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['ʃædəʊɪ]2) (indistinct) [image, outline] confuso, indistinto; [ form] vago, indistinto3) (mysterious) losco, misterioso* * *1) (full of shadows: shadowy corners.) ombroso2) (dark and indistinct: A shadowy figure went past.) vago, incerto* * *shadowy /ˈʃædəʊɪ/a.4 (fig.) confuso; nebuloso; vago; incerto: the shadowy line between right and wrong, l'incerta linea che separa il torto dalla ragioneshadowinessn. [u]1 ombreggiatura; ombrosità2 illusorietà; irrealtà3 vaghezza; nebulosità; oscurità.* * *['ʃædəʊɪ]2) (indistinct) [image, outline] confuso, indistinto; [ form] vago, indistinto3) (mysterious) losco, misterioso -
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I 1. ['ʃædəʊ]1) (shade) ombra f. (anche fig.)in the shadow of — (near) nelle vicinanze di [mine, power station]; (in fear of) nella paura di [Aids, war]
without o beyond the shadow of a doubt senza ombra di dubbio, oltre ogni possibile dubbio; to have shadows under one's eyes — avere gli occhi cerchiati o le occhiaie
2) (person following another) ombra f.; (detective) detective m., investigatore m. (-trice)2.to put a shadow on sb. — fare seguire qcn
nome plurale shadows lett. (darkness) tenebre f.II ['ʃædəʊ]1) (cast shadow on) fare ombra a, su2) (follow) pedinare, seguire* * *['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.) ombra2) ((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.) oscurità, buio3) (a dark patch or area: You look tired - there are shadows under your eyes.) occhiaia4) (a very slight amount: There's not a shadow of doubt that he stole the money.) ombra2. verb1) (to hide or darken with shadow: A broad hat shadowed her face.) fare ombra2) (to follow closely, especially as a detective, spy etc: We shadowed him for a week.) pedinare•- shadowy- shadowiness
- worn to a shadow* * *I 1. ['ʃædəʊ]1) (shade) ombra f. (anche fig.)in the shadow of — (near) nelle vicinanze di [mine, power station]; (in fear of) nella paura di [Aids, war]
without o beyond the shadow of a doubt senza ombra di dubbio, oltre ogni possibile dubbio; to have shadows under one's eyes — avere gli occhi cerchiati o le occhiaie
2) (person following another) ombra f.; (detective) detective m., investigatore m. (-trice)2.to put a shadow on sb. — fare seguire qcn
nome plurale shadows lett. (darkness) tenebre f.II ['ʃædəʊ]1) (cast shadow on) fare ombra a, su2) (follow) pedinare, seguire
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Shadowiness — Shad ow*i*ness, n. The quality or state of being shadowy. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
shadowiness — index indistinctness Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
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shadowiness — shad·ow·i·ness … English syllables
shadowiness — noun relative darkness caused by light rays being intercepted by an opaque body it is much cooler in the shade there s too much shadiness to take good photographs • Syn: ↑shade, ↑shadiness • Derivationally related forms: ↑shadowy, ↑shady … Useful english dictionary
shadowy — shadowiness, n. /shad oh ee/, adj., shadowier, shadowiest. 1. resembling a shadow in faintness, slightness, etc.: shadowy outlines. 2. unsubstantial, unreal, or illusory: shadowy preoccupations. 3. abounding in shadow; shady: a shadowy path. 4.… … Universalium
shadiness — noun 1. relative darkness caused by light rays being intercepted by an opaque body it is much cooler in the shade there s too much shadiness to take good photographs • Syn: ↑shade, ↑shadowiness • Derivationally related forms: ↑shadowy ( … Useful english dictionary