foggy
gb/fˈɑɡi/ us/fˈɑɡi/
B1
Anglų
ködös, homályos, kótyagos, kába, párás, bepárásodott
B1
1
ködös
A2
Vartosenos šablonas:
[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.
Mokymuisi skirti pavyzdžiai
It is foggy today.
Ma ködös az idő.
Be careful driving in foggy weather.
Vezess óvatosan ködös időben.
Dažna klaida:
Don’t confuse foggy (with fog) with cloudy (with clouds).
Reikšmė
full of fog; hard to see
Kolokacijos
foggy morning
|foggy day
|foggy night
|foggy weather
|foggy conditions
|foggy road
|foggy coast
|foggy hills
|foggy harbor
|foggy valley
Sinonimai
misty (often lighter and less dense than foggy.)
|
hazy (often from heat, dust, or smoke rather than fog.)
Antonimai
clear (no fog; visibility is good.)
Temos
weather
|travel
|nature
Apibrėžimas
When it is foggy, there is thick fog and you cannot see far.
Having fog in the air, reducing visibility.
B2
2
homályos
B1
Vartosenos šablonas:
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.
Mokymuisi skirti pavyzdžiai
The instructions are foggy.
Az utasítások homályosak.
I have a foggy idea of the plan.
Homályos elképzelésem van a tervről.
Dažna klaida:
Foggy often describes unclear understanding (foggy idea), while blurry usually describes unclear vision (blurry photo).
Reikšmė
unclear or hard to understand
Kolokacijos
foggy idea
|foggy explanation
|foggy details
|foggy outline
|foggy picture
|foggy plan
|foggy notion
|foggy understanding
|foggy concept
|foggy reasoning
Sinonimai
vague (emphasizes lack of detail or precision.)
|
unclear (neutral term for not easy to understand.)
|
fuzzy (informal; suggests indistinctness.)
Antonimai
clear (easy to understand; not vague.)
|
precise (exact and specific.)
Temos
communication
|thinking
Apibrėžimas
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
Vartosenos šablonas:
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.
Mokymuisi skirti pavyzdžiai
I feel foggy today.
Ma kótyagosnak érzem magam.
Coffee helps when I feel foggy.
A kávé segít, amikor kótyagosnak érzem magam.
Dažna klaida:
Foggy describes the mind (I feel foggy). Sleepy describes wanting to sleep (I feel sleepy).
Reikšmė
not thinking clearly; dazed
Kolokacijos
feel foggy
|foggy-headed
|mentally foggy
|a foggy feeling
|foggy from lack of sleep
|foggy with a cold
|foggy after surgery
|foggy after medication
Sinonimai
groggy (often after waking up or due to medication.)
|
muddled (confused thinking; ideas not organized.)
Antonimai
alert (awake and able to think clearly.)
|
clear-headed (thinking well and logically.)
Temos
health
|emotions
|daily_life
Apibrėžimas
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
Vartosenos šablonas:
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.
Mokymuisi skirti pavyzdžiai
I have a foggy memory of my first teacher.
Homályos emlékem van az első tanáromról.
Reikšmė
not remembered clearly
Kolokacijos
foggy memory
|foggy recollection
|foggy about the details
|foggy on the timeline
|foggy on what happened
Sinonimai
hazy (very common for unclear memories.)
|
dim (suggests a faint, weak memory.)
Antonimai
vivid (very clear and detailed in memory.)
|
clear (easy to remember accurately.)
Temos
memory
|daily_life
Apibrėžimas
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
Vartosenos šablonas:
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.
Mokymuisi skirti pavyzdžiai
The window is foggy.
Párás az ablak.
My glasses are foggy.
Párás a szemüvegem.
Dažna klaida:
Foggy glass is usually from warm breath or humidity; dusty glass is dirty with dust.
Reikšmė
covered with mist on surface
Kolokacijos
foggy glasses
|foggy window
|foggy windshield
|foggy mirror
|foggy lens
|foggy bathroom mirror
|foggy car windows
Sinonimai
steamed up (informal; very common for windows and mirrors.)
|
misted over (emphasizes a light film of moisture.)
Antonimai
clear (not covered with condensation; easy to see through.)
Temos
daily_life
|weather
Apibrėžimas
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.
Gramatika
Pagrindinė forma
foggy
IPA
GB/fˈɑɡi/
US/fˈɑɡi/
Skiemenys ir kirčiavimas
foggy (1 skiemuo)
Stress on 1st syllable (foggy)
Žodžio formos
Adjective
- Base: foggy
- Comparative: foggier
- Superlative: foggiest
Žodžių šeima
Posakiai
foggy as pea soup
1/fˈɑɡi ˈæz pˈi sˈup/
fixed phrase
informal
extremely foggy; very low visibility
Very, very foggy.
Pavyzdžiai
- 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.
Pavyzdžiai
- 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.
Pavyzdžiai
- 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.
Mokymuisi skirti pavyzdžiai
- I feel foggy-headed today.