fog

niebla

Nube espesa cerca del suelo que dificulta la visión.

En inglés sencillo: A thick cloud close to the ground that makes it difficult to see.

• Thick fog covered the road.
• The fog lifted before we left home.
• Flights were delayed because of dense fog.

Sinónimos: mist

Expresiones frecuentes: thick fog, dense fog, fog lifts

confusión, niebla mental

Estado en el que uno se siente confundido y no puede pensar con claridad.

En inglés sencillo: A state in which you feel confused and cannot think clearly.

• I spent the morning in a fog.
• Lack of sleep left her in a mental fog.
• The fog in his mind slowly cleared.

Cómo se usa: in a fog (After the long flight, I was in a fog.)

Sinónimos: confusion, haze

Antónimos: clarity

Expresiones frecuentes: in a fog, mental fog, brain fog

vaho, empañamiento

Capa fina y turbia sobre una superficie que dificulta ver a través de ella.

En inglés sencillo: A thin cloudy layer on a surface that makes it hard to see through.

• There was fog on the mirror.
• She wiped the fog from her glasses.
• A layer of fog covered the inside of the window.

Sinónimos: mist, condensation

Expresiones frecuentes: fog on glass, fog on something

empañarse

Cubrirse un cristal de pequeñas gotas de agua que dificultan ver a través de él.

En inglés sencillo: To become covered with tiny drops of water that make glass difficult to see through.

• My glasses fog up in the kitchen.
• The bathroom mirror fogged after my shower.
• Why do the car windows keep fogging up?

Cómo se usa: fog up (My glasses fog up when I enter a warm room.)

Sinónimos: mist up, steam up

Expresiones frecuentes: fog up, fog over, glasses fog up

cubrir de niebla, empañar

Cubrir algo con niebla o con una capa turbia que dificulta la visión.

En inglés sencillo: To cover something with a cloudy layer or thick cloud near the ground.

• Low clouds fog the valley each evening.
• The spray fogged the glass with a fine film.
• Drifting mist had fogged the view from the hill.

Sinónimos: cloud, obscure

Expresiones frecuentes: fog something over, fog a lens

nublar, confundir

Hacer que pensamientos, hechos o un asunto resulten poco claros o difíciles de entender.

En inglés sencillo: To make thoughts, facts, or an issue unclear or difficult to understand.

• Exhaustion can fog your judgment.
• The conflicting reports fogged the issue.
• Strong medication had fogged her memory of that evening.

Sinónimos: cloud, confuse, obscure

Antónimos: clarify

Expresiones frecuentes: fog the mind, fog someone’s judgment, fog the issue

cubrirse de niebla

Quedar cubierto por niebla o por una capa turbia que reduce la visibilidad.

En inglés sencillo: To become covered by a cloudy layer or by thick cloud near the ground.

• The valley began to fog over.
• Coastal areas can fog over after sunset.
• By dawn, the view had fogged over completely.

Sinónimos: cloud over

Expresiones frecuentes: fog over, fog up