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A n1 ( shadow) ombre f ; 40° in the shade 40° à l'ombre ; in the shade of à l'ombre de ; to provide shade donner de l'ombre ;2 ( tint) ( of colour) ton m ; fig (of opinion, meaning) nuance f ; pastel shades tons pastels ; an attractive shade of blue un beau bleu ; to turn a deep shade of red devenir tout rouge ; this word has several shades of meaning ce mot a plusieurs nuances ; a solution that should appeal to all shades of opinion une solution qui devrait plaire à toutes les tendances ;3 (small amount, degree) a shade too loud un tout petit peu or un tantinet ○ hum trop fort ; a shade of envy/resentment un soupçon de jalousie/ressentiment ;1 ○ ( sunglasses) lunettes fpl de soleil ;2 ( undertones) shades of Mozart/of the sixties ça fait penser à Mozart/aux années soixante.C vtr1 ( screen) [tree, canopy, sunshade] donner de l'ombre à, protéger [qn/qch] du soleil ; the hat shaded her face le chapeau projetait une ombre sur son visage ; the garden was shaded by trees le jardin était ombragé par des arbres ; to shade one's eyes (with one's hand) s'abriter les yeux de la main ;2 = shade in.D vi ( blend) [colour, tone] se fondre (into en) ; the blue shades off into green le bleu se fond en vert ; right shades into wrong le bien et le mal se confondent.1 ( shady) [place] ombragé ;2 ( covered) [light, lamp] avec un abat-jour ;■ shade in:▶ shade in [sth], shade [sth] in [artist] ombrer [drawing] ; ( by hatching) hachurer [area, map] ; [child] colorier [picture].
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