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haze

/heɪz/

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noun

Brume, brouillard léger

Very fine solid particles (smoke, dust) or liquid droplets (moisture) suspended in the air, slightly limiting visibility.

Examples :

"The haze from the nearby forest fire made it difficult to see the mountain range clearly. "

La brume causée par l'incendie de forêt voisin rendait difficile la vision claire de la chaîne de montagnes.

weather environment nature appearance

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noun

Brume, voile

A reduction of transparency of a clear gas or liquid.

Examples :

"The haze from the nearby forest fire reduced visibility, making it hard to see the road clearly. "

La brume causée par l'incendie de forêt à proximité a réduit la visibilité, rendant difficile de voir clairement la route.

weather nature environment condition appearance

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noun

Voile, brume

An analogous dullness on a surface that is ideally highly reflective or transparent.

Examples :

"The furniture has a haze, possibly from some kind of wax."

Les meubles ont un voile, peut-être à cause d'une sorte de cire.

appearance condition

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noun

Brume, brouillard, confusion, trouble

Any state suggestive of haze in the atmosphere, such as mental confusion or vagueness of memory.

Examples :

"After a long day at work, a haze of tiredness settled over him, making it difficult to remember his daughter's piano recital. "

Après une longue journée de travail, une brume de fatigue s'est abattue sur lui, rendant difficile le souvenir du récital de piano de sa fille.

mind condition weather

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noun

Trouble

(packaging) The degree of cloudiness or turbidity in a clear glass or plastic, measured in percent.

Examples :

"The plastic container's haze was so high that you could barely see the cookies inside. "

Le trouble du récipient en plastique était si élevé qu'on pouvait à peine voir les biscuits à l'intérieur.

material quality technology

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noun

Trouble

Any substance causing turbidity in beer or wine.

Examples :

"The brewer noticed a slight haze in the pale ale, indicating that some proteins hadn't been properly filtered out. "

Le brasseur a remarqué un léger trouble dans la pale ale, indiquant que certaines protéines n'avaient pas été correctement filtrées.

drink substance

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verb

Brumer, se voiler

To be or become hazy, or thick with haze.

Examples :

"The air in the valley haze with smoke from the nearby forest fire. "

L'air dans la vallée se brume avec la fumée de l'incendie de forêt voisin.

appearance weather environment

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verb

Malmener, brutaliser

To perform an unpleasant initiation ritual upon a usually non-consenting individual, especially freshmen to a closed community such as a college or military unit.

Examples :

"The upperclassmen would haze the new recruits by making them do push-ups in the mud and shouting at them. "

Les élèves des classes supérieures malmenaient les nouvelles recrues en les faisant faire des pompes dans la boue et en leur criant dessus.

culture ritual group action organization society inhuman tradition education military

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verb

Brimer, harceler

To oppress or harass by forcing to do hard and unnecessary work.

Examples :

"The boss hazed the new employee by making him carry all the heavy boxes. "

Le patron a brimé le nouvel employé en lui faisant porter toutes les boîtes lourdes.

action inhuman work society organization

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verb

Guider

In a rodeo, to assist the bulldogger by keeping (the steer) running in a straight line.

Examples :

"The rodeo rider was hazing the steer to keep it moving straight towards the bulldogger. "

Le cow-boy guidait le taureau pour qu'il aille tout droit vers le bulldogger.

sport action animal