
Her recollection of the event is foggy and inconsistent.
Exemples pédagogiques
I have a foggy memory of my first teacher.
Homályos emlékem van az első tanáromról.
Sens
not remembered clearly
Collocations
foggy memory
|foggy recollection
|foggy about the details
|foggy on the timeline
|foggy on what happened
Synonymes
hazy (very common for unclear memories.)
|
dim (suggests a faint, weak memory.)
Antonymes
vivid (very clear and detailed in memory.)
|
clear (easy to remember accurately.)
Thèmes
memory
|daily_life
Définition
A foggy memory is a memory you cannot remember well.
Not clear in someone’s memory; not easily recalled in detail.
B1
5
párás
A2
bepárásodott
B1
Schéma d’usage :
foggy [glasses/window/mirror]
My glasses went foggy when I walked into the warm room.
Bepárásodott a szemüvegem, amikor beléptem a meleg szobába.
The bathroom mirror was foggy after the shower.
Zuhanyzás után párás volt a fürdőszobai tükör.
Wipe the foggy windshield before you drive.
Exemples pédagogiques
The window is foggy.
Párás az ablak.
My glasses are foggy.
Párás a szemüvegem.
Erreur fréquente :
Foggy glass is usually from warm breath or humidity; dusty glass is dirty with dust.
Sens
covered with mist on surface
Collocations
foggy glasses
|foggy window
|foggy windshield
|foggy mirror
|foggy lens
|foggy bathroom mirror
|foggy car windows
Synonymes
steamed up (informal; very common for windows and mirrors.)
|
misted over (emphasizes a light film of moisture.)
Antonymes
clear (not covered with condensation; easy to see through.)
Thèmes
daily_life
|weather
Définition
If glass is foggy, it has tiny drops on it and you cannot see clearly.
Covered with a thin layer of condensation that makes it hard to see through.
Grammaire
Forme canonique
foggy
API
GB/fˈɑɡi/
US/fˈɑɡi/
Syllabes et accentuation
foggy (1 syllabe)
Stress on 1st syllable (foggy)
Formes du mot
Adjective
- Base: foggy
- Comparative: foggier
- Superlative: foggiest
Famille de mots
Expressions
foggy as pea soup
1/fˈɑɡi ˈæz pˈi sˈup/
fixed phrase
informal
extremely foggy; very low visibility
Very, very foggy.
Exemples
- It was foggy as pea soup on the bridge, so we turned back.
- The harbor was foggy as pea soup at sunrise.
foggy bottom
1/fˈɑɡi bˈɑtəm/
fixed phrase
neighborhood in Washington, D.C.
Foggy Bottom is an area in Washington, D.C.
Exemples
- Their hotel is in Foggy Bottom, near the river.
- Reporters were waiting outside the State Department in Foggy Bottom.
- Officials in Foggy Bottom declined to comment.
foggy-headed
1/fˈɑɡi hˈɛdɪd/
fixed phrase
mentally unclear or confused
If you are foggy-headed, your mind feels slow and confused.
Exemples
- I was foggy-headed after the overnight flight.
- She felt foggy-headed all day with the flu.
- Skipping breakfast makes me foggy-headed by mid-morning.
Exemples pédagogiques
- I feel foggy-headed today.