miasma

[US]/mɪ'æzmə/
[UK]/maɪ'æzmɚ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. szkodliwa atmosfera lub wpływ
Word Forms
Pluralmiasmas

Example Sentences

a miasma of despair rose from the black workshops.

Z czarnych warsztatów wzbiła się mgła rozpaczy.

wreathed in a miasma of cigarette smoke.

otulony smrodem dymu papierosowego.

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

odór stęchłego alkoholu unosił się wokół niego jak torfowy gaz.

The miasma of pollution hung heavy in the air.

Gęsta mgła zanieczyszczeń unosiła się w powietrzu.

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

Stary bagienny teren był wypełniony gęstą mgłą rozkładu.

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

Mgła strachu rozprzestrzeniła się po wiosce, gdy krążyły plotki o duchu.

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

Mgła braku zaufania między dwoma krajami utrudniała negocjacje.

She felt suffocated by the miasma of negativity surrounding her.

Czuła, że dusi się w gęstej mgle negatywności, która ją otaczała.

The miasma of illness seemed to permeate the hospital wards.

Mgła choroby zdawała się przenikać sale szpitalne.

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

Mgła korupcji skaziła reputację niegdyś szanowanego polityka.

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

Mgła rozpaczy zawisła nad zniszczonym wojną miastem.

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

Mgła nienawiści między konkurującymi ze sobą gangami doprowadziła do gwałtownych starć.

The miasma of uncertainty clouded their decision-making process.

Mgła niepewności zaciemniła proces podejmowania decyzji.

Real-world Examples

Wherever you look, covid-19 throws up a miasma of such trade-offs.

Niezależnie od tego, gdzie się patrzy, covid-19 wywołuje mgłę takich kompromisów.

Source: Soren course audio

It was everything that miasma believers feared.

To było wszystko, czego obawiali się zwolennicy teorii miasm.

Source: Women Who Changed the World

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

Source: Women Who Changed the World

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

Source: Women Who Changed the World

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

Source: Women Who Changed the World

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

Source: The story of origin

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

Source: Downton Abbey Season 3

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

Source: TED-Ed (video version)

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.

Source: TED-Ed (video version)

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.

Source: Crash Course: The Science of Pandemics

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