cloud over

• Verbe à particule utilisé pour décrire le fait que le ciel se couvre de nuages, ou que le visage ou l’expression d’une personne devient triste, inquiet ou en colère.

A phrasal verb used to describe the sky becoming covered with clouds, or a person's face or expression becoming sad, worried, or angry.

indénombrable · intransitif · phrasal, sans objet

1. Become cloudyformal

   When the sky becomes covered with clouds, often before rain.

   se couvrir

   • The sky began to cloud over in the afternoon.
   • It clouded over quickly, and soon it started to rain.
   • We had to cancel the picnic when it clouded over.

   Synonymescloud upovercloud

   Antonymesbrightenclear

2. Become gloomy or troubledinformal

   When someone's expression or mood becomes sad, worried, or angry.

   se rembrunir

   • His face clouded over when he heard the bad news.
   • Her expression clouded over with disappointment.
   • The mood in the room clouded over after the announcement.

   Synonymesdarken

   Antonymesbrightencheerclear

Verbe de basecloud