mist

brume

Un léger nuage de minuscules gouttes d’eau dans l’air, souvent près du sol.

En anglais simple : A thin cloud of tiny water drops in the air, often near the ground.

• Mist covered the valley.
• A thin mist rose from the river.
• We could hardly see the hills through the morning mist.

Synonymes : fog, haze

Expressions courantes : morning mist, thick mist, mist over something

buée, pellicule

Une fine couche de minuscules gouttes ou particules sur une surface.

En anglais simple : A thin covering of tiny drops or particles on a surface.

• An oily mist covered the lens.
• She wiped the mist from the mirror.
• A fine mist of water formed on the cold glass.

Synonymes : film, coating

Expressions courantes : oily mist, mist on something

vaporiser, brumiser

Projeter de minuscules gouttes d’eau ou d’un autre liquide sur quelque chose.

En anglais simple : To spray tiny drops of water or another liquid onto something.

• Mist the plants each morning.
• She misted her face with cool water.
• Have you misted the leaves today?

Comment l'utiliser : mist something with something (Mist the leaves with water.)

Synonymes : spray

Expressions courantes : mist something lightly, mist plants

s'embuer, bruiner

Former de minuscules gouttes d’eau dans l’air ou sur une surface.

En anglais simple : To form tiny water drops in the air or on a surface.

• It was misting outside.
• The bathroom mirror misted over.
• My glasses mist up when I enter a warm room.

Comment l'utiliser : mist over/up (The window began to mist up.)

Synonymes : fog

Contraires : clear

Expressions courantes : mist over, mist up