 | English  | German |  |
 | drab {adj} [sky] | 1903 grau [trüb] [Himmel] |  |
 | meteo. murky {adj} [sky] | 446 verhangen |  |
 | heavy {adj} [sky] | 337 bedeckt |  |
 | leaden {adj} [e.g. sky] | 204 bleifarben |  |
 | meteo. dull {adj} [sky] | 85 bedeckt [Himmel] |  |
 | serene {adj} [sky] | 75 heiter [Himmel] |  |
 | meteo. clear {adj} [sky] | 69 wolkenlos |  |
 | starry {adj} [e.g. night, sky, canopy] | 40 Sternen- [z. B. Nacht, Himmel, Zelt] |  |
 | meteo. dull {adj} [gloomy, grey (sky or day)] | 35 grau [trübe (Himmel oder Tag)] |  |
 | ugly {adj} [fig.] [unpleasant situation / sky] | 27 bedrohlich |  |
 | meteo. dull {adj} [sky, day] | 23 wolkenverhangen [Himmel, Tag] |  |
 | gunmetal {adj} [attr.] [colour, sky, etc.] | 15 metallisch [Farbe, Himmel etc.] |  |
 | lowering {adj} [sky] [literary] | 15 düster |  |
 | meteo. angry {adj} [fig.] [threatening sky / clouds] | 14 bedrohlich |  |
 | forbidding {adj} [building, rocks, cliffs, sky] | 14 bedrohlich |  |
 | leaden {adj} [e.g. sky] | 11 bleifarbig |  |
 | meteo. dull {adj} [sky, day] | 10 verhangen [Himmel, Tag] |  |
 | meteo. angry {adj} [fig.] [threatening sky / clouds] | finster |  |
 | meteo. clouded {adj} [sky] | mit Wolken verhangen |  |
Verbs |
 | meteo. to clear [sky, weather] | 15 aufklären |  |
 | to darken [sky] | 5 verdunkeln |  |
 | to darken [face, eyes, sky before storm] | sich verfinstern |  |
 | to darken [sky] | sich verdunkeln |  |
 | to redden [sky, leaves, etc.] | sichAkk. rot färben [Himmel, Blätter etc.] |  |
Nouns |
 | cope [the sky] | 106 Firmament {n} [geh.] |  |
 | vault [of the sky] | 70 Himmelsgewölbe {n} |  |
 | ether [dated] [literary] [sky] | 51 Himmelsraum {m} |  |
 | panoply [literary for sky] | 30 Dach {n} [fig.] [z. B. in Blätterdach, Himmelsdach] |  |
 | vault [poet.] [sky] | 30 Himmel {m} |  |
 | astron. Ara <Ara> [southern sky constellation] | Altar {m} [lat. Ara] <Ara> [Sternbild] |  |
 | blue [e.g. of the sky] | Bläue {f} [z. B. des Himmels] |  |
 | astron. Chamaeleon <Cha> [southern sky constellation] | Chamäleon {n} <Cha> [Sternbild] |  |
 | astron. Draco <Dra> [northern sky constellation] | Drache {m} [lat. Draco] <Dra> [Sternbild] |  |
 | dullness [of sky] | Bedecktheit {f} |  |
 | helicopter [lit.: sky tractor] | Himmeltraktor {m} [österr.] [regional] [hum.] [Helikopter] |  |
 | geol. iceblink [also: blink, ice blink] [reflected glare in the sky caused by a sea ice field] | Eisblänke {f} [reflektiertes blendendes Licht über einer Eisoberfläche am Meer] |  |
 | astron. Sculptor <Scl> [southern sky constellation] | Bildhauer {m} [lat. Sculptor] <Scl> [Sternbild] |  |
 | astron. Triangulum <Tri> [northern sky constellation] | Dreieck {n} [lat. Triangulum] <Tri> [Sternbild] |  |
2 Words: Others |
 | sapphire (blue) {adj} [sky] | strahlend blau |  |
2 Words: Verbs |
 | meteo. to cloud over [sky] | sich mit Wolken überziehen [Himmel] |  |
 | to cloud up [sky] | sich zuziehen [Himmel] |  |
 | to light up [night sky] | erhellen |  |
2 Words: Nouns |
 | Chinese lantern [sky lantern] | Glückslaterne {f} [Himmelslaterne] |  |
 | fire balloon [Kongming / Chinese / sky lantern] | Kong-Ming-Laterne {f} [auch: Kongming-Laterne] [Himmelslaterne] |  |
 | Kongming lantern [sky lantern] | Kong-Ming-Laterne {f} [auch: Kongming-Laterne] [Himmelslaterne] |  |
 | lucky lantern [Kongming / Chinese / sky lantern] | Glückslaterne {f} [Kong-Ming-Laterne] |  |
 | naut. observation periscope [sky-search periscope] | Luftzielsehrohr {n} [U-Boot] |  |
 | sky hook [also: sky-hook, skyhook] | Himmelshaken {m} |  |
 | astron. sky region [region of the sky] | Himmelsregion {f} |  |
 | wish lantern [Kongming / Chinese / sky lantern] | Wunschlaterne {f} [Kong-Ming-Laterne] |  |
3 Words: Nouns |
 | meteo. late autumn sky [also: late-autumn sky] | Spätherbsthimmel {m} |  |
5+ Words: Others |
 | proverb Red sky at night, sailor's delight. Red sky in morning, sailor's warning. | Abendrot, Schönwetterbot - Morgenrot, schlecht Wetter droht. |  |
 | quote lit. We leave Heaven to the angels and the sparrows. [trans. James Strachey] [German "Himmel" comprises both "heaven" (for angels) and "sky" (for sparrows).] | Den Himmel überlassen wir // Den Engeln und den Spatzen. [Heinrich Heine, Deutschland. Ein Wintermärchen] |  |
Fiction (Literature and Film) |
 | film F Ice Age: The Meltdown [Blue Sky Studios] | Ice Age 2: Jetzt taut's |  |
 | film F No Time for Nuts [Blue Sky Studios] | Keine Zeit für Nüsse |  |
Taxa/Species (Animals, Plants, Fungi) |
 | bot. T | |  |
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