sky

el cielo

sky(skay)

A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).

noun

1. (firmament)

a. el cielo

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

The sky is overcast.El cielo está nublado.

A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g. I bought a book.).

transitive verb

2.

A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g. skinny, grandma).

(colloquial)

(to hit up toward the sky)

a. lanzar hacia lo alto

She was about to take the set but mishit the ball and skied it.Estaba a punto de ganar el set pero golpeó mal la pelota y la lanzó hacia lo alto.

b. chutar hacia lo alto (soccer)

The striker tried to shoot with his left foot and skied the ball over the goal.El delantero probó a darle al balón con el pie izquierdo y lo chutó hacia lo alto por encima del arco.

c. batear hacia lo alto (baseball, cricket)

The pitcher put spin on the ball making the batter sky it.El pícher lanzó la bola con efecto y obligó al bateador a batearla hacia lo alto.

sky

A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).

Noun

1. (general)

a. el cielo

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

2. (colloquial)

a.

the sky's the limitpodemos conseguir cualquier cosa que nos propongamos

3. (colloquial)

a.

to praise somebody to the skiesponer a alguien por las nubes

sky highaltísimo(a)

sky [skaɪ]

noun

cielo (m)

under blue skies bajo un cielo azul; the skies over England el cielo en Inglaterra; to praise sb to the skies poner a algn por las nubes; the sky's the limit no hay límite; out of a clear blue sky de repente; inesperadamente

There were little white clouds high in the blue sky It'll warm up as soon as the sun gets higher in the sky There seemed to be only hills, grass, and sky We drove under a gloomy sky

modifier

sky marshal (n) agente (m) de seguridad en vuelos comerciales; (en vuelos comerciales)