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1 cast aspersions on someone
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2 cast aspersions on someone
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3 тень
жен.
1) shade;
shadow свет и тень сидеть в тени искать тени ночные тени
2) shadow (человека, предмета) давать длинную тень ≈ to cast a long shadow тени ложатся, тени падают ≈ shadows fall on smth./smb. (тж. перен.) китайские тени ≈ galanty show
3) shadow, apparition, phantom (призрак) ;
ghost;
(дух умершего) бледен как тень ≈ pale as a ghost царство теней ≈ realm of shadows
4) vestige, particle, atom ( малейшая доля) ни тени правды ни тени сомнения ∙ от него осталась одна тень ≈ he is shadow of his former self бояться собственной тени ≈ to be afraid of one's own shadow наводить тень на ясный день, на плетень разг. ≈ to confuse/obscur the issue следовать за кем-л. как тень ≈ to follow/pursue smb. as a shadow бросать тень, кидать тень, наводить тень, набрасывать тень ≈ to cast a shadow (on), to cloud;
to cast aspersions (on) перен. (опорочивать) тени прошлого ≈ shades of the past держаться в тени ≈ to remain in the shadow, to keep in the background оставаться в тени ≈ to be kept (a) secret, to be a mystery, to remain a mystery отходить в тень, отступать в тень, уходить в тень ≈ to fall back into the shadow, to retreat into the shadow, to fade into the backgroundтен|ь - ж.
1. тк. ед. (неосвещённое пространство) shade;
в ~и in the shade;
в саду было много ~и the garden was well shaded;
2. иск. shade;
свет и ~ light and shade;
3. (отбрасываемая) shadow (тж. перен.) ;
~и сосен shadows of pine-trees;
~ неудовольствия shadow of displeasure;
4. (слабый след, ничтожная доля чего-л.) shadow;
~ улыбки the shadow of a smile;
ни ~и правды not a particle/ vestige of truth;
ни ~и сомнения not a shadow of doubt;
5. (силуэт) figure, shape;
6. (призрак) ghost;
бледен как ~ pale as a ghost;
7. (подозрение) suspicion;
бросить ~ на кого-л. to cast* suspicion on someone;
put* smb. in a bad light;
наводить ~ на плетень или на ясный день( try to) pull the wool over smb.`s eyes;
bullshit;
~и для век eye shadow, eyeliner;
ночные ~и nocturnal shadows;
держаться, быть в ~и remain in the background;
ходить, следовать за кем-л. как ~ follow smb. about like his, her shadow;
от него осталась одна ~ he is the mere shadow of his former self, he is worn to a shadow;
~и под глазами у кого-л. shadows under smb.`s eyes.
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