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the clouds

Principal Translations
Inglés		Español
cloud n	(vapor in sky)	nube nf
	Heavy rain fell from the clouds.
	Una intensa lluvia cayó de las nubes.
cloud n	figurative (fluffy mass)	mata nf
	She had a cloud of curly, dark hair.
	Tenía una mata rizada de cabello oscuro.
cloud n	figurative (sense of threat)	sombra nf
	(literario)	nubarrón nm
	A dark cloud of fear hung over the refugees.
	Una sombra de miedo se cernía sobre los refugiados.
	Un nubarrón de miedo se cernía sobre los refugiados.
the cloud n	figurative (computing: remote storage)	nube nf
	You can store music in the cloud and play it anywhere.
	Puedes guardar música en la nube y escucharla donde quieras.
cloud n as adj	figurative (computing: in, using the cloud) (informática)	en la nube loc adj
		nube de almacenaje nf + loc adj
	Cloud storage is an extremely cost-effective way to store large amounts of data.
	El almacenamiento en la nube es una manera muy efectiva y barata de guardar muchos datos.
cloud [sth]⇒ vtr	figurative (judgment, issue: obscure) (figurado)	nublar⇒ vtr
		enturbiar⇒ vtr
		embrollar⇒ vtr
	His optimism clouded his judgment.
	Su optimismo nublaba su raciocinio.

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Locuciones verbales
Inglés		Español
cloud over vi phrasal	(sky, weather: go cloudy)	nublarse⇒ v prnl
	The day started fine and sunny, but by midday it began to cloud over, and by late afternoon it was raining hard.
	El día amaneció soleado, al mediodía se empezó a nublar y para la tarde estaba lloviendo fuerte.
cloud over vi phrasal	figurative (look suddenly serious or sad)	ponerse serio loc verb
	At the thought of his wife's illness his face - usually so cheerful and open - clouded over.
	Al pensar en la enfermedad de su esposa, Juan, que es normalmente alegre y abierto, se puso serio.
	(figurado)	ensombrecérsele el gesto, ensombrecérsele el rostro loc verb
	Juan es normalmente una persona alegre y abierta, pero al pensar en la enfermedad de su mujer, se le ensombreció el gesto.

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Compound Forms:
Inglés		Español
in the clouds, in a cloud adv	figurative (in a daydream)	en las nubes loc adv
	He always has his head in the clouds, dreaming of his sweetheart.
	Él siempre tiene la cabeza en las nubes, pensando en su novia.

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