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ambiente — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • ambient adj Surrounding or existing on all sides; relating to the immediate environment.
  • atmosphere noun The layer of gases surrounding a planet, especially Earth.
  • environment noun The natural world, including land, water, air, and living things.
  • landscape noun A stretch of land and everything visible in it, especially its scenery.
  • setting noun The place, time, and circumstances in which something happens, such as a story or event.
  • surroundings noun The area, objects, and conditions around a person or place; an environment.

Senses

ambiente is used for these senses in English:

  • ambient Something that surrounds; encompassing material, substance or shape.
  • atmosphere The gases surrounding the Earth or any astronomical body.
  • atmosphere (figuratively) The conditions (such as music, illumination etc.) that can influence the mood felt in an environment.
  • environment The natural world or ecosystem.
  • environment A particular political or social setting, arena or condition.
  • environment (computing) The software or hardware existing on any particular computer system.
  • landscape A space, indoor or outdoor and natural or man-made (as in "designed landscape")
  • setting time, place, circumstance

ambient — full definition

  1. adj Surrounding or existing on all sides; relating to the immediate environment.
  2. noun A genre of atmospheric, often beatless music designed to create a calm mood.

atmosphere — full definition

  1. noun The layer of gases surrounding a planet, especially Earth.
  2. noun The mood or feeling of a place or situation.

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