Polyglot Dictionary

smog

/isˈmɔɡi/

o noun B1

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Meaning

  1. smog, thick polluted air

    • O smog cobria a cidade pela manhã.

      Smog covered the city in the morning.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Mass Scope Individual

Usage notes

Empréstimo do inglês, usado para o ar poluído e denso das cidades.

Practice

1 What does smog mean?

2 Fill the gap: O ___ cobria a cidade pela manhã.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches smog?

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