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she was a shadow of her former self

1 shadow

'ʃædəu
1. noun
1) ((a patch of) shade on the ground etc caused by an object blocking the light: We are in the shadow of that building.) sombra

2) ((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.) sombra

3) (a dark patch or area: You look tired - there are shadows under your eyes.) ojera

4) (a very slight amount: There's not a shadow of doubt that he stole the money.) sombra

2. verb
1) (to hide or darken with shadow: A broad hat shadowed her face.) hacer sombra

2) (to follow closely, especially as a detective, spy etc: We shadowed him for a week.) seguir la pista

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- shadowy
- shadowiness
- worn to a shadow

shadow n sombra

the shadow of a man la sombra de un hombre

shadow

tr['ʃædəʊ]

noun

1 (dark shape) sombra

2 (trace) sombra, vestigio

3 (follower) sombra

4 (under eyes) ojera

adjective

1 SMALLBRITISH ENGLISH/SMALL de la oposición, en la sombra

transitive verb

1 (follow) seguir la pista a

2 (cast shadow on) hacer sombra

plural noun shadows

1 (darkness) oscuridad f sing

■ there was someone standing in the shadows había alguien en la oscuridad

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to be afraid of one's own shadow tener miedo hasta de su propia sombra

to be a shadow of one's former self no ser ni sombra de lo que había sido

to cast a shadow hacer sombra

to cast a (long) shadow figurative use ensombrecer ( over, -)

to live in somebody's shadow vivir eclipsado,-a por alguien

without a shadow of doubt sin lugar a dudas, sin sombra de duda

Shadow Cabinet gabinete nombre masculino de la oposición

shadow mask máscara perforada con ranuras

shadow play sombras nombre femenino plural chinescas

shadow ['ʃædo:] vt

1) darken: ensombrecer

2) trail: seguir de cerca, seguirle la pista (a alguien)

shadow n

1) : sombra f

2) darkness: oscuridad f

3) trace: sombra f, atisbo m, indicio m

without a shadow of a doubt: sin sombra de duda, sin lugar a dudas

4)

to cast a shadow over : ensombrecer

shadow

n.

• bulto s.m.

• sombra s.f.

• traza s.f.

v.

• anunciar v.

• representar vagamente v.

• seguir y vigilar v.

• sombrear v.

I 'ʃædəʊ
noun

1) cu ( unlit area) sombra f

the shadow of war — la sombra de la guerra

to have shadows under one's eyes — tener* ojeras

to cast a shadow over something — ensombrecer* or empañar algo

2)

a) c (remnant, vestige) sombra f

she was a shadow of her former self — no era ni sombra de lo que había sido

b) ( trace) (no pl)

without the slightest shadow of (a) doubt — sin la más mínima (sombra de) duda

3) c (BrE Pol) (before n)

the shadow cabinet — el gabinete fantasma or en la sombra

he was shadow Education Secretary — era el portavoz de la oposición para asuntos de educación

II

transitive verb ( follow) \<\<suspect\>\> seguir* de cerca a

['ʃædǝʊ]
1. N

1) (=dark shape) sombra f ; (=darkness) oscuridad f, tinieblas fpl

in the shadow — a la sombra

five o'clock shadow — barba f de ocho horas

doctors have discovered a shadow on his lung — los médicos le han detectado una sombra or mancha en el pulmón

to cast a shadow over sth — (fig) ensombrecer algo

to live in the shadow of sth/sb — vivir eclipsado por algo/algn

2) * (=tail) perseguidor(a) m / f

to put a shadow on sb — hacer seguir a algn

3) (fig) (=faithful companion) sombra f

4) (Pol) miembro de la oposición con un cargo análogo al de ministro

Clarke flung at his shadow the accusation that he was a "tabloid politician" — Clarke lanzó a su homólogo en la oposición la acusación de ser un "político sensacionalista"

5) (fig) (=small amount) [of doubt, suspicion] atisbo m, asomo m, sombra f

I never had a or the shadow of a doubt that he was right — jamás tuve el menor asomo or atisbo or la menor sombra de duda de que tenía razón

without a shadow of a doubt — sin (la menor) sombra de duda

6) (=vestige) sombra f

he is a shadow of the man he used to be — no es ni sombra de lo que era

a shadow of his former self — la sombra de lo que fue

2. VT

1) (=follow) seguir y vigilar

I was shadowed all the way home — me siguieron hasta mi casa

2) (=darken) ensombrecer, oscurecer

the hood shadowed her face — la capucha ensombrecía or oscurecía su rostro

3.

CPD

shadow cabinet N — (Brit) (Pol) consejo m de ministros de la oposición

the shadow Foreign Secretary — el portavoz parlamentario de la oposición en materia de asuntos extranjeros

shadow Chancellor N — (Brit) (Pol) responsable mf or portavoz mf de Economía y Hacienda de la oposición

shadow minister N — (Brit) portavoz mf de la oposición, ministro(-a) m / f en la sombra

the Shadow Minister for Sport — el responsable or portavoz de Deportes de la oposición

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I ['ʃædəʊ]
noun

1) cu ( unlit area) sombra f

the shadow of war — la sombra de la guerra

to have shadows under one's eyes — tener* ojeras

to cast a shadow over something — ensombrecer* or empañar algo

2)

a) c (remnant, vestige) sombra f

she was a shadow of her former self — no era ni sombra de lo que había sido

b) ( trace) (no pl)

without the slightest shadow of (a) doubt — sin la más mínima (sombra de) duda

3) c (BrE Pol) (before n)

the shadow cabinet — el gabinete fantasma or en la sombra

he was shadow Education Secretary — era el portavoz de la oposición para asuntos de educación

II

transitive verb ( follow) \<\<suspect\>\> seguir* de cerca a

English-spanish dictionary > shadow
2 shadow

shadow [ˈ∫ædəʊ]

1. noun

ombre f

• in the shadow of the tree à l'ombre de l'arbre

• he was standing in the shadow il se tenait dans l'ombre

• to live in sb's shadow vivre dans l'ombre dans qn

• to cast a shadow over sth projeter une ombre sur qch ; (figurative) assombrir qch

• he's only a shadow of his former self il n'est plus que l'ombre de lui-même

• to have dark shadows under one's eyes avoir des cernes mpl sous les yeux

• without a shadow of a doubt sans l'ombre d'un doute

2. transitive verb

( = follow) (inf) filer (inf)

3. compounds

► shadow cabinet noun (British Politics) cabinet m fantôme

► shadow minister noun (British Politics) ministre m fantôme

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SHADOW CABINET

Dans le système parlementaire britannique, le « cabinet fantôme » ( Shadow Cabinet) se compose des députés du principal parti d'opposition qui deviendraient ministres si leur parti était élu. Leur rôle est d'interroger le gouvernement sur sa politique dans leurs domaines de spécialité et d'être les porte-parole de leur parti.

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['ʃædəʊ] 1.
noun

1) ( shade) lit, fig ombre f

to live in the shadow of — ( near) vivre à proximité de [mine, power station]; ( in fear of) vivre dans la crainte de [Aids, unemployment, war]

to stand in the shadows — se tenir dans l'ombre

she's a shadow of her former self — elle n'est plus que l'ombre d'elle-même

the war casts a long shadow — les effets de la guerre se font toujours sentir

to have shadows under one's eyes — avoir les yeux cernés

2) ( person who follows another) gen ombre f; ( detective) détective m qui file quelqu'un

to put a shadow on somebody — faire filer or suivre quelqu'un

3) ( hint)

not a shadow of suspicion — pas le moindre soupçon

without ou beyond the shadow of a doubt — sans l'ombre d'un doute
2.
shadows plural noun littér ( darkness) ténèbres fpl
3.
transitive verb

1) lit projeter une ombre sur

2) ( follow) filer

English-French dictionary > shadow
3 shadow

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

(c) (shade) ombre f, ombrage 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

(e) (detective)

∎ 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

(g) Medicine (on lung) voile m

2 transitive verb

(a) (follow secretly) filer, prendre en filature;

∎ our job was to shadow enemy submarines nous étions chargés de suivre les sous-marins ennemis

(b) literary (screen from light) ombrager;

∎ tall trees shadowed the pathway de grands arbres ombrageaient le chemin

3 adjective

∎ British the Shadow Education Secretary/Defence Secretary le porte-parole de l'opposition pour l'éducation/pour la défense nationale

4 shadows plural noun

literary (darkness) ombre f, ombres fpl, obscurité f;

∎ the shadows of the evening les ombres fpl du soir

►► British Politics shadow cabinet cabinet m fantôme;

British Politics shadow minister ministre mf fantôme;

Computing 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.

Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > shadow
4 shadow

I 1. ['ʃædəʊ]
nome

1) (shade) ombra f. (anche fig.)

in (the) shadow — nell'ombra

in the shadow of — (near) nelle vicinanze di [mine, power station]; (in fear of) nella paura di [Aids, war]

to stand in the shadows — stare nell'ombra

she's a shadow of her former self — è l'ombra di se stessa

the war casts a long shadow — le conseguenze della guerra si fanno ancora sentire

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)

to put a shadow on sb. — fare seguire qcn
2.
nome plurale shadows lett. (darkness) tenebre f.
II ['ʃædəʊ]
verbo transitivo

1) (cast shadow on) fare ombra a, su

2) (follow) pedinare, seguire

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['ʃædəu] 1. noun
1) ((a patch of) shade on the ground etc caused by an object blocking the light: We are in the shadow of that building.) ombra

2) ((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, buio

3) (a dark patch or area: You look tired - there are shadows under your eyes.) occhiaia

4) (a very slight amount: There's not a shadow of doubt that he stole the money.) ombra
2. verb
1) (to hide or darken with shadow: A broad hat shadowed her face.) fare ombra

2) (to follow closely, especially as a detective, spy etc: We shadowed him for a week.) pedinare

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- shadowy
- shadowiness
- worn to a shadow
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I 1. ['ʃædəʊ]
nome

1) (shade) ombra f. (anche fig.)

in (the) shadow — nell'ombra

in the shadow of — (near) nelle vicinanze di [mine, power station]; (in fear of) nella paura di [Aids, war]

to stand in the shadows — stare nell'ombra

she's a shadow of her former self — è l'ombra di se stessa

the war casts a long shadow — le conseguenze della guerra si fanno ancora sentire

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)

to put a shadow on sb. — fare seguire qcn
2.
nome plurale shadows lett. (darkness) tenebre f.
II ['ʃædəʊ]
verbo transitivo

1) (cast shadow on) fare ombra a, su

2) (follow) pedinare, seguire

English-Italian dictionary > shadow
5 self

self [self] (pl selves [selvz])

1 noun

(a) (individual)

∎ she's back to her old or usual self elle est redevenue elle-même ou comme avant;

∎ she's only a shadow of her former self elle n'est plus que l'ombre d'elle-même;

∎ he was his usual tactless self il a fait preuve de son manque de tact habituel;

∎ they began to reveal their true selves ils ont commencé à se montrer sous leur véritable jour

(b) Psychology moi m;

∎ the conscious self le moi conscient

(c) (self-interest)

∎ all she thinks of is self, self, self elle ne pense qu'à sa petite personne

(d) (on cheque)

