sky

sky
noun
Himmel, der

in the sky — am Himmel

praise somebody/something to the skies — jemanden/etwas in den Himmel heben (ugs.)

the sky's the limit — (fig.) da gibt es [praktisch] keine Grenze

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plural skies (often with the) - noun
(the part of space above the earth, in which the sun, moon etc can be seen; the heavens: The sky was blue and cloudless; We had grey skies and rain throughout our holiday; The skies were grey all week.) der Himmel
- academic.ru/67771/sky-blue">sky-blue
- sky-diving
- sky-diver
- sky-high
- skyjack
- skyjacker
- skylight
- skyline
- skyrocket
- skyscraper
- the sky's the limit
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sky
[skaɪ]
I. n
1. (the sky) Himmel m
to look up into the \sky zum Himmel aufblicken
a blue/clear \sky ein blauer/klarer Himmel
in the \sky am Himmel
2. (area above earth)
skies pl Himmel m
sunny skies sonniges Wetter
cloudy skies bewölkter Himmel
we're off to the sunny skies of Spain wir fahren ins sonnige Spanien
3.
the \sky's the limit alles ist möglich, nach oben ist alles offen
to praise sb/sth to the skies jdn/etw in den Himmel heben
red \sky at night, shepherd's delight (prov) Abendrot deutet auf gutes Wetter, Abendrot, gut Wetterbot' SÜDD, ÖSTERR
red \sky in the morning, shepherd's warning (prov) Morgenrot deutet auf schlechtes Wetter, Morgenrot, Schlechtwetterbot' ÖSTERR
II. vt
<-ie->
SPORT
to \sky the ball den Ball in den Himmel schlagen
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[skaɪ]
n
Himmel m

under the open sky — unter freiem Himmel

in the sky — am Himmel

the sky's the limit! —

out of a clear (blue) sky — aus heiterem Himmel

to praise sb to the skies — jdn in den Himmel heben, jdn über den grünen Klee loben (inf)

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sky [skaı]
A s
1. meist pl Himmel m:
in the sky am Himmel;
out of a clear (blue) sky, out of a blue sky fig aus heiterem Himmel;
under the open sky unter freiem Himmel;
red sky at night, shepherd’s (oder sailor’s) delight (Sprichwort) Abendrot, Schönwetterbot;
red sky in the morning, shepherd’s warning (oder sailors take warning) (Sprichwort) Morgenrot, Schlechtwetterbot;
the sky’s the limit umg nach oben sind keine Grenzen gesetzt;
praise (obs laud) to the skies fig in den Himmel heben
2. meist pl Klima n
3. obs Wolke f
B v/t
1. einen Ball etc hoch in die Luft werfen oder schlagen:
sky one’s shot (Fußball) den Ball in die Wolken jagen
2. umg ein Bild (in einer Ausstellung) über Augenhöhe aufhängen
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noun
Himmel, der

in the sky — am Himmel

praise somebody/something to the skies — jemanden/etwas in den Himmel heben (ugs.)

the sky's the limit — (fig.) da gibt es [praktisch] keine Grenze

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n.
Himmel - m.

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