mist
gb/mˈɪst/ us/mˈɪst/
A2
Engleză
~ 3600
köd, pára, permetez, bepárásodik, elpárásodik
SUBSTANTIV
A2
1
Tipar de utilizare:
[mist] covers [a place]
The village was hidden by a thick mist.
A falut sűrű köd borította.
Mist rose from the lake at dawn.
Hajnalban pára szállt fel a tóról.
We drove slowly through the morning mist.
A light mist covered the hills after the rain.
The castle appeared through the mist as we approached.
Exemple pentru cursanți
There is mist on the road.
Köd van az úton.
Mist is over the trees.
Köd van a fák fölött.
I see mist in the morning.
The city has mist after rain.
Mist is around the mountains.
Greșeală frecventă:
Learners sometimes confuse 'mist' with 'steam'; steam comes from boiling water, while mist forms naturally in the air.
Sens
Tiny water drops in the air
Colocații
thick mist
|morning mist
|rise from the mist
|shrouded in mist
|mist clears
Sinonime
fog (Generally denser than mist and reduces visibility more.)
Antonime
clear sky (A sky with no mist, fog, or clouds obstructing visibility.)
Teme
weather
|nature
|travel
Definiție
Very small drops of water in the air that make it hard to see clearly.
A cloud of very small water droplets suspended in the air near the ground, reducing visibility.
VERB
B1
2
permetez
B1
Tipar de utilizare:
to mist [something]
She mists her orchids every morning to keep them healthy.
Minden reggel bepermetezi az orchideáit, hogy egészségesek maradjanak.
Mist the cake lightly before adding the icing.
Permetezd be enyhén a tortát, mielőtt ráteszed a cukormázat.
The florist misted the flowers to keep them fresh.
Exemple pentru cursanți
I mist my plants every day.
Minden nap vízzel permetezem a növényeimet.
Please mist the flowers now.
Kérlek, most permetezd be a virágokat.
He mists his face to feel cool.
Greșeală frecventă:
Learners sometimes think 'mist' as a verb only refers to weather; it can also mean spraying small drops on purpose.
Sens
Cover with tiny liquid drops
Colocații
mist the plants
|mist gently
|lightly mist
|mist face
Sinonime
spray (Spray can be stronger and with larger droplets than mist.)
Antonime
dry (To remove moisture rather than apply it.)
Teme
daily life
|cleaning
|gardening
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
Definiție
To put very small drops of water or other liquid on something, often using a spray.
To spray or cover something with a fine layer of tiny liquid droplets.
VERB
B2
LITERARY
3
bepárásodik
B1
elpárásodik
B2
Tipar de utilizare:
[something] mists over / up
Her eyes misted over with tears.
Könnybe lábadt a szeme.
The bathroom mirror misted up after the shower.
A fürdőszobai tükör bepárásodott a zuhany után.
My glasses misted over when I came inside from the cold.
Exemple pentru cursanți
My glasses mist up in winter.
Télen bepárásodik a szemüvegem.
The window mists over in rain.
Az ablak esőben bepárásodik.
His eyes mist over when he is sad.
Greșeală frecventă:
Learners may confuse 'mist over' with 'fog over'; both are correct but 'mist' sounds slightly softer or more literary.
Sens
Become blurred by moisture
Colocații
glasses mist up
|windows mist over
|eyes mist over
Sinonime
fog up (More informal and common in American English.)
Antonime
clear up (To lose the moisture and become clear again.)
Teme
weather
|vision
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
Definiție
When glass or eyes get wet with small drops so you cannot see clearly.
To become covered with condensation or a fine layer of moisture that blurs vision or clarity.
Gramatică
Forma de dicționar
mist
IPA
GB/mˈɪst/
US/mˈɪst/
Silabe și accent
mist (1 silabă)
Stress on 1st syllable (mist)
Forme ale cuvântului
Noun
- Base: mist
- Plural: mist, mists
Verb
- Base: mist
- 3rd Person Singular: mists
- Present Participle: misting
- Past: misted
Familie de cuvinte
Forms
mists
noun
misting
verb
misted
verb
Core family
misty
adjective B1
Advanced or less common
mistiness
noun
mistily
adverb
Expresii
in a mist
1/ˈɪn ə mˈɪst/
fixed phrase
Feeling confused or unclear
Feeling confused and not able to think clearly.
Exemple
- After the accident, she walked around in a mist, not knowing what to do.
- I was in a mist during the whole meeting and didn’t understand what they decided.
mist over
1/mˈɪst ˈoʊvɚ/
phrasal verb
Become blurred by moisture
When glass, eyes, or another surface gets wet with small drops so you cannot see clearly through it.
Exemple
- His glasses misted over when he entered the warm room.
- Her eyes misted over as she remembered her childhood.
mist up
1/mˈɪst ˈʌp/
phrasal verb
Become unclear from moisture
When a surface like glass gets wet with tiny drops so you cannot see well through it.
Exemple
- The car windows misted up quickly in the cold weather.
- My goggles mist up when I swim.