∎ pay self = mention portée sur un chèque libellé à son propre nom

2 adjective

(matching) assorti

Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > self
6 shadow

ˈʃædəu
1. сущ.
1) тень beyond a shadow of a doubt ≈ выше всех сомнений to produce, throw a shadow ≈ отбрасывать или бросать тень to live in the shadow ≈ оставаться в тени to walk in smb.'s shadow ≈ находиться в тени чьей-л. фигуры (перен.) shadows fall ≈ тени падают a mere shadow of one's former self ≈ бледная тень прошлой личности
2) перен. что-л. грустное, неприятное;
депрессия, уныние The episode left an unfortunate shadow on him. ≈ Этот случай оставил печальный след в его душе. Syn: gloom
1., unhappiness
3) полумрак, тень
4) а) прохлада, тень б) защита, сень в) уст., театр. навес над сценой ∙ Syn: shelter
5) а) постоянный спутник б) разг. шпик, шпион (работник разведывательных служб, неотступно следующий за кем-л.) Syn: spy
1.
6) а) призрак Syn: phantom б) 'тень' (о слабом, больном, изможденном человеке, от которого 'осталась одна тень') He is a mere shadow of his former self. ≈ От него осталась одна тень.
7) намек, тень ∙ shadow of a shade ≈ нечто совершенно нереальное
2. гл.
1) а) уст. заслонять от света, затенять Syn: shade
2. б) поэт. затенять, осенять
2) отбрасывать, бросать тень (на что-л.) The features were no longer shadowed by the mass of hair. ≈ Черты лица более не закрывались волосами.
3) а) стать грустным, унылым The ladies shadowed. ≈ Настроение дам упало. б) омрачать Syn: darken, sadden
4) служить прообразом, прототипом Syn: symbolize, typify, prefigure
5) а) следовать по пятам;
тайно следить, шпионить a bear shadowed the man ≈ медведь неотступно шел за человеком Syn: follow б) быть чьей-л. тенью (чаще всего о политиках, работниках государственного аппарата и т.д.) He was at that time 'shadowing' education. ≈ В то время он был тенью руководителя по вопросам образования.
6) излагать туманно или аллегорически (обыкн. shadow forth, shadow out)
7) предвещать, предсказывать (тж. shadow forth) тень (от предметов) - the * of the house тень от дома - to cast /to throw, to project/ a * отбрасывать тень;
бросать тень;
омрачать - the trees cast long *s деревья отбрасывали длинные тени - to cast a * on smb. бросать тень на кого-л. - it cast a * on her happiness это омрачило ее счастье - the earth's * sometimes falls on the moon иногда тень от Земли падает на Луну полумрак - her face was in deep * ее лица не было видно в глубокой тени - she was hard to see in the web of light and * ее было трудно различить в этом сплетении теней и света неизвестность - to live in the * оставаться в тени;
жить в безвестности - he was content to live in the * его устраивало оставаться в тени /на заднем плане/ обыкн. pl сумерки (тж. the *s of evening) - the *s lengthen сумерки сгущаются - the rural street, now deep in *, was still на деревенской улице, уже погрузившейся в темноту, было тихо мрак;
уныние - to scatter the *s разогнать мрак неясное очертание - *s flitted among the trees между деревьями мелькали тени - he saw moving *s of men in the garden в саду он увидел движущиеся тени людей призрак - the * of death призрак смерти - the *s of the past тени /призраки/ прошлого - to catch at *s гоняться за призраками, мечтать о несбыточном - to grasp a * and let go a substance в погоне за нереальным упустить реальное знак, предзнаменование - a * of danger предвестник опасности - coming events cast their *s before( образное) грядущее видно издали - those upon whom the * of death has already fallen те, на кого уже упала смертная тень;
обреченные люди - the * of tragedy hung over their mansion все предвещало трагедию, грозящую их дому слабое подобие;
тень (чего-л.) - the * of a name следы былой славы, призрачная слава - to be a * of one's former self сильно измениться - she was just the * of a once pretty girl от ее красоты почти ничего не осталось - to be worn /reduced/ to a * быть измученным /истощенным/ - she worked herself to a * она так много работала, что от нее одна тень осталась намек, тень - a * of annoyance тень недовольства /раздражения/ - not a * of hope ни малейшей надежды - not a * of doubt ни тени сомнения - it is true beyond the /without a/ * of doubt в том, что это правда, нет ни малейшего сомнения - the * of a shade (образное) нечто нереальное, несуществующее - it has been shown beyond the * of a shade of doubt это было доказано с точностьЮ, не допускающей и тени сомнения постоянный спутник, тень - she is her sister's * она всюду ходит за своей сестрой - he followed her like a * он ходил за ней как тень шпик - I don't want your * to see me я не хочу, чтобы шпик, который следит за тобой, увидел меня поля( шляпы) pl тени - it was an exciting picture of wet *s and sharp accents это была интересная картина, в которой сочетались расплывающиеся тени и резкие мазки (школьное) (жаргон) новичок, порученный "старому" ученику, чтобы тот ввел его в курс школьной жизни (редкое) сень;
убежище;
защита - he did it under the * of his father's name он совершил это, прикрываясь именем своего отца - the village nestled in the *s of the forest деревня приютилась на краю леса /под сенью леса/ > to be afraid of one's (own) * бояться собственной тени;
быть трусливым, всего бояться > to jump at *s бояться несуществующей опасности > to quarrel with one's own * выходить из себя /раздражаться/ по малейшему поводу > to fight with one's own * вести бесплодную борьбу с воображаемым противником, сражаться с ветряными мельницами, донкихотствовать > may your * never grow less! желаю вам здравствовать долгие годы!, желаю вам здоровья и многих лет жизни! (обыкн. S.) (политика) теневой;
не стоящий у власти;
оппозиционный - S. cabinet теневой кабинет - S. minister министр теневого кабинета (текстильное) с теневыми оттенками (о ткани в полоску или клетку) - * plaid разнооттеночная шотландка > * roll валик из овечьей шкуры (надеваемый на голову скаковой лошади, чтобы лошадь не пугалась собственной тени) затенять;
защищать, заслонять( от солнца, света) - great trees *ed this spot большие деревья затеняли этот уголок - long curling lashes *ed her eyes длинные загнутые ресницы скрывали ее глаза осенять омрачать - his childhood was *ed by this affliction его детство было омрачено этим несчастьем мрачнеть - her blue eyes *ed with rage ее голубые глаза потемнели от гнева намечать;
туманно излагать;
изображать символически, аллегорически ( обыкн. * forth, * out) - the particulars of the story are artfully *ed in the very beginning основные моменты этой истории искусно намечены в самом начале - in this figure the author *ed forth the idea of love в этом образе автор воплотил свое предствление о любви предсказывать, предрекать, предвещать (тж. * forth, * out) - this event seemed to * forth a new kind of trouble это событие, казалось, предвещало новые неприятности - to * forth /out/ future events предвосхищать грядущие события следовать по пятам, тайно следить - I knew that I was being *ed я знал, что за мной кто-то следит /установлена слежка/ ~ тень;
to cast a shadow отбрасывать или бросать тень;
to be afraid of one's own shadow бояться собственной тени ~ тень;
to cast a shadow отбрасывать или бросать тень;
to be afraid of one's own shadow бояться собственной тени ~ призрак;
to catch at shadows гоняться за призраками, мечтать о несбыточном;
a shadow of death призрак смерти he is a mere ~ of his former self от него осталась одна тень ~ постоянный спутник;
he is his mother's shadow он как тень ходит за матерью ~ тень, полумрак;
her face was in deep shadow лицо ее скрывалось в глубокой тени;
to sit in the shadow сидеть в полумраке, не зажигать огня to live in the ~ оставаться в тени;
the shadows of evening ночные тени shadow излагать туманно или аллегорически (обыкн. shadow forth, shadow out) ~ омрачать ~ поэт. осенять, затенять ~ постоянный спутник;
he is his mother's shadow он как тень ходит за матерью ~ предвещать, предсказывать (тж. shadow forth) ~ призрак;
to catch at shadows гоняться за призраками, мечтать о несбыточном;
a shadow of death призрак смерти ~ сень, защита ~ следовать по пятам;
тайно следить ~ тень, намек;
there is not a shadow of doubt нет ни малейшего сомнения ~ тень, полумрак;
her face was in deep shadow лицо ее скрывалось в глубокой тени;
to sit in the shadow сидеть в полумраке, не зажигать огня ~ тень;
to cast a shadow отбрасывать или бросать тень;
to be afraid of one's own shadow бояться собственной тени ~ вчт. тень ~ шпик;
the shadow of a shade нечто совершенно нереальное ~ шпик;
the shadow of a shade нечто совершенно нереальное ~ призрак;
to catch at shadows гоняться за призраками, мечтать о несбыточном;
a shadow of death призрак смерти to live in the ~ оставаться в тени;
the shadows of evening ночные тени ~ тень, полумрак;
her face was in deep shadow лицо ее скрывалось в глубокой тени;
to sit in the shadow сидеть в полумраке, не зажигать огня

Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > shadow
7 shadow

1. noun
1) Schatten, der

cast a shadow over — (lit. or fig.) einen Schatten werfen auf (+ Akk.)

be in somebody's shadow — (fig.) in jemandes Schatten stehen

be afraid of one's own shadow — (fig.) sich vor seinem eigenen Schatten fürchten

2) (slightest trace)

without a shadow of doubt — ohne den Schatten eines Zweifels

catch at or chase after shadows — einem Phantom od. (geh.) Schatten nachjagen

3) (ghost, lit. or fig.) Schatten, der

4)

Shadow — attrib. (Brit. Polit.) [Minister, Kanzler] im Schattenkabinett

Shadow Cabinet — Schattenkabinett, das
2. transitive verb
1) (darken) überschatten

2) (follow secretly) beschatten
•• Cultural note:
Shadow Cabinet

Cabinet

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['ʃædəu] 1. noun
1) ((a patch of) shade on the ground etc caused by an object blocking the light: We are in the shadow of that building.) der Schatten

2) ((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.) der Schatten

3) (a dark patch or area: You look tired - there are shadows under your eyes.) der Schatten

4) (a very slight amount: There's not a shadow of doubt that he stole the money.) die Spur
2. verb
1) (to hide or darken with shadow: A broad hat shadowed her face.) beschatten

2) (to follow closely, especially as a detective, spy etc: We shadowed him for a week.) beschatten

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- academic.ru/66334/shadowy">shadowy
- shadowiness
- worn to a shadow
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shad·ow

[ˈʃædəʊ, AM -oʊ]

I. n

1. (produced by light) Schatten m

to be in \shadow im Schatten sein [o liegen]

to cast a \shadow on [or over] sth/sb [s]einen Schatten auf etw/jdn werfen; ( fig)

her father's illness cast a \shadow over the birth of the baby die Geburt ihres Babys war von der Krankheit ihres Vaters überschattet

memories of the war still cast a long/dark \shadow over relations between the two countries die Erinnerung an den Krieg wirft noch immer einen langen/dunklen Schatten auf die Beziehungen beider Länder

to follow sb like a \shadow jdm wie ein Schatten folgen

to throw a \shadow across sth einen Schatten auf etw akk werfen

in [or under] the \shadow of sth im Schatten von etw dat

into the/out of \shadows in den/aus dem Schatten

2. (under eye) Augenring m, Augenschatten m

she had dark \shadows under her eyes sie hatte dunkle Ringe unter den Augen

3. (on X-ray) Schatten m

4. (smallest trace) Hauch m, Anflug m

there isn't even a \shadow of doubt es besteht nicht der leiseste [o geringste] Zweifel

5. (secret follower) Schatten m, Beschatter(in) m(f); (constant follower) ständiger Begleiter/ständige Begleiterin

Nina was her big sister's \shadow Nina wich ihrer großen Schwester nicht von der Seite

6. (trainee observing employee) Auszubildender, der einem bestimmten Angestellten zugeordnet ist und durch Beobachtung von ihm lernt

7. TELEC Schatten m

8.

