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nebbia

fog

noun NEHB-byah Less Common
Animals & Nature Weather

Origin: from Latin 'nebula'

Also means

mist

Usage Note

Nebbia is the dense fog famous in the Po Valley; it is largely uncountable, so the plural nebbie is mostly literary. The phrase nella nebbia ('in the fog') often means figuratively 'in the dark' about something.

Examples

"C'è molta nebbia stamattina."

Natural Translation

There is a lot of fog this morning.

Literal Translation

There-is much fog this-morning.

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