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nuager/nɥaʒ/

verb · B2

verb

Meanings

  1. to become cloudy, to cover with clouds

    Typically used to describe the sky or weather conditions, indicating clouds gradually increasing.

  2. to cover with clouds, to cloud over

    Used transitively to indicate causing something (e.g., the sky) to become covered with clouds.

Examples

  • Une brume legere nuage les collines au lever du jour.

    A light mist clouds the hills at daybreak.

  • Le brouillard nuage peu a peu les vitres de la voiture.

    The fog gradually clouds the car windows.

  • Avant l'orage, une masse sombre nuage l'horizon.

    Before the storm, a dark mass clouds the horizon.

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