▶ to be afraid [or frightened] [or scared] of one's own \shadow sich akk vor seinem eigenen Schatten fürchten

▶ to be a \shadow of one's former self [nur noch] ein Schatten seiner selbst sein

▶ a \shadow hangs over sb/sth ein Schatten liegt auf jdm/etw

▶ to live/be in [or under] the \shadow of sth von etw dat bedroht sein

▶ to be a pale \shadow of sb/sth im Vergleich zu jdm/etw schlecht abschneiden

▶ to be under [or in] sb's \shadow in jds Schatten stehen

▶ to wear oneself to a \shadow sich akk kaputtmachen [o gesundheitlich ruinieren

II. vt

1. (overshadow)

▪ to \shadow sth etw verdunkeln [o überschatten]

a glade \shadowed by trees eine von Bäumen beschattete Lichtung

2. (follow secretly)

▪ to \shadow sb/sth jdn/etw beschatten

his every move was \shadowed by a private detective er wurde auf Schritt und Tritt von einem Privatdetektiv beschattet

3. SPORT (stay close to)

▪ to \shadow sb jdn decken [o bewachen

4. FIN (be closely linked to)

▪ to \shadow sth mit etw dat verknüpft sein, mit etw dat einhergehen

5. (at work)

▪ to \shadow sb sich akk ständig an jdn halten

III. adj attr, inv BRIT, AUS Schatten-

\shadow cabinet Schattenkabinett nt

S\shadow Foreign Minister Außenminister(in) m(f) im Schattenkabinett

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['ʃdəʊ]
1. n

1) (lit, fig) Schatten m (ALSO MED, ART); (= growth of beard) Anflug m von Bartstoppeln; (fig = threat) (Be)drohung f

in the shadow — im Schatten

in the shadows —

the valley of the shadow of death — das finstere Tal des Todes

sb lives under the shadow of sth — etw liegt or lastet wie ein Schatten auf jdm

to be in sb's shadow (fig) — in jds Schatten (dat) stehen

to be afraid of one's own shadow (fig) — sich vor seinem eigenen Schatten fürchten

to wear oneself to a shadow — sich aufreiben, sich zugrunde or zu Grunde richten

to be just a shadow of one's former self — nur noch ein Schatten seiner selbst sein

to chase shadows (fig) — einem Phantom or Schatten nachjagen

2) (= trace) Spur f

a shadow of hope — ein Hoffnungsschimmer m

without a shadow of a doubt — ohne den geringsten Zweifel

3) (= person following sb) Schatten m

to put a shadow on sb — jdn beschatten lassen (inf)

2. attr (Brit POL)
Schatten-
shadow government — Schattenregierung f

shadow Foreign Secretary — Schattenaußenminister(in) m(f), Außenminister(in) m(f) des Schattenkabinetts

3. vt

1) (= darken) Schatten werfen auf (+acc); (fig) überschatten

the room is shadowed by a high wall — das Zimmer liegt im Schatten einer hohen Mauer

2) (= follow) beschatten (inf)

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shadow [ˈʃædəʊ]

A s

1. Schatten m ( auch MAL und fig):

in the shadows im Schatten;

be in shadow im Schatten liegen;

be afraid ( oder frightened) of one’s own shadow sich vor seinem eigenen Schatten fürchten;

be ( oder live) in sb’s shadow in jemandes Schatten stehen;

their relationship wasn’t without shadows ihre Beziehung war nicht ungetrübt;

cast a ( oder its) shadow over einen oder seinen Schatten werfen auf (akk);

live in the shadow im Verborgenen leben;

he is only a shadow of his former self er ist nur noch ein Schatten seiner selbst;

wear o.s. to a shadow sich völlig aufreiben;

be worn to a shadow völlig kaputt sein;

coming events cast their shadows before kommende Ereignisse werfen ihre Schatten voraus;

may your shadow never grow ( oder be) less obs oder poet möge es dir immer gut gehen

2. pl (Abend)Dämmerung f, Dunkel(heit) n(f)

3. fig Schutz m:

under the shadow of the Almighty

4. fig Schatten m, Spur f:

be beyond the shadow of a doubt über allen Zweifel erhaben sein;

there’s not a ( oder the) shadow of a doubt about es besteht nicht der geringste Zweifel an (dat)

5. Schatten m (schemenhafte Gestalt):

catch at ( oder chase after) shadows fig einem Phantom oder Schatten nachjagen

6. MED

a) Schatten m (im Röntgenbild)

b) have shadows under the eyes Schatten unter den Augen haben

7. fig Schatten m:

a) ständiger Begleiter:

his dog was his shadow auch sein Hund folgte ihm wie ein Schatten oder auf Schritt und Tritt

b) Verfolger m:

put a shadow on sb einen Schatten auf jemanden ansetzen

8. RADIO, TV Empfangsloch n

9. FOTO, TV dunkle Bildstelle

B adj POL Br Schatten…, im Schattenkabinett:

shadow cabinet Schattenkabinett n

C v/t

1. einen Schatten werfen auf (akk), überschatten (beide auch fig)

2. fig jemanden beschatten (verfolgen, überwachen)

3. auch shadow forth fig dunkel andeuten

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1. noun
1) Schatten, der

cast a shadow over — (lit. or fig.) einen Schatten werfen auf (+ Akk.)

be in somebody's shadow — (fig.) in jemandes Schatten stehen

be afraid of one's own shadow — (fig.) sich vor seinem eigenen Schatten fürchten

2) (slightest trace)

without a shadow of doubt — ohne den Schatten eines Zweifels

catch at or chase after shadows — einem Phantom od. (geh.) Schatten nachjagen

3) (ghost, lit. or fig.) Schatten, der

4)

Shadow — attrib. (Brit. Polit.) [Minister, Kanzler] im Schattenkabinett

Shadow Cabinet — Schattenkabinett, das
2. transitive verb
1) (darken) überschatten

2) (follow secretly) beschatten
•• Cultural note:
Shadow Cabinet

Cabinet

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n.

Schatten - m. v.

jemanden beschatten ausdr.

jemanden verfolgen ausdr.

verdunkeln v.

English-german dictionary > shadow
8 shadow

'ʃædəu 1. noun
1) ((a patch of) shade on the ground etc caused by an object blocking the light: We are in the shadow of that building.) skygge

2) ((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.) mørket, skyggen

3) (a dark patch or area: You look tired - there are shadows under your eyes.) skygge

4) (a very slight amount: There's not a shadow of doubt that he stole the money.) skygge, anelse, smule
2. verb
1) (to hide or darken with shadow: A broad hat shadowed her face.) skygge for, skjule

2) (to follow closely, especially as a detective, spy etc: We shadowed him for a week.) skygge

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- shadowy
- shadowiness
- worn to a shadow

far
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skygge
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snev
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spor

I
subst. \/ˈʃædəʊ\/

1) ( også overført) skygge

• she rested in the shadow

hun hvilte i skyggen

• he is only a shadow of his former self

han er bare en skygge av seg selv

2) mørke, mørkt område

• they lived under the shadow of the war

de levde i krigens mørke

3) øyenskygge

4) ly, beskyttelse

5) antydning, smule, anelse

• there was not a shadow of doubt about it

det var ingen tvil om det

6) skygge, fast ledsager

7) (britisk, politikk) skygge-

• the shadow Chancellor

frightened\/afraid of one's (own) shadow engstelig, skuggeredd

live in the shadow of somebody leve i skyggen av noen

the shadow of death dødens skygge

shadows skumring, tusmørke, skygge

• the shadows of evening surrounded them

de var omgitt av tusmørket

to a shadow utslitt

• he had worn himself to a shadow

han hadde slitt seg helt ut
II
verb \/ˈʃædəʊ\/

1) gi skygge

2) ( mest poetisk) kaste skygge over, formørke

3) skygge

• the detective shadowed him

detektiven skygget ham

4) ( billedkunst) skyggelegge

5) ( opplæring) følge etter som en skygge, gå i hælene på

6) (britisk, politikk) være skyggestatsråd, være skyggeregjering

shadowed innhyllet i skygge, i skyggen

shadow forth skissere, antyde

English-Norwegian dictionary > shadow
9 shadow

1. [ʹʃædəʋ] n
1. тень ( от предметов)

the shadow of the house [of the tree] - тень от дома [от дерева]

to cast /to throw, to project/ a shadow - а) отбрасывать тень; the trees cast long shadows - деревья отбрасывали длинные тени; б) бросать тень; to cast a shadow on smb. [on smb.'s good name] - бросать тень на кого-л. [на чьё-л. доброе имя]; в) омрачать; it cast a shadow on her happiness - это омрачило её счастье

the earth's shadow sometimes falls on the moon - иногда тень от Земли падает на Луну

2. 1) полумрак

her face was in deep shadow - её лица не было видно в глубокой тени

she was hard to see in the web of light and shadow - её было трудно различить в этом сплетении теней и света

2) неизвестность

to live in the shadow - оставаться в тени; жить в безвестности

he was content to live in the shadow - его устраивало оставаться в тени /на заднем плане/

3. обыкн. pl

1) сумерки (тж. the shadows of evening)

the shadows lengthen - сумерки сгущаются

the rural street, now deep in shadow, was still - на деревенской улице, уже погрузившейся в темноту, было тихо

2) мрак; уныние

to scatter the shadows - разогнать мрак

4. 1) неясное очертание

shadows flitted among the trees - между деревьями мелькали тени

he saw moving shadows of men in the garden - в саду он увидел движущиеся тени людей

2) призрак

the shadow of death - призрак смерти

the shadows of the past - тени /призраки/ прошлого

to catch at shadows - гоняться за призраками, мечтать о несбыточном

to grasp a shadow and let go a substance - в погоне за нереальным упустить реальное

3) знак, предзнаменование

a shadow of danger - предвестник опасности

coming events cast their shadows before - образн. грядущее видно издали

those upon whom the shadow of death has already fallen - те, на кого уже упала смертная тень; обречённые люди

the shadow of tragedy hung over their mansion - всё предвещало трагедию, грозящую их дому

4) слабое подобие; тень (чего-л.)

the shadow of a name - следы былой славы, призрачная слава

to be a shadow of one's former self - сильно измениться

she was just the shadow of a once pretty girl - от её красоты почти ничего не осталось

to be worn /reduced/ to a shadow - быть измученным /истощённым/

she worked herself to a shadow - она так много работала, что от неё одна тень осталась

5. намёк, тень

a shadow of annoyance [of a smile] - тень недовольства /раздражения/ [улыбки]

not a shadow of hope - ни малейшей надежды

not a shadow of doubt - ни тени сомнения

it is true beyond the /without a/ shadow of doubt - в том, что это правда, нет ни малейшего сомнения

the shadow of a shade - образн. нечто нереальное, несуществующее

it has been shown beyond the shadow of a shade of doubt - это было доказано с точностью, не допускающей и тени сомнения

6. 1) постоянный спутник, тень

she is her sister's shadow - она всюду ходит за своей сестрой

he followed her like a shadow - он ходил за ней как тень

2) шпик

I don't want your shadow to see me - я не хочу, чтобы шпик, который следит за тобой, увидел меня

7. поля ( шляпы)

8. pl жив. тени

it was an exciting picture of wet shadows and sharp accents - это была интересная картина, в которой сочетались расплывающиеся тени и резкие мазки

9. школ. жарг. новичок, порученный «старому» ученику, чтобы тот ввёл его в курс школьной жизни

10. редк. сень; убежище; защита

he did it under the shadow of his father's name - он совершил это, прикрываясь именем своего отца

the village nestled in the shadows of the forest - деревня приютилась на краю леса /под сенью леса/

♢ to be afraid of one's (own) shadow - бояться собственной тени; быть трусливым, всего бояться

to jump at shadows - бояться несуществующей опасности

to quarrel with one's own shadow - выходить из себя /раздражаться/ по малейшему поводу

to fight with one's own shadow - вести бесплодную борьбу с воображаемым противником, сражаться с ветряными мельницами, донкихотствовать

may your shadow never grow less! - желаю вам здравствовать долгие годы!, желаю вам здоровья и многих лет жизни!
2. [ʹʃædəʋ] a
1. (обыкн. Shadow) полит. теневой; не стоящий у власти; оппозиционный

Shadow cabinet - теневой кабинет

Shadow minister - министр теневого кабинета

2. текст. с теневыми оттенками ( о ткани в полоску или клетку)

shadow plaid - разнооттеночная шотландка

♢ shadow roll - валик из овечьей шкуры (надеваемый на голову скаковой лошади, чтобы лошадь не пугалась собственной тени)
3. [ʹʃædəʋ] v
1. 1) затенять; защищать, заслонять (от солнца, света)

great trees shadowed this spot - большие деревья затеняли этот уголок

long curling lashes shadowed her eyes - длинные загнутые ресницы скрывали её глаза

2) поэт. осенять

2. 1) омрачать

his childhood was shadowed by this affliction - его детство было омрачено этим несчастьем

