firmament : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

	English	German
	the sky; the skies; the heavens [poet.]; the welkin [poet.]; the firmament [poet.]; the empyrean [poet.]	der Himmel; das Himmelsgewölbe [poet.]; das Himmelszelt [poet.]; das Firmament [geh.] [geogr.]
	southern sky	Südhimmel {m}
	(in the) sky	(am) Firmament {n}
	to look (up) into the sky	in den Himmel (hinauf) schauen
	to walk on air	sich wie im siebten Himmel fühlen
	out of a clear sky; out of the clear blue sky [fig.]	(wie) aus heiterem Himmel [übtr.]
	to fall from the sky; to fall out of the sky	vom Himmel fallen
	The skies have opened. (the rain is pouring down)	Der Himmel hat seine Schleusen geöffnet. [geh.] (es regnet in Strömen)
	starry firmament	Sternenzelt {n}