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1 shade
[ʃeid] 1. noun1) (slight darkness caused by the blocking of some light: I prefer to sit in the shade rather than the sun.) umbră; umbrar2) (the dark parts of a picture: light and shade in a portrait.) umbră3) (something that screens or shelters from light or heat: a large sunshade; a shade for a light.) parasolar; abajur; jaluzea4) (a variety of a colour; a slight difference: a pretty shade of green; shades of meaning.) ton5) (a slight amount: The weather is a shade better today.) (un) pic, puţin2. verb1) ((sometimes with from) to shelter from light or heat: He put up his hand to shade his eyes.) a (se) adăposti2) (to make darker: You should shade the foreground of that drawing.) a umbri3) ((with into) to change very gradually eg from one colour to another.) a se decolora•- shaded- shades
- shading
- shady
- shadiness
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2 brown
1. adjective1) (of a dark colour between red and yellow: brown paint; Her eyes are brown.) maro; brun2) (suntanned: She was very brown after her holiday in Greece.) bronzat2. noun1) ((any shade of) a colour similar to toasted bread, tanned skin, coffee etc.) brun, cafeniu2) (something (eg paint, polish etc) brown in colour: I prefer the brown to the green.) cafeniu, maro3. verb(to make or become brown.) a (se) colora în brun/cafeniu -
3 grey
[ɡrei] 1. adjective1) (of a mixture of colour between black and white: Ashes are grey.) gri2) (grey-haired: He's turning/going grey.) grizonat2. noun1) ((any shade of) a colour between black and white: Grey is rather a dull colour.) gri2) (something grey in colour: I never wear grey.) gri3. verb(to become grey or grey-haired.) a încărunţi- greyish -
4 maroon
I [mə'ru:n] noun(a dark brownish-red colour: a deep shade of maroon; ( also adjective) a large maroon car.) castaniuII [mə'ru:n] verb1) (to put (someone) on shore on a lonely island from which he cannot escape.) a părăsi (pe cineva) pe o insulă pustie2) (to leave (someone) in a helpless, lonely or uncomfortable position: I was marooned on a lonely country road.) a părăsi -
5 shadow
['ʃædəu] 1. noun1) ((a patch of) shade on the ground etc caused by an object blocking the light: We are in the shadow of that building.) umbră2) ((in plural with the) darkness or partial darkness caused by lack of (direct) light: The child was afraid that wild animals were lurking in the shadows at the corner of his bedroom.) obscuritate3) (a dark patch or area: You look tired - there are shadows under your eyes.) cearcăne4) (a very slight amount: There's not a shadow of doubt that he stole the money.) urmă (de)2. verb1) (to hide or darken with shadow: A broad hat shadowed her face.) a umbri2) (to follow closely, especially as a detective, spy etc: We shadowed him for a week.) a fila•- shadowy- shadowiness
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6 tint
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7 tone
[təun] 1. noun1) ((the quality of) a sound, especially a voice: He spoke in a low/angry/gentle tone; He told me about it in tones of disapproval; That singer/violin/piano has very good tone.) ton, timbru2) (a shade of colour: various tones of green.) ton, nuanţă3) (firmness of body or muscle: Your muscles lack tone - you need exercise.) tonus4) (in music, one of the larger intervals in an octave eg between C and D.) ton2. verb(to fit in well; to blend: The brown sofa tones (in) well with the walls.) a se potrivi (cu)- tonal- toneless
- tonelessly
- tone down
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shade — I UK [ʃeɪd] / US noun Word forms shade : singular shade plural shades ** 1) [uncountable] a slightly dark area where the light from the sun does not reach because it is blocked by something He pulled a wicker chair into the shade. shade of: I… … English dictionary