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shadow ['ʃædəʊ]1 noun(a) (of figure, building) ombre f;∎ to see a shadow on a wall voir une ombre sur un mur;∎ the shadow of suspicion fell on them on a commencé à les soupçonner;∎ she's a shadow of her former self elle n'est plus que l'ombre d'elle-même;∎ figurative he's afraid of his own shadow il a peur de son ombre;∎ figurative to live in sb's shadow vivre dans l'ombre de qn;∎ to cast a shadow on or over sth projeter une ombre sur qch; figurative jeter une ombre sur qch(b) (under eyes) cerne m∎ in the shadow of the trees/the mountain à l'ombre des arbres/de la montagne;∎ in the shadow of the doorway dans l'ombre de la porte;∎ she was standing in (the) shadow elle se tenait dans l'ombre;∎ the gardens lie in shadow now les jardins sont maintenant à l'ombre(d) (slightest bit) ombre f;∎ without or beyond a or the shadow of a doubt sans l'ombre d'un doute∎ I want a shadow put on him je veux qu'on le fasse suivre;∎ he managed to lose his shadow il a réussi à semer la personne qui l'avait pris en filature(f) (companion) ombre f;∎ he follows me everywhere like a shadow il me suit comme mon ombre, il ne me lâche pas d'une semelle(a) (follow secretly) filer, prendre en filature;∎ our job was to shadow enemy submarines nous étions chargés de suivre les sous-marins ennemis∎ tall trees shadowed the pathway de grands arbres ombrageaient le chemin∎ British the Shadow Education Secretary/Defence Secretary le porte-parole de l'opposition pour l'éducation/pour la défense nationaleliterary (darkness) ombre f, ombres fpl, obscurité f;∎ the shadows of the evening les ombres fpl du soirComputing shadow printing impression f ombrée;shadow puppet = silhouette découpée utilisée dans les spectacles d'ombres chinoisesⓘ SHADOW CABINET En Grande-Bretagne, le "shadow cabinet" est composé de parlementaires de l'opposition qui deviendraient ministres si l'opposition accédait au pouvoir. Chaque ministre du gouvernement dispose de son homologue "fantôme" dans l'opposition (on parle de "shadow minister"), qui étudie les mêmes dossiers et se spécialise ainsi dans un domaine donné. Les ministres fantômes occupent les "frontbenches" de l'opposition à la Chambre des communes.
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shadow puppet — UK US noun [countable] [singular shadow puppet plural shadow puppets] a flat human or animal shape fixed to thin sticks. People use shadow puppets for telling a story by moving them in front of a light to make shadows on a screen. Thesaurus:… … Useful english dictionary
shadow puppet — shadow ,puppet noun count a flat human or animal shape attached to thin sticks. People use shadow puppets for telling a story by moving them in front of a light to make shadows on a screen … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
shadow puppet — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms shadow puppet : singular shadow puppet plural shadow puppets a flat human or animal shape fixed to thin sticks. People use shadow puppets for telling a story by moving them in front of a light to make shadows… … English dictionary
shadow puppet theatre — The most enduring myth concerning the origin of the Chinese shadow theatre was first suggested by a Song dynasty scholar. Emperor Wudi of the Han dynasty was so distraught after the death of a favourite consort, Lady Li, that he hired a Daoist… … Encyclopedia of Contemporary Chinese Culture
shadow puppet theatre, troupes and traditions — Eight distinct shadow traditions of varying styles can be discerned today. Playscripts are used in Wanwanqiang Shadows and Laoqiang Shadows of Shaanxi; the Luanzhou Shadows of Beijing, Hebei and northeastern China; the Chengdu Shadows of Sichuan … Encyclopedia of Contemporary Chinese Culture
shadow puppet — /ˈʃædoʊ pʌpət/ (say shadoh pupuht) noun a puppet used in a shadow play …
shadow puppet — noun (C) a flat puppet that makes special shapes on a wall when you shine a light behind it … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
Shadow play — For hand shadows, see Shadowgraphy (performing art). For other uses, see Shadow Play (disambiguation). Chinese shadow theatre figures Shadow play (Chinese: 皮影戏, pí yĭng xì) or shadow puppetry Shadow puppets have a long history in China, India,… … Wikipedia
Puppet — A puppet is a representational figure manipulated by a puppeteer. It is usually (but by no means always) a depiction of a human character, and is used in puppetry, a play or a presentation that is a very ancient form of theatre. The puppet… … Wikipedia
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