miasma

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Oversættelse

n. en skadelig atmosfære eller indflydelse
Ordformer
Pluralmiasmas

Eksempelsætninger

a miasma of despair rose from the black workshops.

En dårlig stemning af fortvivlelse steg op fra de sorte værksteder.

wreathed in a miasma of cigarette smoke.

indhyllet i en tåge af cigaretteryg

a miasma of stale alcohol hung around him like marsh gas.

En dårlig lugt af gammel alkohol hang omkring ham som sumpgas.

The miasma of pollution hung heavy in the air.

Forureningens dårlige ånde lå tungt i luften.

The ancient swamp was filled with a thick miasma of decay.

Det gamle sump var fyldt med en tyk dårlig ånde af forfald.

The miasma of fear spread through the village as rumors of a ghost circulated.

Frygtens dårlige ånde spredte sig gennem landsbyen, mens rygter om et spøgelse cirkulerede.

The miasma of mistrust between the two countries made negotiations difficult.

Mistillidens dårlige ånde mellem de to lande gjorde forhandlingerne vanskelige.

She felt suffocated by the miasma of negativity surrounding her.

Hun følte sig kvalt af den negative dårlige ånde, der omgav hende.

The miasma of illness seemed to permeate the hospital wards.

Sygdommens dårlige ånde syntes at gennemsyre hospitalets afdelinger.

The miasma of corruption tainted the reputation of the once-respected politician.

Korruptionens dårlige ånde misfarvede den engang respekterede politikers ry.

The miasma of despair hung over the war-torn city.

Fortvivelsens dårlige ånde hang over den krigshærgede by.

The miasma of hatred between the rival gangs led to violent clashes.

Hadets dårlige ånde mellem de rivaliserende bander førte til voldelige sammenstød.

The miasma of uncertainty clouded their decision-making process.

Usikkerhedens dårlige ånde slørede deres beslutningsproces.

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It was everything that miasma believers feared.

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By the time Florence Nightingale came along, miasma wasn't the only theory in town.

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But miasma was still the theory British politicians and army medical brass believed.

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In the mid-19th Century, if you got sick, there was only one explanation: miasma.

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One of the oldest and most commonly held beliefs about the spread of disease was a practice known as “miasma theory.”

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You have surrounded this house with a miasma of scandal and touched all of us by association.

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This recipe was inspired by the famed 2nd century Greco-Roman physician Galen, and was thought to ward off poisoned air known as miasma.

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They consulted the works of earlier physicians for guidance, did what they could to fend off miasma, and prescribed a variety of concoctions and antidotes.

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As one observer at the time wrote, the intention was to kill off those inside, because the " intolerable stench" of the corpses' miasma would spread the disease into the air and water.

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