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[ʃeid] 1. noun1) (slight darkness caused by the blocking of some light: I prefer to sit in the shade rather than the sun.) sombra2) (the dark parts of a picture: light and shade in a portrait.) sombra3) (something that screens or shelters from light or heat: a large sunshade; a shade for a light.) quebra-luz4) (a variety of a colour; a slight difference: a pretty shade of green; shades of meaning.) matiz5) (a slight amount: The weather is a shade better today.) um tudo nada2. verb1) ((sometimes with from) to shelter from light or heat: He put up his hand to shade his eyes.) proteger2) (to make darker: You should shade the foreground of that drawing.) sombrear3) ((with into) to change very gradually eg from one colour to another.) fugir para•- shaded- shades
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- shadiness
- put in the shade* * *[ʃeid] n 1 lugar sombreado, sombra. 2 penumbra. 3 cortina, veneziana. 4 tonalidade, gradação de cor, matiz, tom. 5 sombreado (de pintura). 6 nuança, diferença mínima, grau. 7 quebra-luz, abajur. 8 anteparo. 9 viseira. • vt+vi 1 abrigar da luz, sombrear, proteger da luz. 2 escurecer, tornar sombrio. 3 mostrar diferenças ou nuanças, mudar aos poucos, graduar (cores), matizar. glass shade redoma. to shade away esmaecer, sumir-se. to throw somebody into the shade superar alguém.
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sit in judgement (on somebody) — sit in ˈjudgement (on/over/upon sb) idiom to decide whether sb s behaviour is right or wrong, especially when you have no right to do this • How dare you sit in judgement on me? Main entry: ↑sitidiom … Useful english dictionary
sit in judgement (over somebody) — sit in ˈjudgement (on/over/upon sb) idiom to decide whether sb s behaviour is right or wrong, especially when you have no right to do this • How dare you sit in judgement on me? Main entry: ↑sitidiom … Useful english dictionary
sit in judgement (upon somebody) — sit in ˈjudgement (on/over/upon sb) idiom to decide whether sb s behaviour is right or wrong, especially when you have no right to do this • How dare you sit in judgement on me? Main entry: ↑sitidiom … Useful english dictionary
sit at somebody's feet — sit at sb s ˈfeet idiom to admire sb very much, especially a teacher or sb from whom you try to learn Main entry: ↑sitidiom … Useful english dictionary
sit in for somebody — ˌsit ˈin for sb derived to do sb s job or perform their duties while they are away, sick, etc. Syn: stand in for Main entry: ↑sitderived … Useful english dictionary
sit down — verb 1. take a seat (Freq. 38) • Syn: ↑sit • Ant: ↑arise • Hypernyms: ↑change posture • Verb Group: ↑sit … Useful english dictionary
sit in — verb 1. attend as a visitor Can I sit in on your Intermediate Hittite class? • Hypernyms: ↑attend, ↑go to • Verb Frames: Somebody s PP 2. participate in an act of civil disobedience • Derivationall … Useful english dictionary
sit out — verb 1. not participate in (an activity, such as a dance or a sports event) (Freq. 1) He sat out the game • Topics: ↑sport, ↑athletics • Hypernyms: ↑refrain, ↑forbear … Useful english dictionary