2) мрачнеть

her blue eyes shadowed with rage - её голубые глаза потемнели от гнева

3. намечать; туманно излагать; изображать символически, аллегорически (обыкн. shadow forth, shadow out)

the particulars of the story are artfully shadowed in the very beginning - основные моменты этой истории искусно намечены в самом начале

in this figure the author shadowed forth the idea of love - в этом образе автор воплотил своё представление о любви

4. предсказывать, предрекать, предвещать (тж. shadow forth, shadow out)

this event seemed to shadow forth a new kind of trouble - это событие, казалось, предвещало новые неприятности

to shadow forth /out/ future events - предвосхищать грядущие события

5. следовать по пятам, тайно следить

I knew that I was being shadowed - я знал, что за мной кто-то следит /установлена слежка/

НБАРС > shadow
10 shadow

shad·ow [ʼʃædəʊ, Am -oʊ] n

1) ( produced by light) Schatten m;

to be in \shadow im Schatten sein [o liegen];

to cast a \shadow on [or over] sth/sb [s]einen Schatten auf etw/jdn werfen; ( fig)

her father's illness cast a \shadow over the birth of the baby die Geburt ihres Babys war von der Krankheit ihres Vaters überschattet;

memories of the war still cast a long/dark \shadow over relations between the two countries die Erinnerung an den Krieg wirft noch immer einen langen/dunklen Schatten auf die Beziehungen beider Länder;

to follow sb like a \shadow jdm wie ein Schatten folgen;

to throw a \shadow across sth einen Schatten auf etw akk werfen;

in [or under] the \shadow of sth im Schatten von etw dat;

into the/out of \shadows in den/aus dem Schatten

2) ( under eye) Augenring m, Augenschatten m;

she had dark \shadows under her eyes sie hatte dunkle Ringe unter den Augen

3) ( on X-ray) Schatten m

4) ( smallest trace) Hauch m, Anflug m;

there isn't even a \shadow of doubt es besteht nicht der leiseste [o geringste] Zweifel

5) ( secret follower) Schatten m, Beschatter(in) m(f) ( constant follower) ständiger Begleiter/ständige Begleiterin;

Nina was her big sister's \shadow Nina wich ihrer großen Schwester nicht von der Seite

6) ( trainee observing employee) Auszubildender, der einem bestimmten Angestellten zugeordnet ist und durch Beobachtung von ihm lernt

PHRASES:

to be a \shadow of one's former self [nur noch] ein Schatten seiner selbst sein;

to be afraid [or frightened] [or scared] of one's own \shadow sich akk vor seinem eigenen Schatten fürchten;

to be a pale \shadow of sb/ sth im Vergleich zu jdm/etw schlecht abschneiden;

to be under [or in] sb's \shadow in jds Schatten m stehen;

to be/live in [or under] the \shadow of sth von etw dat bedroht sein;

a \shadow hangs over sb/ sth ein Schatten liegt auf jdm/etw;

to wear oneself to a \shadow sich akk kaputtmachen [o gesundheitlich ruinieren] vt

1) ( overshadow)

to \shadow sth etw verdunkeln [o überschatten];

a glade \shadowed by trees eine von Bäumen beschattete Lichtung

2) ( follow secretly)

to \shadow sb/ sth jdn/etw beschatten;

his every move was \shadowed by a private detective er wurde auf Schritt und Tritt von einem Privatdetektiv beschattet

3) sports ( stay close to)

to \shadow sb jdn decken [o bewachen];

4) fin ( be closely linked to)

to \shadow sth mit etw dat verknüpft sein, mit etw dat einhergehen

5) ( at work)

to \shadow sb sich akk ständig an jdn halten adj

attr, inv (Brit, Aus) Schatten-;

\shadow cabinet Schattenkabinett nt;

S\shadow Foreign Minister Außenminister(in) m(f) im Schattenkabinett

English-German students dictionary > shadow
11 sortir

sortir [sɔʀtiʀ]

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1. intransitive verb

2. transitive verb

3. reflexive verb

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► sortir is conjugated with être, unless it has an object, when the auxiliary is avoir.

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   a. to go or come out

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► sortir dans le sens de partir se traduit par to go out ou par to come out, suivant que le locuteur se trouve ou non à l'endroit en question.

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• sortir acheter du pain to go out to buy some bread

• on est en train de faire un bonhomme de neige, tu devrais sortir ! we're making a snowman, come out!

• mon père est sorti, puis-je prendre un message ? my father is out, can I take a message?

• sortir de chez qn to go or come out of sb's house

• le train sort du tunnel the train is coming out of the tunnel

• sors (d'ici) ! get out (of here)!

• sortir en courant to run out

• sortir en mer to put out to sea

• sortir de prison to come out of prison

• je sors à 6 heures (du bureau, du lycée) I finish at 6

• sortir de l'eau to come out of the water

• sortir du lit to get out of bed

• sortir de son lit [fleuve] to overflow its banks

• sortir de la récession to get out of the recession

• ça m'est sorti de l'esprit it slipped my mind

• ça m'est sorti de la tête it went right out of my head

• laisser sortir qn (de) to let sb out (of)

• ne laissez sortir personne don't let anybody out

• une épaisse fumée sortait par les fenêtres thick smoke was pouring out of the windows

• ça me sort par les oreilles (inf) I've had more than I can take

► d'où sort ?

• d'où sort cette revue ? where has this magazine come from?

• mais d'où sort-il ? (inf) ( = il est tout sale) where has he been! ; ( = il est mal élevé) where was he brought up? ; ( = il est bête) where did they find him?

   b. ( = quitter) sortir de to leave

• sortir d'un pays to leave a country

• tout ce qui sort du pays doit être déclaré everything leaving the country must be declared

• les voiliers sortaient du port the sailing boats were leaving the harbour

• faites sortir ces gens make these people leave

• sortir de table to leave the table

• Madame, est-ce que je peux sortir ? (en classe) Miss, can I be excused please?

• la voiture est sortie de la route the car left or came off the road

• c'est confidentiel, ça ne doit pas sortir d'ici it's confidential, it must not leave this room

• on n'est pas sortis de l'auberge (inf) we're not out of the woods yet (inf)

   c. (Computing) sortir de [+ fichier, application] to exit

   d. (Theatre) « la servante sort » "exit the maid"

• « les 3 gardes sortent » "exeunt the 3 guards"

   e. (pour se distraire) to go out

• sortir dîner to go out for dinner

• ils sortent beaucoup they go out a lot

• ils ne sortent pas beaucoup they don't go out much

   f. (relation amoureuse) sortir avec qn ( = fréquenter) to go out with sb

• ils sortent ensemble depuis 3 ans they have been going out for 3 years

   g. (marquant le passé immédiat) on sortait de l'hiver it was getting near the end of winter

• il sort d'ici he's just left

• il sort du lit he's just got out of bed

• il sort d'une bronchite he's just had a chest infection

• je sors de lui parler (inf) I've just been talking to him

   h. ( = dépasser) to stick out ; [dent] to come through ; [bouton] to appear

• sortir de terre [plante] to come up

   i. ( = être fabriqué, publié) to come out ; [disque, film] to be released

• le film sort sur les écrans le 2 mai the film is on general release from 2 May

   j. (par hasard) [numéro, couleur, sujet d'examen] to come up

   k. ( = s'écarter) sortir du sujet to get off the subject

• sortir de la légalité to go outside the law

• sortir des limites de to go beyond the bounds of

• sortir (du jeu) [balle, ballon] to go out (of play)

• sortir en touche [ballon] to go into touch

• la balle est sortie (Tennis) the ball is out

   l. ( = être issu) il sort de l'université de Perpignan he went to the University of Perpignan

• pas besoin de sortir de Polytechnique pour comprendre ça (inf) you don't need a PhD to understand that

   m. ( = résulter) sortir de to come of

• il n'est rien sorti de nos recherches nothing came of our research

• que va-t-il sortir de tout cela ? what will come of all this?

   n. ( = être dit) [propos, remarque] c'est sorti tout seul it just came out (inf)

• il fallait que ça sorte I (or he etc) just had to say it

2. <

   a. to take out ; [+ train d'atterrissage] to lower ; ( = expulser) to throw out

• sortez-le ! get him out of here!

• sortir des vêtements d'une armoire/la voiture du garage to take clothes out of a wardrobe/the car out of the garage

• sortons les fauteuils dans le jardin let's take the armchairs out into the garden

• ils ont réussi à sortir le car du ravin they managed to get the coach out of the ravine

• il a sorti un mouchoir de sa poche he took a handkerchief out of his pocket

• sortir les mains de ses poches to take one's hands out of one's pockets

• sortir des marchandises en fraude to smuggle goods out

• il faut le sortir de là (d'un lieu) we must get him out of there ; (d'une situation difficile) we must get him out of it

   b. ( = mettre en vente) [+ produit] to bring out

   c. ( = dire) (inf) to come out with (inf)

• il vous sort de ces réflexions ! the things he comes out with! (inf)

• elle en a sorti une bien bonne she came out with a good one (inf)

• qu'est-ce qu'il va encore nous sortir ? what will he come out with next? (inf)

   d. ( = éliminer) [+ concurrent, adversaire] (inf) to knock out

• il s'est fait sortir dès le premier match he was knocked out in the first match

3. <

► se sortir

• se sortir d'une situation difficile to manage to get out of a difficult situation► s'en sortir

• il s'en est sorti sans une égratignure he came out of it without a scratch

• tu crois qu'il va s'en sortir ? (il est malade) do you think he'll pull through? ; (il est surchargé de travail) do you think he'll ever see the end of it? ; (il est en situation difficile) do you think he'll come through all right?

• avec son salaire, il ne peut pas s'en sortir he can't get by on what he earns

• va l'aider, il ne s'en sort pas go and help him, he can't cope

• bravo, tu t'en es très bien sorti ! you've done really well!

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1. sɔʀtiʀ
verbe transitif

1) ( promener) to take [somebody/something] out [personne, chien, cheval]

j'y vais moi-même, ça me sortira — I'll go myself, it'll give me a chance to get out

2) (colloq) ( inviter) to take [somebody] out [personne]

3) (colloq) ( expulser) to throw [somebody] out, to chuck (colloq) [somebody] out [personne] (de of); to send [somebody] out [élève]

se faire sortir en quart de finale — to be knocked out in the quarterfinal

4) ( mettre à l'extérieur) to get [somebody/something] out (de of)

sortir quelqu'un du lit — to get somebody out of bed

sortir sa voiture en marche arrière — to reverse one's car out

sortir les mains de ses poches — to take one's hands out of one's pockets

sortir un revolver — to pull out a revolver

sortir la poubelle — to put the bin out

sortir sa langue — to stick one's tongue out

sortir une carte — to bring out a card

5) ( délivrer)

sortir quelqu'un de — to get somebody out of

sortir une entreprise de ses difficultés — to get a company out of difficulties

sortir quelqu'un de sa léthargie — to shake somebody out of his/her lethargy

6) ( commercialiser) to bring out [livre, disque, modèle]; to release [film]; to show [collection]

7) ( produire) to turn out [livre, disque, film, produit]

8) ( imprimer) to bring [something] out [exemplaire, numéro, journal]

9) (colloq) ( dire) to come out with (colloq) [remarques]

sortir une blague — to crack a joke

2.

verbe intransitif (+ v être)

1) ( aller dehors) [personne, animal] to go out; ( venir dehors) [personne, animal] to come out (de of)

sortir par la fenêtre — to go out through the window

sortir dans la rue/sur le balcon — to go out into the street/on the balcony

sortir faire un tour — ( à pied) to go out for a walk

sortir faire des courses — to go out shopping

sortir déjeuner — to go out for lunch

être sorti — to be out

sortir discrètement — to slip out (de of)

sortir en courant — to run out

sortir en trombe de sa chambre — to burst out of one's room

faire sortir quelqu'un — to get somebody outside

laisser sortir quelqu'un — to allow somebody out

empêcher de sortir — to keep [somebody/something] in

sortir dans l'espace — to space-walk

2) ( passer du temps dehors) to go out

sortir au restaurant — to go out to a restaurant

sortir avec quelqu'un — to go out with somebody

inviter quelqu'un à sortir — to ask somebody out

3) ( quitter un lieu)

sortir de — to leave

sortir de chez quelqu'un — to leave somebody's house

sortir d'une réunion — to leave a meeting

sortir du port — [navire] to leave port

sortir du pays — [personne, marchandise] to leave the country

sortir de chez soi — to go out

sortir de la pièce — to walk out of the room

sortez d'ici/de là! — get out of here/of there!

