shadow meaning in French
| English | French |
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| shadow [shadows] (dark image projected onto a surface) noun [UK: ˈʃæ.dəʊ] [US: ˈʃæˌdo.ʊ] | ombre◼◼◼nom {f}It's a shadow. = C'est une ombre. |
| shadow [shadows] (relative darkness) noun [UK: ˈʃæ.dəʊ] [US: ˈʃæˌdo.ʊ] | ombre◼◼◼nom {f}It's a shadow. = C'est une ombre. |
| shadow [shadowed, shadowing, shadows] (to secretly track or follow another) verb [UK: ˈʃæ.dəʊ] [US: ˈʃæˌdo.ʊ] | filer◼◼◻verbeThe detective shadowed the suspect for four blocks. = Le détective fila le suspect le long de quatre pâtés de maisons. prendre en filature◼◻◻verbe |
| Shadow Cabinet (a senior group of opposition politicians who shadow the members of the government) noun [UK: ˈʃæ.dəʊˈk.æ.bɪ.nɪt] [US: ˈʃæ.dəʊˈk.æ.bɪ.nɪt] | cabinet fantôme◼◼◼nom {m} |
| shadow government (government-in-waiting that is prepared to take control) noun | gouvernement de l'ombre◼◼◼nom {m} |
| shadow play (form of storytelling using opaque figures in front of an illuminated backdrop) noun [UK: ˈʃæ.dəʊ ˈpleɪ] [US: ˈʃæˌdo.ʊ ˈpleɪ] | théâtre d'ombres◼◼◼nom {m} |
| shadowing [shadowings] (the effect of being shadowed, as from a light source or radio transmission) noun [UK: ˈʃæ.dəʊɪŋ] [US: ˈʃædo.ʊɪŋ] | effet de masquenom {m} |
| shadowy (of or pertaining to shadow) adjective [UK: ˈʃæ.dəʊɪ] [US: ˈʃædo.ʊɪ] | sombre◼◼◼adjectif |
| beyond a shadow of a doubt (without any doubt or hesitation) preposition | sans l'ombre d'un doute◼◼◼preposition |
| Book of Shadows (Wiccan book) noun | |
| eye shadow (makeup around the eyes) noun [UK: aɪ ˈʃæ.dəʊ] [US: ˈaɪ ˈʃæˌdo.ʊ] | fard à paupières◼◼◼nom {m} ombre à paupières◼◼◼nom {f} |
| five o'clock shadow (stubble beard) noun | barbe de trois jours◼◼◼nom {f} |
| foreshadow [foreshadowed, foreshadowing, foreshadows] (To presage, or suggest something in advance) verb [UK: fɔː.ˈʃæ.dəʊ] [US: fɔːr.ˈʃædo.ʊ] | présager◼◼◼verbe augurer◼◼◻verbe |
| foreshadowing (literary device) noun [UK: fɔː.ˈʃæ.dəʊɪŋ] [US: fɔː.ˈʃædo.ʊɪŋ] | présage◼◼◼nom {m} augurenom {m} |
| overshadow [overshadowed, overshadowing, overshadows] (to dominate something and make it seem insignificant) verb [UK: ˌəʊv.ə.ˈʃæ.dəʊ] [US: ˈovər.ˈʃædo.ʊ] | éclipser (la gloire◼◼◼verbeIf we let our reasoning power be overshadowed by our emotions, we would be barking up the wrong tree all the time. = Si nous laissions nos émotions éclipser notre capacité à raisonner, nous nous retrouverions sans cesse à chercher des solutions aux mauvais problèmes. une personne)verbe |
| overshadow [overshadowed, overshadowing, overshadows] (to cast a shadow over something) verb [UK: ˌəʊv.ə.ˈʃæ.dəʊ] [US: ˈovər.ˈʃædo.ʊ] | ombrager◼◻◻verbe |
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