A man bumped into a lamp post during a pea-souper; he immediately apologised to it, not realising what it was.
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Pea-souper
//ˈpiːˌsuːpə//
Synonyms for "pea-souper" (5 found)
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Closest matches (1)
Noun(1 words)
Strong matches (2)
Noun(2 words)
Related words (2)
Noun(2 words)
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Translations
6 translations across 4 languages.
Bulgarian
2 entries- гъста мъгла noun (dense, yellowish fog)
- смог noun (dense, yellowish fog)
Finnish
1 entries- hernerokkasumu noun (dense, yellowish fog)
French
1 entries- purée de pois noun (dense, yellowish fog)
Italian
2 entries- nebbia fitta noun (dense, yellowish fog)
- nebbione noun (dense, yellowish fog)
Sample sentences
4 total sentences available.
I can hear the bell on the buoy, but I can’t see anything in this pea-souper.
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The dust surrounded us like a London pea-souper.
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Those pea-soupers are the worst drivers on the road!
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