sortir de la route — [véhicule] to leave the road

sortir de la famille — [bijou, tableau] to go out of the family

sortir tout chaud du four — to be hot from the oven

4) ( venir d'un lieu)

sortir de — to come out of

sortir de chez le médecin — to come out of the doctor's

5) (quitter un état, une situation)

sortir d'un profond sommeil — to wake up from a deep sleep

sortir de son mutisme or silence — to break one's silence

sortir de l'adolescence — to leave adolescence behind

sortir de la récession — to pull out of the recession

6) ( venir de quitter un état)

sortir à peine de l'enfance — to be just emerging from childhood

sortir de maladie — to be recovering from an illness

sortir d'une guerre — to emerge from a war

7) ( émerger) to come out

elle est sortie de sa dépression très affaiblie — after her depression she was a mere shadow of her former self

8) ( s'échapper) [eau, air, étincelle, fumée] to come out (de of; par through)

faire sortir — to squeeze [something] out [pâte, colle, eau, jus] (de of); to eject [cassette] (de from)

sortir en masse — [personnes] to pour out

9) ( pousser) [bourgeon, insecte] to come out; [dent] to come through

sortir de terre — [plante] to come through; [bâtiment] to rise from the ground

10) ( dépasser) to stick out

il y a un clou qui sort — there's a nail sticking out

11) ( être commercialisé) [film, disque, livre, nouveau modèle] to come out

sortir tous les jours — [journal] to be published daily

12) ( provenir) [personne, produit] to come from

sortir de Berkeley — Université to have graduated from Berkeley

d'où sors-tu à cette heure? — (colloq) where have you been?

d'où il sort celui-là? — (colloq) where's he been living? (colloq)

13) ( être en dehors)

sortir du sujet — [personne] to wander off the subject; [remarque] to be beside the point

14) ( être tiré) [numéro, sujet] to come up

15) Informatique to exit

3.

se sortir verbe pronominal

1) ( échapper)

se sortir d'une situation difficile — to get out of a predicament

s'en sortir — ( situation difficile) to get out of it; ( maladie) to get over it

s'en sortir vivant — to escape with one's life

2) ( se débrouiller)

s'en sortir — gén to pull through; ( financièrement) to cope; (intellectuellement, manuellement, physiquement) to manage

tu t'en sors? — can you manage?

s'en sortir à peine — ( financièrement) to scrape a living

II sɔʀtiʀ
nom masculin

au sortir de — at the end of

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sɔʀtiʀ
1. vi

1) (= partir) to go out

Il est sorti sans rien dire. — He went out without saying a word.

Il est sorti acheter le journal. — He's gone out to buy the newspaper.

2) (= aller au spectacle) to go out

J'aime sortir. — I like going out.

sortir avec qn (relation amoureuse) — to be going out with sb, to be seeing sb

Tu sors avec lui? — Are you going out with him?, Are you seeing him?

3) [produit] to come out

Ce modèle vient juste de sortir. — This model has just come out.

4) [plante, numéro] to come up

5)

sortir de (= quitter) — to leave, (en allant) to go out of, (en venant) to come out of, (= jaillir) to come out of, [maladie, mauvaise passe] to get over, [cadre, compétence] to be outside

Elle sort de l'hôpital demain. — She's coming out of hospital tomorrow.

Je l'ai rencontré en sortant de la pharmacie. — I met him coming out of the chemist's.

sortir de table — to leave the table

sortir du système INFORMATIQUE — to log out

sortir de ses gonds — to fly off the handle

2. vt

1) (= déplacer) to take out

sortir qch de qch — to take sth out of sth

Elle a sorti son porte-monnaie de son sac. — She took her purse out of her bag.

Je vais sortir la voiture du garage. — I'll get the car out of the garage.

sortir qn d'embarras — to get sb out of trouble

2) * (= expulser) to throw out

3) COMMERCE, [produit] to bring out

4) * (= dire) to come out with

5) INFORMATIQUE, [résultats] to output, (sur papier) to print out

3. nm

au sortir de l'hiver — as winter nears its end

au sortir de l'enfance — at the end of childhood

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sortir verb table: partir

A nm au sortir de at the end of; au sortir de l'adolescence/mes études at the end of adolescence/my studies.

B vtr

1 ( promener) to take [sb/sth] out [personne, chien, cheval]; sortir un malade/son caniche to take a patient/one's poodle out; j'y vais moi-même, ça me sortira I'll go myself, it'll give me a chance to get outside;

2 ○( inviter) to take [sb] out [personne]; sortir sa petite amie to take one's girlfriend out;

3 ○( expulser) to throw [sb] out, to chuck○ [sb] out [personne] (de of); to send [sb] out [élève]; se faire sortir en quart de finale to be knocked out in the quarterfinal;

4 ( mettre à l'extérieur) to get [sb/sth] out [personne, papiers, parapluie, meubles de jardin, voiture, vêtements] (de of); sortir l'argenterie to get out the silverware; sortir qn du lit to get sb out of bed; sortir une bille de sa poche to take a marble out of one's pocket; sortir sa voiture en marche arrière to reverse one's car out; sortir les mains de ses poches to take one's hands out of one's pockets; sortir un couteau/revolver to pull out a knife/revolver; sortir le drapeau to hang out the flag; sortir les draps pour les aérer to put out the sheets to air; sortir du pus to squeeze out pus; sortir un point noir to squeeze a blackhead; sortir la poubelle/les ordures to put the bin/the rubbish GB ou garbage US out; sortir sa tête/langue to poke one's head/tongue out; sortir une carte to bring out a card;

5 ( délivrer) sortir qn de to get sb out of; sortir un ami de prison to get a friend out of jail; sortir un ami de sa dépression to pull a friend out of his depression; sortir une entreprise de ses difficultés to get a company out of difficulties; sortir qn de sa léthargie to shake sb out of his/her lethargy;

6 ( commercialiser) to bring out [livre, disque, modèle, nouveau produit, nouveau journal]; to release [film]; to present [collection];

7 ( produire) to turn out [livre, disque, film, produit]; sortir mille téléviseurs par jour to turn out one thousand televisions a day;

8 Imprim to bring [sth] out [exemplaire, numéro, journal];

9 Ordinat [ordinateur] to output [données, résultats];

10 ( exporter) ( légalement) to export [marchandises] (de from); ( illégalement) to smuggle [sth] out [marchandises] (de of);

11 ○( dire) to come out with○ [paroles]; sortir des énormités/insultes/âneries to come out with rubbish/insults/nonsense; il (nous) sort toujours des excuses he's always coming out ou up with excuses; sortir une blague to crack a joke.

C vi (+ v être)

1 ( aller dehors) [personne, animal] to go out; ( venir dehors) [personne, animal] to come out (de of); sortir par la fenêtre/la porte de derrière to go out through the window/the back door; sortir dans la rue/sur le balcon to go out in the streets/on the balcony; sortir faire un tour ( à pied) to go out for a walk; (à vélo, cheval) to go out for a ride; ( en voiture) to go out for a drive; sortir faire des courses to go out shopping; sortir déjeuner to go out for lunch; être sorti to be out; sortez les mains en l'air! come out with your hands up!; sortez et ne revenez pas! get out and don't come back!; sortir discrètement to slip out (de of); sortir en vitesse to rush out; sortir en courant to run out; sortir en trombe de sa chambre to burst out of one's room; faire sortir qn to get sb outside; faire sortir son chien to take one's dog out; laisser sortir qn to allow sb out; laisser sortir les élèves ( à la fin de la classe) to dismiss the class; empêcher de sortir to keep [sb/sth] in [personne, animal]; sortir dans l'espace to space walk; sortir de scène to leave the stage; Figaro sort exit Figaro; Figaro et Almaviva sortent exeunt Figaro and Almaviva; ⇒ devant, œil;

2 ( passer du temps dehors) to go out; sortir tous les soirs/avec des amis to go out every night/with friends; sortir au restaurant to go out to a restaurant; sortir avec qn to go out with sb; inviter qn à sortir to ask sb out; sortir en ville to go out on the town;

3 ( quitter un lieu) sortir de to leave; sortir de chez qn to leave sb's house; sortir d'une réunion to leave a meeting; sortir du port [navire] to leave port; sortir du pays [personne, marchandise] to leave the country; sortir de chez soi to go out; sortir de la pièce to walk out of the room; sortez d'ici/de là! get out of here/of there!; sortir de son lit/son bain [personne] to get out of bed/the bath; sortir de la route [véhicule] to leave the road; sortir de la famille [bijou, tableau] to go out of the family; sortir tout chaud du four to be hot from the oven; ⇒ loup;

4 ( venir d'un lieu) sortir de to come out of; sortir de chez le médecin to come out of the doctor's; sortir de sa chambre en chemise de nuit to come out of one's room in one's nightgown;

5 (quitter un état, une situation) sortir d'un profond sommeil/d'un rêve to wake up from a deep sleep/from a dream; sortir de son mutisme or silence to break one's silence; sortir de l'adolescence to come out of adolescence; sortir de la récession to pull out of the recession; sortir d'un cercle vicieux to break out of a vicious circle; sortir de soi to lose control of oneself; sortir de l'hiver to reach the end of winter; on n'en sort jamais○ there's no end to it; on n'en sortira jamais! ( problème) we'll never see the end of it!; ( embouteillage) we'll never get out of it!; il refuse d'en sortir○ ( changer d'avis) he won't budge an inch○; il n'y a pas à sortir de là○ there's no two ways about it○;

6 ( venir de quitter un état) sortir à peine de l'enfance to be just emerging from childhood; sortir de maladie/d'une dépression to be recovering from an illness/from a bout of depression; sortir d'une crise/guerre to emerge from a crisis/war;

7 ( émerger) to come out; sortir différent/désenchanté/déçu to come out different/disenchanted/disappointed; elle est sortie de sa dépression très affaiblie after her depression she was a mere shadow of her former self;

8 ( s'échapper) [eau, air, étincelle, fumée] to come out (de of; par through); le bouchon ne sort pas the cork won't come out; l'eau sort du robinet the water comes out of the tap GB ou faucet US; une odeur sort de la pièce there's a smell coming from the room; faire sortir to squeeze [sth] out [pâte, colle, eau, jus] (de of); to eject [cassette] (de from); sortir en masse [personnes] to pour out; ⇒ vérité;

9 ( pousser) [plante, insecte] to come out; [dent] to come through; les bourgeons sortent the buds are coming out; sortir de terre [plante] to spring up; [bâtiment] to rise from the ground; il lui est sorti une dent he/she's cut a tooth;

10 ( dépasser) to stick out; il y a un clou qui sort there's a nail sticking out; sortir de l'eau à marée basse [roche] to stick out of the water at low tide;

11 ( être commercialisé) [film, disque, livre, nouveau modèle, nouveau produit, collection] to come out; Le Monde sort l'après-midi Le Monde goes on sale in the afternoon; sortir tous les jours/toutes les semaines/tous les mois [journal, périodique] to be published daily/weekly/monthly; sortir de la chaîne [produit industriel] to come off the production line; sortir des presses [journal, livre] to come off the press; ça sort tout juste des presses it's hot off the press;

12 ( provenir) [personne, produit] to come from; sortir d'un milieu intellectuel/d'une famille de banquiers to come from an intellectual background/from a family of bankers; sortir de Berkeley Univ to have graduated from Berkeley; sortir de chez Hachette to have been with Hachette previously; d'où sors-tu à cette heure○? where have you been?; d'où sors-tu comme ça○? what have you been doing to look like that?; d'où sort-il celui-là○? what planet's he from○?;

13 ( être en dehors) sortir du sujet [personne] to wander off the subject; [remarque] to be beside the point; cela sort de ma compétence/de mes fonctions that's not in my brief/within my authority;

14 ( être tiré) [numéro, sujet] to come up; c'est le 17 qui est sorti it was (number) 17 that came up;

15 Ordinat to exit.

D se sortir vpr

1 ( échapper) se sortir d'une situation difficile to get out of a predicament; se sortir de la pauvreté to escape from poverty; se sortir d'une dépression to come out of a bout of depression; se sortir d'une épreuve to come through an ordeal; s'en sortir ( situation difficile) to get out of it; ( maladie) to get over it; s'en sortir vivant to escape with one's life;

2 ( se débrouiller) s'en sortir gén to pull through; ( financièrement) to cope; (intellectuellement, manuellement, physiquement) to manage; tu t'en sors? can you manage?; s'en sortir tant bien que mal to struggle through; s'en sortir à peine ( financièrement) to scrape a living.

