mist

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /mɪst/

Noun

mist

1. (uncountable) Water or other liquid finely suspended in air.

   It was difficult to see through the morning mist.

2. (countable) A layer of fine droplets or particles.

   There was an oily mist on the lens.

3. (figurative) Anything that dims or darkens, and obscures or intercepts vision.

   • His passion cast a mist before his sense.

Translations

• French: brouillard, brume
• German: Nebel, Dunst
• Italian: nebbia, foschia, bruma
• Portuguese: névoa, neblina, bruma, brêtema
• Russian: тума́н
• Spanish: niebla, neblina, bruma

Translations

• French: buée

Verb

mist (mists, present participle misting; past and past participle misted)

1. To form mist.

   It's misting this morning.

2. To spray fine droplets on, particularly of water.

   I mist my tropical plants every morning.

3. To cover with a mist.

   The lens was misted.

4. (of the eyes) To be covered by tears.

   My eyes misted when I remembered what had happened.

Translations

• French: faire de la brume, brumer
• Portuguese: enevoar

Translations

• Russian: орошать

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