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sombra meaning in English

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sombra noun
{f}

eye shadow(makeup around the eyes)
noun
[UK: aɪ ˈʃæ.dəʊ] [US: ˈaɪ ˈʃæˌdo.ʊ]

shade [shades](darkness where light is blocked)
noun
[UK: ʃeɪd] [US: ˈʃeɪd]

assombrado adjective

frightened(afraid, suffering from fear)
adjective
[UK: ˈfraɪt.n̩d] [US: ˈfraɪt.n̩d]

assombrado adjective
{m}

haunted(frequented by a ghost)
adjective
[UK: ˈhɔːn.tɪd] [US: ˈhɒ.nəd]

assombrar verb

dismay [dismayed, dismaying, dismays](to disable with alarm or apprehensions)
verb
[UK: dɪs.ˈmeɪ] [US: ˌdɪ.ˈsmeɪ]

haunt [haunted, haunting, haunts](to make uneasy)
verb
[UK: hɔːnt] [US: ˈhɒnt]

stun [stunned, stunning, stuns](to shock or surprise)
verb
[UK: stʌn] [US: ˈstən]

casa assombrada/mal-assombrada noun
{f}

haunted house(house believed to be a center for supernatural occurrences)
noun

dormir à sombra dos louros verb

rest on one's laurels(rely on a past success instead of trying to improve oneself further)
verb
[UK: rest ɒn wʌnz ˈlɒ.rəlz] [US: ˈrest ɑːn wʌnz ˈlɔː.rəlz]

governo sombra noun
{m}

shadow government(government-in-waiting that is prepared to take control)
noun

mal-assombrado adjective
{m}

haunted(frequented by a ghost)
adjective
[UK: ˈhɔːn.tɪd] [US: ˈhɒ.nəd]

sem sombra de dúvida preposition

beyond a shadow of a doubt(without any doubt or hesitation)
preposition

teatro de sombras noun
{m}

shadow play(form of storytelling using opaque figures in front of an illuminated backdrop)
noun
[UK: ˈʃæ.dəʊ ˈpleɪ] [US: ˈʃæˌdo.ʊ ˈpleɪ]