Also means
vapour
Usage Note
Dunst is a light haze or vapour, thinner than Nebel (fog). It appears in the idiom keinen blassen Dunst haben (to have no idea) and the compound Dunstglocke (smog dome over a city). Largely uncountable.
Examples
"Über dem See hing ein feiner Dunst."
Natural Translation
A fine haze hung over the lake.
Literal Translation
Over the lake hung a fine haze.
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