Meaning of udu | Babel Free

Definitions

1. fog, mist, haze
2. mist, steam, vapor/vapour
3. nebula
4. deceptive, (deliberately) misleading nonsense
5. an absent-minded, forgetful, or slow-witted person
   also, colloquial

Equivalents

Examples

“Near-synonyms: sumu, hägu”

“hommikune udu”

morning fog

“sügisene udu”

autumn fog

“madal udu”

low fog

“Udu langes maha.”

The fog descended.

“Järve poolt tõuseb udu.”

Fog rises from the lake.

“Mere kohale on kerkinud udu.”

Fog has risen over the sea.

“Udu tiheneb.”

The fog is getting denser.

“Udu hõreneb.”

The fog is clearing.

“Väljas on tihe udu.”

There's thick fog outside.

“Tuul ajas udu laiali.”

The wind dispersed the fog.

“Udu tõttu lükati lend edasi.”

The flight was delayed due to fog.

“Läbi udu ei näe midagi.”

You can't see anything through the fog.

“Meri mattus uttu.”

The sea was covered with fog.

“Mägede tipud on uttu mähkunud.”

The mountain peaks are shrouded in mist.

“Mäletan juhtunut nagu läbi udu.”

I remember what happened as if through a fog.

“uttu tõmbama”

to go away

“Mälestused on kadunud aegade uttu.”

Memories have faded into the mist of time.

“Ta hõljub kuulsuse roosas udus.”

(S)he is floating in the pink haze of fame.

“udu ajama”

to talk nonsense, to equivocate, to lie

“Kogu maailm oli vahepeal kadunud. Neile avanes hall eimiski. Alles natukese aja pärast said nad aru, et linnale oli tulemaalase laulu ajal laskunud erakordselt tihe udu. Polnud näha ühtki tuld, ühtki maja, ühtki kontuuri, ühtki detaili. Vaatepilt oli ühtlane, see polnudki pilt, vaid raamitud tühjus.”

The whole world had disappeared in the meantime. A gray nothingness opened up before them. Only after a moment did they realize that an unusually thick fog had descended on the city during his song. No lights, no houses, no outlines, no details were visible. The view was uniform; it was not a picture, but a framed emptiness.

“Andromeeda udu”

Andromeda nebula

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