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cloudy
Describes the state of the sky when it is covered with clouds and the sun is not shining, or is only partly shining.
Morgen soll es bewölkt sein, aber es wird nicht regnen.
Tomorrow is supposed to be cloudy, but it won’t rain.
clouded
In a figurative sense: troubled, worried, or gloomy. Often refers to a person’s expression or mood.
Nach der schlechten Nachricht war seine Miene den ganzen Tag bewölkt.
After the bad news, his expression was clouded all day.
The word is derived from the noun 'die Wolke' (cloud). The prefix 'be-' here means 'provided with something', and the ending '-t' forms the participle. So 'bewölkt' (cloudy) literally means 'provided with clouds'.
Der Himmel war heute Morgen noch klar, aber jetzt ist er komplett bewölkt.
The sky was still clear this morning, but now it is completely cloudy.
As a weather adjective, 'bewölkt' (cloudy) is very often used together with the verbs 'sein' (to be), 'werden' (to become), or 'bleiben' (to remain) to describe a state or a change in the weather.
Laut Wetterbericht soll es das ganze Wochenende bewölkt bleiben.
According to the weather forecast, it is supposed to remain cloudy all weekend.
To describe the degree of cloud cover, the word is often combined with adverbs such as 'leicht' (lightly), 'stark' (heavily), 'dicht' (densely), or 'wechselnd' (variably).
Es ist nur leicht bewölkt, die Sonne kommt immer wieder durch.
It is only lightly cloudy; the sun keeps coming through.
You can recognize the figurative meaning by the fact that 'bewölkt' (clouded) refers to a person. It is almost always used with words like 'Miene' (expression), 'Blick' (look), 'Stirn' (forehead), or 'Stimmung' (mood).
Als er die schlechte Note sah, wurde sein Blick sofort bewölkt.
When he saw the bad grade, his look immediately became clouded.
cloudy / murky
Bewölkt and trüb can both describe a gray day with little sunshine. Bewölkt emphasizes the clouds in the sky, whereas trüb focuses more on the weather’s overall gray, dim character. Use bewölkt for cloud cover and trüb when the whole day feels dull and bleak.
Heute ist der Himmel bewölkt, aber am Nachmittag kann die Sonne herauskommen.
The sky is cloudy today, but the sun may come out in the afternoon.
Bei dem trüben Wetter blieb die Sonne den ganzen Tag hinter dem grauen Himmel verborgen.
Because of the gloomy weather, the sun remained hidden behind the gray sky all day.