Idiome

sortir par les trous de nez○ to get up one's nose○.

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[sɔrtir] nom masculin

(littéraire) [fin]

dès le sortir de l'enfance, il dut apprendre à se défendre he was barely out of his childhood when he had to learn to fend for himself

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au sortir de locution prépositionnelle

1. [dans le temps]

au sortir de l'hiver as winter draws to a close

au sortir de la guerre towards the end of the war

2. [dans l'espace]

je vis la cabane au sortir du bois as I was coming out of the woods, I saw the hut

II

[sɔrtir] verbe intransitif (aux être)

1. [quitter un lieu - vu de l'intérieur] to go out ; [ - vu de l'extérieur] to come out

vous trouverez la boîte aux lettres en sortant you'll find the letter box on your way out

sortir par la fenêtre to get out ou to leave by the window

sors! get out (of here)!

fais sortir la guêpe get the wasp out (of here)

Madame, je peux sortir? please Miss, may I leave the room?

une méchante grippe l'empêche de sortir a bad bout of flu is keeping him indoors ou at home

vivement que je puisse sortir! I can't wait to get out!

elle est sortie déjeuner/se promener she's gone (out) for lunch/for a walk

si elle se présente, dites-lui que je suis sorti if she calls, tell her I'm out ou I've gone out ou I'm not in

il était si mauvais que le public est sorti he was so bad that the audience walked out (on him)

sortir de: sortir d'une pièce to leave a room

sortir d'une voiture to get out of a car

je l'ai vu qui sortait de l'hôpital/l'école vers 16 h I saw him coming out of the hospital/school at about 4 pm

fais sortir ce chien de la voiture get that dog out of the car

faites-les sortir! send them out!

sortir du lit to get out of bed

il est sorti de sa vie he's out of her life

ça me sort par les yeux (familier) I'm sick and tired of it, I've had it up to here

2. [marquant la fin d'une activité, d'une période]

sortir de table to leave the table

elle sort de l'hôpital demain she's coming out of hospital tomorrow

sortir de l'école/du bureau [finir sa journée] to finish school/work

sortir de prison to come out of ou to be released from prison

3. [pour se distraire]

je sors très peu I hardly ever go out

sortir avec quelqu'un to go out with somebody

ils sortent ensemble depuis trois ans (familier) they've been going out together for three years

4. [apparaître - dent, bouton] to come through ; [ - pousse] to come up, to peep through

5. [se répandre] to come out

le son sort par là the sound comes out here

c'est pour que la fumée sorte it's to let the smoke out ou for the smoke to escape

6. [s'échapper] to get out

sortir de: aucun dossier ne doit sortir de l'ambassade no file may be taken out of ou leave the embassy

faire sortir quelqu'un/des marchandises d'un pays to smuggle somebody/goods out of a country

je vais te confier quelque chose, mais cela ne doit pas sortir d'ici I'm going to tell you something, but it mustn't go any further than these four walls

7. [être mis en vente - disque, film] to be released, to come out ; [ - livre] to be published, to come out

ça vient de sortir! it's just (come) out!, it's (brand) new!

8. [être révélé au public - sujet d'examen] to come up ; [ - numéro de loterie] to be drawn ; [ - numéro à la roulette] to turn ou to come up ; [ - tarif, barème] to be out

9. (familier) [être dit] to come out

il fallait que ça sorte! it had to come out ou to be said!

10. INFORMATIQUE

sortir (d'un système) to exit (from a system)

11. NAUTIQUE & AÉRONAUTIQUE

sortir du port to leave harbour

sortir en mer to put out to sea

aujourd'hui, les avions/bateaux ne sont pas sortis the planes were grounded/the boats stayed in port today

12. SPORT [balle] to go out

le ballon est sorti en corner/touche the ball went out for a corner/went into touch

on a fait sortir le joueur (du terrain)

a. [pour faute] the player was sent off

b. [il est blessé] the player had to go off because of injury

13. THÉÂTRE

le roi sort exit the King

les sorcières sortent exeunt (the) witches

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[sɔrtir] verbe transitif (aux avoir)

1. [mener dehors - pour se promener, se divertir] to take out (separable)

il faut sortir les chiens régulièrement dogs have to be walked regularly

viens avec nous au concert, ça te sortira come with us to the concert, that'll get you out (of the house)

2. [mettre dehors - vu de l'intérieur] to put out ou outside ; [ - vu de l'extérieur] to bring out ou outside (separable)

sortir la poubelle to take out the rubbish bin (UK) ou the trash (US)

3. [présenter - crayon, outil] to take out (separable) ; [ - pistolet] to pull out ; [ - papiers d'identité] to produce

on va bientôt pouvoir sortir les vêtements d'été we'll soon be able to get out our summer clothes

il a toujours du mal à les sortir (familier) he's never too keen to put his hand in his pocket

4. [extraire]

sortir quelque chose de to take ou to get something out of

des mesures ont été prises pour sortir le pays de la crise measures have been taken in order to get the country out of ou to rescue the country from the present crisis

sortir quelqu'un de to get ou to pull somebody out of

j'ai eu du mal à le sortir de son lit [le faire lever] I had trouble getting him out of bed

je vais te sortir d'affaire ou d'embarras ou de là I'll get you out of it

5. (familier) [expulser] to get ou to throw out (separable)

sortez-le ou je fais un malheur! get him out of here before I do something I'll regret!

elle a sorti la Suédoise en trois sets she disposed of ou beat the Swedish player in three sets

6. [mettre sur le marché] to launch, to bring out

sortir un disque/film

a. [auteur] to bring out a record/film

b. [distributeur] to release a record/film

sortir un livre to bring out ou to publish a book

7. (familier) [dire] to say, to come out with

tu sais ce qu'elle m'a sorti? you know what she came out with?

il m'a sorti que j'étais trop vieille! he told me I was too old, just like that!

8. [roue, train d'atterrissage] to drop

[volet] to raise

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sortir de verbe plus préposition

1. [emplacement, position] to come out of, to come off

sortir des rails to go off ou to jump the rails

sortir de la piste

a. [voiture] to come off ou to leave the track

b. [skieur] to come off the piste

ça m'était complètement sorti de la tête ou de l'esprit it had gone right out of my head ou mind

l'incident est sorti de ma mémoire ou m'est sorti de la mémoire I've forgotten the incident

2. [venir récemment de] to have (just) come from

elle sort de chez moi she's just left my place

d'où sors-tu? (familier) where have you been?

je sors d'une grippe I'm just recovering from a bout of flu

sortir de faire quelque chose (familier) to have just done something

je sors d'en prendre (familier) I've had quite enough of that, thank you

3. [venir à bout de] to come out of

nous avons eu une période difficile mais heureusement nous en sortons we've had a difficult time but fortunately we're now emerging from it ou we're seeing the end of it now

est-ce qu'on va enfin en sortir? (familier) when are we going to see an end to all this?

4. [se tirer de, se dégager de]

elle est sortie indemne de l'accident she came out of the accident unscathed

qui sortira victorieux de ce match? who will win this match?

sortir de sa rêverie to emerge from one's reverie

lorsqu'on sort de l'adolescence pour entrer dans l'âge adulte when one leaves adolescence (behind) to become an adult

5. [se départir de]

il est sorti de sa réserve après quelques verres de vin he opened ou loosened up after a few glasses of wine

elle est sortie de son silence pour écrire son second roman she broke her silence to write her second novel

6. [s'écarter de]

attention à ne pas sortir du sujet! be careful not to get off ou to stray from the subject!

sortir de l'ordinaire to be out of the ordinary

il ne veut pas sortir ou il ne sort pas de là he won't budge

il n'y a pas à sortir de là [c'est inévitable] there's no way round it, there's no getting away from it

7. [être issu de]

sortir d'une bonne famille to come from ou to be of a good family

pour ceux qui sortent des grandes écoles for those who have studied at ou are the products of the grandes écoles

il ne faut pas être sorti de Polytechnique pour savoir ça you don't need a PhD to know that

mais d'où sors-tu?

a. [tu es mal élevé] where did you learn such manners?, where were you brought up?

b. [tu ne connais rien] where have you been all this time?

8. [être produit par] to come from

la veste sortait de chez un grand couturier the jacket was made by a famous designer

9. (tournure impersonnelle) [résulter de]

que sortira-t-il de tout cela? what will come of all this?

il n'est rien sorti de son interrogatoire his interrogation revealed nothing

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se sortir de verbe pronominal plus préposition

to get out of

se sortir d'une situation embarrassante to get (oneself) out of ou (soutenu) to extricate oneself from an embarrassing situation

s'en sortir (familier) : aide-moi à finir, je ne m'en sortirai jamais seul! give me a hand, I'll never get this finished on my own

donne-lui une fourchette, il ne s'en sort pas avec des baguettes give him a fork, he can't manage with chopsticks

tu t'en es très bien sorti you did very well

elle s'en est sortie avec quelques bleus she got away with a few bruises

il s'en est finalement sorti

a. [il a survécu] he pulled through in the end

b. [il a réussi] he won through in the end

on ne s'en sort pas avec une seule paie it's impossible to manage on ou to get by on a single wage

malgré les allocations, on ne s'en sort pas in spite of the benefit, we're not making ends meet

s'en sortir pour (familier) [avoir à payer] to be stung for

tu t'en es sorti pour combien? how much were you stung for?

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > sortir

12 cie|ń

m 1. (ciemne odbicie) shadow
- rzucać cień to cast a. throw a shadow

- cień latarni padał na maskę samochodu the shadow of a lamp post fell on the bonnet of the car
2. sgt (zacienione miejsce) shade
- 30 stopni w cieniu 30 degrees in the shade

- drzewa dawały dużo cienia the trees gave a lot of shade
3. sgt przen. (odrobina) trace, shadow
- cień podejrzenia the shadow of suspicion

- cień szansy the slightest chance

- nie ma w tym cienia prawdy there isn’t a grain of truth in it

- na jej twarzy pojawił się cień uśmiechu a flicker of a smile appeared on her face

- bez cienia uśmiechu without the ghost a. a trace of a smile

- bez cienia wątpliwości without a. beyond a shadow of (a) doubt

- nie ma cienia wątpliwości there isn’t a shadow of (a) doubt

- był już tylko cieniem samego siebie he was a shadow of his former self
4. sgt (ciemność) darkness, shadows pl 5. (na obrazie, fotografii) shadow U, shade U
- gra świateł i cieni the play of light and shade a. shadow
6. (niewyraźny zarys) (dark) shape, shadow
- (czyjś) cień zniknął w mroku sb’s shadow disappeared in the dark(ness)

- w strugach deszczu rysował się cień budynku the dark outline of a building showed through the pouring rain
7. książk. (zjawa, duch) ghost; shade książk.
- zniknąć jak cień to vanish like a ghost
8. (do powiek) eyeshadow U
- nałożyła zielony cień she put on some green eyeshadow
9. Myślis. decoy (artificial bird or rabbit)
- □ chińskie cienie a. teatr cieni Teatr shadow theatre

■ cienie pod oczami shadows under one’s eyes

- blaski i cienie the pros and cons (czegoś of sth)

- bać a. lękać się własnego cienia to be frightened a. afraid of one’s (own) shadow

- być czyimś cieniem to be sb’s shadow

- narzeczony był jej cieniem her fiancé followed her everywhere

- być a. pozostawać a. trzymać się w cieniu to be a. stay in the background

- musiała pogodzić się z życiem w cieniu męża she had to reconcile herself to living in her husband’s shadow

- chodzić za kimś jak cień (towarzyszyć) to follow sb like a shadow; (śledzić) to shadow sb

- cień cienia the slightest trace

- nie istniał nawet cień cienia dowodu jego winy there wasn’t the slightest trace of evidence to prove him guilty

- nie istniał nawet cień cienia prawdopodobieństwa, że… there wasn’t the slightest a. remotest chance that…

- kłaść się cieniem na czymś książk. to cast a shadow over sth

- przeżycia z dzieciństwa kładły się cieniem na jej dalszym życiu her childhood experiences cast a shadow over the rest of her life

- rzucać cień na kogoś książk. to cast suspicion on sb, to put sb under a cloud

- ostatnie niefortunne decyzje rzucają na niego cień his recent unfortunate decisions have put him under a cloud

- kontaktowali się z przestępcami i to rzuca na nich cień they were in contact with known criminals and that alone casts suspicion on them a. that puts them in a bad light

- usuwać kogoś/coś w cień to push sb/sth into the background a. aside

- wyglądać jak cień to look like a ghost a. skeleton

- wyjść z czyjegoś cienia to come a. get out from under sb’s shadow

- miał odwagę wyjść z cienia ojca he had the courage to get out from under his father’s shadow

The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > cie|ń

13 sombra

f.

