sky

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈskaɪ/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/skaɪ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(skī)

Inflections of 'sky' (n): npl: skies
Inflections of 'sky' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
skies
v 3rd person singular
skying
v pres p
skied
v past
skyed
v past
skied
v past p
skyed
v past p
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
skies n (atmosphere)cielo nm
 There are no clouds in the sky today.
 Hoy no hay nubes en el cielo.
skies npl poetic (heavens) (poético)cielos nmpl
 The lovers reclined on the grass and looked at the skies.
 Los amantes se reclinaron en el césped y miraron los cielos.
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Additional Translations
InglésEspañol
sky⇒ vi US (be thrown or hit high)elevarse al cielo loc verb
 The ball skied high and was caught when it finally came down.
 La pelota se elevó al cielo y la atraparon finalmente al caer.
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Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
blue-sky n as adj figurative (approach: creative)brillante adj mf
  creativo/a, imaginativo/a adj
 ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Creo que lo que nos propone es una solución brillante.
blue-sky thinking n figurative (creative thought)pensamiento creativo nm + adj
clear sky n (no clouds)cielo descubierto nm + adj
mackerel sky n (sky with streaks of cloud)cielo aborregado nm + adj
night sky n (stars, etc. seen at night)cielo nocturno, cielo por la noche loc nom m
out of a clear sky,
out of the clear sky,
out of a clear blue sky,
out of the clear blue sky expr		 figurative (suddenly, without warning)de la nada expr
pie in the sky n figurative (wishful thinking, idealism) (figurado)castillos en el aire loc nom mpl
 She thinks her book will be a best-seller, but that's just pie in the sky.
 Ella cree que su libro será un best-seller, pero sólo son castillos en el aire.
  quimera nf
 Ella cree que su libro será un best-seller, pero sólo es una quimera.
sky blue n (bright blue colour)azul cielo loc nom m
sky blue,
sky-blue adj		 (bright blue in colour)azul cielo loc adj
sky train n informal (elevated railway system)tren elevado loc nom m
sky-high,
sky high adj		 figurative (very high)muy alto loc adj
  altísimo loc adj
Note: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun.
skydeck,
sky deck n		 (tall building: panoramic platform)mirador panorámico nm + adj
skydive,
sky dive vi		 (jump with a parachute)hacer paracaidismo loc verb
  practicar paracaidismo loc verb
  (AmL)tirarse en paracaídas loc verb
 Bert loves the thrill he gets when he skydives.
 A Bert le encanta la adrenalina que siente cuando hace paracaidismo.
skydiving,
sky diving n		 (jumping from a plane)caída libre loc nom f
  paracaidismo nm
 Rachel loves extreme sports such as skydiving.
 A Rachel le encantan los deportes extremos como la caída libre.
skyline,
sky-line n		 (silhouette of buildings)silueta nf
  perfil nm
 The skyline of the city was impressive at night.
 La silueta de la ciudad por la noche era impresionante.
skyline,
sky-line n		 (horizon)línea del horizonte nf + loc adj
  horizonte nm
 A dark figure appeared on the skyline.
 Una figura oscura apareció en la línea del horizonte.
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'sky' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
acid rain - airspace - azure - blue - celestial - cerulean - cerulean blue - cloud - cloud cover - cloud over - cloudless - clouds on the horizon - cloudy - down - dull - firmament - from on high - get darker - gray - heaven - heavenward - horizon - leaden - lowering - mackerel sky - observatory - on the horizon - partly cloudy - planetarium - skyward - stormy - threaten - vault of heaven
Spanish:
cielo - firmamento - alto - ancha es Castilla - astro rey - azul celeste - caer del cielo - castillos en el aire - celeste - cerúleo - contemplar el cielo - estar por las nubes - intemperie - sueño dorado - tocar el cielo - venirse a tierra

Collocations: sports: skied the [ball, shot], a [blue, red, violet, night] sky, is sky blue, more...

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