atmosphere

atmosphere
noun
1 general feeling in a place
ADJECTIVE
calm, comfortable, congenial, convivial, cosy/cozy, family, friendly, great, happy, homely (BrE), informal, nice, pleasant, positive, relaxed, warm, welcoming

The bar has a relaxed, friendly atmosphere.

charged, emotional, heavy, highly charged, hostile, oppressive, strained, tense
carnival, electric, festive, heady, lively, party

Before the parade, the atmosphere was electric.

intimate, romantic
gloomy
rarefied, unique

the rarefied atmosphere of academic life

general, whole

The whole atmosphere in the stadium changed dramatically.

political
VERB + ATMOSPHERE
create, establish (esp. AmE), maintain, provide

She tries to create an atmosphere of calm and security for her children.

have

The restaurant has a comfortable atmosphere.

poison, ruin, sour (esp. BrE), spoil

His blunt comments ruined the atmosphere.

improve, lighten

His funny remarks lightened the atmosphere.

sense

She could sense the hostile atmosphere in the room.

enjoy
ATMOSPHERE + VERB
be charged (with sth)

The atmosphere was charged with excitement.

pervade sth, prevail, surround sth

A relaxed atmosphere prevails in the club.

PREPOSITION
atmosphere between

Since their argument there had been a strained atmosphere between them.

2 the air
ADJECTIVE
heavy, humid, oppressive, polluted, smoky, stuffy
VERB + ATMOSPHERE
poison, pollute

Pesticides can kill wildlife and pollute the atmosphere.

clear

Last night's storm had cleared the atmosphere.

3 gases around the earth/a planet
ADJECTIVE
lower, upper
thick, thin
VERB + ATMOSPHERE
enter, leave, re-enter

The spaceship should re-enter the earth's atmosphere later today.

be released into, escape into

Dangerous gases have escaped into the atmosphere.

PREPOSITION
in the atmosphere

levels of radiation in the atmosphere


Collocations dictionary. 2013.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать курсовую
Synonyms:

Look at other dictionaries:

  • ATMOSPHÈRE — Dérivé du grec 見精猪礼﨟 (vapeur) et 靖﨏見晴福見 (sphère), le mot «atmosphère» désigne l’enveloppe essentiellement gazeuse qui entoure le globe terrestre. D’autres corps célestes ont également une atmosphère. L’atmosphère est un fluide en mouvement. Les… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Atmosphere — Atmosphère Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom …   Wikipédia en Français

  • atmosphere — 1 *air, ether, ozone 2 Atmosphere, feeling, feel, aura denote an intangible and usually unanalyzable quality or aggregate of qualities which gives something an individual and distinctly recognizable character. Atmosphere is used chiefly in… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • Atmosphere — At mos*phere, n. [Gr. ? vapor (akin to Skr. [=a]tman breath, soul, G. athem breath) + ? sphere: cf. F. atmosph[ e]re. See {Sphere}.] 1. (Physics) (a) The whole mass of a[ e]riform fluid surrounding the earth; applied also to the gaseous envelope… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Atmosphère B&B — (Монреаль,Канада) Категория отеля: 3 звездочный отель Адрес: 1933 Rue Panet, H2L 3A1 Монреаль, Канада …   Каталог отелей

  • atmosphere — I noun air, airspace, ambience, aura, background, circumambience, climate, climatic condition, element, environing influence, environment, medium, milieu, mood, setting, space, surroundings, weather associated concepts: clouding the atmosphere,… …   Law dictionary

  • atmosphere — [at′məs fir΄] n. [ModL atmosphaera < Gr atmos, vapor + sphaira, sphere] 1. the gaseous envelope (air) surrounding the earth to a height of c. 1,000 km ( c. 621 mi): it is c. 21% oxygen, 78% nitrogen, and 1% other gases, and rotates with the… …   English World dictionary

  • atmosphère — ATMOSPHÈRE. subst. f. La masse d air qui environne la terre, et où se forment les météores. L Atmosphère est tantôt plus, tantôt moins chargée de vapeurs …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie Française 1798

  • atmosphere — [n1] gases around the earth air, envelope, heavens, pressure, sky, substratosphere, troposphere; concept 437 atmosphere [n2] general feeling or mood air, ambience, aura, background, character, climate, color, environment, feel, feeling, flavor,… …   New thesaurus

  • atmosphere — Atmosphere. s. m. La partie de l air qui environne la terre, & où se forment les meteores. Les vapeurs s élevent dans nostre atmosphere …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie française

  • Atmosphere — Allgemeine Informationen Genre(s) Hip Hop, Rap Gründung 1994 Website rhymesaye …   Deutsch Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”