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1 shadow
A n1 ( shade) lit, fig ombre f ; in (the) shadow dans l'ombre ; in the shadow of à l'ombre de [tree, wall] ; dans l'ombre de [doorway] ; 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 ; to be afraid of one's own shadow fig avoir peur de son ombre ; to live in sb's shadow fig vivre dans l'ombre de qn ; to cast a shadow over sth lit projeter une ombre sur qch ; fig jeter une ombre sur qch ; she's a shadow of her former self elle n'est plus que l'ombre d'elle-même ; she casts a long shadow fig son influence se fait toujours sentir ; the war casts a long shadow les effets de la guerre se font toujours sentir ; the remake is only a pale shadow of the original le remake n'est qu'une pâle imitation de l'original ; to have shadows under one's eyes avoir les yeux cernés ;2 ( person who follows another) gen ombre f ; ( detective) détective m or policier m qui file qn ; to put a shadow on sb faire filer or suivre qn ; to be sb's shadow suivre qn comme son ombre, être l'ombre de qn ;4 ( hint) not a shadow of truth pas le moindre soupçon de vérité ; not a shadow of suspicion pas le moindre soupçon ; without ou beyond the shadow of a doubt sans l'ombre d'un doute.C vtr1 ( cast shadow on) [wall, tree] projeter une ombre (or des ombres) sur ; this tragedy shadowed him all his life fig cette tragédie l'a hanté toute sa vie ;2 ( follow) filer, prendre [qn] en filature. -
2 shadow
shadow [ˈ∫ædəʊ]1. nounombre f3. compounds━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━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.* * *['ʃædəʊ] 1.1) ( shade) lit, fig ombre fto live in the shadow of — ( near) vivre à proximité de [mine, power station]; ( in fear of) vivre dans la crainte de [Aids, unemployment, war]
2) ( person who follows another) gen ombre f; ( detective) détective m qui file quelqu'unto put a shadow on somebody — faire filer or suivre quelqu'un
3) ( hint)2. 3.without ou beyond the shadow of a doubt — sans l'ombre d'un doute
transitive verb1) lit projeter une ombre sur2) ( follow) filer
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