What does fog in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word fog in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use fog in Spanish.

The word fog in Spanish means niebla, una nube de algo, empañar, velar, empañarse, empañar, banco de niebla, luz antiniebla, cellisca, aturdido, desconcertado, capa de niebla. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word fog

niebla

noun (heavy mist)

(nombre femenino: Sustantivo de género exclusivamente femenino, que lleva los artículos la o una en singular, y las o unas en plural. Exemplos: la mesa, una tabla.)
Tom couldn't see through the dense fog.
Tom no podía ver entre la densa niebla.

una nube de algo

noun (figurative (confusion) (figurado)

(locución nominal femenina: Unidad léxica estable formada de dos o más palabras que funciona como sustantivo femenino ("casa de citas", "zona cero", "arma secreta").)
The media publish biased stories to ensure many issues are obscured by a fog of ignorance.
Los medios publican historias sesgadas para que muchos asuntos queden en una nube de ignorancia.

empañar

transitive verb (fog up: cover with steam)

(verbo transitivo: Verbo que requiere de un objeto directo ("di la verdad", "encontré una moneda").)
Their breath had fogged the windows inside the car.
Su aliento había empañado las ventanas dentro del coche.

velar

transitive verb (often passive (photograph: make cloudy)

(verbo transitivo: Verbo que requiere de un objeto directo ("di la verdad", "encontré una moneda").)
Using expired developer has fogged all of my photos.
Usar un líquido revelador vencido veló todas mis fotos.

empañarse

phrasal verb, intransitive (window, mirror: be steamed up)

(verbo pronominal: Verbo que se conjuga con un pronombre átono ("me", "te", "se") que concuerda con el sujeto ("lavarse", "irse", "enojarse"). )
When I get into my car on a cold morning, the windows always fog up.
Cuando subo al auto en una mañana de frío, las ventanillas siempre se empañan.

empañar

phrasal verb, transitive, separable (window, mirror: cover with steam)

(verbo transitivo: Verbo que requiere de un objeto directo ("di la verdad", "encontré una moneda").)

banco de niebla

noun (stratum of fog)

luz antiniebla

noun (usually plural (vehicle's headlight for foggy conditions)

I use my fog lights so rarely that I can never remember where the switch is.

cellisca

noun (fog made of ice crystals)

(nombre femenino: Sustantivo de género exclusivamente femenino, que lleva los artículos la o una en singular, y las o unas en plural. Exemplos: la mesa, una tabla.)

aturdido

adjective (figurative, informal (dazed)

(participio pasado: Participio pasado del verbo ("amado", "dejado", "vivido"). Se usa para formar tiempos compuestos ("he vivido" o para describir "mi amado padre").)
He disliked the medication because it left him in a fog.
No le gusta la medicación porque lo deja aturdido.

desconcertado

adjective (figurative, informal (confused)

(participio pasado: Participio pasado del verbo ("amado", "dejado", "vivido"). Se usa para formar tiempos compuestos ("he vivido" o para describir "mi amado padre").)

capa de niebla

noun (figurative (thick fog)

(locución nominal femenina: Unidad léxica estable formada de dos o más palabras que funciona como sustantivo femenino ("casa de citas", "zona cero", "arma secreta").)

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