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Schat·ten <-s, -> [ʼʃatn̩] m1) ( schattige Stelle) shade;30º im \Schatten 30 degrees in the shade;\Schatten spendend shady;im \Schatten liegen to be in the shade;lange \Schatten werfen to cast long shadows2) ( schemenhafte Gestalt) shadow;nur noch ein \Schatten seiner selbst sein to be a shadow of one's former self ( form); [or of what one used to be];sich vor seinem eigenen \Schatten fürchten to be afraid of one's own shadow;einem \Schatten nachjagen to chase phantoms3) ( dunkle Stelle) shadow;\Schatten unter den Augen [dark] shadows [or rings] under the eyes4) ( geh);in das Reich der \Schatten hinabsteigen;(euph: sterben) to descend into the realm of the shades5) ( Verfolger) shadowWENDUNGEN:im \Schatten bleiben to stay in the shade;einen \Schatten haben to be crazy;über seinen \Schatten springen to force oneself to do sth;nicht über seinen [eigenen] \Schatten springen können to be unable to act out of character;in jds \Schatten stehen to be in sb's shadow [or to be overshadowed by sb];seinen \Schatten vorauswerfen to cast one's shadow before one ( fig), to make oneself felt; -
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mugs.shady-looking character
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