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noun 
  1. (uncountable) Water or other liquid finely suspended in air.
It was difficult to see through the morning mist.
  1. (countable) A layer of fine droplets or particles.
There was an oily mist on the lens.
Translations: 
  • Dutch: waas(nl)
  • French: brume(fr, brouillard, m, t+, fr)f
  • German: Nebel(de)m
  • Italian: bruma(it, nebbia, f, f(it, foschia), {{t+, it)f
  • Spanish: neblina(es, niebla, f, {{t-, es)f
verb to mist
  1. To form mist.
It's misting this morning.
  1. To spray fine droplets on, particularly of water.
I mist my tropical plants every morning.
  1. To cover with a mist.
The lens was misted.
  1. (context, of the eyes) To be covered by tears.
My eyes misted when I remembered what had happened.
Translations: 
  • French: faire de la brume, brumer
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