cloud up

se couvrir, s'ennuager

Se dit du ciel quand les nuages le recouvrent.

En anglais simple : If the sky does this, clouds spread across it.

• The sky is starting to cloud up.
• It clouded up before lunch, and then it rained.
• Will it cloud up again this afternoon?

Synonymes : cloud over, become overcast

Contraires : clear up

Expressions courantes : begin to cloud up, cloud up quickly, cloud up before rain

se troubler, s'embuer

Devenir moins transparent ou plus difficile à voir au travers.

En anglais simple : To become less clear or harder to see through.

• The water began to cloud up.
• My glasses clouded up when I entered the warm room.
• Why does the tank cloud up after feeding the fish?

Synonymes : cloud, become cloudy

Contraires : clear

Expressions courantes : cloud up with steam, cloud up quickly

former un nuage

Se dit de la poussière, de la fumée ou d'une matière semblable qui se rassemble en nuage.

En anglais simple : Dust, smoke, or similar material gathers into a cloud.

• Dust began to cloud up behind the truck.
• Smoke clouded up above the fire.
• Fine sand can cloud up when the wind blows.

Synonymes : billow, form a cloud

Expressions courantes : dust cloud up, smoke cloud up

avoir l'esprit embrouillé, perdre ses esprits

Ne plus pouvoir penser clairement après un choc ou un événement très bouleversant.

En anglais simple : To become unable to think clearly because something shocking or deeply upsetting has happened.

• My mind clouded up after the shock.
• Her thoughts clouded up when she heard about the accident.
• His mind had clouded up, and he could not answer.

Synonymes : go blank, become confused

Contraires : clear

Expressions courantes : cloud up from shock, cloud up after something