1 shadow (proyección) (fenómeno).

a la sombra in the shade in the slammer (informal) (en la cárcel)

dar sombra a to cast a shadow over

hacer sombra a alguien (figurative) to overshadow somebody

no se fía ni de su propia sombra (informal figurative) he wouldn't trust his own mother

reírse de su propia sombra to make a joke of everything, to laugh at everything

ser la sombra de alguien (figurative) to be somebody's shadow

tener mala sombra (informal figurative) to be nasty o a swine

sombras chinescas shadow puppets (marionetas)

hacer sombras chinescas to make shadow pictures (con las manos)

sombra de ojos eyeshadow

2 shade.

3 background (anonimato).

permanecer en la sombra to stay out of the limelight

4 stain, blemish.

5 trace, touch (atisbo, apariencia).

no tener ni sombra de not to have the slightest bit of

6 darkness.

7 gaps in one's knowledge (ignorancia).

8 lamp shade, shade, lampshade.

9 person follower, tail.

pres.indicat.

3^rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: sombrar.

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sombra

► nombre femenino

1 (falta de sol) shade

2 (silueta) shadow

3 (espectro) ghost, shade

4 figurado (oscuridad en el alma) darkness, obscurity

5 figurado (persona que sigue a otra) shadow

6 figurado (defecto) stain, spot

7 familiar figurado (suerte) luck

8 familiar figurado (gracia) wit

9 figurado (parte pequeña) trace, shadow, bit

10 figurado (clandestinidad) secrecy

11 (en los toros) part of the bullring in the shade

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FRASEOLOGÍA

a la sombra in the shade 2 (en la cárcel) inside, in the nick

dar sombra to shade, give shade

en la sombra figurado shadow

■ gobierno en la sombra shadow cabinet

hacer sombra to cast a shadow 2 figurado to overshadow

ni por sombra figurado not in the least

ni sombra de figurado not a trace of

no fiarse ni de su sombra figurado to be very distrustful

reírse de su propia sombra figurado to laugh at everything

tener buena sombra familiar (tener suerte) to have a lucky streak 2 (ser gracioso) to be witty, be funny

tener mala sombra familiar (no tener suerte) to be unlucky 2 (ser desagradable) to be a nasty piece of work

sombra de duda shadow of doubt

sombra de ojos eye shadow

sombras chinescas shadow theatre (US theater) sing

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noun f.

1) shade

2) shadow

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SF

1) [proyectada por un objeto] shadow

solo vi una sombra — I only saw a shadow

Juan se ha convertido en tu sombra — Juan follows you round like your shadow

dar o hacer sombra — to cast a shadow

el ciprés da o hace una sombra alargada — cypress trees cast a long shadow

un árbol que da o hace sombra — a shady tree

no quiere que otros le hagan sombra — he doesn't want to be overshadowed by anybody else

- no se fía ni de su sombra

sombra de ojos — eyeshadow

sombras chinescas — shadow play sing, pantomime sing

2) (=zona sin sol) shade

ven, siéntate aquí a la sombra — come and sit here in the shade

luz y sombra — light and shade

se sentó a la sombra del olivo — she sat in the shade of the olive tree

medró a la sombra del presidente — she flourished under the protection of the president

- a la sombra

- permanecer o quedarse en la sombra

3) (=rastro) shadow

sin sombra de duda — without a shadow of a doubt

no es ni sombra de lo que era — he's a shadow of his former self

sin sombra de avaricia — without a trace of greed

no tiene ni sombra de talento — he hasn't the least bit of talent

tiene una sombra de parecido con su tío — he has a faint resemblance to his uncle

4) (=suerte) luck

¡qué mala sombra! — how unlucky!, what bad luck!

esta vez he tenido muy buena sombra — I was very lucky this time

5) (=gracia)

tiene muy buena sombra para contar chistes — he's got a knack o gift for telling jokes, he's very funny telling jokes

tener mala sombra — to have a bad sense of humour

6) (=mancha) (lit) dark patch, stain; (fig) stain, blot

es una sombra en su carácter — it is a stain o blot on his character

7) (=fantasma) shade, ghost

8) (Arte) shade

9) (Boxeo) shadow-boxing

hacer sombra — to shadow-box

10) CAm, Cono Sur (=quitasol) parasol, sunshade

11) CAm, Méx (=toldo) awning; (=pórtico) porch

12) CAm, Cono Sur [para escribir] guidelines pl

13) † pl sombras (=oscuridad) darkness sing, obscurity sing ; (=ignorancia) ignorance sing ; (=pesimismo) sombreness sing

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femenino

1)

a) ( lugar sin sol) shade; ( proyección) shadow

las sombras de los árboles — the shadows of the trees

sentarse a or en la sombra — to sit in the shade

este árbol casi no da sombra — this tree gives hardly any shade

quítate que me haces or das sombra — move out of the way, you're blocking (out) the sun

parece mi sombra, me sigue a todas partes — he's like my shadow, he follows me everywhere

no es (ni) sombra de lo que era — he's a shadow of his former self

a la sombra de alguien — under the protection o the wing of somebody

hacerle sombra a alguien — to put somebody in the shade

tener mala sombra — to be a nasty piece of work (colloq)

b) (Espec, Taur)

localidades a la sombra — more expensive seats ( in the shade)

c) (atisbo, indicio)

sin la menor sombra de duda — without a shadow of a doubt

d) ( mancha) blemish

en su historial no hay ninguna sombra — his record is spotless

- sombra de or para ojos

- sombras chinescas

2) (Art) shade

3) (fam) ( cárcel) cooler (AmE colloq), nick (BrE colloq)

se pasó ocho años a la sombra — he spent eight years inside (colloq)

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= shadow, shading.

Ex. This earliest wove paper was only partially successful, since the mesh was fastened as usual to the bars of the frame, and the shadows of the bars showed clearly in the paper.

Ex. The darkest and the lightest shading took the shortest amount of time, the medium shading the longest.

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* a la sombra de = in the shadow of, shadowed by.

* dar sombra = shade.

* héroe en la sombra = unsung hero.

* líneas de sombras = hachures.

* no ser ni sombra de lo que se ha sido antes = a shadow of + Posesivo + former self.

* protección solar mediante sombras = solar shading.

* proyectar sombra = throw + shadow.

* proyectar una larga sombra sobre = cast + a long shadow over.

* proyectar una sombra sobre = cast + a shadow over.

* sin la menor sombra de duda = without a shadow of a doubt.

* sombra arquitectónica = architectural shading.

* sombra de ojos = eye shadow.

* sombras = hachures.

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femenino

1)

a) ( lugar sin sol) shade; ( proyección) shadow

las sombras de los árboles — the shadows of the trees

sentarse a or en la sombra — to sit in the shade

este árbol casi no da sombra — this tree gives hardly any shade

quítate que me haces or das sombra — move out of the way, you're blocking (out) the sun

parece mi sombra, me sigue a todas partes — he's like my shadow, he follows me everywhere

no es (ni) sombra de lo que era — he's a shadow of his former self

a la sombra de alguien — under the protection o the wing of somebody

hacerle sombra a alguien — to put somebody in the shade

tener mala sombra — to be a nasty piece of work (colloq)

b) (Espec, Taur)

localidades a la sombra — more expensive seats ( in the shade)

c) (atisbo, indicio)

sin la menor sombra de duda — without a shadow of a doubt

d) ( mancha) blemish

en su historial no hay ninguna sombra — his record is spotless

- sombra de or para ojos

- sombras chinescas

2) (Art) shade

3) (fam) ( cárcel) cooler (AmE colloq), nick (BrE colloq)

se pasó ocho años a la sombra — he spent eight years inside (colloq)

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= shadow, shading.

Ex: This earliest wove paper was only partially successful, since the mesh was fastened as usual to the bars of the frame, and the shadows of the bars showed clearly in the paper.

Ex: The darkest and the lightest shading took the shortest amount of time, the medium shading the longest.

* a la sombra de = in the shadow of, shadowed by.

* dar sombra = shade.

* héroe en la sombra = unsung hero.

* líneas de sombras = hachures.

* no ser ni sombra de lo que se ha sido antes = a shadow of + Posesivo + former self.

* protección solar mediante sombras = solar shading.

* proyectar sombra = throw + shadow.

* proyectar una larga sombra sobre = cast + a long shadow over.

* proyectar una sombra sobre = cast + a shadow over.

* sin la menor sombra de duda = without a shadow of a doubt.

* sombra arquitectónica = architectural shading.

* sombra de ojos = eye shadow.

* sombras = hachures.

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sombra

feminine

A

1 (lugar sin sol) shade; (proyección) shadow

a la sombra de un ciprés in the shade of a cypress tree

se alargaban las sombras de los árboles the shadows of the trees were lengthening

sentarse a or en la sombra to sit in the shade

hay 30° a la sombra it is 30° in the shade

este árbol casi no da sombra this tree gives hardly any shade

quítate de aquí que me haces or das sombra move out of the way, you're blocking (out) the sun o you're in my sun

allí hay una sombra, vamos a aparcar ( fam); there's some shade o a shaded spot over there, let's park

parece mi sombra, me sigue a todas partes he's like my shadow, he follows me everywhere

no es (ni) sombra de lo que era he's a shadow of his former self

a la sombra de algn under the protection of sb, under the wing of

hacer sombra a algn to overshadow sb, put sb in the shade

tener mala sombra to be a nasty piece of work ( colloq), to be an unpleasant character

2 ( Espec, Taur):

localidades a la sombra more expensive seats ( in the shade)

3

(atisbo, indicio): sin la menor sombra de duda without a shadow of a doubt

no tiene ni sombra de vergüenza he hasn't an ounce of shame

4 (mancha) blemish

en su historial no hay ninguna sombra there is no blemish on his record o his record is spotless

Compuestos:

● sombra de or para ojos

eyeshadow

● sombras chinescas

fpl shadow play

B

1 ( Art) shade

2 (color) umber

Compuesto:

sombra tostada

burnt umber

C ( fam) (cárcel) cooler ( AmE colloq), nick ( BrE colloq)

se pasó ocho años a la sombra he spent eight years inside ( colloq)

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sombra sustantivo femenino ( lugar sin sol) shade;
( proyección) shadow;
◊ las sombras de los árboles the shadows of the trees;

sentarse a or en la sombra to sit in the shade;
este árbol casi no da sombra this tree gives hardly any shade;
sombra de or para ojos eyeshadow
sombra sustantivo femenino
1 (ausencia de sol) shade: deja el coche a la sombra, park the car in the shade
2 (proyección de una silueta) shadow
sombras chinescas, shadow theatre
3 (amparo, protección) shelter
4 fig fam (pizca, traza) no tiene ni sombra de vergüenza, he has no shame
sin la menor sombra de duda, without a shadow of a doubt
5 Cosm sombra de ojos, eyeshadow
6 (clandestinidad, desconocimiento público) dirige la empresa en la sombra, he manages the company behind the scenes
♦ Locuciones: hacer sombra, (eclipsar, deslucir) to put in the shade
tener buena sombra, (buen carácter) to be cheerful
(tener buena suerte) to be lucky
tener mala sombra, (genio, carácter) to be nasty, (mala suerte) to be jinxed
familiar a la sombra, in jail, inside
Shade se refiere a la zona donde no llega la luz: 30 grados en la sombra, 30 degrees in the shade; ¿nos sentamos en la sombra (de este árbol)?, shall we sit in the shade (of this tree)?, mientras que shadow describe la silueta creada por un objeto colocado delante de un foco de luz: Su sombra era muy larga. His shadow was very long.

