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