nube

nube(
noo
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A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g. la mujer bonita, la luna llena).
feminine noun
1. (weather)
a. cloud
Mira las nubes. Parece que viene una tormenta.Look at the clouds. It looks like a storm is coming.
2. (group)
a. swarm
La nube de ciclistas pasó a toda velocidad.The swarm of cyclists flew by.
b. cloud
Abrí la puerta y fui asaltado por una nube de mosquitos.I opened the door and was attacked by a cloud of mosquitoes.
3. (medicine)
a. film
Tiene una nube en el ojo que requiere cirugía.She has a film on her eye that requires surgery.
4. (culinary)
Regionalism used in Spain
(Spain)
a. marshmallow
Podría comerme todo el paquete de nubes.I could eat the whole bag of marshmallows.
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nube
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).
Noun
1. (de lluvia, humo)
a. cloud
como caído de las nubesout of the blue
estar en las nubesto have one's head in the clouds
2. (colloquial)
a.
poner algo/a alguien por las nubesto praise something/somebody to the skies
3. (colloquial)
a.
estar por las nubesto be terribly expensive
nubes de tormentastorm clouds
4. (fig)
a.
nube de veranoshort fit of anger
5. (de personas, moscas)
a. swarm
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nube
1 (gen) cloud
nube de lluvia rain-cloud
nube de tormenta storm cloud
nube de verano summer shower; brief burst of annoyance
2 [de humo, insectos, polvo] cloud; [de gente] crowd; multitude
una nube de periodistas a crowd o pack of journalists; una nube de críticas a storm of criticism; una nube de pordioseros a swarm of beggars
3 (Med) (en el ojo) cloud; film
4
andar por las nubes
estar en las nubes
to have one's head in the clouds
estar en una nube to be on cloud nine
Robert, con la chaqueta de San Patrignano. Durand pretende que la cuelgue para siempre en el armario, pero que siga utilizando los caballos, del propietario italiano, Durand [está en una nube.] Estoy en una nube", dice # Cuando oí Belle Epoque mi cabeza estaba bloqueada como una olla a presión. Exploté y empecé a reír y llorar como una magdalena. (por la emoción de haber ganado un óscar'
los precios están por las nubes prices are sky high
poner a algn en o por o sobre las nubes to praise sb to the skies
ponerse por las nubes [+persona] to go up the wall (familiar); [+precio] to rocket; soar
5 (golosina) candy-floss; cotton candy; (EEUU)
Cada uno aporta su toque particular al resultado final hasta conseguir los más modernos marshmallows -las populares ["nubes"-,] que muchos, nosin cierto estupor, ven consumir a sus hijos.
Collins Complete Spanish Electronic Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
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