' sombra' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
A
- poner
- proyectar
- proyectarse
- sol
- alargar
- bien
- proyección
English:
afford
- cast
- eyeshadow
- overshadow
- shade
- shadow
- shady
- shape
- shelter
- suggestion
- vestige
- eye
- high
- inside
- stay

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sombra nf

1. [proyección] [fenómeno, silueta] shadow;
[zona] shade;
a la sombra in the shade;

a la sombra de un árbol in the shade of a tree;

a la sombra de su padre [bajo su protección] under the protection of his father;

su sombra se reflejaba en la pared his shadow fell on the wall;

las higueras dan muy buena sombra fig trees give a lot of shade;

dar sombra a to cast a shadow over;
Fam
pasó un año a la sombra [en la cárcel] he spent a year in the slammer;

el asesino desapareció en las sombras de la noche the murderer disappeared into the shadows of the night;

Comp
Vulg
me cago en tu sombra screw you!;

Comp
Fam
no se fía ni de su propia sombra he wouldn't trust his own mother;

Comp

hacer sombra a alguien to overshadow sb;

Comp

se ríe de su propia sombra she makes a joke of everything;

Comp

ser la sombra de alguien to be like sb's shadow;

Comp
Fam
tener mala sombra to be mean o nasty;

¡qué mala sombra! ¿por qué no le has dicho la verdad? that was mean of you! why didn't you tell her the truth?

Comp
sombras chinescas [marionetas] shadow puppets;
hacer sombras chinescas [con las manos] to make shadow pictures

2. [en pintura] shade

3. sombra de ojos eye shadow

4. [anonimato] background;

permanecer en la sombra to stay in the background

5. [imperfección] stain, blemish;

tiene un currículum sin sombras she has an unblemished record

6. [atisbo, apariencia] trace, touch;

una sombra de felicidad se asomó en su rostro the flicker of a happy smile appeared on his face;

sin sombra de duda without a shadow of a doubt;

no es ni sombra de lo que era he's a shadow of his former self

7. [suerte]
buena/mala sombra good/bad luck

8. Taurom = most expensive seats in bullring, located in the shade

9. [oscuridad, inquietud] darkness;

su muerte sumió al país en la sombra his death plunged the country into darkness

10. [misterio] mystery;

las sombras que rodean al secuestro del embajador the mystery surrounding the ambassador's kidnapping

11. Chile [sombrilla] parasol

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sombra

f

1 shadow;

a la sombra de un árbol in the shade of a tree;

estar a la sombra be in the shade;

a la sombra de fig under the protection of;

hacer sombra a alguien fig fam to overshadow s.o., put s.o. in the shade;

mantenerse en la sombra fig stay behind the scenes;

no es ni sombra de lo que era he bears no resemblance to his former self;

tener mala sombra be a nasty piece of work

2

:

sombras pl PINT shading sg

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sombra nf

1) : shadow

2) : shade

3) sombras nfpl

: darkness, shadows pl

4)

sin sombra de duda : without a shadow of a doubt

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sombra n

1. (lugar sin sol) shade

se sentó a la sombra para descansar he sat down in the shade to rest

2. (silueta) shadow

a medida que el sol se pone, las sombras se alargan as the sun sets, the shadows get longer

sombra de ojos eye shadow

Spanish-English dictionary > sombra

14 Schatten

m; -s, -

1. (kühlender Schatten, Dunkel) shade; sich in den Schatten setzen sit in the shade; 30 Grad im Schatten 30 degrees in the shade; Schatten spenden give (plenty of) shade; Schatten spendend shady; Licht und Schatten light and shade; im Schatten stehen auch fig. be in the shade; in den Schatten stellen put in(to) the shade; fig. auch outshine, eclipse, overshadow; (Erwartungen) exceed; ein Schatten flog über sein Gesicht fig. his face darkened

2. einer Gestalt etc.: shadow; einen Schatten werfen cast a shadow ( auf + Akk on) (auch fig.); die Schatten werden länger / kürzer the shadows are lengthening / growing shorter; große Ereignisse werfen ihre Schatten voraus fig. great events cast their shadows before; nicht der Schatten eines Verdachts fig. not the slightest (cause for) suspicion; in jemandes Schatten stehen fig. live in s.o.’s shadow, be eclipsed by s.o.; einem Schatten nachjagen fig. chase butterflies (Am. rainbows); sich vor seinem Schatten fürchten fig. be frightened of one’s own shadow; über seinen Schatten springen fig. overcome o.s.; man kann nicht über seinen eigenen Schatten springen fig. a leopard never changes ( oder can’t change) its spots; er ist nur noch ein Schatten seiner selbst fig. he’s a (mere) shadow of his former self; der Schatten des Todes fig. the shadow of death; jemandem wie ein Schatten folgen fig. follow s.o. (around) like a shadow

3. (Umriss, unklare Gestalt) silhouette, (shadowy) shape

4. MED., auf der Lunge etc.: shadow (auch unter den Augen)

5. (ständiger Bewacher, Begleiter) shadow

6. (Geist) shade; das Reich der Schatten MYTH. the realm of the shades, Hades; die Schatten der Vergangenheit fig. the spect|res (Am. -ers) ( oder ghosts oder shades) of the past

7. Mann, hast du ‘nen Schatten? Sl. are you (a)round the bend ( oder barking mad)?

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der Schatten

shade; shadow

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Schạt|ten ['ʃatn]
m -s, - (lit, fig)
shadow; (= schattige Stelle) shade; (= Geist) shade
im Schatten sitzen — to sit in the shade

40 Grad im Schatten — 40 degrees in the shade

Schatten geben or spenden — to give or provide shade

Schatten spendend (Baum, Dach) — shady

werfen (lit) — to cast a shadow on sth; (fig) to cast a shadow or cloud (up)on sth

aus dem Schatten (ans Licht) treten (lit, fig) — to come out of the shadows

große Ereignisse werfen ihre Schatten voraus — great events are often foreshadowed

stehen (fig) — to stand or be in sb's shadow

im Schatten bleiben (fig) — to remain in the background or shadows

jdn/etw in den Schatten stellen (fig) — to put sb/sth in the shade, to overshadow or eclipse sb/sth

jdm wie ein Schatten folgen (fig) — to follow sb like a shadow

man kann nicht über seinen eigenen Schatten springen (fig) — the leopard cannot change his spots (prov)

sich vor seinem eigenen Schatten fürchten (fig) — to be afraid of one's own shadow

nur noch ein Schatten (seiner selbst) sein — to be (only) a shadow of one's former self

die Schatten des Todes/der Nacht (liter) — the shades of death/night (liter)

Reich der Schatten (liter) — realm of shades (liter)

es fiel nicht der leiseste Schatten des Verdachts auf ihn — not a shadow of suspicion fell on him

nicht der Schatten eines Beweises — not the slightest proof

Schatten unter den Augen — shadows under the eyes

du hast ja einen Schatten (sl) — you must be nuts (inf)

See:

→ Licht

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der

1) (something causing fear, depression etc: a cloud of sadness.) cloud

2) (slight darkness caused by the blocking of some light: I prefer to sit in the shade rather than the sun.) shade

3) ((a patch of) shade on the ground etc caused by an object blocking the light: We are in the shadow of that building.) shadow

4) ((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.) shadow

5) (a dark patch or area: You look tired - there are shadows under your eyes.) shadow

6) (made thin and weary through eg hard work: She was worn to a shadow after months of nursing her sick husband.) worn to a shadow

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Schat·ten

<-s, ->

[ˈʃatn̩]

m

1. (schattige Stelle) shade

30 im \Schatten 30 degrees in the shade

\Schatten spendend shady

\Schatten spenden [o geben] to afford shade form

im \Schatten liegen to be in the shade

lange \Schatten werfen to cast long shadows

2. (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 akk vor seinem eigenen \Schatten fürchten to be afraid of one's own shadow

einem \Schatten nachjagen to chase phantoms

3. (dunkle Stelle) shadow

\Schatten unter den Augen [dark] shadows [or rings] under the eyes

4. (geh)

in das Reich der \Schatten hinabsteigen (euph: sterben) to descend into the realm of the shades

5. (Observierer) shadow

6.

▶ 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]

▶ jdn/etw in den \Schatten stellen to put sb/sth in the shade fig

▶ seinen \Schatten vorauswerfen to cast one's shadow before one fig, to make oneself felt

▶ einen \Schatten [auf etw akk] werfen to cast [or throw] a shadow [over sth] fig

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der; Schattens, Schatten

1) shadow

man kann nicht über seinen [eigenen] Schatten springen — a leopard cannot change its spots (prov.)

2) o. Pl. (schattige Stelle) shade

in jemandes Schatten stehen — (fig.) be in somebody's shadow

jemanden/etwas in den Schatten stellen — (fig.) put somebody/something in the shade

3) (dunkle Stelle, fig.) shadow

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Schatten m; -s, -

1. (kühlender Schatten, Dunkel) shade;

sich in den Schatten setzen sit in the shade;

30 Grad im Schatten 30 degrees in the shade;

Schatten spenden give (plenty of) shade;

Schatten spendend shady;

Licht und Schatten light and shade;

im Schatten stehen auch fig be in the shade;

in den Schatten stellen put in(to) the shade; fig auch outshine, eclipse, overshadow; (Erwartungen) exceed;

ein Schatten flog über sein Gesicht fig his face darkened

2. einer Gestalt etc: shadow;

einen Schatten werfen cast a shadow (

auf +akk on) (auch fig);

die Schatten werden länger/kürzer the shadows are lengthening/growing shorter;

große Ereignisse werfen ihre Schatten voraus fig great events cast their shadows before;

nicht der Schatten eines Verdachts fig not the slightest (cause for) suspicion;

in jemandes Schatten stehen fig live in sb’s shadow, be eclipsed by sb;

einem Schatten nachjagen fig chase butterflies (US rainbows);

sich vor seinem Schatten fürchten fig be frightened of one’s own shadow;

über seinen Schatten springen fig overcome o.s.;

man kann nicht über seinen eigenen Schatten springen fig a leopard never changes ( oder can’t change) its spots;

er ist nur noch ein Schatten seiner selbst fig he’s a (mere) shadow of his former self;

der Schatten des Todes fig the shadow of death;

jemandem wie ein Schatten folgen fig follow sb (around) like a shadow

3. (Umriss, unklare Gestalt) silhouette, (shadowy) shape

4. MED, auf der Lunge etc: shadow (auch unter den Augen)

5. (ständiger Bewacher, Begleiter) shadow

6. (Geist) shade;

das Reich der Schatten MYTH the realm of the shades, Hades;

die Schatten der Vergangenheit fig the spectres (US -ers) ( oder ghosts oder shades) of the past

7.

Mann, hast du ’nen Schatten? sl are you (a)round the bend ( oder barking mad)?

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der; Schattens, Schatten

1) shadow

man kann nicht über seinen [eigenen] Schatten springen — a leopard cannot change its spots (prov.)

2) o. Pl. (schattige Stelle) shade

in jemandes Schatten stehen — (fig.) be in somebody's shadow

jemanden/etwas in den Schatten stellen — (fig.) put somebody/something in the shade

3) (dunkle Stelle, fig.) shadow

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- m.

cloud n.

shade n.

shadow n.

umbrage n.

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