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nube

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cloud

noun

nube
feminine noun
1. cloud (de lluvia, humo)
  • como caído de las nubes -> out of the blue
  • estar en las nubes -> to have one's head in the clouds
  • poner algo/a alguien por las nubes (informal) -> to praise something/somebody to the skies
  • estar por las nubes (informal) -> to be terribly expensive (caro)
  • nubes de tormenta -> storm clouds
  • nube de verano (figurative) -> short fit of anger
2. swarm (de personas, moscas)

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nube [noo’-bay]
noun
1. A cloud. (f)
2. Cloud, a crowd, a multitude, anything that spreads wide so as to interrupt the view (humo, insectos). (f)
3. Film which obstructs the sight (en ojo). (f)
4. Cloud or shade in precious stones. (f)
  • Anda -> or estar por las nubes, (1) V
  • Subir a las nubes -> to raise or increase prices very much
Subir a las nubes. (2) To run mountain high: said of waves. (3) To be extremely annoyed.

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