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Dunst

haze

noun DOONST Rare

Also means

vapour

Usage Note

Dunst is a light haze or vapour, thinner than Nebel (fog). It appears in the idiom keinen blassen Dunst haben (to have no idea) and the compound Dunstglocke (smog dome over a city). Largely uncountable.

Examples

"Über dem See hing ein feiner Dunst."

Natural Translation

A fine haze hung over the lake.

Literal Translation

Over the lake hung a fine haze.

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