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Concise Oxford Paravia Italian Dictionary © 2009 Pearson Paravia Bruno Mondadori spa e Oxford University Press:
1.cloud /klaʊd/ n.
  1. countable (in sky) nube f., nuvola f.
  1. uncountable meteor. nubi f.pl., nuvolosità f.;
    some patches of ~ nubi sparse;
    there’s a lot of ~ about è molto nuvoloso
  1. (mass) (of smoke, dust, gas) nube f.;
    (of insects) nugolo m.
  1. fig. a ~ of gloom un velo di malinconia;
    to cast a ~ over sth. gettare un’ombra su qcs.
  1. (blur) (in liquid) intorbidamento m.;
    (in marble, gem) macchia f.
locuzioni idiomatiche to be living in ~-cuckoo-land credere alle fiabe;
to have one’s head in the ~s avere la testa fra le nu vole;
to be on ~ nine colloq. toccare il cielo con un dito, essere al settimo cielo;
to be under a ~ essere in disgrazia o in discredito.
2. cloud /klaʊd/ tr.
  1. (blur) [steam, breath] appannare [mirror];
    [tears] appannare, offuscare [vision]
  1. (confuse) offuscare [memory, judgment];
    to ~ the issue imbrogliare le carte
  1. (blight) intristire [atmosphere].

Phrasal verbs:
cloud over [sky, face] rannuvolarsi.


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Principal Translations/Traduzioni principali
cloudn (in sky)nuvola nf
Heavy rain fell from the clouds.
Dalle nuvole è caduta una pioggia intensa
 
Additional Translations
cloudn (sense of threat) figurativonube nf
 cappa nf
A dark cloud of fear hung over the refugees.
Una nube di paura incombeva sui rifugiati.
cloudn (fluffy mass) figurativonuvola nf
She had a cloud of curly, dark hair.
Aveva una nuvola di capelli ricci e scuri.
cloudn (negative emotion)cupo agg
 a terra, giù avv
He was under a cloud all day after failing his exam.
È rimasto cupo tutto il giorno dopo essere stato bocciato all'esame.
cloudvtr (obscure) figurativoannebbiare vtr
His optimism clouded his judgement.
Il suo ottimismo annebbiava la sua capacità di giudizio
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cloud: WordReference English-Italiano Dictionary © 2012

Compound Forms/Forme composte
cloud chambercamera a nebbia
cloud covern (sky covered by clouds)copertura nuvolosa nf
 cielo coperto nm
cloud forestforesta amazzonica
cloud ninen figurative (state of joy or bliss)settimo cielo nm
cloud overvi literal (sky, weather: become clouded)annuvolarsi, rannuvolarsi vrif
The day started fine and sunny, but by midday it began to cloud over, and by late afternoon it was raining hard.
All'improvviso il cielo si è annuvolato.
cloud overvi figurative (look suddenly serious or sad)rabbuiarsi, incupirsi vi
At the thought of his wife's illness his face - usually so cheerful and open - clouded over.
Appena seppe della brutta notizia egli si rabbuiò.
cloud sb's judgment, UK: cloud sb's judgementv (impair or prejudice sb's reasoning)influenzare il giudizio
cloud watchingn (activity: observing cloud shapes)osservazione delle nuvole
cloud-bankbanco di nuvole nm
cloud-burstnubifragio nm
cloud-coveredricoperto di nubi adj
cloud-cuckoo-landregno di utopia nm
cloud-seedinginduzione artificiale della pioggia nf
dark cloudn literal (grey cloud threatening rain)nuvola scura nf
They went outside to play despite the dark clouds that were quickly moving in.
dark cloudn figurative (bad omen, pessimism)nuvola nera nf
The bad news placed a dark cloud over her happiness.
dust cloudnuvola di polvere
electron cloudnuvola di elettroni
funnel cloudnube a proboscide
in a cloudadv (enveloped, shrouded: by sth)avvolto da, coperto da, velato da agg
in a cloudadv (in a dreamy state)tra le nuvole avv
He's never going to meet the deadline. He's permanently got his head in the clouds.
Non ce la farà mai a rispettare la scadenza, ha sempre la testa tra le nuvole.
magellanic cloudnube di Magellano
mushroom cloudn (cloud of smoke from a nuclear bomb)fungo atomico nm
on cloud nineadj figurative (blissfully happy) figurato: contentissimoal settimo cielo avv
rain cloudnembo nm
rain cloudnube densa di pioggia nf
storm cloudnuvola temporalesca
under a cloudsotto una nuvola
under a cloud of suspicionsotto una nuvola di sospetto
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