sky

UK
/skaɪ/
US
/skaɪ/

Übersetzungen

skysubstantiv
skies
Pl.
UK
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US
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The sky was clear and blue, with not a cloud in sight.
Le ciel était clair et bleu, sans un nuage en vue.
cieuxS’emploie surtout au pluriel pour parler du séjour céleste ou d’un registre religieux et poétique.
Her soul was believed to ascend to the skies.
On croyait que son âme montait aux cieux.
Zusätzliche Übersetzungen
cielEmploi figuré dans la tournure « the sky is the limit ».
Synonyme
skyverb
skyed
Präteritum
skyed
Partizip Perfekt
skying
Gerundium
UK
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US
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Zusätzliche Übersetzungen
suspendreS’emploie pour placer quelque chose très haut sur un mur.
projeterEmploi sportif: frapper ou lancer très haut en l’air.
Synonyme
toss high
fling aloft
send aloft
skyadjektiv
UK
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US
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Used attributively before another noun to denote connection with the sky.
Sky lanterns drifted above the festival.
Des lanternes célestes dérivaient au-dessus du festival.

Definitionen

skysubstantiv
The region of the atmosphere and outer space seen from the earth.
The sky was clear and blue, with not a cloud in sight.
The celestial sphere as seen from the earth.
Astronomers study the sky to understand more about the universe.
often the skies: the dwelling place of God, gods, or the spirits of the blessed; heaven.
Her soul was believed to ascend to the skies.
The highest attainable level or limit; an upper bound.
With enough determination, the sky is the limit.
skyverb
To hit, kick, or throw (a ball or similar object) very high into the air.
He skyed a pop fly into shallow left field.
To hang or place (something, especially a picture) very high on a wall.
The gallery skyed the small portraits above the larger canvases.
skyadjektiv
Situated, occurring, or originating in the sky; relating to the sky.
Sky lanterns drifted above the festival.