Explicație shadow în Dicționarul Englez Englez

shadow

('shadō )

substantiv
refuge from danger or observation
"he felt secure in his father''s shadow"

substantiv
something existing in perception only
"a ghostly apparition at midnight"

substantiv
an indication that something has been present
"there wasn''t a trace of evidence for the claim"
"a tincture of condescension"

substantiv
a premonition of something adverse
"a shadow over his happiness"

substantiv
an unilluminated area
"he moved off into the darkness"

substantiv
an inseparable companion
"the poor child was his mother''s shadow"

substantiv
a spy employed to follow someone and report their movements
substantiv
a dominating and pervasive presence
"he received little recognition working in the shadow of his father"

substantiv
shade within clear boundaries
verb
follow, usually without the person''s knowledge
"The police are shadowing her"

verb
make appear small by comparison
"This year''s debt dwarves that of last year"

verb
cast a shadow over




Sinonime:
(substantiv) apparition, dark, darkness, phantasm, phantom, tail, tincture, trace, vestige
(verb) dwarf, overshadow, shade